In the first round, six of the eight series ended in a three game sweep. Calgary easily beat the Winnipeg Jets to earn a matchup against the Oilers, and the result was expected to be a foregone conclusion. Links: Craig MacTavish regrets not signing Jeff Petry long-term. The two teams went to overtime, and it didn't take long for the Canadiens to seal the victory when Brian Skrudland scored the fastest overtime goal in NHL history, only nine seconds into the extra frame. It is hardly the NHL playoffs without a series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins, two rivals who are destined to fight each other forever. Montreal had most recently won the Stanley Cup in 1979. Interestingly enough, the 1985 Calder Cup champion team also included current Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien. Brian Skrudland's game-winning goal in game two ended the shortest overtime in NHL playoff history, at a mere nine seconds. In game two Montreal's Brian Skrudland set an NHL and Stanley Cup Finals record for the quickest overtime goal in history, scoring just nine seconds into overtime to win the game for Montreal. Montreal Canadiens and canadiens.com are trademarks of the Montreal Canadiens. Draft profile: Ryan O’Rourke sets traps for opposing offences. [2], (A1) Quebec Nordiques vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers, (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A3) Boston Bruins, (P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P4) New York Rangers, (P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P3) New York Islanders, (N1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs, (N2) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N3) St. Louis Blues, (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Vancouver Canucks, (S2) Calgary Flames vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets, (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers, (P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P4) New York Rangers, (N3) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs, (S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S2) Calgary Flames, (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (P4) New York Rangers, (S2) Calgary Flames vs. (N3) St. Louis Blues, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1986_Stanley_Cup_playoffs&oldid=971981906, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 13:51. 2020 Draft Profile: Dylan Holloway’s skill and size combination will see him taken in the first round. This was the last time to date that all active Canadian teams have qualified in the same season. Patrick Roy was lights out with a 0.924 save percentage, including a 44-save performance in Game three, in which Claude Lemieux scored another game winner in overtime. It was an unexpected win, as … All Rights Reserved. The upstart Whalers pushed the eventual Stanley Cup Champions to the limit before falling.