Minnesota defeated the Boston Bruins 3–0, the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 and the Calgary Flames 4–2 to advance to the Final.
Dino Ciccarelli of the North Stars set a rookie record (since tied by Ville Leino in 2010), scoring twenty-one points (14 goals and seven assists) during the year's playoffs.
However, USA's national coverage was blacked out in the New York metro and Minnesota area due to the local rights to their respective teams in that markets.
This time, they played the Vancouver Canucks and swept them to capture their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
The North Stars would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals again until 1991, when they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins, in six games.