1980 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 16 qualifying teams were then seeded based on regular season points, with divisional rankings ignored.

This was a rematch of the previous year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which Boston won in a four-game sweep.

Chicago won the only previous meeting in five games in the 1973 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals.

With their victory in Game one, Chicago snapped a record 16-game losing streak in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This was a rematch of the previous year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, which New York won in five games.

Montreal won the only previous meeting in six games in the 1971 Stanley Cup Semifinals.

This was Montreal's first playoff series loss since losing to Buffalo in the 1975 Stanley Cup Semifinals.

New York won both previous meetings in consecutive years, the latter of which was a four-game sweep in the 1977 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals.

Ken Morrow became the first player in history to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the Stanley Cup in the same season.