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. For the complete list, see: List of NHL playoff series.

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)

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