All Time 64 Team NHL Tournament - Region 4

Region 3 

3/4 of the elite 8 is set, 3 Montreal teams, 2 Islanders teams all from the same era - and the '01 Avalanche.  2 spots remain.

1. 1976 Montreal Canadiens          Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flyers 4-0)

2. 1973 Montreal Canadiens          Stanley Cup Champions (d. Black Hawks 4-2)

3. 1975 Philadelphia Flyers            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Sabres 4-2)

4. 1940 New York Rangers            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Leafs 4-2)

5. 2013 Chicago BlackHawks       Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-2)

6. 1988 Edmonton Oilers                Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-0)

7. 1999 Dallas Stars                         Stanley Cup Champions (d. Sabres 4-2)

8. 1983 New York Islanders           Stanley Cup Champions (d. Oilers 4-0)

9. 1955 Detroit Red Wings              Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canadiens 4-3)

10. 1954 Detroit Red Wings            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canadiens 4-3)

11. 1958 Montreal Canadiens         Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-2)

12. 1960 Montreal Canadiens         Stanley Cup Champions (d. Leafs 4-0)

13. 2000 New Jersey Devils             Stanley Cup Champions (d. Stars 4-2)

14. 2015 Chicago Black Hawks      Stanley Cup Champions (d. Lightning 4-2)

15. 1971 Boston Bruins                   East Champs (L Qtr Finals Canadiens 4-3)

16. 1974 Boston Bruins                   East Champs (L Finals Flyers 4-2)

16. '74 BRUINS d. '76 CANADIENS 2-0

-Boston knocked off Montreal in a 16/1 upset in region 3 and it happens again here.  5-2 in game one. 2 goals each for John Bucyk and Ken Hodge.  3-1 Boston in game 2 to wrap it up.  41 saves for Gilles Gilbert. 

8. '83 ISLANDERS d. '55 RED WINGS 2-0

-The Islanders have 2 teams in the Elite 8 and here comes a third. 3-1 game one win; Denis Potvin has a goal and an assist. 28 saves for Rollie Melanson.  3-0 shutout win to close out the series, 24 saves for Melanson - Terry Sawchuk with 54 saves in the loss.

5. '13 BLACKHAWKS d. 12. '60 CANADIENS 2-1

-Chicago keeps fighting for a spot in the elite 8.  6-2 winners in game one.  Marian Hossa with 2 goals, Bryan Bickell with a goal and 3 assists. Montreal came back to win game 2, 4-3 in OT. Dickie Moore with the winner 10 minutes in. Rocket Richard had 2 goals, Henri Richard had a goal and 3 assists. Chicago wins game 3 in OT, 5-4.  Jonathan Toews with the tying goal with 5 minutes left in regulation and the series clinching goal 10 minutes into OT.  

4. '40 RANGERS d. 13. '00 DEVILS 2-1

-The oldest team in the field heads to round two. 3-1 win in game one. 19 saves for Dave Kerr. Martin Brodeur comes back with a game 2 1-0 shutout to keep the Devils alive.  26 saves, Kerr had 36 in the loss.  Every goal in game 3 was scored in the final period, 3-1 Rangers. Neil Colville with two of those goals and an assist on a third.  

6. '88 OILERS d. 11. '58 CANADIENS 2-0

-The Final chance for an Edmonton team to make the elite 8.  7-2 winners in game one. Craig Simpson had 4 goals, Wayne Gretzky four assists.  5-3 Oilers in game 2.  Grant Fuhr stopped 43 shots.  

14. '15 BLACKHAWKS d. '75 FLYERS 2-1

-3 very tight games and a second Chicago squad reaches round 2 in the final region. Chicago takes game one, 2-1 in OT, Marian Hossa scoring a minute into the extra period.  Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots.  Flyers 2-0 shutout in game 2. Bernie Parent with 22 saves.  Another Blackhawk OT win ends the series, 3-2. Jonathan Toews tied the game with barely a minute to play and 7 and a half minutes into the extra period, Duncan Keith sent the last Flyer squad remaining home.  

