1985 Stanley Cup playoffs

1985 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 10–May 30, 1985
Teams16
Defending championsEdmonton Oilers
Final positions
ChampionsEdmonton Oilers
Runner-upPhiladelphia Flyers
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) (47 points)
MVPWayne Gretzky (Oilers)
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The Stanley Cup

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.

Playoff seeds

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The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, as follows:

Prince of Wales Conference

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Adams Division

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  1. Montreal Canadiens, Adams Division champions – 94 points
  2. Quebec Nordiques – 91 points
  3. Buffalo Sabres – 90 points
  4. Boston Bruins – 82 points

Patrick Division

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  1. Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 113 points
  2. Washington Capitals – 101 points
  3. New York Islanders – 86 points
  4. New York Rangers – 62 points

Clarence Campbell Conference

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Norris Division

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  1. St. Louis Blues, Norris Division champions – 86 points
  2. Chicago Black Hawks – 83 points
  3. Detroit Red Wings – 66 points
  4. Minnesota North Stars – 62 points

Smythe Division

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  1. Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 109 points
  2. Winnipeg Jets – 96 points
  3. Calgary Flames – 94 points
  4. Los Angeles Kings – 82 points

Playoff bracket

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In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. In each series, home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

Each division semifinals series was competed in a best-of-five playoff following a 2–2–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each series), with the team with home ice advantage playing at home for games one and two (and game five, if necessary), and the other team playing at home for game three (and game four, if necessary). In the next two rounds, each series was competed in a best-of-seven playoff following a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with the team with home ice advantage playing at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team playing at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). For the second and final season, a 2-3-2 format was used in the Stanley Cup Finals, with the sites for games five and six switched.

Division semifinals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
A1 Montreal 3
A4 Boston 2
A1 Montreal 3
A2 Quebec 4
A2 Quebec 3
A3 Buffalo 2
A2 Quebec 2
P1 Philadelphia 4
P1 Philadelphia 3
P4 NY Rangers 0
P1 Philadelphia 4
P3 NY Islanders 1
P2 Washington 2
P3 NY Islanders 3
P1 Philadelphia 1
S1 Edmonton 4
N1 St. Louis 0
N4 Minnesota 3
N4 Minnesota 2
N2 Chicago 4
N2 Chicago 3
N3 Detroit 0
N2 Chicago 2
S1 Edmonton 4
S1 Edmonton 3
S4 Los Angeles 0
S1 Edmonton 4
S2 Winnipeg 0
S2 Winnipeg 3
S3 Calgary 1

Division semifinals

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Prince of Wales Conference

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(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Boston Bruins

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This was the 20th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 17–2 in previous playoff series meetings. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Semifinals, in which Montreal won in a three-game sweep.

In the series finale, the Canadiens got the only goal when Mats Naslund scored with just 51 seconds remaining in regulation. Steve Penney stopped all 20 shots to register the shutout.[1]


April 10 Boston Bruins 5–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Charlie Simmer (1) – 05:18
Mike O'Connell (1) – pp – 18:15 		First period No Scoring
Ken Linseman (1) – 06:26 Second period 08:52 – Petr Svoboda (1)
Keith Crowder (1) – 09:21
Rick Middleton (1) – 14:05 		Third period 07:08 – Mario Tremblay (1)
07:50 – Bobby Smith (1)
Doug Keans 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 12 saves / 17 shots
April 11 Boston Bruins 3–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Keith Crowder (2) – 01:40
Steve Kasper (1) – 11:08
Rick Middleton (2) – 18:57 		Second period 01:00 – Larry Robinson (1)
10:52 – Serge Boisvert
No scoring Third period 00:20 – pp – Chris Chelios (1)
15:40 – Chris Nilan (1)
18:21 – Guy Carbonneau (1)
Doug Keans 25 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 25 saves / 28 shots
April 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Steve Rooney (1) – 01:07
Mats Naslund (1) – pp – 08:34
Bobby Smith (2) – pp – 11:02 		First period 19:02 – Charlie Simmer (2)
No scoring Second period 18:32 – Dave Reid (1)
Ryan Walter (1) – 05:08 Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 21 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 22 saves / 26 shots
April 14 Montreal Canadiens 6–7 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Ryan Walter (2) – 04:53
Mats Naslund (2) – pp – 15:02
Serge Boisvert (2) – 15:30
Bobby Smith (3) – pp – 19:57 		First period 09:21 – Rick Middleton (3)
Steve Rooney (2) – 09:52
Larry Robinson (2) – 18:20 		Second period 08:55 – Keith Crowder (3)
09:21 – Butch Goring (1)
13:15 – Terry O'Reilly (1)
13:36 – Ken Linseman (2)
19:36 – Ken Linseman (3)
No Scoring Third period 13:12 – Ken Linseman (4)
Steve Penney 19 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Doug Keans 27 saves / 33 shots
April 16 Boston Bruins 0–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No Scoring First period No Scoring
No Scoring Second period No Scoring
No Scoring Third period 19:09 – Mats Naslund (3)
Doug Keans 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 20 saves / 20 shots
Montreal won series 3–2


(A2) Quebec Nordiques vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Semifinals, in which Quebec won in a three-game sweep.

