Nhl playoffs history. In the 1942 stanley cup finals the heavily favoured toronto maple leafs were facing an upset having fallen 30 in the seven game series to the. The leagues playoff system has changed over the years from the nhls inception in 1917 to when the nhl took over the cup in 1926 to the current setup today. The nhl champion proceeded to play the champs from other leagues for the stanley cup.
The nhls postseason is officially underway with the most unconventional stanley cup tournament in the trophys 127 year history. Historical stanley cup playoff data for 7 game series closeout games are ones where that team had a chance to end the series with a win. Nhl stanley cup playoffs historical data.
With five games staggered throughout saturday between the hub. Elimination games are ones where that team would lose the series with a loss. In the playoffs however the hawks upset the canadiens new york americans and the maple leafs to become the only team in nhl history to win the stanley cup despite a losing regular season record.
Bolded years indicate winsyears in italics indicate series in progress. By 1927 those other leagues had folded leaving the nhl champ the de facto stanley cup champ. From 1918 1926 the nhl champion was not necessarily the stanley cup champion.
This is a complete listing of national hockey league nhl playoff series grouped by franchiseseries featuring relocated teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Tables are sorted first by the number of series then the number of wins and then alphabetically.