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.	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.	16	Chicago Blackhawks	9–7	Detroit Red Wings	2013
5.	15	New York Rangers	8–7	Montreal Canadiens	2014
6.	14	Toronto Maple Leafs	8–6	Boston Bruins	2013
7.	13	Montreal Canadiens	7–6	Toronto Maple Leafs	1979
8.	12	Detroit Red Wings	7–5	Montreal Canadiens	1978
8.	12*	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars	6–6	St. Louis Blues	2001
10.	11	Chicago Blackhawks	8–3	St. Louis Blues	2014
10.	11	Philadelphia Flyers	6–5	New York Rangers	2014
12.	10	Boston Bruins	7–3	New York Rangers	2013
13.	9	Philadelphia Flyers	6–3	Buffalo Sabres	2011
13.	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–3	Chicago Blackhawks	1995
13.	9	New York Rangers	5–4	Washington Capitals	2015
16.	8	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–1	Washington Capitals	2009
16.	8	Boston Bruins	6–2	Buffalo Sabres	2010
16.	8**	Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars	6–2	Edmonton Oilers	2003
16.	8	New York Islanders	5–3	New York Rangers	1994
16.	8	New York Rangers	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	1971
16.	8	Detroit Red Wings	4–4	Boston Bruins	2014

* 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