1968 Stanley Cup playoffs

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1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Montreal Canadiens
Runner-up St. Louis Blues
  1967
1969  

The 1968 Stanley Cup playoffs, to decide the 1968 championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the first after the expansion from six to twelve teams. The playoff system was thus expanded from a four-team to an eight-team tournament, and was designed so that four of the new expansion teams would qualify for the postseason.

Contents

The defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs did not qualify and a new champion would be crowned. The Montreal Canadiens would defeat the St. Louis Blues in four straight to win the Stanley Cup.

Format

All of the 'Original Six' teams were placed in the new Eastern Division, and all of the new teams placed in the new Western Division. Each division contributed four playoff teams. Division teams then played off to produce a divisional champion, and the two divisional champions played off in the Final to win the Stanley Cup.

The imbalance between the new teams and old was readily apparent in the standings. All four of the East Division teams had a better record than the top team in the West.

Teams

Red pog.svg East Division Blue pog.svg West Division
1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
DivisionTeamCityArenaCapacity
East Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 13,909
Chicago Black Hawks Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 16,666
Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum 15,551
New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 17,250
West Los Angeles Kings Inglewood, California The Forum 16,005
Minnesota North Stars Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Sports Center 15,000
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 14,646
St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena 14,200

Series

All series but Bruins-Canadiens had a game postponed after the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4. [1]

Quarterfinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E3) Boston Bruins

The Montreal Canadiens were the best regular season team, earning 94 points. The Boston Bruins earned 84 points to finish third in the East Division. This was the thirteenth playoff series between these two rivals, with Montreal winning ten of their twelve previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1958 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won in six games. These teams split their ten-game regular season series.

The Bruins, making their first appearance in the playoffs since 1959, were swept in four games.

April 4Boston Bruins1–2Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Ken Hodge (1) – 4:00First period14:08 – ppHenri Richard (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period14:40 – Claude Provost (1)
Gerry Cheevers 33 saves / 35 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 21 saves / 22 shots
April 6Boston Bruins3–5Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Ken Hodge (2) – 13:58First period09:33 – Jacques Lemaire (1)
Ted Green (1) - pp - 13:06Second period04:15 – Jacques Laperriere (1)
09:24 – Jacques Lemaire (2)
John McKenzie (1) – 10:47Third period10:24 – Dick Duff (1)
17:34 – Jean Beliveau (1)
Gerry Cheevers 36 saves / 41 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 17 saves / 20 shots
April 9Montreal Canadiens5–2Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Jean Beliveau (2) – pp - 15:35First period5:15 – Ed Westfall (1)
Claude Provost (2) – pp - 7:39
Ralph Backstrom (1) – 8:41
John Ferguson (1) – 18:23
Second period19:55 - Tommy Williams (1)
Dick Duff (2) – 8:23Third periodNo scoring
Gump Worsley 25 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Gerry Cheevers 28 saves / 33 shots
April 11Montreal Canadiens3–2Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Claude Larose (1) – 12:58Second period00:49 – Ed Westfall (2)
Claude Larose (2) – 7:20
Ralph Backstrom (2) – 16:33
Third period18:34 – Ken Hodge (3)
Gump Worsley 35 saves / 37 shotsGoalie stats Gerry Cheevers 31 saves / 34 shots
Montreal won series 4–0

(E2) New York Rangers vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

The New York Rangers earned 90 points to finish second in the East Division. The Chicago Blackhawks finished fourth in the East Division with 80 points. This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous series came in the 1931 semifinals, where Chicago won the two-game total goals series 3 goals to 0. New York earned eleven of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The Black Hawks, led by Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita upset the Rangers in six to set up a Montreal-Chicago East Division showdown.