In the final game, Buffalo led 5–3 with just nine minutes remaining but allowed the Nordiques to score two goals in a span of 64 seconds to tie it at 12:06. The Nordiques' Brent Ashton then got the winner with only 69 seconds left.[2]


April 10 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Paul Cyr (1) – 12:19 First period 04:28 – pp – Alain Lemieux (1)
Ric Seiling (1) – 19:02 Second period 11:55 – Michel Goulet (1)
13:39 – Anton Stastny (1)
No scoring Third period 04:02 – Wilf Paiement (1)
08:38 – Wilf Paiement (2)
Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 28 saves / 30 shots
April 11 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Mike Foligno (1) – 06:37 First period 05:46 – pp – Michel Goulet (2)
No scoring Second period 16:08 – Brent Ashton (1)
Phil Housley (1) – 14:28 Third period 15:09 – Normand Rochefort (1)
Tom Barrasso 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 19 saves / 21 shots
April 13 Quebec Nordiques 4–6 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Michel Goulet (3) – pp – 07:54 First period No scoring
Anton Stastny (2) – 09:02 Second period 07:57 – Lindy Ruff (1)
Jean-Francois Sauve (1) – 05:48
Alain Cote (1) – 12:27 		Third period 03:00 – Bill Hajt (1)
05:17 – Paul Cyr (2)
16:55 – John Tucker (1)
17:35 – Dave Andreychuk (1)
19:57 – en – Ric Seiling (2)
Mario Gosselin 25 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 25 saves / 29 shots
April 14 Quebec Nordiques 4–7 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Michel Goulet (4) – pp – 19:07 First period No scoring
Michel Goulet (5) – 15:02
Paul Gillis (1) – 17:47 		Second period 05:53 – Craig Ramsay (1)
17:36 – Phil Housley (2)
Brent Ashton (2) – pp – 15:20 Third period 00:37 – Gilbert Perreault (1)
03:46 – Dave Andreychuk (2)
07:55 – Dave Andreychuk (3)
16:23 – Dave Andreychuk (4)
19:58 – Ric Seiling (3)
Dan Bouchard 17 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 22 saves / 26 shots
April 16 Buffalo Sabres 5–6 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Lindy Ruff (2) – pp – 06:12
Gilbert Perreault (2) – pp – 11:23
Gilbert Perreault (3) – 14:36 		First period 02:17 – pp – Michel Goulet (6)
17:08 – Blake Wesley (1)
19:18 – Jean-Francois Sauve (2)
Ric Seiling (4) – 05:06 Second period No scoring
Phil Housley (3) – 01:27 Third period 11:02 – Alain Cote (2)
12:06 – Randy Moller (1)
18:51 – Brent Ashton (3)
Tom Barrasso 28 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 18 saves / 23 shots
Quebec won series 3–2


(P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P4) New York Rangers

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This was the sixth playoff series between these two teams. New York won three of the previous five meetings. Their last meeting was won by New York in a three-game sweep in the 1983 Patrick Division Semifinals.


April 10 New York Rangers 4–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period 04:04 – Ron Sutter (1)
06:47 – Todd Bergen (1)
11:45 – Brad McCrimmon (1)
Reijo Ruotsalainen (1) – pp – 03:30
Don Maloney (1) – 16:34 		Second period No scoring
Don Maloney (2) – 01:17
Anders Hedberg (1) – 19:34 		Third period 06:04 – Tim Kerr (1)
No scoring First overtime period 08:01 – Mark Howe (1)
Glen Hanlon 33 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 27 saves / 31 shots
April 11 New York Rangers 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
George McPhee (1) – 01:01 Second period 11:05 – pp – Todd Bergen (2)
No scoring Third period 05:23 – Todd Bergen (3)
17:40 – Ilkka Sinisalo (1)
Glen Hanlon 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 38 saves / 39 shots
April 13 Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Peter Zezel (1) – pp – 17:26 First period 12:36 – Reijo Ruotsalainen (2)
16:41 – pp – Don Maloney (3)
Doug Crossman (1) – 06:25
Tim Kerr (2) – pp – 10:06
Tim Kerr (3) – 14:58
Tim Kerr (4) – pp – 16:42
Tim Kerr (5) – pp – 18:22 		Second period 09:08 – pp – Willie Huber (1)
No scoring Third period 00:55 – pp – Don Maloney (4)
03:49 – Anders Hedberg (2)
Pelle Lindbergh 27 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Glen Hanlon 18 saves / 24 shots
John Vanbiesbrouck 12 saves / 12 shots
Philadelphia won series 3–0


(P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P3) New York Islanders

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won both previous series over the past two seasons, including last year's Patrick Division Finals in five games.

The series comeback by the Islanders is the only instance in NHL history where a team has overcome a 2–0 series deficit to win a best-of-five series.


