1984 NHL Playoffs
Adams Division
Hartford holds the
Nordiques to just 1 goal in their 3 game sweep.
Montreal needs 2 overtime wins to get by the
Bruins in 4.
Wayne Gretzky would score in each game of the Adams division final, while
Mark Messier had 7 points in the series. The
Whalers offense was too much for
Montreal again.
Patrick Division
In the
Islanders first taste of real playoff pressure, they failed miserably, to playoff tested
Washington. The
Caps take out the President’s trophy winner in 4 games. After going down 2-0, the
Devils win 3 straight to eliminate the
Rangers. The top two Patrick Division teams are out. After taking out the first place team, the
Caps make easy work out of the
Devils.
Washington is the first 4th place team to play for in the conference finals…I think…
Norris Division
The
North Stars avoid another playoff disaster, at least for now, escaping the
Blackhawks in 5 games. The defending champs have an easy time with the
Leafs in round 1. In game three of the division final, the
North Stars scored 6 third period goals to win 10-7! The line of
Dave Taylor, Joel Otto and
Dino Ciccarelli combined for 17 points! That win helped
Minnesota take a hard fought, 7 game series against the champs. Is this finally
Minnesota’s year?
Smythe Division
The
Jets manage to win their first ever playoff game, but that’s all the success they get, losing the next 3 to the
Kings. The
Flames managed to disappoint again. Since winning the Cup 2 years ago, they haven’t won a playoff round, this year, losing to a
Canucks team that went 21 games under .500!! The
Canucks had nothing left against the
Kings.
LA is the much better team, and swept the
Canucks easily.
Wales Conference Final
This is a rematch of last years semi final series that saw
Washington go to their first cup finals.
Wayne Gretzky and company are healthy this year. The
Caps are one of the only teams that can come close to matching the
Whalers offense, but can they stop
Hartford from scoring?
Game one is a blowout in every sense of the word.
Randy Bucyk scores 3 minutes in for
Hartford. That got things started.
Wayne Gretzky scored with 18 seconds left in the first, which finished things.
Hartford got 3 more goals in there to lead and eventually win, 5-0.
Hartford also took 36 minutes in penalties compared to 4 for the
Caps. They dominated on the scoreboard and in the corners! In game two, the
Caps respond.
Michel Goulet scores 40 seconds in, which propels
Washington to a 3-0 first period lead. The 2nd period, belonged to
Wayne Gretzky. He scores 3 goals in 2:51, all even strength to single handidly tie the game. Before the period is over,
Jamie Macoun gives
Hartford the lead. After exchanging goals, the
Capitals pulled their goalie. With the extra man in the dying seconds,
Chuck Walters finds the tying goal on his stick with 30 seconds remaining, forcing overtime. The two teams play almost a complete extra period, but
Bobby Clarke ends it at the 18:59 mark. His first of the post season. 6-5
Hartford wins!
It took Gretzky under 3 minutes to score 3 times in game two!
Wayne Gretzky opens the scoring in game 3, and the
Whalers end the first period of game three with a 3-1 lead. It’s looking like
Washington can’t contain the
Whalers top line.
Bobby Clarke gets a shorthanded goal in the 2nd, while
Gretzky and
Messier each add one more in the third.
Hartford cruises to a 6-2 win. Game 4 sees the
Caps score the first two goals, but the period ends after
Hartford fights back to tie it.
Mark Messier and
Wayne Gretzky both score in the 2nd, while
Steve Thomas adds another. The 3 goal
Hartford lead was too much for the
Caps.
Hartford wins 7-4 and sweeps the series.
Campbell Conference Finals
Guy Lafleur gets the opening goal, and it’s followed by a
Stew Gavin marker, giving
LA a 2-0 first period lead. After
LA goes up 3-0,
Dino Ciccarelli scores 2, and
Lanny McDonald gets one, to tie the game. That comeback was impressive, but the
Kings respond with 3 goals in 1:27 during the third period. That barrage ended the game.
LA wins game one, 6-3.
Minnesota opens the scoring in game two, but
Serge Boisvert ties it before the end of the first. The two teams exchanged goals again in the 2nd. It was decided when
Kelly Miller scored late in the third, giving
LA a 3-2 win.
Miller with the winning goal of game two!
With
LA looking to make take a strangle hold on the series,
Guy Lafleur opens the scoring, while
Pekka Rautakallio scores twice before the first period ends. That 3 goal lead was enough to give the
Kings the game three win. 3-1
Kings. They lead the series 3-0. There is no scoring in game four until the midway point of the third.
Darryl Sittler gives
Minnesota the lead, but
Guy Lafleur ties it forcing overtime! In OT,
Darryl Sittler gets his 2nd, late in the frame, keeping the
North Stars alive. 2-1
Minnesota.
Lafleur has a goal in each game of the series so far!
LA decided to take game five off, but the
North Stars didn’t.
Lanny McDonald gets a hattrick.
Jiri Bubla finishes with 6 points. The
North Stars destroy the
Kings, 7-1! Do they have enough momentum to complete this comeback? No, no they don’t. No drama in game six. After no scoring in the first,
LA gets 4 goals in the 2nd. The 4-1 lead expands quickly in the third.
LA scores 3 times in the first 8 minutes. The
Kings win 8-2, taking the series in 6!