April 4Chicago Black Hawks1–3New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoringFirst period11:22 – Orland Kurtenbach (1)
No scoringSecond period07:34 – ppHarry Howell (1)
Pierre Pilote (1) – pp – 12:27Third period01:36 – Rod Gilbert (1)
Denis DeJordy 41 saves / 44 shotsGoalie stats Ed Giacomin 31 saves / 32 shots
April 9Chicago Black Hawks1–2New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoringFirst period15:57 – Rod Gilbert (2)
Bobby Hull (1) – 10:12Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period12:40 – Donnie Marshall (1)
Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Ed Giacomin 36 saves / 37 shots
April 11New York Rangers4–7Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Vic Hadfield (1) – pp – 16:47First period11:35 – Pit Martin (1)
Rod Gilbert (3) – 9:32
Rod Gilbert (4) – 9:38
Second period08:48 – Stan Mikita (1)
Rod Seiling (1) – 13:22Third period02:36 – Pit Martin (2)
05:25 – pp – Stan Mikita (2)
08:59 – Dennis Hull (1)
18:19 – Doug Mohns (1)
19:42 – Gilles Marotte (1)
Ed Giacomin 24 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots
April 13New York Rangers1–3Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Ron Stewart (1) – 17:20First period15:33 – Kenny Wharram (1)
No scoringSecond period3:33 – Gilles Marotte (2)
No scoringThird period8:24 – Chico Maki (1)
Ed Giacomin 41 saves / 44 shotsGoalie stats Denis DeJordy 37 saves / 38 shots
April 14Chicago Black Hawks2–1New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Donnie Marshall (2) – 5:20First period16:14 – ppBobby Hull (2)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Bobby Schmautz (1) – 16:46Third periodNo scoring
Denis DeJordy 32 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Ed Giacomin 27 saves / 29 shots
April 16New York Rangers1–4Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoringFirst period05:50 – Doug Jarrett (1)
Rod Gilbert (5) – 03:15Second period19:25 – Chico Maki (2)
No scoringThird period02:39 – Pit Martin (3)
16:35 – Stan Mikita (3)
Ed Giacomin 25 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Denis DeJordy 26 saves / 27 shots
Chicago won series 4–2

(W1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues

The Philadelphia Flyers were West Division Champions, earning 73 points. The St. Louis Blues earned 70 points to finish third in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Philadelphia earned sixteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Philadelphia was upset by the Blues, led by goaltender Glenn Hall and coached by future Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman, in seven games.

April 4St. Louis Blues1–0Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Jimmy Roberts (1) – 14:13Third periodNo scoring
Glenn Hall 14 saves / 14 shotsGoalie stats Bernie Parent 32 saves / 33 shots
April 6St. Louis Blues3–4Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Dickie Moore (1) – 07:11First period01:32 – Pat Hannigan (1)
18:37 – ppDon Blackburn (1)
19:10 – Claude Laforge (1)
Don McKenney (1) – 04:22
Larry Keenan (1) – 05:46
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period06:51 – Leon Rochefort (1)
Glenn Hall 37 saves / 41 shotsGoalie stats Doug Favell 26 saves / 29 shots
April 10Philadelphia Flyers2–32OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Jean Gauthier (1) – pp – 17:35Second period02:54 – Terry Crisp (1)
Joe Watson (1) – 13:54Third period07:38 – Frank St. Marseille (1)
No scoringSecond overtime period04:10 – Larry Keenan (2)
Bernie Parent 54 saves / 57 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 33 saves / 35 shots
April 11Philadelphia Flyers2–5St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Andre Lacroix (1) – pp – 02:26First period06:52 – shBill McCreary Sr. (1)
13:29 – ppRed Berenson (1)
No scoringSecond period16:55 – Dickie Moore (2)
Don Blackburn (2) – 14:04Third period00:49 – Red Berenson (2)
16:05 – shBarclay Plager (1)
Doug Favell 28 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 22 saves / 24 shots
April 13St. Louis Blues1–6Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoringFirst period09:01 – Leon Rochefort (2)
13:18 – Rosaire Paiement (1)
15:52 – shForbes Kennedy (1)
No scoringSecond period17:00 – Brit Selby (1)
Gerry Melnyk (1) – sh – 11:05Third period10:27 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (2)
13:26 – pp – Rosaire Paiement (3)
Glenn Hall 9 saves / 12 shots
Seth Martin 17 saves / 20 shots
Goalie stats Bernie Parent 30 saves / 31 shots
April 16Philadelphia Flyers2–12OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period18:06 – ppGerry Melnyk (2)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Andre Lacroix (2) – 19:45Third periodNo scoring
Don Blackburn (3) – 11:18Second overtime periodNo scoring
Bernie Parent 63 saves / 64 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 41 saves / 43 shots
April 18St. Louis Blues3–1Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Frank St. Marseille (2) – pp – 07:38First period18:25 – ppBill Sutherland (1)
Larry Keenan (3) – pp – 10:45Second periodNo scoring
Red Berenson (3) – 19:10Third periodNo scoring
Glenn Hall 26 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Bernie Parent 28 saves / 30 shots
St. Louis won series 4–3

(W2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

The Los Angeles Kings finished second in the West Division with 72 points. The Minnesota North Stars earned 69 points to finish fourth in the West Division. This was the first playoff series for both teams. Minnesota earned fourteen of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

The North Stars defeated the Kings in seven games.