7. '99 STARS d. 10. '15 RED WINGS 2-1

Dallas drops game one but recovers to take the series. 4-2 Wings in game one, 37 saves for Terry Sawchuk. Dallas comes back in game 2, 4-1. 29 saves for Ed Belfour.  Finally - game 3, a 1-0 shutout to send Dallas to round 2. 32 saves for Belfour, 38 for Sawchuk in the loss, Tony Hrkac with the game's lone goal.  

2. '73 CANADIENS d. 15. '71 BRUINS 2-1

-Montreal claims the final slot in round 2.  Habs take game 1, 4-3. 2 goals and an assist for Jacques Lemaire. Boston wins 6-4 to even the series, 2 goals for Phil Esposito. Last first round game of the first round goes to the Canadiens, 2-1. 35 Ken Dryden saves. 

ROUND TWO

8. '83 Islanders v. 16. '74 Bruins

4. '40 Rangers v. 5. '13 Blackhawks

6. '88 Oilers v. 14. '15 Blackhawks

2. '73 Canadiens v. 7. '99 Stars

8. '83 ISLANDERS d. 16. '74 BRUINS 2-1

-Home teams win all 3 games and the Islanders reach yet another sweet 16. 4-3 New York in game 1, Mike Bossy with a game winning goal with 5 minutes left in regulation. Boston blows the Islanders out 10-3 in game two. 4 goals for Phil Esposito, 3 goals and 2 assists for Ken Hodge. One game for the series - and again, the Islanders win by a goal, 5-4 in OT. Bossy scored with just 30 seconds left in regulation to force OT and Denis Potvin won the series 5 minutes into the extra session. 2 goal game for Bryan Trottier.

5. '13 BLACKHAWKS d. 4. '40 RANGERS 2-0

-Chicago sweeps into the sweet 16. 2-1 Chicago in game 1, 24 saves for Corey Crawford. Crawford then shuts out the Rangers in game 2, 2-0 to end the series. 25 saves.

14. '15 BLACKHAWKS d. 6. 88 OILERS 2-1

-Back to back series wins for Chicago and Wayne Gretzky does not reach the elite 8.  5-1 Chicago in game 1, Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad with 2 goals each, Edmonton comes back with a 7-1 win in game 2. Craig Simpson with the Hat Trick, 4 assists for Gretzky.  Chicago wins game 3 4-1 to move on.  41 saves for Corey Crawford.

2. '73 CANADIENS d. '99 STARS 2-0

Montreal takes both games of the series and heads to another sweet 16. 4-2 Montreal. 2 assist game for Jacques Lemaire. 6-5 Montreal in OT wraps it up.  Pete Mahovlich with the game tying goal with 2 and a half left in regulation and 6 and half minutes into OT Yvan Cournoyer won it.  

SWEET 16

5. '13 Blackhawks v. 8. '83 Islanders

2. '73 Canadiens v. 14. '15 Blackhawks

8. '83 ISLANDERS d. 5. '13 BLACKHAWKS 2-1

The New York Islanders tie the Canadiens, their third team reaching the Elite 8.  Blackhawks win game one 5-2. Jonathan Toews with 2 goals, 2 assists. Islanders take game 2, 7-2. Clark Gilles and John Tonelli each with 2 goals. Islanders take game 3 and the series, 27 saves for Rollie Melanson. 

2. '73 CANADIENS d. 14. '15 BLACKHAWKS 2-1

-The Islanders and Canadiens have dominated this tournament - they'll meet in two elite 8 matchups.  5-1 Montreal in game one. Jacques Lemaire and Guy LaFleur with 2 goals each. Chicago then takes game 2, 2-1. 21 saves for Corey Crawford.  Ken Dryden shuts out the Blackhawks 2-0 in game 3 to win the series and end the regional round.  31 saves.