April 10 New York Islanders 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mike Bossy (1) – pp – 04:00
Denis Potvin (1) – 09:07
Mike Bossy (2) – 18:37 		Second period 11:15 – pp – Larry Murphy (1)
11:31 – pp – Larry Murphy (2)
13:24 – Mike Gartner (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:28 – Alan Haworth (1)
Billy Smith 38 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Pat Riggin 14 saves / 17 shots
April 11 New York Islanders 1–2 2OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 05:44 – Lou Franceschetti (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Bryan Trottier (1) – 07:41 Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 01:23 – Mike Gartner (2)
Kelly Hrudey 39 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Al Jensen 36 saves / 37 shots
April 13 Washington Capitals 1–2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mike Gartner (3) – 19:19 Third period 05:11 – Bryan Trottier (2)
13:44 – Brent Sutter (1)
Al Jensen 13 saves / 15 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 15 saves / 16 shots
April 14 Washington Capitals 4–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Mike Gartner (4) – pp – 09:28
Dave Christian (1) – 13:00 		First period 01:51 – pp – Denis Potvin (2)
13:15 – Bobby Nystrom (1)
Doug Jarvis (1) – 05:10
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1) – pp – 13:54 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:26 – Patrick Flatley (1)
07:55 – pp – Mike Bossy (3)
18:52 – Bryan Trottier (3)
19:44 – en – Mike Bossy (4)
Al Jensen 29 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 29 saves / 33 shots
April 16 New York Islanders 2–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Anders Kallur (1) – 10:08
Brent Sutter (2) – 16:56 		Second period 19:31 – Bobby Carpenter (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Billy Smith 39 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Pat Riggin 20 saves / 22 shots
New York won series 3–2


Clarence Campbell Conference

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(N1) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars

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This was the sixth playoff series meeting between these two teams. St. Louis won three of the previous five series. This was a rematch of last year's Norris Division Finals in which Minnesota won in seven games.


April 10 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Neal Broten (1) – 10:58 First period 12:01 – sh – Rob Ramage (1)
Craig Hartsburg (1) – pp – 15:01 Second period No scoring
Keith Acton (1) – 10:45 Third period 11:25 – Jorgen Pettersson (1)
Gilles Meloche 39 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Rick Wamsley 21 saves / 24 shots
April 11 Minnesota North Stars 4–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:17 – pp – Brian Sutter (1)
Keith Acton (2) – 11:06
Willi Plett (1) – pp – 17:07 		Second period 01:37 – pp – Brian Sutter (2)
Willi Plett (2) – 07:17
Keith Acton (3) – 15:50 		Third period 17:43 – Doug Gilmour (1)
Gilles Meloche 40 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Rick Wamsley 28 saves / 32 shots
April 13 St. Louis Blues 0–2 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 00:46 – Tony McKegney (1)
05:53 – Craig Hartsburg (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Greg Millen 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Gilles Meloche 27 saves / 27 shots
Minnesota won series 3–0


(N2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (N3) Detroit Red Wings

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This was the tenth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Chicago had won five of the previous nine series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1970 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which the Black Hawks won in a four-game sweep.


April 10 Detroit Red Wings 5–9 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Bob Manno (1) – 19:31 First period 04:26 – pp – Doug Wilson (1)
04:47 – Curt Fraser (1)
08:36 – pp – Denis Savard (1)
17:30 – Ken Yaremchuk (1)
Reed Larson (1) – 03:18
John Ogrodnick (1) – 19:03 		Second period 00:17 – Jack O'Callahan (1)
08:16 – Behn Wilson (1)
12:20 – Ed Olczyk (1)
17:52 – Steve Larmer (1)
Randy Ladouceur (1) – 07:55
Steve Yzerman (1) – 09:34 		Third period 04:07 – Ed Olcyzk (2)
Greg Stefan 11 saves / 17 shots
Corrado Micalef 10 saves / 13 shots 		Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 34 saves / 37 shots
Warren Skorodenski 12 saves / 14 shots
April 11 Detroit Red Wings 1–6 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 05:49 – Darryl Sutter (1)
16:33 – Ken Yaremchuk (2)
17:06 – Al Secord (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Joey Kocur (1) – 07:20 Third period 05:20 – Curt Fraser (2)
09:53 – pp – Keith Brown (1)
15:05 – pp – Doug Wilson (2)
Greg Stefan 19 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 30 saves / 31 shots
April 13 Chicago Black Hawks 8–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Steve Ludzik (1) – 16:38 First period No Scoring
Steve Larmer (2) – pp – 07:17
Darryl Sutter (2) – 08:39
Denis Savard (2) – 10:13 		Second period 13:14 – pp – Ron Duguay (1)
Ed Olczyk (3) – 06:58
Denis Savard (3) – pp – 10:43
Behn Wilson (2) – pp – 12:05
Rick Paterson (1) – 19:00 		Third period 16:14 – pp – Steve Yzerman (2)
Murray Bannerman 21 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Greg Stefan 22 saves / 27 shots
Corrado Micalef 2 saves / 5 shots
Chicago won series 3-0


(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

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This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Los Angeles won their only previous meeting in a stunning upset 3–2 in the 1982 Smythe Division Semifinals.


April 10 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Craig Redmond (1) – 16:08 First period 14:19 – Jari Kurri (1)
No scoring Second period 13:19 – Paul Coffey (1)
Bernie Nicholls (1) – 15:23 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 03:01 – Lee Fogolin Jr.
Bob Janecyk 31 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 31 saves / 33 shots
April 11 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 01:10 – Paul Coffey (2)
Dave Taylor (1) – 03:53 Second period No scoring
Doug Smith (1) – 10:09 Third period 06:17 – Mark Napier (1)
06:59 – Mike Krushelnyski (1)
19:16 – en – Jari Kurri (2)
Bob Janecyk 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 33 saves / 35 shots
April 13 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 OT Los Angeles Kings The Forum Recap  
Mark Messier (1) – 10:00
Mark Messier (2) – sh – 17:49 		First period 02:06 – pp – Marcel Dionne (1)
Mark Napier (2) – 14:48 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 07:02 – Garry Galley (1)
11:32 – Dave Taylor (2)
Glenn Anderson (1) – 00:46 First overtime period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 35 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Bob Janecyk 30 saves / 34 shots
Edmonton won series 3–0


(S2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (S3) Calgary Flames

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This was the first playoff series between these two teams.


