jim jividen: Jul 21, 2025

All Time NHL Tournament- Final Four

Monday, July 21, 2025

We wrap it up here, final four and the final matchup. 7 game series, all neutral site games.

1982 ISLANDERS v. 1982 CANADIENS

Game 1: All neutral site games. Islanders take game 1, 2-1. Bryan Trottier scores 1, assists on the second.

Game 2: Islanders go up 2-0. 5-4 win. 2 goals for Bob Bourne.

Game 3: Islanders go up 3-0 and we are a game away from an all Islanders finals. Billy Smith stands on his head, 34 saves. Trottier with assists on all 3 goals.

Game 4: Montreal gets one. 6-4. Bob Gainey has a goal and 2 assists. 3 more asssits for Trottier in the loss.

Game 5: And it ends - Islanders win 5-3 which means we will have an all New York Islanders finals. A goal and 2 assists for Trottier and they gentleman's sweep their way to the finals.

1983 ISLANDERS v. 1979 ISLANDERS

Game 1: The '79 team takes game one, 6-5 in OT, Gary Howatt scores 16 minutes into OT. Mike Bossy scores twice for the '79 team and once for the '83 squad; Trottier scores two for the '83 teams and once for '79. Stefan Persson also scores for both sides.

Game 2: 7-4 win for '79, they go up 2-0. Bob Bourne scores twice for '79. Bossy with goals both ways.

Game 3: Another win for 1979, 5-2, they are a game away from facing the '82 squad in the finals. 4 goals for Bourne in the win.

Game 4: '83 hangs on with the 5-4 win. 2 goals for Clark Gilles - Trottier with the Hat Trick in the loss.

Game 5: '83 wins again, 4-3. Denis Potvin with a goal and two assists.

Game 6: It's all tied up. 1983 wins 4-3. 2 assists for Potvin. Trottier scores for both sides.

Game 7: 1979 moves on, 5-3. They won the first 3, lost the next 3 - but take game 7 to head to the finals. Clark Gilles with a goal and an assist.

FINALS

1982 ISLANDERS v. 1979 ISLANDERS

Game 1: 1979 opens with a 6-5 win. A goal and two assists for Trottier, he also had 2 assists the other way. Denis Potvin and Clark Gilles also scored for both sides.

Game 2: '79 wins again, 6-4, overcoming a 3-0 first period deficit. Hat Trick and an assist for Trottier, he also had an assist the other way. Gilles with a goal and an assist. Bossy has assists for both sides.

Game 3: 1979 wins 8-4 and is one game from the whole thing, they score 6 first period goals. 2 goals for Gilles (and 3 assists for the '82 team). 2 goals for Bossy and an assist for the other side. 4 assists for Trottier for the '79 team, one for the '82 team

Game 4: Its done. 1979 sweeps 1982 and wins the tournament. 5-3. 2 goals/2 assists for Trottier, the player of the tournament.

All Time 64 Team NHL Tournament-Elite 8.

Region 4

ELITE 8:

1977 CANADIENS v. 1982 CANADIENS

1978 CANADIENS v. 1982 ISLANDERS

2001 AVALANCHE V. 1979 ISLANDERS

1973 CANADIENS v. 1983 ISLANDERS.

1977 MONTREAL CANADIENS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Scotty Bowman

RW Guy Lafleur (25)

LW Steve Schutt (24)

C Doug Jarvis (21)

LW Bob Gainey (23)

D Serge Savard (31)

D Larry Robinson (25)

D Guy Lapointe (28)

C Jacques Lemaire (31)

G Ken Dryden (29)

1982 MONTREAL CANADIENS

ADAMS CHAMPS (L Div Semi Finals)

HC Bob Berry

LW Mark Napier (25)

C Doug Jarvis (26)

LW Bob Gainey (28)

C Keith Acton (23)

D Brian Engbloom (27)

D Larry Robinson (30)

RW Guy LaFleur (30)

D Rod Langway (24)

LW Steve Shutt (29)

G Rick Wamsley (22)

1978 MONTREAL CANADIENS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Scotty Bowman

RW Guy Lafleur (26)

LW Steve Schutt (25)

C Doug Jarvis (22)

LW Bob Gainey (24)

D Serge Savard (32)

D Larry Robinson (26)

D Guy Lapointe (29)

C Jacques Lemaire (32)

G Ken Dryden (30)

1982 NEW YORK ISLANDERS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Al Arbour

RW Mike Bossy (25)

C Bryan Trottier (25)

LW Clark Gilles (27)

LW John Tonelli (24)

