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
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