April 10 Calgary Flames 4–5 OT Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:27 – pp – Dave Babych (1)
Eddy Beers (1) – pp – 02:53
Hakan Loob (1) – 05:44
Paul Reinhart (1) – 11:32
Steve Konroyd (1) – sh – 14:38 		Second period 16:08 – pp – Paul MacLean (1)
No scoring Third period 00:20 – Dale Hawerchuk (1)
04:33 – pp – Dave Ellett (1)
No scoring First overtime period 07:56 – Brian Mullen (1)
Rejean Lemelin 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Brian Hayward 27 saves / 31 shots
April 11 Calgary Flames 2–5 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Al MacInnis (1) – pp – 03:36 First period No scoring
Steve Bozek (1) – pp – 07:55 Second period 00:47 – pp – Dale Hawerchuk (2)
01:03 – Doug Smail (1)
No scoring Third period 08:58 – Scott Arniel (1)
18:38 – Laurie Boschman (1)
19:13 – Ron Wilson (1)
Rejean Lemelin 22 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Brian Hayward 20 saves / 22 shots
April 13 Winnipeg Jets 0–4 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:56 – pp – Joel Otto (1)
10:21 – Hakan Loob (2)
19:09 – Jamie Macoun (1)
No scoring Third period 11:32 – sh – Hakan Loob (3)
Brian Hayward 31 saves / 34 shots
Marc Behrend 9 saves / 10 shots 		Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 33 saves / 33 shots
April 14 Winnipeg Jets 5–3 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Thomas Steen (1) – pp – 02:51 First period 10:31 – pp – Perry Berezan (1)
Doug Smail (2) – sh – 02:58
Andrew McBain (1) – 04:06
Ron Wilson (2) – 08:09
Laurie Boschman (2) – sh – 13:44 		Second period 16:12 – Joel Otto (2)
No scoring Third period 05:10 – Jim Peplinski (1)
Marc Behrend 35 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 32 saves / 37 shots
Winnipeg won series 3–1


Division finals

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Prince of Wales Conference

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(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Quebec Nordiques

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. The teams had split their prior two meetings. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Finals in which Montreal won in six games.

The Quebec Nordiques and Montreal Canadiens battled in a seven-game series. Bitter rivals from the province of Quebec, the Nords shocked the Habs in 1982, only to see a fourth-place Montreal club upset Quebec two years later. In the deciding seventh game at the Montreal Forum, Peter Stastny scored the game and series winning goal, giving Quebec an improbable 3–2 overtime win and berth in the Wales Conference Finals. The franchise did not get to the conference finals again until 1996, their first year as the Colorado Avalanche, in which they won the Stanley Cup.


April 18 Quebec Nordiques 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Brent Ashton (4) – 09:38 First period 11:50 – Lucien DeBlois (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mark Kumpel (1) – 12:23 First overtime period No scoring
Mario Gosselin 18 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 26 saves / 28 shots
April 21 Quebec Nordiques 4–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Peter Stastny (1) – pp – 02:19
Michel Goulet (7) – pp – 04:29 		First period 09:52 – pp – Serge Boisvert (3)
15:29 – pp – Chris Chelios (2)
No scoring Second period 03:21 – Mike McPhee (1)
05:35 – Mats Naslund (4)
Michel Goulet (8) – pp – 02:09
Peter Stastny (2) – 02:54 		Third period 15:08 – Mats Naslund (5)
19:02 – en – Bob Gainey (1)
Mario Gosselin 21 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 24 saves / 28 shots
April 23 Montreal Canadiens 6–7 OT Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Mats Naslund (6) – pp – 04:19
Bobby Smith (4) – pp – 08:51 		First period 03:23 – pp – Anton Stastny (3)
14:44 – Michel Goulet (9)
Guy Carbonneau (2) – 02:50
Bobby Smith (5) – 11:57 		Second period 06:39 – Michel Goulet (10)
Mike McPhee (2) – 06:31
Mike McPhee (3) – 08:32 		Third period 00:52 – pp – Michel Goulet (11)
05:11 – pp – Bruce Bell (1)
15:00 – Wilf Paiement (3)
No scoring First overtime period 18:36 – Dale Hunter (1)
Steve Penney 37 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 30 saves / 36 shots
April 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Lucien DeBlois (2) – 17:06 First period 17:06 – Randy Moller (2)
Guy Carbonneau (3) – sh – 13:26 Second period No scoring
Mario Tremblay (2) – pp – 04:40 Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 27 saves / 30 shots
April 27 Quebec Nordiques 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Brad Maxwell (1) – 11:14 First period 02:51 – pp – Larry Robinson (3)
Dale Hunter (2) – 02:25
Alain Lemieux (2) – pp – 16:19
Brent Ashton (5) – 18:37 		Second period No scoring
Wilf Paiement (4) – 02:06 Third period No scoring
Mario Gosselin 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 12 saves / 16 shots
Doug Soetaert 8 saves / 9 shots
April 30 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Mike McPhee (4) – 00:45
Guy Carbonneau (4) – 13:26 		First period 07:51 – Alain Lemieux (3)
Ron Flockhart (1) – 00:36
Chris Nilan (2) – pp – 07:11
Pierre Mondou (1) – 13:21 		Second period 03:28 – Normand Rochefort (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 22 saves / 27 shots
May 2 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Bruce Bell (2) – 03:27 First period No scoring
Jean-Francois Sauve (3) – 01:24 Second period 07:23 – Pierre Mondou (2)
17:14 – Mats Naslund (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Peter Stastny (3) – 02:22 First overtime period No scoring
Mario Gosselin 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 22 saves / 25 shots
Quebec won series 4–3


(P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P3) New York Islanders

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. The teams had split their previous two meetings. The Islander won the most recent meeting in six games in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals.

