1986 Stanley Cup Finals

1986 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams12*345Games
Montreal Canadiens 235144
Calgary Flames  5 2 30 3 1

* overtime periods

Location:Calgary, AB (Olympic Saddledome) (1,2,5)
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Montreal: Jean Perron
Calgary: Bob Johnson
Captains:Montreal: Bob Gainey
Calgary: Lanny McDonald,
Jim Peplinski and
Doug Risebrough
Dates:May 16 – May 24
MVP:Patrick Roy
Series-winning
goal:
Bobby Smith (10:30, third)
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The 1986 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Calgary Flames in their first Final appearance and the Montreal Canadiens in their 32nd. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their twenty-third Stanley Cup, and their seventeenth in their last eighteen Finals appearances dating back to 1956.

It was the first all-Canadian finals since Montreal lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, the last year of the Original Six era. This would be the fourth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Edmonton Oilers appeared in six, the Flames in two), and the third of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four, the Canadiens one). This was the only time between 1980 and 1988 that neither the Oilers nor the New York Islanders won the Stanley Cup.

Although this was the first ever postseason meeting between the two teams, it was not the first Montreal-Calgary Final. The first Final between teams from Montreal and Calgary took place in 1924 when the Canadiens defeated the Western Canada Hockey League champion Calgary Tigers. The Canadiens and Flames would get a rematch in 1989, with Calgary winning in six games.

Paths to the Final

Calgary defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3–0, the defending champion and in-province rival Edmonton Oilers 4–3, and the St. Louis Blues 4–3 to advance to the final.

Montreal defeated rival Boston Bruins 3–0, the Hartford Whalers 4–3, and the New York Rangers 4–1 to make it to the final.

The series

Brian Skrudland's game-winning goal in game two ended the shortest overtime in NHL playoff history, at a mere nine seconds. Montreal rookie goaltender Patrick Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
Fri, May 16 Montreal 2Calgary 5
Sun, May 18 Montreal 3 Calgary 2 OT
Tue, May 20 Calgary 3 Montreal 5
Thu, May 22 Calgary 0 Montreal 1
Sat, May 24 Montreal 4 Calgary 3

Montreal wins the series 4–1.

Quotations

From the faceoff, McPhee brings it in with Skrudland. HE SCORES!!

— Don Whitman calling Brian Skrudland's overtime goal in game two.

Montreal Canadiens – 1986 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


* won the Calder Cup as American Hockey League (AHL) Championship in 1985 with Sherbrooke Canadiens.

  Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

Riot

Some 5,000 jubilant Montreal fans celebrating the Canadiens' Stanley Cup win over the Calgary Flames rampaged through the city's downtown, causing over one million dollars worth of damage.[1]

See also

References

Preceded by
Edmonton Oilers
1985
Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions

1986
Succeeded by
Edmonton Oilers
1987

Notes

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