League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-2 New York Islanders over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 13 New York Islanders 4 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
Game 2 May 15 New York Islanders 3 Philadelphia Flyers 8
Game 3 May 17 Philadelphia Flyers 2 New York Islanders 6
Game 4 May 19 Philadelphia Flyers 2 New York Islanders 5
Game 5 May 22 New York Islanders 3 Philadelphia Flyers 6
Game 6 May 24 Philadelphia Flyers 4 New York Islanders 5 (OT)
 
Semi-Finals 4-2 New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 29 New York Islanders 4 Buffalo Sabres 1
Game 2 May 1 New York Islanders 2 Buffalo Sabres 1 (2OT)
Game 3 May 3 Buffalo Sabres 4 New York Islanders 7
Game 4 May 6 Buffalo Sabres 7 New York Islanders 4
Game 5 May 8 New York Islanders 0 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 6 May 10 Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 5
Semi-Finals 4-1 Philadelphia Flyers over Minnesota North Stars   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 29 Minnesota North Stars 6 Philadelphia Flyers 5
Game 2 May 1 Minnesota North Stars 0 Philadelphia Flyers 7
Game 3 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Minnesota North Stars 3
Game 4 May 6 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Minnesota North Stars 2
Game 5 May 8 Minnesota North Stars 3 Philadelphia Flyers 7
 
Quarter-Finals 4-1 New York Islanders over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 New York Islanders 2 Boston Bruins 1 (OT)
Game 2 April 17 New York Islanders 5 Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 19 Boston Bruins 3 New York Islanders 5
Game 4 April 21 Boston Bruins 4 New York Islanders 3 (OT)
Game 5 April 22 New York Islanders 4 Boston Bruins 2
Quarter-Finals 4-3 Minnesota North Stars over Montreal Canadiens   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Minnesota North Stars 3 Montreal Canadiens 0
Game 2 April 17 Minnesota North Stars 4 Montreal Canadiens 1
Game 3 April 19 Montreal Canadiens 5 Minnesota North Stars 0
Game 4 April 20 Montreal Canadiens 5 Minnesota North Stars 1
Game 5 April 22 Minnesota North Stars 2 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 6 April 24 Montreal Canadiens 2 Minnesota North Stars 5
Game 7 April 27 Minnesota North Stars 3 Montreal Canadiens 2
Quarter-Finals 4-0 Buffalo Sabres over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 0 Buffalo Sabres 5
Game 2 April 17 Chicago Black Hawks 4 Buffalo Sabres 6
Game 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 2 Chicago Black Hawks 1
Game 4 April 20 Buffalo Sabres 3 Chicago Black Hawks 2
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Philadelphia Flyers over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 16 New York Rangers 1 Philadelphia Flyers 2
Game 2 April 17 New York Rangers 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 3 April 19 Philadelphia Flyers 3 New York Rangers 0
Game 4 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 2 New York Rangers 4
Game 5 April 22 New York Rangers 1 Philadelphia Flyers 3
 
Preliminary Round 3-1 New York Rangers over Atlanta Flames   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Atlanta Flames 1 New York Rangers 2 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Atlanta Flames 1 New York Rangers 5
Game 3 April 11 New York Rangers 2 Atlanta Flames 4
Game 4 April 12 New York Rangers 5 Atlanta Flames 2
Preliminary Round 3-0 Chicago Black Hawks over St. Louis Blues   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 St. Louis Blues 2 Chicago Black Hawks 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 St. Louis Blues 1 Chicago Black Hawks 5
Game 3 April 11 Chicago Black Hawks 4 St. Louis Blues 1
Preliminary Round 3-0 Minnesota North Stars over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Minnesota North Stars 6
Game 2 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Minnesota North Stars 7
Game 3 April 11 Minnesota North Stars 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Preliminary Round 3-1 New York Islanders over Los Angeles Kings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Los Angeles Kings 1 New York Islanders 8
Game 2 April 9 Los Angeles Kings 6 New York Islanders 3
Game 3 April 11 New York Islanders 4 Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)
Game 4 April 12 New York Islanders 6 Los Angeles Kings 0
Preliminary Round 3-2 Boston Bruins over Pittsburgh Penguins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Boston Bruins 2
Game 2 April 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Boston Bruins 4
Game 3 April 12 Boston Bruins 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Game 4 April 13 Boston Bruins 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Game 5 April 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Boston Bruins 6
Preliminary Round 3-0 Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Hartford Whalers 1 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 2 April 9 Hartford Whalers 4 Montreal Canadiens 8
Game 3 April 11 Montreal Canadiens 4 Hartford Whalers 3 (OT)
Preliminary Round 3-1 Buffalo Sabres over Vancouver Canucks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Vancouver Canucks 1 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 2 April 9 Vancouver Canucks 0 Buffalo Sabres 6
Game 3 April 11 Buffalo Sabres 4 Vancouver Canucks 5
Game 4 April 12 Buffalo Sabres 3 Vancouver Canucks 1
Preliminary Round 3-0 Philadelphia Flyers over Edmonton Oilers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Edmonton Oilers 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)
Game 2 April 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 Philadelphia Flyers 5
Game 3 April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 (2OT)

