1. 1978 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-2)
2. 1982 New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canucks 4-0)
3. 1959 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions (d. Leafs 4-1)
4. 1972 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champions (d. Rangers 4-2)
5. 1987 Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flyers 4-3)
6. 1952 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canadiens 4-0)
7. 1996 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup Champions (d. Panthers 4-0)
8. 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions (d. Stars 4-2)
9. 2010 Chicago Black Hawks Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flyers 4-2)
10. 1971 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions (d. Black Hawks 4-3)
11. 2007 Anaheim Ducks Stanley Cup Champions (d. Senators 4-1)
12. 1943 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-0)
13. 1986 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flames 4-1)
14. 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions (d. Black Hawks 4-2)
15. 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions (d. Sharks 4-2)
16. 1972 New York Rangers 2nd East (L Finals Bruins 4-2)
1. '78 CANADIENS d. 16. '72 RANGERS 2-0
-Region 2 begins with the top seed taking both games in their round one matchup. 4-2 Habs in game one. 2 goals, 2 assists for Jacques Lemaire. A goal and 2 assists for Guy LaFleur. Game 2 was 3-1. 3 assists for Serge Sevard.
9. '10 BLACKHAWKS d. 8. '20 LIGHTNING 2-1
-Tampa takes game 1, but the Black Hawks come back, win 2 and 3 and head to round 2. Game 1 was tied at 1 until Anthony Cirelli lit the lamp with 14 seconds to play to send the home crowd into a frenzy with a 2-1 win. Chicago wins game 2 3-2. Tampa led 2-1 entering the final period, but goals by Brian Campbell and Patrick Sharp evened the series. Game 3 as about Christopher Huet, he stopped 34 shots on goal and shut the Lightning out, 5-0. 2 goals apiece for Campbell and Sharp.
5. '87 OILERS d. 12. '43 RED WINGS 2-0
-Edmonton takes both games and moves to round 2. Two goals and an assist for both Wayne Gretzky and Esa Tikkanen in a 5-2 win. Edmonton takes game 2 6-5, 2 goals and an assist for Kevin Lowe.
13. '86 CANADIENS d. 4. '72 BRUINS 2-1
-Montreal wins game 1 3-1, all 3 goals scored in the first 13 minutes of the contest. 41 saves for Patrick Roy. Games 2 and 3 were both 6-5 OT thrillers. Boston takes game 2, Derek Sanderson winning the game 9 immediately off the opening OT faceoff. Hat Trick for Phil Esposito. And finally - not even 15 seconds into OT in game 3 Mats Naslund finished off a hat trick with a series clinching goal. A goal and 3 assists for Bobby Smith.
6. '52 RED WINGS d. 11. '07 DUCKS 2-0
-Wings take both games here; 5-2 Game One win, 2 goals and an assist for Gordie Howe. 3 assists for Ted Lindsay. 35 saves for Terry Sawchuk. 5-4 in game two. 2 goals and an assist for Ted Lindsay, 3 assists and a goal for Gordie Howe.
14. '62 MAPLE LEAFS d. 3. '59 CANADIENS 2-1
-A rare Canadien round one exit. Montreal takes game one, 5-2. 4 goals for Dickie Moore, a tournament high. Jean Beliveau had a goal and 3 assists. The Leafs bounce back for the 6-2 game 2 win. 2 goals for George Armstrong, 42 saves for Johnny Bower. The Leafs then take the decisive third game on the road, 3-2 in OT. Frank Mahovlich with the game winner 15 minutes into the extra period to send Toronto to round two. Dave Keon had 2 goals - Johnny Bower with probably the goaltending game of the tournament, 54 saves.
7. '96 AVALANCHE d. 10. '71 CANADIENS 2-1
-Patrick Roy knocks off the Habs. 3-2 win for Colorado in game one, A goal and 2 assists for both Valeri Kamensky and Joe Sakic. Montreal takes game 2 5-4. Frank Mahovlich with a late game winner. Finally, game 3, another 3-2 Colorado win, a late series winning goal for Sakic.