The Philadelphia Flyers ended the New York Islanders' string of five straight seasons in the Stanley Cup Finals by dispatching the club four games to one. Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh registered a pair of shutouts, one in the first game 3-0, and the other in the clinching fifth game by a 1–0 score.


April 18 New York Islanders 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 04:10 – Rick Tocchet (1)
10:43 – Tim Kerr (6)
No scoring Third period 16:24 – Ron Sutter (2)
Kelly Hrudey 35 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 22 saves / 22 shots
April 21 New York Islanders 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period 02:15 – Ed Hospodar (1)
11:05 – pp – Brian Propp (1)
19:41 – Brian Propp (2)
Clark Gillies (1) – 19:06 Second period 15:47 – Brian Propp (3)
Bobby Nystrom (2) – 18:26 Third period 12:45 – Tim Kerr (7)
Billy Smith 31 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 26 saves / 28 shots
April 23 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Doug Crossman (2) – pp – 11:12
Rick Tocchet (2) – 18:44 		First period 05:58 – Anders Kallur (2)
Ron Sutter (3) – 03:58
Brian Propp (4) – sh – 08:08 		Second period 08:29 – pp – Brent Sutter (3)
19:22 – John Tonelli (1)
Ilkka Sinisalo (2) – en – 19:23 Third period No scoring
Pelle Lindbergh 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 11 saves / 15 shots
Kelly Hrudey 5 saves / 5 shots
April 25 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 05:21 – Pat LaFontaine (1)
07:21 – pp – Bryan Trottier (4)
Derrick Smith (1) – 10:57 Second period 00:54 – Denis Potvin (3)
08:53 – Mike Bossy (5)
Tim Kerr (8) – pp – 15:53 Third period 09:23 – pp – Tomas Jonsson (1)
19:03 – pp – Alan Kerr (1)
Bob Froese 13 saves / 15 shots
Pelle Lindbergh 8 saves / 12 shots 		Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 24 saves / 26 shots
April 28 New York Islanders 0–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:43 – Ilkka Sinisalo (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kelly Hrudey 37 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 25 saves / 25 shots
Philadelphia won series 4–1


Clarence Campbell Conference

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(N2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars

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This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Chicago won two of the previous three meetings over the past three seasons. Minnesota won last season's Norris Division Semifinals 3–2.

The Chicago Black Hawks simply outscored the Minnesota North Stars in an offensive-minded six-game series that featured 62 total goals.


April 18 Minnesota North Stars 8–5 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Dennis Maruk (1) – pp – 07:05
Willi Plett (3) – 07:27 		First period 03:07 – Eddie Olczyk (4)
03:56 – Doug Wilson (3)
05:42 – Tom Lysiak (1)
Tony McKegney (2) – pp – 07:40
Neal Broten (2) – 11:03
Brian Bellows (1) – 13:07
Tim Coulis (1) – 14:19 		Second period No scoring
Steve Payne (1) – 04:42
Tony McKegney (3) – en – 19:55 		Third period 04:11 – Jack O'Callahan (2)
15:04 – Behn Wilson (3)
Gilles Meloche 42 saves / 47 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 30 saves / 37 shots
April 21 Minnesota North Stars 2–6 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Dino Ciccarelli (1) – 02:48
Tony McKegney (4) – 04:07 		Second period 01:12 – Keith Brown (2)
01:27 – Ken Yaremchuk (3)
04:18 – Curt Fraser (3)
10:53 – Curt Fraser (4)
14:07 – Al Secord (2)
No scoring Third period 18:42 – Troy Murray (1)
Gilles Meloche 35 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 25 saves / 27 shots
April 23 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Bob Murray (1) – pp – 13:55
Tom Lysiak (2) – 18:19 		First period 03:07 – pp – Dennis Maruk (2)
09:36 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (2)
Al Secord (3) – 17:10
Al Secord (4) – en – 19:18 		Second period No scoring
Darryl Sutter (3) – 19:47 Third period 05:40 – pp – Craig Hartsburg (3)
Murray Bannerman 38 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Gilles Meloche 18 saves / 22 shots
Don Beaupre 7 saves / 7 shots
April 25 Chicago Black Hawks 7–6 2OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Steve Larmer (3) – pp – 01:11
Denis Savard (4) – 10:58
Eddie Olczyk (5) – pp – 13:47 		First period 08:53 – pp – Ron Wilson (1)
11:14 – Randy Velischek (1)
Tom Lysiak (3) – 11:25 Second period 16:06 – Craig Hartsburg (4)
19:27 – Randy Velischek (2)
Bill Gardner (1) – 09:15
Denis Savard (5) – 12:32 		Third period 02:58 – Gordie Roberts (1)
11:45 – pp – Tony McKegney (5)
Darryl Sutter (4) – 01:57 Second overtime period No scoring
Murray Bannerman 48 saves / 54 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 13 saves / 19 shots
Gilles Meloche 15 saves / 16 shots
April 28 Minnesota North Stars 5–4 OT Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 03:32 – Denis Savard (6)
19:54 – Darryl Sutter (5)
Tony McKegney (6) – 10:28
Brian Bellows (2) – sh – 16:01 		Second period 02:24 – Al Secord (5)
09:08 – Steve Larmer (4)
Dino Ciccarelli (3) – 12:53
Tony McKegney (7) – 16:43 		Third period No scoring
Dennis Maruk (3) – 01:14 First overtime period No scoring
Don Beaupre 16 saves / 16 shots
Gilles Meloche 15 saves / 19 shots 		Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 32 saves / 37 shots
April 30 Chicago Black Hawks 6–5 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Steve Larmer (5) – pp – 02:25
Darryl Sutter (6) – 17:14 		First period 01:30 – Tony McKegney (8)
12:57 – pp – Craig Hartsburg (5)
Tom Lysiak (4) – 11:41 Second period 08:41 – pp – Dennis Maruk (4)
Curt Fraser (5) – 06:15
Troy Murray (2) – 15:03 		Third period 04:31 – Dave Richter (1)
09:41 – pp – Keith Acton (4)
Darryl Sutter (7) – 15:41 First overtime period No scoring
Murray Bannerman 41 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 31 saves / 37 shots
Chicago won series 4–2


