List of the most frequent NHL playoff series

This is a list of the most frequent NHL playoff series in the National Hockey League's history.

Rank	Total	Team	Record	Team	Last occurrence
1.	33	Montreal Canadiens	24–9	Boston Bruins	2011
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	8–7	Detroit Red Wings	2009
6.	14	Montreal Canadiens	7–7	New York Rangers	1996
7.	13	Toronto Maple Leafs	8–5	Boston Bruins	1974
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	6–4	New York Rangers	1997
12.	9	Boston Bruins	6–3	New York Rangers	1973
12.	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–3	Chicago Blackhawks	1995
12.	9	Philadelphia Flyers	6–3	Buffalo Sabres	2011
15.	8**	Minnesota/Dallas (North) Stars	6–2	Edmonton Oilers	2003
15.	8	New York Islanders	5–3	New York Rangers	1994
15.	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–1	Washington Capitals	2009
15.	8	Boston Bruins	6–2	Buffalo Sabres	2010

* 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