2. '82 ISLANDERS d. 15. '16 PENGUINS 2-0
-Round one wraps up for region 2 with a sweep by the Islanders. Game 1 is 5-2, the Islanders with 3 unanswered in the third. 40 saves for Billy Smith. And they win the series in game 2, 3-1. Pittsburgh's lone goal coming on a penalty shot, Smith continuing his excellent play for the Islanders.
ROUND TWO
1. 1978 CANADIENS v. 9. 2010 BLACKHAWKS
5. 1987 OILERS v. 13. 1986 CANADIENS
6. 1952 RED WINGS v. 14. 1962 MAPLE LEAFS
2. 1982 ISLANDERS v. 7. 1996 AVALANCHE
1. '78 CANADIENS d. 9. '10 BLACKHAWKS 2-1
Road teams win games 1 and 2. 5-2 Chicago win in game 1, 2 goals for Patrick Sharp, a goal and 3 assists for Patrick Kane. The top seeds had to go on the road and win game two to survive - they did, 3-1, third period goals by Jacques Lemaire and Guy LaFleur breaking open a tie game. Ken Dryden was pulled with 13 minutes left in game 1, but he shuts out the Hawks 5-0 in game 3 to advance to the sweet 16. A goal and 2 assists for Steve Schutt.
5. '87 OILERS d. 13. '86 CANADIENS 2-0
-Edmonton sweeps into the Sweet 16. 8-2 game 1 win. Wayne Gretzky had 2 goals, 2 assists. Glenn Anderson had 2 goals and an assist. 4 assists for Mark Messier. Esa Tikkanen was +4, a tournament best mark. 6-5 win for the Oilers in game 2. Gretzky again with 2 goals, including the game winner, 2 goals for Messier.
6. '52 RED WINGS d. 14. '62 MAPLE LEAFS 2-1
-Just like the first series of the round, road teams take games 1 and 2 before the favored home team survives in the decisive game 3. 5-2 Leafs in Game 1, Toronto busting open a 2-2 mid 3rd period deadlock with 3 bang/bang/bang goals. Bob Nevin had 2 goals and an assist. 37 saves for Johnny Bower. The Red Wings take game 2 on the road to send the series back to the Motor City, 2 goals for Metro Prystai. Game 3 in Detroit. Red Wings led 4-1 and withstood a late 2 goal rally by the Leafs to advance. 2 goals, 2 assists for Gordie Howe.
2. '82 ISLANDERS d. 7. '96 AVALANCHE 2-1
-3 one goal games in the final series of round 2. Islanders 5-4 win in game one, John Tonelli with a hat trick. Colorado staves off elimination with a 6-5 OT win in game two, Joe Sakic scored the knot the game with less than 90 seconds remaining in regulation, and a dozen minutes into OT Andrei Kovalenko won it. 4 goal game for Sakic, tying the tourney high. Then came game 3 and an OT win for the Islanders, 7-6. 2 more goals for Tonelli, including the series winner in OT. Mike Bossy had a hat trick with 2 assists. Sakic followed his 4 goal game with 2 goals and 2 assists in the loss.
SWEET 16
1. '78 Canadiens v. 5. '87 Oilers
2. '82 Islanders v. 6. '52 Red Wings
1. '78 CANADIENS d. 5. '87 OILERS 2-0
Montreal places its 3rd team into the Elite 8, sweeping their way through the Oilers. 5-3 game one win, Steve Shutt with 2 goals. Game 2 goes the same way, 5-3 Montreal. Guy LaFleur with 2 goals. Kevin McClelland, Marty McSorley both ejected in the first period for Edmonton, the first ejections of the tournament.
2. '82 ISLANDERS d. '52 RED WINGS 2-0
The top two seeds survive region 2 and head to the Elite 8. Islanders 4-1 in Game 1. Mike Bossy had 2 goals and an assist. New York with the big 6-0 road win to clinch the series in game 2. 27 saves for Billy Smith. 2 goals for Clark Gilles
ELITE 8
1978 CANADIENS v. 1982 ISLANDERS
