Statistics

Below are the aggregate total sweeps recorded in our database. The data includes only NHL data for 7-game series. Since 1986-87, every playoff series is a 7-game series.

*Note: The 2005 season was not played due to a lockout.
*Note: The 2020 season had a special Seeding Round Robin that consisted of 5 game series to determine the seeding for the traditional First Round. This special round is not included below.

*Note: The High Seed is the team with Home Ice advantage.

For Seasons since 1939

NHL Playoff Series Sweep Data

	First Round	Second Round	Conference Finals	Stanley Cup Final
Total Series	272	212	160	82
Total Sweeps	36	42	26	20
Sweep Percentage	13.24%	19.81%	16.25%	24.39%
High Seeds
High Seed Sweeps	24	33	19	16
High Seed Sweep Percentage	8.82%	15.57%	11.88%	19.51%
Low Seeds
Low Seed Sweeps	12	9	7	4
Low Seed Sweep Percentage	4.41%	4.25%	4.38%	4.88%

Sweeps By NHL Team

Team	Total Sweeps	Total Times Swept
Anaheim Ducks	5	3
Arizona Coyotes	0	3
Boston Bruins	15	8
Buffalo Sabres	4	2
Calgary Flames	1	4
California Golden Seals	0	1
Carolina Hurricanes	1	3
Chicago Blackhawks	9	14
Colorado Avalanche	3	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1
Dallas Stars	2	2
Detroit Red Wings	14	8
Edmonton Oilers	7	4
Florida Panthers	0	2
Los Angeles Kings	1	6
Minnesota Wild	0	2
Montreal Canadiens	23	5
Nashville Predators	1	0
New Jersey Devils	3	0
New York Islanders	7	2
New York Rangers	3	6
Ottawa Senators	0	3
Philadelphia Flyers	3	6
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	4
San Jose Sharks	2	2
St. Louis Blues	5	9
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	9
Vancouver Canucks	1	4
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0
Washington Capitals	0	3
Winnipeg Jets	1	3

Each team includes the full history of the team including prior names. For example, Calgary Flames includes all sweeps as the Atlanta Flames.

Sweeps By Season

Season	First Round	Second Round	Conference Finals	Stanley Cup Final	Total Sweeps
1939	0	0	0	0	0
1940	0	0	0	0	0
1941	0	0	0	1	1
1942	0	0	0	0	0
1943	0	0	0	1	1
1944	0	0	0	1	1
1945	0	0	0	0	0
1946	0	0	1	0	1
1947	0	0	0	0	0
1948	0	0	0	1	1
1949	0	0	0	1	1
1950	0	0	0	0	0
1951	0	0	0	0	0
1952	0	0	1	1	2
1953	0	0	0	0	0
1954	0	0	1	0	1
1955	0	0	1	0	1
1956	0	0	0	0	0
1957	0	0	0	0	0
1958	0	0	1	0	1
1959	0	0	0	0	0
1960	0	0	1	1	2
1961	0	0	0	0	0
1962	0	0	0	0	0
1963	0	0	0	0	0
1964	0	0	0	0	0
1965	0	0	0	0	0
1966	0	0	1	0	1
1967	0	0	1	0	1
1968	0	1	0	1	2
1969	0	3	1	1	5
1970	0	2	1	1	4
1971	0	1	0	0	1
1972	0	1	2	0	3
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	2	0	0	2
1975	0	1	0	0	1
1976	0	1	0	1	2
1977	0	2	1	1	4
1978	0	1	1	0	2
1979	0	3	0	0	3
1980	0	1	0	0	1
1981	0	0	1	0	1
1982	0	0	1	1	2
1983	0	0	1	1	2
1984	0	0	1	0	1
1985	0	1	0	0	1
1986	0	0	0	0	0
1987	2	1	0	0	3
1988	0	1	0	1	2
1989	2	1	0	0	3
1990	0	1	1	0	2
1991	0	0	0	0	0
1992	0	2	2	1	5
1993	2	1	0	0	3
1994	2	0	0	0	2
1995	0	3	0	1	4
1996	1	0	0	1	2
1997	0	1	0	1	2
1998	1	1	0	1	3
1999	3	0	0	0	3
2000	2	0	0	0	2
2001	2	1	0	0	3
2002	0	0	0	0	0
2003	1	0	1	0	2
2004	0	1	0	0	1
2006	1	1	0	0	2
2007	1	0	0	0	1
2008	1	1	0	0	2
2009	3	0	1	0	4
2010	0	0	1	0	1
2011	1	2	0	0	3
2012	0	1	0	0	1
2013	1	0	1	0	2
2014	1	0	0	0	1
2015	1	1	0	0	2
2016	0	0	0	0	0
2017	2	0	0	0	2
2018	2	0	0	0	2
2019	2	1	1	0	4
2020	0	0	0	0	0
2021	2	1	0	0	3

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