Vancouver, despite having a losing record in the regular season, reached their first Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history.
[2][3] The Canucks had their best chance to win a game in the first one, as a Jim Nill short-handed marker gave them a 5–4 lead with only seven minutes to play in regulation time.
However, the Islanders tied it when Mike Bossy banged home a loose puck after goaltender Richard Brodeur had collided with his own defenceman, Harold Snepsts, while trying to smother it.
Mike Bossy scored seven goals in the four games, tying Jean Béliveau's record from 1956, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
After a minute of silence, music by Alan Hawkshaw began playing with an announcer saying "Please stand by, we're experiencing technical difficulties.
Note: Stan Smyl served as the Canucks acting team captain during the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs.
This time, they played the Edmonton Oilers and swept them to capture their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
The Canucks would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until 1994, when they were defeated by the Islanders’ crosstown rivals, the New York Rangers, in seven games.