1982 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 7βMay 16, 1982 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New York Islanders |
Runner-up | Vancouver Canucks |
Semifinalists | |
β 1981 1983 β |
The 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 7, after the conclusion of the 1981β82 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 16 with the champion New York Islanders defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3β1 to win the Final series four games to none and win the Stanley Cup.
The first round of the 1982 playoffs saw three first-place teams (Edmonton, Minnesota, and Montreal) upset by fourth-place teams, a round which featured what is still the greatest comeback in NHL history: The Kings' 6β5 win over Edmonton in game three. After trailing 5β0 after two periods, the Kings scored five third period goalsβthree in the last 5:22, the final goal coming with only five seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles then scored on a face-off early in overtime, thus completing the "Miracle on Manchester".
The eventual champion New York Islanders nearly capitulated in the first round as well, losing games three and four of their first-round playoff series with Pittsburgh after crushing the Penguins in the first two games. In game five, the Islanders scored twice in the last five minutes to force overtime and then won the series on John Tonelli's goal 6:19 into the extra session. This served as a wake-up call for New York, who lost only two more games the rest of the way on their march to third straight Stanley Cup. Their Finals opponents, the Vancouver Canucks, finished the regular season with only 77 points, defeating three teams beneath them in the standings (Calgary 75, Los Angeles 63, and Chicago 72) in the much weaker Campbell Conference.
Playoff seeds
The 1982 playoffs used a new format. Four teams from each division would qualify for the playoffs, and played a best-of-five semifinal round followed by a best-of-seven series to determine the division playoff champions. The Adams and Patrick winners would meet in the Wales Conference Final, while the Norris and Smythe winners played in the Campbell Conference Final. The two Conference Champions played for the Stanley Cup. With the exception of extending the first round to a best-of-seven in 1987, this format remained in place through the 1993 playoffs.
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:
Prince of Wales Conference
Adams Division
- Montreal Canadiens, Adams Division champions β 109 points
- Boston Bruins β 96 points
- Buffalo Sabres β 93 points
- Quebec Nordiques β 82 points
Patrick Division
- New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions β 118 points
- New York Rangers β 92 points
- Philadelphia Flyers β 87 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins β 75 points
Clarence Campbell Conference
Norris Division
- Minnesota North Stars, Norris Division champions β 94 points
- Winnipeg Jets β 80 points
- St. Louis Blues β 72 points (32 wins)
- Chicago Black Hawks β 72 points (30 wins)
Smythe Division
- Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions β 111 points
- Vancouver Canucks β 77 points
- Calgary Flames β 75 points
- Los Angeles Kings β 63 points
Playoff bracket
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Montreal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Quebec | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Quebec | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Adams Division | ||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Quebec | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Prince of Wales Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P4 | Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Patrick Division | ||||||||||||||||||
P2 | NY Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | NY Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Philadelphia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Islanders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Vancouver | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Chicago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Norris Division | ||||||||||||||||||
N3 | St. Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Winnipeg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Clarence Campbell Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Vancouver | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Edmonton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Los Angeles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Los Angeles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Smythe Division | ||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Vancouver | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Vancouver | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Calgary | 0 |
Division Semifinals
Prince of Wales Conference
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques
April 7 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β5 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 8 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 1β2 | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 6β2 | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
April 13 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
Quebec won series 3β2 | |
(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres
April 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 1β3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 3β7 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 10 | Boston Bruins | 2β5 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
April 11 | Boston Bruins | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
Boston won series 3β1 | |
(P1) New York Islanders vs. (P4) Pittsburgh Penguins
John Tonelli scored the game-tying goal late in the third period and game-winning overtime goal in the decisive Game 5 to lift the Islanders over the Penguins.
April 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1β8 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2β7 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 10 | New York Islanders | 1β2 | OT | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
April 11 | New York Islanders | 2β5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
April 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3β4 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
New York won series 3β2 | |
(P2) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Philadelphia Flyers
April 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4β1 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3β7 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 10 | New York Rangers | 4β3 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum |
April 11 | New York Rangers | 7β5 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum |
New York won series 3β1 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference
(N1) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N4) Chicago Black Hawks
April 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β2 | OT | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
April 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β3 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
April 10 | Minnesota North Stars | 7β1 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 11 | Minnesota North Stars | 2β5 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
Chicago won series 3β1 | |
(N2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (N3) St. Louis Blues
April 7 | St. Louis Blues | 4β3 | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena |
April 8 | St. Louis Blues | 2β5 | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena |
April 10 | Winnipeg Jets | 3β6 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome |
April 11 | Winnipeg Jets | 2β8 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome |
St. Louis won series 3β1 | |
