Every 1971-72 NHL playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Boston Bruins won the 1971-72 title from a regular season record of 54-13-11. 8 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | Boston Bruins | 4-1 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 5 to April 11, 1972 |
| Quarterfinals | New York Rangers | 4-2 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 5 to April 13, 1972 |
| Quarterfinals | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-0 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 5 to April 9, 1972 |
| Quarterfinals | St. Louis Blues | 4-3 in games | Minnesota North Stars | April 5 to April 16, 1972 |
| Semifinals | Boston Bruins | 4-0 in games | St. Louis Blues | April 18 to April 25, 1972 |
| Semifinals | New York Rangers | 4-0 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | April 16 to April 23, 1972 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Boston Bruins | 4-2 in games | New York Rangers | April 30 to May 11, 1972 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.