(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S2) Winnipeg Jets

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This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won the previous two meetings over the past two seasons, including last year's Smythe Division Semifinals in a three-game sweep.

Defending Cup champion Edmonton was too much for the Winnipeg Jets, sweeping them in four straight games and doubling their goal total.


April 18 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Bengt Lundholm (1) – sh – 13:49 First period 11:45 – Jari Kurri (3)
Paul MacLean (2) – 07:28 Second period 07:43 – Mark Napier (3)
No scoring Third period 06:42 – Paul Coffey
19:36 – en – Wayne Gretzky (1)
Marc Behrend 30 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 21 saves / 23 shots
April 20 Winnipeg Jets 2–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Robert Picard (1) – pp – 10:17 First period 08:21 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (2)
11:33 – Kevin McClelland (1)
13:11 – pp – Paul Coffey (4)
No scoring Second period 01:33 – sh – Paul Coffey (5)
Thomas Steen (2) – pp – 13:52 Third period 04:06 – Mark Messier (3)
Brian Hayward 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 30 saves / 32 shots
April 23 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Paul Coffey (6) – 04:39 First period 01:26 – pp – Paul MacLean (3)
13:25 – sh – Bengt Lundholm (2)
Glenn Anderson (2) – 00:37
Mike Krushelnyski (2) – pp – 03:54
Mark Napier (4) – 14:53 		Second period 08:25 – Ron Wilson (3)
19:45 – pp – Dave Babych (2)
Wayne Gretzky (3) – 06:13 Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Brian Hayward 20 saves / 25 shots
April 25 Edmonton Oilers 8–3 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Wayne Gretzky (4) – 05:20
Wayne Gretzky (5) – sh – 12:22 		First period 00:53 – pp – Randy Carlyle (1)
Jari Kurri (4) – 00:54
Jari Kurri (5) – 01:18
Glenn Anderson (3) – pp – 08:18 		Second period 09:50 – Robert Picard (2)
14:00 – Ron Wilson (4)
Mark Messier (4) – 03:29
Jari Kurri (6) – 05:35
Wayne Gretzky (6) – sh-en – 10:31 		Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 29 shots
Andy Moog 2 saves / 2 shots 		Goalie stats Brian Hayward 10 saves / 15 shots
Marc Behrend 11 saves / 13 shots
Edmonton won series 4–0


Conference finals

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See also: NHL conference finals

Prince of Wales Conference final

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(P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (A2) Quebec Nordiques

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won the only previous meeting 3–2 in the 1981 Preliminary round.

Although the Flyers held the best record in the NHL with 53 wins and 113 points, the Adams Division held a better record against the Patrick Division, so the Wales finals began in Quebec City.[3][4][5] Philadelphia and Quebec split the first four games of the series, then the Flyers edged the Nordiques, 2–1 in game five. Game six in Philadelphia was a tour-de-force for the Flyers, outshooting Quebec 36–15, and winning 3–0. Flyers captain Dave Poulin's five-on-three shorthanded goal early in the second period sealed the win and returned Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1980. The win came at a high cost for the Flyers as both 54-goal forward Tim Kerr and defenceman Brad McCrimmon were lost for the remainder of the playoffs with injuries.


