Every 1976-77 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.
Montréal Canadiens won the 1976-77 title from a regular season record of 60-8-12. 12 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | New York Islanders | 2-0 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | April 5 to April 7, 1977 |
| Preliminary Round | Buffalo Sabres | 2-0 in games | Minnesota North Stars | April 5 to April 7, 1977 |
| Preliminary Round | Los Angeles Kings | 2-1 in games | Atlanta Flames | April 5 to April 9, 1977 |
| Preliminary Round | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-1 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 5 to April 9, 1977 |
| Quarterfinals | Montréal Canadiens | 4-0 in games | St. Louis Blues | April 11 to April 17, 1977 |
| Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-2 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 11 to April 21, 1977 |
| Quarterfinals | Boston Bruins | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Kings | April 11 to April 21, 1977 |
| Quarterfinals | New York Islanders | 4-0 in games | Buffalo Sabres | April 11 to April 17, 1977 |
| Semifinals | Montréal Canadiens | 4-2 in games | New York Islanders | April 23 to May 5, 1977 |
| Semifinals | Boston Bruins | 4-0 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | April 24 to May 1, 1977 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Montréal Canadiens | 4-0 in games | Boston Bruins | May 7 to May 14, 1977 |
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.