He became the first starting goaltender to win the NHL championship as a rookie since Patrick Roy in 1986.

The two teams then played a two game total goals series for the NHL championship.

Morrow also played for the New York Islanders, becoming the first player to win an Olympic gold medal and an NHL championship in one season.

After placing second in the league standings, the club upset first place Ottawa to win the NHL championship and face Vancouver in the final.

The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976-77, taking the NHL championship.

The loss denied New York the distinction of having both NBA and NHL championships in the same year.

The two halves format was abandoned the next year, and the top two teams faced off for the NHL championship in a two-game total goals series.

The St. Patricks would win the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup.

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres to win their first NHL championship.

These are the only two times the NHL championship has gone to overtime of game seven.