May 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 OT Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Brad McCrimmon (2) – 13:02 Third period 07:13 – Dale Hunter (3)
No scoring First overtime period 06:20 – Peter Stastny (4)
Pelle Lindbergh 42 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 27 saves / 28 shots
May 7 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Dave Poulin (1) – sh – 11:16 First period No scoring
Murray Craven (1) – 02:18
Ilkka Sinisalo (4) – 19:39 		Second period No scoring
Joe Paterson (1) – 11:51 Third period 04:51 – pp – Jean-Francois Sauve (4)
19:41 – Mark Kumpel (2)
Pelle Lindbergh 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 21 saves / 25 shots
May 9 Quebec Nordiques 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Alain Cote (3) – 12:34
Brent Ashton (6) – sh – 18:54 		First period 12:13 – pp – Murray Craven (2)
No scoring Second period 01:41 – Joe Paterson (2)
11:39 – pp – Ilkka Sinisalo (5)
No scoring Third period 12:46 – pp – Brian Propp (5)
Mario Gosselin 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 21 saves / 23 shots
May 12 Quebec Nordiques 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Dale Hunter (4) – sh – 06:29
Alain Cote (4) – 09:23 		First period No scoring
Mark Kumpel (3) – 17:07 Second period 03:12 – pp – Doug Crossman (3)
19:07 – pp – Brian Propp (6)
Alain Cote (5) – 04:32
Brad Maxwell (2) – pp – 12:37 		Third period 03:08 – pp – Mark Howe (2)
Mario Gosselin 34 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 16 saves / 21 shots
May 14 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:02 – pp – Jean-Francois Sauve (5)
Joe Paterson (3) – pp – 01:00
Murray Craven (3) – 15:01 		Third period No scoring
Pelle Lindbergh 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Mario Gosselin 19 saves / 21 shots
May 16 Quebec Nordiques 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period 16:32 – Rick Tocchet (3)
No scoring Second period 02:11 – sh – Dave Poulin (2)
11:07 – pp – Doug Crossman (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mario Gosselin 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 15 saves / 15 shots
Philadelphia won series 4–2


Clarence Campbell Conference final

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(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N2) Chicago Black Hawks

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This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won the only previous meeting in a four-game sweep in the 1983 Clarence Campbell Conference Final.

The Oilers defeated the Black Hawks in six games, with the home team winning the first five games. This was a six-game series that broke all sorts of records for total offense. Edmonton won the first two games at home by 11–2 and 7–3 scores, only to see Chicago strike back at home with 5–2 and 8–6 victories. However, Edmonton rebounded to blast the Hawks in the final two games, 10–5 and 8–2 to earn their third trip to the Cup Finals in as many years. Edmonton set all-time playoff marks with the most goals in one series, and most goals in a six-game series, and both clubs set records with the most total goals in a semifinal series and the most total goals in one six-game series. Oilers' Jari Kurri scored three hat tricks in the series, setting a still-standing NHL record.


May 4 Chicago Black Hawks 2–11 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Ken Yaremchuk (4) – 12:36 First period 05:48 – Glenn Anderson (4)
10:09 – Charlie Huddy (1)
18:25 – Paul Coffey (7)
No scoring Second period 03:38 – Jari Kurri (7)
05:18 – pp – Mark Napier (5)
14:58 – sh – Jari Kurri (8)
18:57 – Charlie Huddy (2)
Troy Murray (3) – 18:22 Third period 01:17 – Willy Lindstrom (1)
10:49 – Wayne Gretzky (7)
11:25 – Pat Hughes (1)
12:43 – Glenn Anderson (5)
Murray Bannerman 21 saves / 28 shots
Warren Skorodenski 10 saves / 14 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 28 shots
May 7 Chicago Black Hawks 3–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Bob Murray (2) – 06:34 First period 06:21 – pp – Glenn Anderson (6)
12:26 – Jari Kurri (9)
Darryl Sutter (8) – 05:49 Second period 07:19 – Larry Melnyk (1)
Behn Wilson (4) – 19:22 Third period 08:26 – Jari Kurri (10)
15:45 – Paul Coffey (8)
19:36 – Jari Kurri (11)
19:43 – Glenn Anderson (7)
Murray Bannerman 30 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 28 saves / 31 shots
May 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 05:01 – Jack O'Callahan (3)
06:02 – Steve Larmer (6)
Jaroslav Pouzar (1) – 11:14 Second period 14:20 – Darryl Sutter (9)
Mark Messier (5) – 03:07 Third period 07:07 – Denis Savard (7)
18:44 – Troy Murray (4)
Grant Fuhr 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 33 saves / 35 shots
May 12 Edmonton Oilers 6–8 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Wayne Gretzky (8) – 02:52
Mark Messier (6) – 11:02
Jaroslav Pouzar (2) – 17:20 		First period 04:23 – Darryl Sutter (10)
09:50 – sh – Eddie Olczyk (6)
17:05 – Denis Savard (8)
18:17 – Curt Fraser (6)
19:35 – pp – Al Secord (6)
Willy Lindstrom (2) – 10:20 Second period 12:57 – pp – Steve Larmer (7)
Glenn Anderson (8) – 16:41
Mark Messier (7) – 17:45 		Third period 04:52 – Steve Larmer (8)
05:24 – Bob Murray (3)
Grant Fuhr 16 saves / 24 shots
Andy Moog 1 save / 1 shot 		Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 29 saves / 35 shots
May 14 Chicago Black Hawks 5–10 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Troy Murray (5) – pp – 04:37
Darryl Sutter (11) – pp – 09:15
Steve Larmer (9) – pp – 14:13 		First period 01:11 – Mike Krushelnyski (3)
07:52 – pp – Jari Kurri (12)
16:31 – Jari Kurri (13)
Denis Savard (9) – pp – 04:30 Second period 04:51 – Mark Messier (8)
08:15 – Wayne Gretzky (9)
16:46 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (10)
18:39 – Jari Kurri (14)
Darryl Sutter (12) – pp – 18:37 Third period 02:40 – Paul Coffey (9)
11:57 – Dave Hunter (1)
15:43 – Lee Fogolin Jr. (2)
Murray Bannerman 41 saves / 51 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 18 saves / 23 shots
May 16 Edmonton Oilers 8–2 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Jari Kurri (15) – 05:12
Mark Messier (9) – 13:26 		First period No scoring
Mark Messier (10) – pp – 08:32
Jari Kurri (16) – 13:28
Lee Fogolin Jr. (3) – 14:41
Jari Kurri (17) – sh – 18:05 		Second period No scoring
Glenn Anderson (9) – 15:54
Jari Kurri (18) – 18:17 		Third period 07:27 – Al Secord (7)
13:34 – Ken Yaremchuk (5)
Grant Fuhr 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 19 saves / 27 shots
Edmonton won series 4–2


