1980 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1979–80 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 24 when the New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 to win the Final series four games to two and win the Stanley Cup. It was the Islanders' first Stanley Cup win and was the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup wins.
Changes
With the league expansion from 17 to 21 teams, the playoffs were also expanded, from a 12-team tournament to a 16-team tournament. The sixteen teams were composed of the four divisional champions plus the top 12 finishers of the remaining 17 teams. The 16 qualifying teams were then seeded based on regular season points, with divisional rankings ignored. Division leaders no longer received first round byes. The teams were seeded 1 through 16, with the top team playing the 16th team in the first round, and so on. In subsequent rounds, matchups were similarly arranged, with the top remaining seed against the lowest remaining seed, and so on. The Preliminary Round was a best-of-five set.[1] The Atlanta Flames played their final playoff games in this postseason, and moved to Calgary soon after, the playoffs returned to Atlanta in 2007.
Playoff seeds
The sixteen teams that qualified for the playoffs are ranked 1–16 based on regular season points.
- Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 116 points
- Buffalo Sabres, Adams Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 110 points
- Montreal Canadiens, Norris Division champions – 107 points
- Boston Bruins – 105 points
- New York Islanders – 91 points
- Minnesota North Stars – 88 points
- Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 87 points
- New York Rangers – 86 points
- Atlanta Flames – 83 points
- St. Louis Blues – 80 points
- Toronto Maple Leafs – 75 points
- Los Angeles Kings – 74 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins – 73 points (30 wins)
- Hartford Whalers – 73 points (27 wins)
- Vancouver Canucks – 70 points
- Edmonton Oilers – 69 points
Playoff bracket
| Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Edmonton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NY Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Vancouver | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Montreal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Hartford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NY Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Los Angeles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Montreal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | St. Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NY Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Atlanta | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary Round
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (16) Edmonton Oilers
| April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | |||
| April 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | ||||
| April 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–2 | OT | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | |||
| Philadelphia won series 3–0 | |
(2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (15) Vancouver Canucks
| April 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–6 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 11 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–5 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| April 12 | Buffalo Sabres | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
| Buffalo won series 3–1 | |
(3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (14) Hartford Whalers
| April 8 | Hartford Whalers | 1–6 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| April 9 | Hartford Whalers | 4–8 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | |||
| Montreal won series 3–0 | |
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (13) Pittsburgh Penguins
| April 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Mark Johnson (1) – pp – 08:25 Gary McAdam (1) – 14:47 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Mark Johnson (2) – 03:10 Gregg Sheppard (1) – en – 19:24 |
Third period | 13:44 – pp – Terry O'Reilly (1) 18:47 – Craig MacTavish (1) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 36 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 18 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 01:42 – Rick Middleton (1) 10:38 – Don Marcotte (1) 11:41 – Brad Park (1) | ||||||
| Rod Schutt (1) – 12:16 | Third period | 11:15 – Wayne Cashman (1) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 38 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 16 saves / 17 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 13:28 – Ross Lonsberry (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 01:17 – Ross Lonsberry (2) 16:37 – Randy Carlyle (1) | ||||||
| Rick Middleton (2) – 03:48 | Third period | 13:51 – Rod Schutt (2) | ||||||
| Gerry Cheevers 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 19 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Boston Bruins | 8–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Peter McNab (1) – 05:13 Rick Middleton (3) – 06:42 Ray Bourque (1) – 13:26 Peter McNab (2) – pp – 16:00 Craig MacTavish (2) – 18:09 |
First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Bob Miller (1) – sh – 06:31 Dwight Foster (1) – sh – 10:08 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Dwight Foster 2 – 16:45 | Third period | 06:43 – pp – Rick Kehoe (1) 14:40 – pp – Ron Stackhouse (1) 14:47 – pp – Rick Kehoe (2) | ||||||
| Gerry Cheevers 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 21 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–6 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:49 – Peter McNab (3) 04:57 – Bob Miller (2) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 05:22 – Dwight Foster (3) 10:20 – pp – Wayne Cashman (2) | ||||||
| Bob Stewart (1) – 03:18 Nick Libett (1) – pp – 16:10 |
Third period | 06:25 – pp – Terry O'Reilly (2) 14:22 – Brad Park (2) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 24 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| Boston won series 3–2 | |
