Stanley cup 1982

The playoffs concluded on May 16 with the champion New York Islanders defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3—1 to win the final series four games to none and win the Stanley Cup.

The team had battled through three playoff series for a spot in the Stanley Cup final for the first time in franchise history. But they had already lost two games to the New York Islanders. The team had beaten the Calgary Flames in the first round, the L. Kings in the second and the Chicago Blackhawks during the third. During Game 2 in the series against the Blackhawks, coach Roger Neilson had placed a white towel on a hockey stick and waved it a referee in apparent protest over a set of calls against the Canucks. The towel "became the rallying action that propelled the underdog team into [the] Stanley Cup final," recalled the Vancouver Sun in

Stanley cup 1982

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This Finals took place under a revised NHL divisional alignment and playoff structure, which de facto revived the "East vs.

The Islanders won the best-of-seven series, four games to none, to win their third consecutive and overall Stanley Cup championship. This was the first time that a U. The Canucks are also currently the first Stanley Cup finalist team without any Hall of Famers on their roster. This Finals took place under a revised NHL divisional alignment and playoff structure, which de facto revived the "East vs. West" format for the Finals that had been abandoned when the Western Hockey League folded in

The playoffs concluded on May 16 with the champion New York Islanders defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3—1 to win the final series four games to none and win the Stanley Cup. This was the first edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs conducted under a format that paired teams in each round with geographical regard to conferences. The first round of the 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' 6—5 win over Edmonton in game three. After trailing 5—0 after two periods, the Kings scored five third period goals—three in the last , 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.

Stanley cup 1982

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The Islanders won the best-of-seven series, four games to none, to win their third consecutive and overall Stanley Cup championship.

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