Stanley Cup Finals

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Main article: 1985 Stanley Cup Finals

This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1980 Preliminary round, which Philadelphia won in a three-game sweep. Philadelphia made their fifth Finals appearance. They last appeared in the Finals in 1980, which Philadelphia lost against the New York Islanders in six games. This was Edmonton's third consecutive and third overall Finals appearance. They won the previous year's Finals against the New York Islanders in five games. Philadelphia won all three games in this year's regular season series.


May 21 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
No scoring First period 15:05 – pp – Ilkka Sinisalo (6)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Willy Lindstrom (3) – 16:52 Third period 05:56 – Ron Sutter (4)
08:07 – Tim Kerr (9)
19:39 – Dave Poulin (3)
Grant Fuhr 37 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 25 saves / 26 shots
May 23 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Wayne Gretzky (11) – 10:29 First period No scoring
Willy Lindstrom (4) – 16:08 Second period 10:22 – Tim Kerr (10)
Dave Hunter (2) – 19:33 Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 17 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Pelle Lindbergh 27 saves / 29 shots
May 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Derrick Smith (2) – 01:41 First period 01:10 – Wayne Gretzky (12)
01:25 – Wayne Gretzky (13)
13:32 – Wayne Gretzky (14)
No scoring Second period 06:58 – pp – Mike Krushelnyski (4)
Mark Howe (3) – 09:08
Brian Propp (7) – 14:26 		Third period No scoring
Bob Froese 7 saves / 7 shots
Pelle Lindbergh 15 saves / 19 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 30 shots
May 28 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Rich Sutter (1) – 00:46
Todd Bergen (4) – pp – 06:38
Murray Craven (4) – sh – 11:32 		First period 04:22 – pp – Paul Coffey (10)
18:23 – pp – Charlie Huddy (3)
No scoring Second period 00:21 – Glenn Anderson (10)
12:53 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (15)
No scoring Third period 03:42 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (16)
Pelle Lindbergh 18 saves / 22 shots
Bob Froese 9 saves / 10 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 23 shots
May 30 Philadelphia Flyers 3–8 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Rich Sutter (2) – 07:23 First period 04:54 – Jari Kurri (19)
05:31 – Willy Lindstrom (5)
15:31 – Paul Coffey (11)
17:57 – pp – Paul Coffey (12)
No scoring Second period 09:18 – Mark Messier (11)
10:20 – Mike Krushelnyski (5)
16:49 – Wayne Gretzky (17)
Brian Propp (8) – pp – 01:59
Rich Sutter (3) – 07:05 		Third period 03:39 – Mark Messier (12)
Bob Froese 33 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 19 saves / 22 shots
Edmonton won series 4–1


Player statistics

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Skaters

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These are the top ten skaters based on points.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 18 17 30 47 +27 4
Paul Coffey Edmonton Oilers 18 12 25 37 +23 44
Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 18 19 12 31 +23 6
Denis Savard Chicago Black Hawks 15 9 20 29 +4 20
Glenn Anderson Edmonton Oilers 18 10 16 26 +11 38
Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 18 12 13 25 +14 12
Peter Stastny Quebec Nordiques 18 4 19 23 +2 24
Steve Larmer Chicago Black Hawks 15 9 13 22 +1 14
Michel Goulet Quebec Nordiques 17 11 10 21 0 17
Charlie Huddy Edmonton Oilers 18 3 17 20 +21 17

Goaltenders

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This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[7]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Pelle Lindbergh Philadelphia Flyers 18 12 6 487 42 2.50 .914 3 1006:43
Mario Gosselin Quebec Nordiques 17 9 8 471 54 3.07 .885 0 1056:07
Grant Fuhr Edmonton Oilers 18 15 3 520 55 3.10 .894 0 1063:15
Steve Penney Montreal Canadiens 12 6 6 300 40 3.28 .867 1 732:08
Murray Bannerman Chicago Black Hawks 15 9 6 544 72 4.79 .868 0 902:34

See also

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References

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  1. ^ K.P. Wee (October 2015). The End of the Montreal Jinx: Boston's Short-Lived Glory in the Historic Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry, 1988-1994. p. 18. ISBN 978-1517362911.
  2. ^ K.P. Wee (October 2015). The End of the Montreal Jinx: Boston's Short-Lived Glory in the Historic Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry, 1988-1994. p. 186. ISBN 978-1517362911.
  3. ^ Shope, Dan. "FLYERS VICTIM OF WEIRD RULE". mcall.com. Sunday Call-Chronicle. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "NHL Playoffs : Nordiques Win the Deciding Game in Overtime". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1985. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stanley Cup Playoff Roundup". UPI. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. ^ NHL.com - Skater Stats
  7. ^ NHL.com - Goalie Stats
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