ELITE 8

1973 CANADIENS v. 1983 ISLANDERS.  

All Time 64 Team NHL Tournament-Region 3

Region 2

1. 1944 Montreal Canadiens            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Black Hawks 4-0)

2. 1989 Calgary Flames                    Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canadiens 4-2)

3. 1985 Edmonton Oilers                  Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flyers 4-1)

4. 1974 Philadelphia Flyers              Stanley Cup Champions (d. Bruins 4-2)

5. 2001 Colorado Avalanche             Stanley Cup Champions (d. Devils 4-3)

6. 1968 Montreal Canadiens            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Blues 4-0)

7. 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs           Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canadiens 4-1)

8. 1994 New York Rangers               Stanley Cup Champions (d. Canucks 4-3)

9. 2002 Detroit Red Wings                Stanley Cup Champions (d. Hurricanes 4-1)

10. 1956 Montreal Canadiens           Stanley Cup Champions (d. Red Wings 4-1)

11. 1970 Boston Bruins                      Stanley Cup Champions (d. Blues 4-0)

12. 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins           Stanley Cup Champions (d. Black Hawks 4-0)

13. 1966 Montreal Canadiens            Stanley Cup Champions (d. Red Wings 4-2)

14. 1997 Detroit Red Wings               Stanley Cup Champions (d. Flyers 4-0)

15. 1979 New York Islanders             Patrick Champs (L Semis Rangers 4-2)

16. 2023 Boston Bruins                      Atlantic Champs (L 1st Rnd Panthers 4-3)

16. 2023 BRUINS d. 1. 1944 CANADIENS 2-1

They lost just 5 games in '44, but drop 2 in round 1 to a team 80 years from their future.  Montreal won game 1 5-2. Ray Getliffe had 2 goals. Boston had to win the next two games in Montreal to advance and they do.  They take game 2 6-3. Hampus Lindholm busted the +/1 high for the tournament with 5, he had a goal and a tournament high 5 assists.  Game 3 was a 2-1 OT win for the Bruins. Boston led 1-0 most of the game, Toe Blake scored the tying goal with a little over a minute to play.  A minute into OT it was done, David Krejci with the game winner.  

8. '94 RANGERS d. 9. '02 RED WINGS 2-0

New York handles Detroit with 2 blow out wins.  6-2 in game one. Adam Graves with the game of the tournament - 5, count them, 5 goals.  Multiple Rangers with a +5 for the game. 5 goals!  I'm confident no one is scoring 6.  5 is the NHL postseason record for goals in a game, so this ties that mark.  Just an all timer.  And then New York wins game 2 7-1.  Mark Messier with 2 goals, 2 assists.  

5. '01 AVALANCHE d. '92 PENGUINS  2-0

Colorado sweeps into round 2.  5-3 game one win.  2 assists each for Ray Bourque and Joe Sakic. And then 6-3 in game 2. Peter Forsberg with 2 goals, 2 assists.  

4. '74 FLYERS d. 13 '66 CANADIENS 2-1

-Broad St Bullies head to round 2.  4-1 Flyers win in game 1 scoring the game's final 3 goals.  Gary Dornhoefer with a goal and 2 assists.  Canadiens take game 2 3-2 in OT.  Claude LaRose tied the game at 1 with 53 seconds left in regulation, and 10 minutes into OT Ralph Backstrom won it.  41 saves for Gump Worsley. Philly wins the series 4-3 in game 3. Flyers score 2 in the first, Canadiens come back with 3 in the second - and then the Flyers score 2 in the third to advance.  Bill Barber with the game winning goal and two assists. 

11. '70 BRUINS d. '68 CANADIENS 2-1

Boston beat Montreal in the first series of the region and they do it again here.  Habs take game 1 3-2. Yvan Cournoyer with 2 goals, Gerry Cheevers had 48 saves in the loss.  Boston wins game 2 5-3, breaking open a 3-3 tie with two late goals.  Bobby Orr with a goal and 3 assists.  Boston takes the decisive game 3-2, trailing 2-0 entering the final period but then scoring 3 goals in 10 minutes to advance.  John Bucyk has 2 goals - Gerry Cheevers sets a tournament high with 66 saves, that would be the 8th most saves in a game in NHL playoff history.

3. '85 OILERS d. 14. '97 RED WINGS 2-0

Edmonton heads to round 2.  6-5 win in game 1.  Wayne Gretzky with 2 goals and an assist, Paul Coffey with 4 assists.  7-3 Oilers win in game 2.  Gretzky with 4 goals and 2 assists. 3 assists for Jari Kurri.  

