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∙ 11y agoThat has occurred 135 times since the 1926-27 season (when the NHL took sole proprietorship of the Stanley Cup) up through the 2009-10 season. 35 x Toronto Maple Leafs 26 x Montreal Canadiens 17 x Calgary Flames 15 x Vancouver Canucks 12 x Edmonton Oilers 10 x Winnipeg Jets (1) 7 x Ottawa Senators (2) 6 x Quebec Nordiques 6 x Montreal Maroons 1 x Ottawa Senators (1)
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16 total, 8 in each conference
16 total, 8 in each conference
16, 8 from east and 8 from west.
The NHL is divided into 2 conferences and then 3 divisions per conference. The teams with the most points in each division are seeded 1-3 and the next highest teams are seeded 4-8 for each conference. 16 teams make the playoffs and each round consists of a best of 7 series. Round 1 (quarterfinals): 16 teams (8 per conference). 1vs8, 2vs7, 3vs6, 4vs5. Seeds 1-4 have home ice advantage*. Round 2 (semifinals): 8 teams (4 per conference). After the first round, the teams are re-seeded so that the highest ranking team plays the lowest ranking team. i.e. If seeds 1, 2, 5, 6 won in round one, then the matchups would be 1vs6, and 2vs5, with the higher seeds having home ice advantage. Round 3 (conference finals): 4 teams. Same as round 2. Western winner is awarded the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and the Eastern winner is awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy. Round 4 (Stanley Cup finals): 2 teams. The winners from each conference play each other for the Stanley Cup, the oldest trophy in pro sports history. The team with the better regular season has home ice advantage. *home ice advantage means: Game 1: better team plays at home Game 2: better team plays at home Game 3: better team plays away Game 4: better team plays away Game 5: better team plays at home Game 6: better team plays away Game 7: better team plays at home
To make the nhl playoffs you have to be the top team in your division or in the top 5 teams in your conference besides the division champions. 8 teams are taken from each conference.