(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings
April 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 10β8 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | |||
Steve Bozek (1) β pp β 06:00 Jim Fox (1) β 14:09 Dave Taylor (1) β pp β 19:53 |
First period | 01:35 β Glenn Anderson (1) 06:16 β Tom Roulston (1) 06:36 β Risto Siltanen (1) 09:02 β Risto Siltanen (2) | ||||||
Doug Smith (1) β 03:11 Marcel Dionne (1) β pp β 09:17 Marcel Dionne (2) β pp β 14:17 Daryl Evans (1) β 15:00 Daryl Evans (2) β 19:36 |
Second period | 13:30 β sh β Charlie Huddy (1) 17:22 β Dave Lumley (1) | ||||||
Charlie Simmer (1) β 14:56 Bernie Nicholls (1) β en β 19:08 |
Third period | 10:20 β Wayne Gretzky (1) 12:20 β Matti Hagman (1) | ||||||
Mario Lessard 25 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 25 saves / 35 shots |
April 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 2β3 | OT | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 01:55 β Pat Hughes (1) | ||||||
Bernie Nicholls (2) β 05:33 Daryl Evans (3) β 15:07 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:06 β Jari Kurri (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 06:20 β Wayne Gretzky (2) | ||||||
Mario Lessard 42 saves / 45 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 33 saves / 35 shots |
April 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 5β6 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | ||
Mark Messier (1) β 10:39 Wayne Gretzky (3) β sh β 19:23 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Lee Fogolin (1) β sh β 00:43 Risto Siltanen (3) β 05:15 Wayne Gretzky (4) β pp β 14:02 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 02:46 β Jay Wells (1) 05:58 β pp β Doug Smith (2) 14:38 β Charlie Simmer (2) 15:59 β Mark Hardy (1) 19:55 β pp β Steve Bozek (2) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 02:35 β Daryl Evans (4) | ||||||
Grant Fuhr 45 saves / 51 shots | Goalie stats | Mario Lessard 30 saves / 35 shots |
April 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β2 | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | |||
Jari Kurri (2) β 10:18 | First period | 05:27 β pp β Marcel Dionne (3) | ||||||
Pat Hughes (2) β 11:40 Glenn Anderson (2) β 14:44 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 08:44 β Mike Murphy (1) | ||||||
Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Mario Lessard 18 saves / 21 shots |
April 13 | Los Angeles Kings | 7β4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | |||
Charlie Simmer (3) β 03:22 Charlie Simmer (4) β 06:06 Daryl Evans (5) β pp β 15:33 |
First period | 07:59 β pp β Wayne Gretzky (5) 19:25 β pp β Paul Coffey (1) | ||||||
Marcel Dionne (4) β 01:09 Bernie Nicholls (3) β pp β 06:09 Dan Bonar (1) β 15:15 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Dan Bonar (2) β 03:06 | Third period | 05:51 β Garry Unger (1) 14:24 β Dave Lumley (2) | ||||||
Mario Lessard 40 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 31 shots |
Los Angeles won series 3β2 | |
(S2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (S3) Calgary Flames
April 7 | Calgary Flames | 3β5 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
April 8 | Calgary Flames | 1β2 | OT | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
April 10 | Vancouver Canucks | 3β1 | Calgary Flames | Stampede Corral |
Vancouver won series 3β0 | |
Division Finals
Prince of Wales Conference
(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques
April 15 | Quebec Nordiques | 3β4 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 16 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β8 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 18 | Boston Bruins | 2β3 | OT | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
April 19 | Boston Bruins | 2β7 | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
April 21 | Quebec Nordiques | 4β3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 23 | Boston Bruins | 6β5 | OT | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
April 25 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
Quebec won series 4β3 | |
(P1) New York Islanders vs. (P2) New York Rangers
April 15 | New York Rangers | 5β4 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 16 | New York Rangers | 2β7 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 18 | New York Islanders | 4β3 | OT | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 19 | New York Islanders | 5β3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 21 | New York Rangers | 4β2 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 23 | New York Islanders | 5β3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
New York Islanders won series 4β2 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference
(N3) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Chicago Black Hawks
April 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5β4 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome |
April 16 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β3 | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome |
April 18 | St. Louis Blues | 5β6 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 19 | St. Louis Blues | 4β7 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 | OT | St. Louis Blues | Checkerdome |
April 23 | St. Louis Blues | 0β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
Chicago won series 4β2 | |
(S2) Vancouver Canucks vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings
April 15 | Los Angeles Kings | 2β3 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
April 16 | Los Angeles Kings | 3β2 | OT | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
April 18 | Vancouver Canucks | 4β3 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum |
April 19 | Vancouver Canucks | 5β4 | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum |
April 21 | Los Angeles Kings | 2β5 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
Vancouver won series 4β1 | |
Conference Finals
Prince of Wales Conference Final
(P1) New York Islanders vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques
April 27 | Quebec Nordiques | 1β4 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 29 | Quebec Nordiques | 2β5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
May 1 | New York Islanders | 5β4 | OT | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
May 4 | New York Islanders | 4β2 | Quebec Nordiques | Quebec Coliseum |
New York won series 4β0 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference Final
(N4) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (S2) Vancouver Canucks
April 27 | Vancouver Canucks | 2β1 | 2OT | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 29 | Vancouver Canucks | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
May 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β4 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
May 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β5 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
May 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 6β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium |
Vancouver won series 4β1 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
In the Stanley Cup Final, the Cinderella run of the Vancouver Canucks came to an end with a four-game sweep by the Islanders, winning their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
May 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 5β6 | OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
May 11 | Vancouver Canucks | 4β6 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
May 13 | New York Islanders | 3β0 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
May 16 | New York Islanders | 3β1 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum |
New York won series 4β0 | |
See also
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
Preceded by 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs |
Stanley Cup playoffs | Succeeded by 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs |