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National Hockey League Playoffs
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1930-31 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 22-13-9 vs. Chicago Black Hawks 24-17-3
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 4-3 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 None
 Tie
 2-2
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Quarterfinal Series
Montreal Maroons 20-18-6 vs. New York Rangers 19-16-9
New York Rangers Win Series 8-1 Aggragate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Maroons
 5-1
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Maroons
 3-0
Semifinal Series
Chicago Black Hawks vs. New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 3-0 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 New York Rangers
 2-0
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 New York Rangers
 1-0
Semifinal Series
Boston Bruins 28-10-6 vs. Montreal Canadiens 26-10-8
Montreal Canadiens Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 Montreal Canadiens
 5-4 OT
Game 2
 Montreal Canadiens
 Boston Bruins
 1-0
Game 3
 Montreal Canadiens
 Boston Bruins
 4-3 OT
Game 4
 Boston Brins
 Montreal Canadiens
 3-1
Game 5
 Montreal Canadiens
 Boston Bruins
 3-2 OT
1930-31 Stanley Cup Finals
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Win Stanley Cup 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Canadiens
 Chicago Black Hawks
 2-1
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Canadiens
 2-1 2OT
Game 3
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Canadiens
 3-2 3OT
Game 4
 Montreal Canadiens
 Chicago Black Hawks
 4-2
Game 5
 Monteral Canadiens
 Chicago Black Hawks
 2-1

1931-32 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 23-18-7 vs. Chicago Black Hawks 18-19-11
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 6-2 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 1-0
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Chicago Black Hawks
 6-1
Quarterfinal Series
Montreal Maroons 19-22-7 vs. Detroit Falcons 18-20-10
Montreal Maroons Win Series 3-1 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 None
 Tie
 1-1
Game 2
 Montreal Maroons
 Detroit Falcons
 2-0
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Maroons
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 4-3 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 None
 Tie
 1-1
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Montreal Maroons
 3-2 OT
Semifinal Series
Montreal Canadiens 25-16-7 vs. New York Rangers 23-17-8
New York Rangers Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Canadiens
 New York Rangers
 4-3
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Canadiens
 4-3 3OT
Game 3
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Canadiens
 1-0
Game 4
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Canadiens
 5-2
1931-32 Stanley Cup Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Stanley Cup 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Rangers
 6-4
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Rangers
 6-2
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Rangers
 6-4

1932-33 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Detroit Red Wings 25-15-8 vs. Montreal Maroons 22-20-6
Detroit Red Wings Win Series 5-2 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Maroons
 2-0
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Maroons
 3-2
Quarterfinal Series
New York Rangers 23-17-8 vs. Montreal Canadiens 18-25-5
New York Rangers Win Series 8-5 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Canadiens
 5-2
Game 2
 None
 Tie
 3-3
Semifinal Series
Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers
New York Rangers Win Series 6-3 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Detroit Red Wings
 2-0
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Detroit Red Wings
 4-3
Semifinal Series
Boston Bruins 25-15-8 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 24-18-6
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 1-0 OT
Game 3
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Game 4
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 5-3
Game 5
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 1-0 6OT
1932-33 Stanley Cup Finals
New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers Win Stanley Cup 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 5-1
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Rangers
 3-2
Game 4
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 1-0 OT

1933-34 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Chicago Black Hawks 20-17-11 vs. Montreal Canadiens 22-20-6
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 4-3 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Canadiens
 3-2
Game 2
 None
 Tie
 1-1
Quarterfinal Series
New York Rangers 21-19-8 vs. Montreal Maroons 19-18-11
Montreal Maroons Win Series 2-1 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 None
 Tie
 0-0
Game 2
 Montreal Maroons
 New York Rangers
 2-1
Semifinal Series
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Maroons
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 6-2 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Maroons
 3-0
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Maroons
 3-2
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 26-13-9 vs. Detroit Red Wings 24-14-10
Detroit Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 6-2
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 3-1
Game 4
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 5-1
Game 5
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 1-0
1933-34 Stanley Cup Finals
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks Win Stanley Cup 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Detroit Red Wings
 2-1 2OT
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Detroit Red Wings
 4-1
Game 3
 Detroit Red Wings
 Chicago Black Hawks
 5-2
Game 4
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Detroit Red Wings
 2-0 2OT

1934-35 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Chicago Black Hawks 26-17-5 vs. Montreal Maroons 24-19-5
Montreal Maroons Win Series 1-0 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 None
 Tie
 0-0
Game 2
 Montreal Maroons
 Chicago Black Hawks
 1-0 OT
Quarterfinal Series
New York Rangers 22-20-6 vs. Montreal Canadiens 19-23-6
New York Rangers Win Series 6-5 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Canadiens
 2-1
Game 2
 None
 Tie
 4-4
Semifinal Series
Montreal Maroons vs. New York Rangers
Montreal Maroons Win Series 5-4 Aggreagte Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Maroons
 New York Rangers
 2-1
Game 2
 None
 Tie
 3-3
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 30-14-4 vs. Boston Bruins 26-16-6
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 1-0 2OT
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 2-0
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 3-0
Game 4
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 2-1
1934-35 Stanley Cup Finals
Montreal Maroons vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Maroons Win Stanley Cup 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Maroons
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-2 OT
Game 2
 Montreal Maroons
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 3
 Montreal Maroons
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 4-1

1935-36 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 23-19-6 vs. Boston Bruins 22-20-6
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 8-6 Aggregate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-0
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 8-3
Quarterfinal Series
Chicago Black Hawks 21-19-8 vs. New York Americans 16-25-7
New York Americans Win Series 7-5 Aggrgate Goals
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Americans
 Chicago Black Hawks
 3-0
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 New York Americans
 5-4
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Americans
 3-1
Game 2
 New York Americans
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 1-0
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Americans
 3-1
Semifinal Series
Detroit Red Wings 24-16-8 vs. Montreal Maroons 22-16-10
Detroit Red Wings Win Series 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Maroons
 1-0 6OT
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Maroons
 3-0
Game 3
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Maroons
 2-1
1935-36 Stanley Cup Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings Win Stanley Cup 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 9-4
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 4-3 OT
Game 4
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-2

1936-37 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 22-21-5 vs. New York Rangers 19-20-9
New York Rangers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-0
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Quarterfinal Series
Boston Bruins 23-18-7 vs. Montreal Maroons 22-17-9
Montreal Maroons Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Maroons
 Boston Bruins
 4-1
Game 2
 Boston Bruins
 Montreal Maroons
 4-0
Game 3
 Montreal Maroons
 Boston Bruins
 4-1
Semifinal Series
New York Rangers vs. Montreal Maroons
New York Rangers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Maroons
 1-0
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Montreal Maroons
 4-0
Semifinal Series
Detroit Red Wings 25-14-9 vs. Montreal Canadiens 24-18-6
Detroit Red Wings Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Canadiens
 4-0
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Canadiens
 5-1
Game 3
 Montreal Canadiens
 Detroit Red Wings
 3-1
Game 4
 Montreal Canadiens
 Detroit Red Wings
 3-1
Game 5
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Canadiens
 2-1 3OT
1936-37 Stanley Cup Finals
New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings Win Stanley Cup 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Detroit Red Wings
 5-1
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 New York Rangers
 4-2
Game 3
 New York Rangers
 Detroit Red Wings
 1-0
Game 4
 Detroit Red Wings
 New York Rangers
 1-0
Game 5
 Detroit Red Wings
 New York Rangers
 3-0

1937-38 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
New York Rangers 27-15-6 vs. New York Americans 19-18-11
New York Americans Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Americans
 New York Rangers
 2-1 2OT
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 New York Americans
 4-3
Game 3
 New York Americans
 New York Rangers
 3-2 4OT
Quarterfinal Series
Montreal Canadiens 18-17-13 vs. Chicago Black Hawks 14-25-9
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Canadiens
 Chicago Black Hawks
 6-4
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Canadiens
 4-0
Game 3
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Montreal Canadiens
 3-2 OT
Semifinal Series
New York Americans vs. Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Black Hawks Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Americans
 Chicago Black Hawks
 3-1
Game 2
 Chicago Black Hawks
 New York Americans
 1-0 OT
Game 3
 Chicago Black Hawks
 New York Americans
 3-2
Semifinal Series
Boston Bruins 30-11-7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 24-15-9
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 1-0 2OT
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 2-1
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 3-2 OT
1937-38 Stanley Cup Finals
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks Win Stanley Cup 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Chicago Black Hawks
 5-1
Game 3
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1
Game 4
 Chicago Black Hawks
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 4-1

1938-39 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 19-20-9 vs. New York Americans 17-21-10
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Americans
 4-0
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Americans
 2-0
Quarterfinal Series
Detroit Red Wings 18-24-6 vs. Montreal Canadiens 15-24-9
Detroit Red Wings Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Montreal Canadiens
 Detroit Red Wings
 2-0
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Canadiens
 7-3
Game 3
 Detroit Red Wings
 Montreal Canadiens
 1-0 OT
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 4-1
Game 2
 Detroit Red Wings
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 5-4 OT
Semifinal Series
Boston Bruins 36-10-2 vs. New York Rangers 26-16-6
Boston Bruins Win Series 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 2-1 4OT
Game 2
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 3-2 OT
Game 3
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 4-1
Game 4
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 2-1
Game 5
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 2-1 OT
Game 6
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 3-1
Game 7
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 2-1 3OT
1938-39 Stanley Cup Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins Win Stanley Cup 4-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Bruins
 3-2 OT
Game 3
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1
Game 4
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-0
Game 5
 Boston Bruins
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-1

1939-40 Playoffs
Quarterfinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs 25-17-6 vs. Chicago Black Hawks 23-19-6
Toronto Maple Leafs Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Chicago Black Hawks
 3-2 OT
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Chicago Black Hawks
 2-1
Quarterfinal Series
Detroit Red Wings 16-26-6 vs. New York Americans 15-29-4
Detroit Red Wings Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Red Wings
 New York Americans
 2-1 OT
Game 2
 New York Americans
 Detroit Red Wings
 5-4
Game 3
 Detroit Red Wings
 New York Americans
 3-1
Semifinal Series
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs Wins Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 2-1
Game 2
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Red Wings
 3-1
Semifinal Series
Boston Bruins 31-12-5 vs. New York Rangers 27-11-10
New York Rangers Win Series 4-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 4-0
Game 2
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 4-2
Game 3
 Boston Bruins
 New York Rangers
 4-3
Game 4
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 1-0
Game 5
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 1-0
Game 6
 New York Rangers
 Boston Bruins
 4-1
1939-40 Stanley Cup Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers
New York Rangers Win Stanley Cup 4-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Rangers
 Totonto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Game 2
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 6-2
Game 3
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Ranges
 2-1
Game 4
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 New York Rangers
 3-0
Game 5
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 2-1 OT
Game 6
 New York Rangers
 Toronto Maple Leafs
 3-2 OT