D Denis Potvin (28)

D Ken Morrow (25)

G Billy Smith (31)

2001 COLORADO AVALANCHE

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Bob Hartley

C Joe Sakic (31)

LW Alex Tanguay (21)

RW Shjon Podein (31)

RW Milan Hejduk (24)

D Ray Bourque (40)

C Peter Forsberg (27)

D Rob Blake (31)

G Patrick Roy (35)

1979 NEW YORK ISLANDERS

PATRICK CHAMPS

HC Al Arbour

RW Mike Bossy (22)

C Bob Bourne (24)

RW Billy Harris (27)

D Stefan Persson (24)

C Bryan Trottier (22)

LW Clark Gilles (24)

D Denis Potvin (25)

G Glenn Resch (30)

G Billy Smith (28)

1973 MONTREAL CANADIENS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Scotty Bowman

LW Frank Mahovlich (35)

C Jacques Lemaire (27)

D Guy Lapointe (24)

D Serge Savard (27)

RW Yvan Cournoyer (29)

D Jacques Laperriere (31)

G Ken Dryden (25)

1983 NEW YORK ISLANDERS

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

HC Al Arbour

RW Mike Bossy (26)

C Bryan Trottier (26)

C Brent Sutter (20)

LW John Tonelli (25)

D Denis Potvin (29)

D Ken Morrow (26)

D Dave Langevin (28)

G Billy Smith (32)

G Roland Melanson (22)

1977 CANADIENS v. 1982 CANADIENS

Game 1: Best of 5 for the Elite 8, '77 takes game one, 3-2. Guy LaFleur and Jacques Lemaire with 2 assists for '77, Bob Gainey had an assist for both sides.

Game 2: '82 evens it up with the 4-3 win, Steve Shutt with 2 goals for '82 and an assist for '77.

Game 3: '82 takes the 2-1 lead, moving a game away from the final four. 3-1. Keith Acton with 2 assists for the winners.

Game 4: The 1982 Canadiens win 5-2, Berry beating Bowman, and they reach the final four. 4 third period goals for '82, 2 Mark Napier goals for '82. Rick Wamsley outduels Ken Dryden and the '82 Habs advance.

1978 CANADIENS v. 1982 ISLANDERS

Game 1: Road win for the Islanders, 5-4 in OT. Denis Potvin scoring 13 minutes into the extra session. 2 goals and an assist for Bryan Trottier.

Game 2: Montreal levels it, 6-3. Hat Trick for Larry Robinson along with 3 assists; he and Bill Nyrop were both +5. Bob Gainey had 2 goals

Game 3: Islanders win at home, 4-2. Goal and an assist for John Tonelli and Trottier.

Game 4: The Islanders end the series, 5-2, moving on to the final four to face the '82 Canadiens. 23 saves for Billy Smith

2001 AVALANCHE v. 1979 ISLANDERS

Game 1: Avalanche win the opener at home, 4-3 in OT. Greg de Vries tied it with under 5 to play in regulation; Joe Sakic wins it 11 minutes into OT. Alex Tanguay with a goal and 2 assists.

Game 2: Islanders wax them, 9-1. 2 goals each for Stefan Persson and Garry Howatt, 5 assists for Bryan Trottier.

Game 3: Another big Islanders win, 7-2, Patrick Roy gets pulled in both games 2 and 3. 2 goals/2 assists for both Trottier and Clark Gilles.

Game 4: The Islanders end it, moving their 2nd team into the Final Four, 5-2. 2 goals for Mike Bossy.

1973 CANADIENS v. 1983 ISLANDERS

Game 1: One final four spot left, Canadiens take game 1. 5-3, scoring 4 times in the third period. 2 goals for Jacques Lemaire, a goal and 2 assists for 36 year old Henri Richard.

Game 2: 4-3 OT win for the Habs, they move a game away from the final four. Chuck Lefley ending it 10 minutes into the extra session.

Game 3: Islanders stave off elimination with a 5-0 shutout. 2 goals for Clark Gilles, 26 saves for Rollie Melanson.

Game 4: We will see a game 5 back in Montreal, the home teams winning the first four games of the series. This one is 5-2 Islanders. A Hat Trick for Mike Bossy

Game 5: The New York Islanders win game 5, a second shutout for Rollie Melanson, 6-0 and that means 3 New York Islanders teams make up the final four. 2 goals, 2 assists for Bossy, 26 saves for Melanson

FINAL FOUR:

1982 ISLANDERS v. 1982 CANADIENS

1983 ISLANDERS v. 1979 ISLANDERS