List of most common NHL playoff series

This is a list of the most frequent National Hockey League playoff series in league history.
Rank	Total	Team 	Record	Team 	Last occurrence
1. 	34 	Montreal Canadiens 	25–9 	Boston Bruins 	2014
2. 	23 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	12–11 	Detroit Red Wings 	1993
3. 	17 	Montreal Canadiens 	12–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1976
4. 	15 	Montreal Canadiens 	8–7 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1979
4. 	15 	Chicago Blackhawks 	9-6 	Detroit Red Wings 	2013
5. 	14 	Montreal Canadiens 	7-8 	New York Rangers 	2014
7. 	14 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	8-7 	Boston Bruins 	2013
8. 	12* 	Minnesota/Dallas (North) Stars	6–6 	St. Louis Blues 	2001
8. 	12 	Detroit Red Wings 	7–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	1978
10. 	10 	Chicago Blackhawks 	7–3 	St. Louis Blues 	2002
10. 	10 	Philadelphia Flyers 	6-5 	New York Rangers 	2014
12. 	9 	Boston Bruins 	7-3 	New York Rangers 	2013
12. 	9 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	6–3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1995
14. 	8** 	Minnesota/Dallas (North) Stars	6–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	2003
14. 	8 	New York Islanders 	5–3 	New York Rangers 	1994
14. 	8 	Philadelphia Flyers 	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	2006
14. 	8 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	7–1 	Washington Capitals	2009
:* Nine series between Minnesota-St. Louis (5–4 St. Louis), three between Dallas-St. Louis (2–1 Dallas)
:** Two series between Minnesota-Edmonton (both 1–1), six between Dallas-Edmonton (5–1 Dallas)
==See also==
*National Hockey League rivalries
==References==
* Most frequent playoff matchups
Category:National Hockey League lists