April 4Minnesota North Stars1–2Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period19:55 – ppEddie Joyal (1)
Dave Balon (1) – 03:54Third period03:13 – Bill White (1)
Cesare Maniago 38 saves / 40 shotsGoalie stats Terry Sawchuck 30 saves / 31 shots
April 6Minnesota North Stars0–2Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period08:45 – ppLowell MacDonald (1)
No scoringSecond period18:12 – Eddie Joyal (2)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Cesare Maniago 37 saves / 39 shotsGoalie stats Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 18 shots
April 9Los Angeles Kings5–7Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Lowell MacDonald (2) – 12:44
Lowell MacDonald (3) – 13:56
Howie Hughes (1) – pp – 15:19
First period05:51 – Bill Collins (1)
15:48 – Ray Cullen (1)
17:34 – ppMike McMahon Jr. (1)
No scoringSecond period01:25 – Parker MacDonald (1)
16:56 – psWayne Connelly (1)
Ted Irvine (1) – 03:23
Doug Robinson (1) – 04:15
Third period00:09 – Bill Collins (2)
17:50 – Andre Boudrias (1)
Terry Sawchuck 18 saves / 23 shots
Wayne Rutledge 9 saves / 11 shots
Goalie stats Cesare Maniago 24 saves / 29 shots
April 11Los Angeles Kings2–3Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Bill Flett (1) – 03:37
Bill White (2) – 04:45
First period11:30 – ppRay Cullen (2)
No scoringSecond period06:31 – Mike McMahon Jr. (2)
09:27 – Dave Balon (2)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Terry Sawchuck 31 saves / 34 shotsGoalie stats Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 32 shots
April 13Minnesota North Stars2–3Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period02:14 – Gord Labossiere (1)
02:29 – Gord Labossiere (2)
No scoringSecond period12:23 – ppEddie Joyal (3)
Wayne Connelly (2) – 07:15
Wayne Connelly (3) – 14:55
Third periodNo scoring
Cesare Maniago 21 saves / 24 shotsGoalie stats Wayne Rutledge 27 saves / 29 shots
April 16Los Angeles Kings3–4OTMinnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Doug Robinson (2) – 11:12First period08:05 – shMike McMahon Jr. (3)
Real Lemieux (1) – 1:37
Howie Hughes (2) – 04:20
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period07:23 – Bill Goldsworthy (1)
16:39 – Bob McCord (1)
No scoringFirst overtime period09:11 – Milan Marcetta (1)
Wayne Rutledge 29 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 36 shots
April 18Minnesota North Stars9–4Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
Parker MacDonald (2) – 02:24
Wayne Connelly (4) – pp – 08:05
Bill Goldsworthy (2) – 16:25
First period02:51 – Doug Robinson (3)
Milan Marcetta (2) – 08:45
Parker MacDonald (3) – 11:58
Milan Marcetta (3) – 12:49
Dave Balon (3) – 15:58
Andre Boudrias (2) – 16:12
Second period05:12 – ppEddie Joyal (4)
16:45 – Poul Popiel (1)
Bill Goldsworthy (3) – pp – 09:07Third period19:36 – Doug Robinson (4)
Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 26 shotsGoalie stats Terry Sawchuck 24 saves / 33 shots
Minnesota won series 4–3

Semifinals

(E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E4) Chicago Black Hawks

This was the 14th playoff series between these two teams. Their most recent series previous to this one was in the 1965 Stanley Cup Finals, which Montreal won four games to three. Montreal earned fourteen of a possible twenty points from the ten 1967-1968 regular season matchups between the two teams.

The Black Hawks could not provide another upset, and lost to the Canadiens in five games, giving Montreal their only defeat of the playoffs.