(5) New York Islanders vs. (12) Los Angeles Kings
| April 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 1–8 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 05:46 – Bryan Trottier (1) 18:07 – Wayne Merrick (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 04:30 – sh – Bryan Trottier (2) 10:19 – Mike Bossy (1) 11:29 – Bob Nystrom (1) 14:14 – Gord Lane (1) 19:20 – sh – Bryan Trottier (3) | ||||||
| Rob Palmer (1) – 19:20 | Third period | 02:15 – Stefan Persson (1) | ||||||
| Doug Keans 13 saves / 20 shots Mario Lessard 13 saves / 14 shots |
Goalie stats | Billy Smith 23 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 6–3 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Mike Murphy (1) – sh – 05:54 Dave Taylor (1) – 13:59 Glenn Goldup (1) – 15:21 Andre St. Laurent (1) – sh – 18:31 |
First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Dave Taylor (2) – 04:00 Steve Carlson (1) – 11:59 |
Second period | 15:49 – pp – Bob Bourne (1) 16:55 – John Tonelli (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 07:38 – Garry Howatt (1) | ||||||
| Mario Lessard 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Glenn Resch 9 saves / 13 shots Billy Smith 17 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | New York Islanders | 4–3 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | ||
| Bob Bourne (2) – pp – 03:47 | First period | 01:31 – Mark Hardy (1) 06:42 – pp – Charlie Sumner (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 10:47 – Charlie Simmer (2) | ||||||
| Clark Gillies (1) – 03:22 Butch Goring (1) – 06:34 |
Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Ken Morrow (1) – 06:55 | First overtime period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 20 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Mario Lessard 34 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | New York Islanders | 6–0 | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | |||
| Garry Howatt (2) – 15:05 | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Bob Bourne (3) – pp – 09:27 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Alex McKendry (1) – 01:46 John Tonelli (2) – 05:22 Butch Goring (2) – 06:17 Alex McKendry (2) – 10:15 |
Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 20 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Mario Lessard 26 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| New York won series 3–1 | |
(6) Minnesota North Stars vs. (11) Toronto Maple Leafs
| April 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–6 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–7 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| April 11 | Minnesota North Stars | 4–3 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |
| Minnesota won series 3–0 | |
(7) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (10) St. Louis Blues
With their victory in Game one, Chicago snapped a record 16-game losing streak in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
| April 8 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | OT | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:39 – Grant Mulvey (1) | ||||||
| Larry Patey (1) – 05:53 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Wayne Babych (1) – 14:42 | Third period | 14:10 – Ted Bulley (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | First overtime period | 12:34 – Doug Lecuyer (1) | ||||||
| Mike Liut 42 saves / 45 shots | Goalie stats | Tony Esposito 31 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | St. Louis Blues | 1–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 00:23 – Doug Wilson (1) 12:46 – pp – Ron Sedlbauer (1) | ||||||
| Perry Turnbull (1) – pp – 13:40 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 01:16 – pp – Tom Lysiak (1) 15:23 – Doug Wilson (2) 19:04 – Ted Bulley (2) | ||||||
| Mike Liut 31 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Tony Esposito 30 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome | Recap | |||
| Doug Lecuyer (2) – 03:46 | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Darryl Sutter (1) – pp – 03:29 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Troy Murray (1) – 14:57 Doug Lecuyer (3) – 16:35 |
Third period | 15:37 – Bernie Federko (1) | ||||||
| Tony Esposito 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Liut 25 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| Chicago won series 3–0 | |
(8) New York Rangers vs. (9) Atlanta Flames
| April 8 | Atlanta Flames | 1–2 | OT | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap |
| April 9 | Atlanta Flames | 1–5 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap |
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 2–4 | Atlanta Flames | Omni Coliseum | Recap |
| April 12 | New York Rangers | 5–2 | Atlanta Flames | Omni Coliseum | Recap |
| New York won series 3–1 | |
Quarterfinals
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) New York Rangers
| April 16 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| April 17 | New York Rangers | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| April 19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–0 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap |
| April 20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–4 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap |
| April 22 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| Philadelphia won series 4–1 | |
(2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Chicago Black Hawks
| April 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–5 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |
| April 17 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–6 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |
| April 19 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |
| April 20 | Buffalo Sabres | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |
| Buffalo won series 4–0 | |
(3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (6) Minnesota North Stars
| April 16 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
