1977 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1976-77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. Eighteen teams each played 80 games. Not since the Ottawa Senators had relocated in 1934, becoming the St. Louis Eagles, had an NHL team moved. This year saw not one, but two teams relocate. The Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies and the California Golden Seals moved to Cleveland, Ohio and became the Cleveland Barons. The instability along with the poor performances of the Washington Capitals and the Scouts since the 1974 expansion caused the league to shelve an expansion to Denver and Seattle proposed for this season.
The Montreal Canadiens once again dominated the Stanley Cup playoffs as for the second straight year, they swept their opponent four games to none in the final series for the Cup.
===Final Standings===
====Prince of Wales Conference====
====Clarence Campbell Conference====
==Stanley Cup Playoffs==
===Playoff Bracket===
===Preliminary Round===
====(1) New York Islanders vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks====
====(2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Minnesota North Stars====
====(3) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) Atlanta Flames====
====(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs====
===Quarterfinals===
====(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) St. Louis Blues====
====(2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs====
====(3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings====
====(4) New York Islanders vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres====
===Semifinals===
====(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders====
====(2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (3) Boston Bruins====
===Stanley Cup Finals===
The defending champion Montreal Canadiens took on the "Original Six" rival, the third-ranked Boston Bruins in the Finals. Both teams had swept a series and had lost only two games in the earlier rounds. The Canadiens swept the series in four games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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