April 18Chicago Black Hawks2–9Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period06:37 – Ralph Backstrom (3)
07:31 – Yvan Cournoyer (1)
09:24 – John Ferguson (2)
No scoringSecond period15:26 – pp – Yvan Cournoyer (2)
Doug Jarrett (2) – 10:20
Gilles Marotte (3) – 11:26
Third period00:10 – John Ferguson (3)
01:28 – Gilles Tremblay (1)
07:08 – Jacques Lemaire (3)
16:03 – Jean Beliveau (3)
17:50 – Claude Larose (3)
Denis DeJordy 24 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 32 saves / 34 shots
April 20Chicago Black Hawks1–4Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Stan Mikita (4) – pp – 05:03First period10:58 – Jean Beliveau (4)
No scoringSecond period10:04 – pp – Jean Beliveau (5)
15:41 – ppJacques Lemaire (4)
17:57 – pp – Jean Beliveau (6)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Denis DeJordy 35 saves / 39 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 23 saves / 24 shots
April 23Montreal Canadiens4–2Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Jean Beliveau (7) - 00:39First period15:25 – Doug Jarrett (3)
Yvan Cournoyer (3) – pp – 02:39
Yvan Cournoyer (4) – 06:11
J. C. Tremblay (1) – 12:05
Second period10:35 – Doug Jarrett (4)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Gump Worsley 39 saves / 41 shotsGoalie stats Denis DeJordy 29 saves / 33 shots
April 25Montreal Canadiens1–2Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoringFirst period08:57 – Bobby Hull (3)
Henri Richard (2) – 03:37Second period06:50 – sh – Bobby Hull (4)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Gump Worsley 3 saves / 4 shots
Rogie Vachon 29 saves / 30 shots
Goalie stats Denis DeJordy 28 saves / 29 shots
April 28Chicago Black Hawks3–4OTMontreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period08:10 – Bobby Rousseau (1)
Bobby Schmautz (2) – 9:59Second period11:15 – shJ. C. Tremblay (2)
Stan Mikita (5) – pp – 01:23
Wayne Maki (1) – 08:14
Third period06:38 – ppJacques Lemaire (5)
No scoringFirst overtime period02:14 – Jacques Lemaire (6)
Denis DeJordy 40 saves / 44 shotsGoalie stats Rogie Vachon 24 saves / 27 shots
Montreal won series 4–1

(W3) St. Louis Blues vs. (W4) Minnesota North Stars

St. Louis earned twelve of twenty points in this year's regular season series.

Ron Schock's goal in double OT, called the "Midnight Goal" by many hockey fans, gave the Blues the series and sent them to the Stanley Cup Finals.

April 21Minnesota North Stars3–5St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Milan Marcetta (4) – pp – 7:49First period14:27 - Tim Ecclestone (1)
Wayne Connelly (5) – 00:49
Wayne Connelly (6) – pp – 15:41
Second period09:31 – ppFrank St. Marseille (3)
10:05 – ppDickie Moore (3)
12:36 – shBill McCreary Sr. (2)
No scoringThird period14:08 – Larry Keenan (4)
Cesare Maniago 28 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 25 saves / 28 shots
April 22St. Louis Blues2–3OTMinnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Jimmy Roberts (2) – 12:28First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Frank St. Marseille (4) – pp – 04:58Third period02:12 – Milan Marcetta (5)
07:00 – Bill Goldsworthy (4)
No scoringFirst overtime period03:41 – Parker MacDonald (4)
Glenn Hall 24 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Cesare Maniago 23 saves / 25 shots
April 25Minnesota North Stars5–1St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Milan Marcetta (6) – 09:38
Bill Goldsworthy (5) – 13:00
J. P. Parise (1) – 19:01
First periodNo scoring
Bill Goldsworthy (6) – 16:33Second period04:53 – Dickie Moore (4)
Dave Balon (4) – pp – 00:09Third periodNo scoring
Cesare Maniago 30 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 16 saves / 21 shots
April 27Minnesota North Stars3–4OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Walt McKechnie (1) – 04:42
J. P. Parise (2) – pp – 14:40
First periodNo scoring
Wayne Connelly (7) – 19:37Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period11:57 – Jimmy Roberts (3)
12:57 – Dickie Moore (5)
19:49 – Jimmy Roberts (4)
No scoringFirst overtime period01:32 – Gary Sabourin (1)
Cesare Maniago 39 saves / 43 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 21 saves / 24 shots
April 29Minnesota North Stars2–3OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Walt McKechnie (2) – 05:39First period01:53 – Bob Plager (1)
10:44 – Gary Sabourin (2)
Bob McCord (2) – 6:31Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period17:27 – Bill McCreary Sr. (3)
Cesare Maniago 52 saves / 55 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 26 saves / 28 shots
May 1St. Louis Blues1–5Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoringFirst period05:28 – ppWayne Connelly (8)
10:54 – Andre Boudrias (3)
Gary Sabourin (3) – 13:53Second period06:34 – Bill Goldsworthy (7)
17:16 – Bill Goldsworthy (8)
No scoringThird period09:52 – Milan Marcetta (7)
Glenn Hall 12 saves / 15 shots
Seth Martin 21 saves / 23 shots
Goalie stats Cesare Maniago 22 saves / 23 shots
May 3Minnesota North Stars1–22OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Walt McKechnie (3) – 16:49Third period17:20 – Dickie Moore (6)
No scoringSecond overtime period02:50 – Ron Schock (1)
Cesare Maniago 36 saves / 38 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 44 saves / 45 shots
St. Louis won series 4–3

