Ended May 18, 1971
8 teams · 7 series · 43 games
1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Montréal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
Conn Smythe Trophy
Ken Dryden, Montréal
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Stanley Cup Final
CHI 3 MTL 4
MTL Montréal Canadiens Stanley Cup champions
Semifinal
Quarterfinal
The Final
Montréal def. Chicago 4–3| G1 | May4 | at Chicago | CHI 2–1 MTL 2OT | CHI 2–1 MTL 2OT | Chicago leads 1–0 · 2OT: Pappin | /games/1971-05-04/mtl-chi |
| G2 | May6 | at Chicago | CHI 5–3 MTL | CHI 5–3 MTL | Chicago leads 2–0 | /games/1971-05-06/mtl-chi |
| G3 | May9 | at Montréal | MTL 4–2 CHI | MTL 4–2 CHI | Chicago leads 2–1 | /games/1971-05-09/chi-mtl |
| G4 | May11 | at Montréal | MTL 5–2 CHI | MTL 5–2 CHI | Tied 2–2 | /games/1971-05-11/chi-mtl |
| G5 | May13 | at Chicago | CHI 2–0 MTL | CHI 2–0 MTL | Chicago leads 3–2 | /games/1971-05-13/mtl-chi |
| G6 | May16 | at Montréal | MTL 4–3 CHI | MTL 4–3 CHI | Tied 3–3 | /games/1971-05-16/chi-mtl |
| G7 | May18 | at Chicago | MTL 3–2 CHI | MTL 3–2 CHI | Montréal wins the Cup 4–3 | /games/1971-05-18/mtl-chi |
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