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1New York Islanders21156061.714886622
2Philadelphia Flyers19136022.684785325
3Buffalo Sabres1495001.643483612
4Minnesota North Stars1587010.5334956-7
5Montreal Canadiens1064010.600392613
6New York Rangers945010.4442122-1
7Boston Bruins1046012.40035332
8Chicago Black Hawks734010.4291920-1
9Pittsburgh Penguins523000.4001421-7
10Vancouver Canucks413000.250715-8
11Los Angeles Kings413001.2501021-11
12Atlanta Flames413001.250814-6
13St. Louis Blues303001.000412-8
14Toronto Maple Leafs303001.000817-9
15Hartford Whalers303001.000818-10
16Edmonton Oilers303002.000612-6
League Average8.44.24.20.00.90.9.50027.627.60

Overtime Goals

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Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Bill Barber* • PHI 12
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 12
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 10
Bob Bourne • NYI 10
Paul Holmgren • PHI 10
Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 10
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Assists
1. Ken Linseman • PHI 18
2. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 17
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 13
Bob Dailey • PHI 13
Denis Potvin* • NYI 13
Bobby Smith • MNS 13
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Points
1. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 29
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 23
3. Ken Linseman • PHI 22
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 21
Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 21
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Goals Created
1. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 11.2
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 9.3
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 9.0
4. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 8.6
5. Paul Holmgren • PHI 8.4
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Plus/Minus
1. André Dupont • PHI 21
2. Mike Busniuk • PHI 17
3. Jimmy Watson • PHI 16
4. Paul Holmgren • PHI 15
5. Ken Linseman • PHI 13
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Penalties in Minutes
1. Gord Lane • NYI 85
2. Garry Howatt • NYI 84
3. Duane Sutter • NYI 74
4. Mel Bridgman • PHI 70
5. Terry O'Reilly • BOS 69
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Even Strength Goals
1. Bob Nystrom • NYI 9
2. Bill Barber* • PHI 8
Rick MacLeish • PHI 8
4. Paul Holmgren • PHI 7
Yvon Lambert • MTL 7
Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 7
John Tonelli • NYI 7
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Power Play Goals
1. Mike Bossy* • NYI 6
2. Bob Bourne • NYI 5
3. Danny Gare • BUF 4
Tom Lysiak • CBH 4
Stefan Persson • NYI 4
Denis Potvin* • NYI 4
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 4
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Short-Handed Goals
1. Bill Barber* • PHI 3
Lorne Henning • NYI 3
3. Bob Bourne • NYI 2
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 2
Tom Younghans • MNS 2
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Game-Winning Goals
1. Bill Barber* • PHI 4
2. Bob Nystrom • NYI 3
Steve Payne • MNS 3
4. Bobby Clarke* • PHI 2
Bob Dailey • PHI 2
Clark Gillies* • NYI 2
Al MacAdam • MNS 2
Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 2
Steve Shutt* • MTL 2
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 2
John Van Boxmeer • BUF 2
Behn Wilson • PHI 2
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Shots
1. Reggie Leach • PHI 85
Denis Potvin* • NYI 85
3. Bill Barber* • PHI 74
4. Bob Dailey • PHI 62
5. Bob Bourne • NYI 59
Bob Nystrom • NYI 59
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Shooting Percentage
1. Yvon Lambert • MTL 34.8
2. Tom Lysiak • CBH 25.0
3. Paul Holmgren • PHI 24.4
4. Steve Christoff • MNS 24.2
5. Doug Lecuyer • CBH 23.5
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Hat Tricks
1. Bill Barber* • PHI 1
Ron Duguay • NYR 1
Paul Holmgren • PHI 1
Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1
Steve Shutt* • MTL 1
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1
Goals Per Game
1. Yvon Lambert • MTL 0.80
Peter McNab • BOS 0.80
3. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 0.71
4. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.63
5. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.63
6. Steve Shutt* • MTL 0.60
7. Steve Christoff • MNS 0.57
Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.57
9. Ron Duguay • NYR 0.56
Paul Holmgren • PHI 0.56
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Assists Per Game
1. Doug Wilson* • CBH 1.14
2. Mario Tremblay • MTL 1.10
3. Ken Linseman • PHI 1.06
4. Rick Kehoe • PIT 1.00
5. Ray Bourque* • BOS 0.90
6. Bobby Smith • MNS 0.87
7. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.81
8. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.81
9. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 0.79
10. Pierre Larouche • MTL 0.78
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Points Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.50
2. Mike Bossy* • NYI 1.44
3. Doug Wilson* • CBH 1.43
4. Peter McNab • BOS 1.40
5. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 1.38
6. Ken Linseman • PHI 1.29
7. Yvon Lambert • MTL 1.20
8. Paul Holmgren • PHI 1.11
9. Bill Barber* • PHI 1.11
10. Ray Bourque* • BOS 1.10
Mario Tremblay • MTL 1.10
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Goals Created Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 0.62
2. Peter McNab • BOS 0.61
3. Mike Bossy* • NYI 0.56
4. Yvon Lambert • MTL 0.56
5. Bryan Trottier* • NYI 0.53
6. Bill Barber* • PHI 0.49
7. Paul Holmgren • PHI 0.47
8. Ken Linseman • PHI 0.43
9. Al MacAdam • MNS 0.43
10. Bobby Clarke* • PHI 0.41
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Games Played (Goalie)
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 20
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 13
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 11
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 10
5. John Davidson • NYR 9
6. Bob Sauvé • BUF 8
7. Gary Edwards • MNS 7
8. Don Edwards • BUF 6
Tony Esposito* • CBH 6
Phil Myre • PHI 6
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Wins
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 15
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 8
3. Bob Sauvé • BUF 6
4. Gilles Meloche • MNS 5
Phil Myre • PHI 5
6. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 4
John Davidson • NYR 4
Michel Larocque • MTL 4
9. Don Edwards • BUF 3
Gary Edwards • MNS 3
Tony Esposito* • CBH 3
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Losses
1. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 6
2. John Davidson • NYR 5
Pete Peeters • PHI 5
4. Gilles Meloche • MNS 4
Billy Smith* • NYI 4
6. Dan Bouchard • ATF 3
Gary Bromley • VAN 3
Don Edwards • BUF 3
Gary Edwards • MNS 3
Tony Esposito* • CBH 3
Denis Herron • MTL 3
Mike Liut • STL 3
Ron Low • EDM 3
Greg Millen • PIT 3
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Goals Against
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 54
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 37
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 34
4. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 32
5. Gary Edwards • MNS 22
6. John Davidson • NYR 21
Greg Millen • PIT 21
8. Don Edwards • BUF 17
Bob Sauvé • BUF 17
10. Phil Myre • PHI 16
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Shots Against
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 559
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 377
3. Gilles Meloche • MNS 295
4. John Davidson • NYR 288
5. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 255
6. Bob Sauvé • BUF 231
7. Phil Myre • PHI 201
8. Tony Esposito* • CBH 184
9. Gary Edwards • MNS 180
10. Don Edwards • BUF 170
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Saves
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 505
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 340
3. John Davidson • NYR 267
4. Gilles Meloche • MNS 261
5. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 223
6. Bob Sauvé • BUF 214
7. Phil Myre • PHI 185
8. Tony Esposito* • CBH 170
9. Gary Edwards • MNS 158
10. Don Edwards • BUF 153
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Save Percentage
1. John Davidson • NYR .927
2. Bob Sauvé • BUF .926
3. Tony Esposito* • CBH .924
4. Michel Larocque • MTL .923
5. Phil Myre • PHI .920
6. Billy Smith* • NYI .903
7. Pete Peeters • PHI .902
8. Don Edwards • BUF .900
9. Denis Herron • MTL .891
10. Gilles Meloche • MNS .885
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Goals Against Average
1. Bob Sauvé • BUF 2.04
2. Michel Larocque • MTL 2.20
3. Tony Esposito* • CBH 2.27
4. John Davidson • NYR 2.35
5. Phil Myre • PHI 2.50
6. Billy Smith* • NYI 2.70
7. Pete Peeters • PHI 2.79
8. Don Edwards • BUF 2.84
9. Glen Hanlon • VAN 3.00
10. Denis Herron • MTL 3.01
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Shutouts
1. Bob Sauvé • BUF 2
2. Don Edwards • BUF 1
Michel Larocque • MTL 1
Gilles Meloche • MNS 1
Phil Myre • PHI 1
Pete Peeters • PHI 1
Billy Smith* • NYI 1
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Minutes
1. Billy Smith* • NYI 1199
2. Pete Peeters • PHI 797
3. Gerry Cheevers* • BOS 617
4. Gilles Meloche • MNS 563
5. John Davidson • NYR 537
6. Bob Sauvé • BUF 499
7. Phil Myre • PHI 384
8. Tony Esposito* • CBH 370
9. Don Edwards • BUF 359
10. Gary Edwards • MNS 336
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