Finals

The Montreal Canadiens advanced to their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, having won the championship in 1965 and 1966. The St. Louis Blues beat out the five other teams also playing in their inaugural season to reach the Final. Montreal earned seven of eight points in this year's regular season series.

Blues coach Scotty Bowman, a long-time member of the Canadiens organization was unable to spur the Blues to an upset. The Canadiens, led by Jean Beliveau and Henri Richard swept the series in four games.

May 5Montreal Canadiens3–2OTSt. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Henri Richard (3) – 09:42First period09:19 – Barclay Plager (2)
Yvan Cournoyer (5) - 18:14Second period08:16 – ppDickie Moore (7)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jacques Lemaire (7) – 01:41First overtime periodNo scoring
Gump Worsley 34 saves / 36 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 35 saves / 38 shots
May 7Montreal Canadiens1–0St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Serge Savard (1) – sh – 02:17Third periodNo scoring
Gump Worsley 19 saves / 19 shotsGoalie stats Glenn Hall 35 saves / 36 shots
May 9St. Louis Blues3–4OTMontreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Frank St. Marseille (5) – pp – 10:22First period14:24 – pp - Yvan Cournoyer (6)
Red Berenson (4) - 03:37Second period01:23 – shSerge Savard (2)
Red Berenson (5) – sh – 17:25Third period11:43 – Ralph Backstrom (4)
No scoringFirst overtime period01:13 – Bobby Rousseau (2)
Glenn Hall 42 saves / 46 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 12 saves / 15 shots
May 11St. Louis Blues2–3Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoringFirst period16:47 – Dick Duff (3)
Craig Cameron (1) – 06:53
Gary Sabourin (4) – pp – 07:50
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period07:24 – Henri Richard (4)
11:40 – J. C. Tremblay (3)
Glenn Hall 28 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Gump Worsley 19 saves / 21 shots
Montreal won series 4–0

Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Montreal Canadiens 4
3 Boston Bruins 0
1 Montreal Canadiens 4
East Division
4 Chicago Black Hawks 1
2 New York Rangers 2
4 Chicago Black Hawks 4
E1 Montreal Canadiens 4
W3 St. Louis Blues 0
1 Philadelphia Flyers 3
3 St. Louis Blues 4
3 St. Louis Blues 4
West Division
4 Minnesota North Stars 3
2 Los Angeles Kings 3
4 Minnesota North Stars 4

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy:
(East Division champion)
Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:
(West Division champion)
St. Louis Blues
Conn Smythe Trophy:
(Playoff MVP)
Glenn Hall, St. Louis Blues

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1985 Stanley Cup playoffs</span> NHL hockey playoffs

The 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1984–85 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 30 with the champion Edmonton Oilers defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 8–3 to win the final series four games to one and win the Stanley Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1981 Stanley Cup playoffs</span> Game season

The 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1980–81 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 21 with the champion New York Islanders defeating the Minnesota North Stars 5–1 to win the final series four games to one and win the Stanley Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 Stanley Cup playoffs</span>

The 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 5, after the conclusion of the 1982–83 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 17 with the champion New York Islanders defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4–0 to win the final series four games to none and win the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive season.

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