League Playoff Series
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League Playoff Series Table
Final |
4-2 |
Winnipeg Jets over Edmonton Oilers |
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Game 1 |
May 11 |
Winnipeg Jets |
3 |
Edmonton Oilers |
1 |
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Game 2 |
May 13 |
Winnipeg Jets |
3 |
Edmonton Oilers |
2 |
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Game 3 |
May 15 |
Edmonton Oilers |
8 |
Winnipeg Jets |
3 |
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Game 4 |
May 16 |
Edmonton Oilers |
2 |
Winnipeg Jets |
3 |
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Game 5 |
May 18 |
Winnipeg Jets |
2 |
Edmonton Oilers |
10 |
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Game 6 |
May 20 |
Edmonton Oilers |
3 |
Winnipeg Jets |
7 |
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Semi-Finals |
4-3 |
Edmonton Oilers over New England Whalers |
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Game 1 |
April 26 |
New England Whalers |
2 |
Edmonton Oilers |
6 |
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Game 2 |
April 27 |
New England Whalers |
5 |
Edmonton Oilers |
9 |
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Game 3 |
April 29 |
Edmonton Oilers |
1 |
New England Whalers |
4 |
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Game 4 |
May 1 |
Edmonton Oilers |
4 |
New England Whalers |
5 |
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Game 5 |
May 3 |
New England Whalers |
2 |
Edmonton Oilers |
5 |
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Game 6 |
May 6 |
Edmonton Oilers |
4 |
New England Whalers |
8 |
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Game 7 |
May 8 |
New England Whalers |
3 |
Edmonton Oilers |
6 |
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Semi-Finals |
4-0 |
Winnipeg Jets over Quebec Nordiques |
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Game 1 |
April 23 |
Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
Quebec Nordiques |
3 |
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Game 2 |
April 25 |
Winnipeg Jets |
9 |
Quebec Nordiques |
2 |
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Game 3 |
April 27 |
Quebec Nordiques |
5 |
Winnipeg Jets |
9 |
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Game 4 |
April 29 |
Quebec Nordiques |
2 |
Winnipeg Jets |
6 |
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Preliminary Round |
2-1 |
New England Whalers over Cincinnati Stingers |
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Game 1 |
April 21 |
Cincinnati Stingers |
3 |
New England Whalers |
5 |
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Game 2 |
April 22 |
New England Whalers |
3 |
Cincinnati Stingers |
6 |
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Game 3 |
April 24 |
Cincinnati Stingers |
1 |
New England Whalers |
2 |
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Team Statistics Table
Rk |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OW |
OL |
W-L% |
G |
GA |
DIFF |
1 | Winnipeg Jets | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 51 | 38 | 13 |
2 | Edmonton Oilers | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | 61 | 50 | 11 |
3 | New England Whalers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 39 | 45 | -6 |
4 | Cincinnati Stingers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
5 | Quebec Nordiques | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
| League Average | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | | | .500 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 0 |
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