7. '51 MAPLE LEAFS d. 10. '56 CANADIENS 2-1

Battle of two Champs from the 50s. Toronto wins game 1, 4-2, Bill Juzda scoring two goals. Montreal forces a decisive game with a game 2 2-1 win. Bernie Geoffrion with 2 goals including the game winner. Toronto takes game 3 3-2. Jimmy Thomson with the game winning goal and an assist.  

15. '79 ISLANDERS d. 2. '89 FLAMES 2-0

The top two seeds in the region both get swept out of the first round, the Islanders pound the Flames in game 1, 9-2. Clark Gilles and Bryan Trottier both go +5, 2 goals and 3 assists for Gilles, 4 assists and a goal for Trottier, a Hat Trick for Mike Bossy.  And then a 5-4 OT game 2 win to end round one. Joe Nieuwendyk Hat Trick for the Flames, including a game tying goal late in regulation - but Bryan Tottier matches him with a Hat Trick of his own, capped with the series winner in OT. Trottier added 2 assists.

ROUND TWO

8. 1994 Rangers v. 16. 2023 Bruins

4. 1974 Flyers v. 5. 2001 Avalanche

3. 1985 Oilers v. 11. 1970 Bruins

7. 1951 Maple Leafs v. 15. 1979 Islanders

16. '23 BRUINS d. '94 RANGERS 2-0

-The 2023 Bruins got bounced in the first round but they reach the Sweet 16 with a sweep of the '94 Champs. 3-1 in game one. Charlie McAvoy with a goal and an assist. The Bruins then finished the series at home, 6-2. Patrice Bergeron with a goal and an assist.  

5. '01 AVALANCHE d. 4. '74 FLYERS 2-0

Colorado reaches the sweet 16.  Game 1 shutout, 3-0, Patrick Roy stopping all 29 Flyers shots.  Avalanche take game 2 4-3 in OT, Alex Tanguay scored 2, the second was the game winner.  

3. '85 OILERS d. '70 BRUINS 2-0

-Edmonton sets the tournament record with 15 goals scored in two games.  Game one was 8-7 in OT, Edmonton scored 4 third period goals to tie it up and then a Glenn Anderson OT goal sends the home crowd home happy. Anderson, Wayne Gretzky, Charlie Huddy all with 2 goals. John Bucyk with the Hat Trick in the loss.  And then 7-2 in game two to end the series.  46 saves for Grant Fuhr. Hat Trick for Jari Kurri. 2 goals and 3 assists for Gretzky.

15. '79 ISLANDERS d. 7. '51 MAPLE LEAFS 2-0

-All four second round series end in 2-0 sweeps.  6-3 Islanders in game 1. Bob Bourne with the Hat Trick. 4 assists for Bryan Trottier.  Islanders finish it off 3-1 in game 2.  23 saves for Glenn Resch.  

SWEET 16

5. '01 Avalanche v. 16. '23 Bruins

3. '85 Oilers v. 15. '79 Islanders

5. '01 AVALANCHE d. 16. '23 BRUINS  2-0.  

-Colorado is into the Elite 8.  Game one featured the first 1-0 shutout of the tournament. Patrick Roy stopped all 29 Bruins shots on goal. 3-2 Avalanche in game 2.  OT win in this one, Milan Hejduk 90 seconds into OT with the game winner. 

15. '79 ISLANDERS d. 3. '85 OILERS 2-1

-Sweeps in every series - except for the last one of the region, the 15th seeded Islanders earning a spot in the Elite 8.  7-4 Islanders in game one, 4 third period goals for the Islanders, Hat Trick for Mike Bossy, 3 assists for Bryan Trottier. Edmonton came back with a 10-9 OT win in a wild game two, the teams combining for 7 third period goals before Wayne Gretzky ended it 11 minutes into OT, Gretzky's 5th goal of the night.  Mark Messier had 2 goals and 4 assists. Clark Gilles had 2 goals and 5 assists for the Islanders.  So, it came down to game 3, the Islanders winning 8-5.  Mike Bossy with another hat trick. 2 goals for Gretzky in the loss.  

ELITE 8

2001 AVALANCHE V. 1979 ISLANDERS