NHL playoffs team records - Names and numbers - Brief Article

Hockey Digest, May, 2002

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

Most Stanley Cup championships
  23 Montreal Canadiens
  13 Toronto Maple Leafs
   9 Detroit Red Wings

Most consecutive Stanley Cup championships
   5 Montreal Canadiens (1956-60)
   4 Montreal Canadiens (1976-79)
     New York Islanders (1980-83)

Most Finals series appearances
  32 Montreal Canadiens
  21 Toronto Maple Leafs
     Detroit Red Wings

Most consecutive Finals series appearances
  10 Montreal Canadiens (1951-60)
   5 Montreal Canadiens (1965-69)
     New York Islanders (1980-84)

Most years in playoffs
  72 Montreal Canadiens
  61 Toronto Maple Leafs
  59 Boston Bruins

Most consecutive playoff appearances
  29 Boston Bruins (1968-96)
  28 Chicago Blackhawks (1970-97)
  24 Montreal Canadiens (1971-94)
  22 St. Louis Blues (1980-2001)
  21 Montreal Canadiens (1949-69)

TEAM WINS

Most home wine, one team, one playoff year
  11 Edmonton Oilers, 1988
  10 Edmonton Oilers, 1985
     Montreal Canadiens, 1986
     Montreal Canadiens, 1993

Most road wins, one team, one playoff year
  10 New Jersey Devils, 1995
     New Jersey Devils, 2000
   8 New York Islanders, 1980
     Philadelphia Flyers, 1987
     Edmonton Oilers, 1990
     Pittsburgh Penguins, 1992
     Vancouver Canucks, 1994
     Colorado Avalanche, 1996
     Detroit Red Wings, 1998
     Colorado Avalanche, 1999
     New Jersey Devils, 2001

Most overtime wins, one team, one playoff year
  10 Montreal Canadiens, 1993
   6 New York Islanders, 1980
     Vancouver Canucks, 1994

TEAM LOSSES

Most losses, one team, one playoff year
  11 Philadelphia Flyers, 1987

Most home losses, one team, one playoff year
   6 Philadelphia Flyers, 1987
     Washington Capitals, 1998
     Colorado Avalanche, 1999
     New Jersey Devils, 2001

Most road losses, one team, one playoff year
   6 St. Louis Blues, 1968
     St. Louis Blues, 1970
     New York Islanders, 1984
     Los Angeles Kings, 1993

Most overtime losses, one team, one playoff year
   4 Montreal Canadiens, 1951
     St. Louis Blues, 1968
     Los Angeles Kings, 1991
     Los Angeles Kings, 1993
     Philadelphia Flyers, 1996

PLAYOFF WINNING STREAKS

Longest playoff winning streak
  14 Pittsburgh Penguins, 1992-93
  12 Edmonton Oilers, 1984-85

Most consecutive wins, one team, one playoff year
  11 Chicago Blackhawks, 1992
     Pittsburgh Penguins, 1992
     Montreal Canadiens, 1993

PLAYOFF LOSING STREAKS

Longest playoff losing streak
  16 Chicago Blackhawks, 1975-80
  14 Los Angeles Kings, 1993-2001
  12 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1979-83

MOST GOALS IN A SERIES, ONE TEAM

Most goals, one team, one playoff series
  44 Edmonton Oilers, 1985, 6 games vs. Chicago
  35 Edmonton Oilers, 1983, 5 games vs. Calgary
     Calgary Flames, 1995, 7 games vs. San Jose

Most goals, one team, two-game series
  11 Buffalo Sabres, 1977 vs. Minnesota
     Toronto Maple Leafs, 1978 vs. Los Angeles
  10 Boston Bruins, 1927 vs. Chicago

Most goals, one team, three-game series
  23 Chicago Blackhawks, 1985 vs. Detroit
  20 Minnesota North Stars, 1981 vs. Boston
     New York Islanders, 1981 vs. Toronto

Most goals, one team, four-game series
  28 Boston Bruins, 1972 vs. St. Louis

Most goals, one team, five-game series
  35 Edmonton Oilers, 1983 vs. Calgary
  32 Edmonton Oilers, 1987 vs. Los Angeles
  28 New York Rangers, 1979 vs. Philadelphia
  27 Philadelphia Flyers, 1980 vs. Minnesota
     Los Angeles Kings, 1982 vs. Edmonton

Most goals, one team, six-game series
  44 Edmonton Oilers, 1985 vs. Chicago
  33 Chicago Blackhawks, 1985 vs. Minnesota
     Montreal Canadiens, 1973 vs. Chicago
     Los Angeles Kings, 1993 vs. Calgary

Most goals, one team, seven-game series
  35 Calgary Flames, 1995 vs. San Jose
  33 Philadelphia Flyers, 1976 vs. Toronto
     Boston Bruins, 1983 vs. Buffalo
     Edmonton Oilers, 1984 vs. Calgary

FEWEST GOALS IN A SERIES, ONE TEAM

Fewest goals, one team, two-game series
   0 New York Americans, 1929 vs. N.Y. Rangers
     Chicago Blackhawks, 1935 vs. Montreal Maroons
     Montreal Maroons, 1937 vs. N.Y. Rangers
     New York Americans, 1939, vs. Toronto

Fewest goals, one team, three-game series
   1 Montreal Maroons, 1936 vs. Detroit

Fewest goals, one team four-game series
   2 Boston Bruins, 1935 vs. Toronto
     Montreal Canadiens, 1952 vs. Detroit

Fewest goals, one team, five-game series
   5 New York Rangers, 1928 vs. Montreal Maroons
     Boston Bruins, 1995 vs. New Jersey
     New Jersey Devils, 1997 vs. N.Y. Rangers

Fewest goals, one team, six-game series
   5 Boston Bruins, 1951 vs. Toronto

Fewest goals, one team, seven-game series
   9 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1945 vs. Detroit
     Detroit Red Wings, 1946 vs. Toronto

MOST GOALS IN A SERIES, BOTH TEAMS

Most goals, both teams, one playoff series
  69 Edmonton Oilers (44), Chicago Blackhawks
     (25), 1986, 6 games
  62 Chicago Blackhawks (33), Minnesota North
     Stars (29), 1985, 6 games
  61 Los Angeles Kings (33). Calgary Flames (28),
     1993, 6 games
     San Jose Sharks (35), Calgary Flames (26),
     1995, 7 games

OVERTIME

Shortest overtime
   9 seconds Montreal Canadiens over
             Calgary Flames, May 18,1986
  11 seconds New York Islanders over
             New York Rangers, April 11, 1975

Longest overtime
116 min., 30 sec. Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Maroons,
                  March 24,1936

Most overtime games, one series
   5 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, 1951
   4 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins, 1933
     Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers, 1939
     St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota North Stars, 1968
     Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues, 1999
     Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers, 2001