| April 17 | Minnesota North Stars | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
| April 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–0 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| April 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| April 22 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
| April 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| April 27 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap |
| Minnesota won series 4–3 | |
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) New York Islanders
| April 16 | New York Islanders | 2–1 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Garry Howatt (3) – 03:49 | Third period | 00:51 – Peter McNab (4) | ||||||
| Clark Gillies (2) – 01:02 | First overtime period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 22 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | New York Islanders | 5–4 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | ||
| Bryan Trottier (4) – 16:03 | First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| John Tonelli (3) – 10:40 Lorne Henning (1) – sh – 14:33 |
Second period | 01:33 – Rick Smith (1) 12:00 – Brad McCrimmon (1) 16:55 – Brad Park (3) | ||||||
| Bob Nystrom (2) – 11:06 | Third period | 10:51 – Bob Miller (3) | ||||||
| Bob Bourne (4) – 01:24 | First overtime period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 18 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| April 21 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| April 22 | New York Islanders | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 01:31 – Wayne Cashman (3) 03:28 – pp – Peter McNab (8) | ||||||
| Stefan Persson (2) – pp – 17:23 | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Duane Sutter (1) – 02:38 Clark Gillies (4) – 05:58 Denis Potvin (1) – 14:27 |
Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 22 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Gerry Cheevers 20 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| New York won series 4–1 | |
Semifinals
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (4) Minnesota North Stars
| April 29 | Minnesota North Stars | 6–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| May 1 | Minnesota North Stars | 0–7 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| May 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| May 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap |
| May 8 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–7 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| Philadelphia won series 4–1 | |
(2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (3) New York Islanders
| April 29 | New York Islanders | 4–1 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |
| May 1 | New York Islanders | 2–1 | 2OT | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |
| May 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–7 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| May 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 7–4 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| May 8 | New York Islanders | 0–2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap |
| May 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| New York won series 4–2 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1980 Stanley Cup Finals
Ken Morrow became the first player in history to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the Stanley Cup in the same season. Game six was the last NHL game to air on American network television for nearly ten years.[2]
| May 13 | New York Islanders | 4–3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | ||
| Mike Bossy (7) – pp – 12:02 | First period | 10:31 – Mel Bridgman (2) | ||||||
| Denis Potvin (2) – 02:20 | Second period | 17:08 – pp – Bobby Clarke (5) | ||||||
| Stefan Persson (3) – pp – 16:18 | Third period | 13:10 – Rick MacLeish (7) | ||||||
| Denis Potvin (3) – pp – 04:07 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Billy Smith 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Pete Peeters 32 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| May 15 | New York Islanders | 3–8 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| Butch Goring (5) – 03:23 | First period | 07:22 – pp – Paul Holmgren (7) 08:37 – Bob Kelly (1) 17:23 – Bobby Clarke (6) | ||||||
| Bryan Trottier (9) – pp – 03:28 | Second period | 01:06 – Bill Barber (12) 04:13 – pp – Paul Holmgren (8) 15:47 – pp – Brian Propp (3) | ||||||
| Butch Goring (6) – pp – 15:00 | Third period | 01:40 – Tom Gorence (3) 04:19 – Paul Holmgren (9) | ||||||
| Billy Smith 20 saves / 26 shots Chico Resch 3 saves / 5 shots |
Goalie stats | Pete Peeters 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| May 17 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–6 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 02:38 – sh – Lorne Henning (3) 07:43 – pp – Denis Potvin (4) 13:04 – pp – Bryan Trottier (10) 14:29 – pp – Mike Bossy (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:41 – pp – Clark Gillies (5) 17:25 – pp – Denis Potvin (5) | ||||||
| Bobby Clarke (7) – 09:48 Mike Busniuk (1) – 11:32 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Phil Myre 34 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Billy Smith 30 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| May 19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap |
| May 22 | New York Islanders | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap |
| May 24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–5 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum | Recap | ||
| Reggie Leach 7:21 | First period | Mike Bossy | ||||||
| Second period | Duane Sutter | |||||||
| Third period | ||||||||
| First overtime period | Bob Nystrom | |||||||
| Billy Smith | Goalie stats | Pete Peeters | ||||||
| New York won series 4–2 | |
See also
References
- ↑ McCarthy, p. 249
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time. Bolton, Ontario, Canada: Fenn Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
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