Combined Wins

[Al Bundy*]

Can you guys recall instances when two teams who combined for at least 100 wins met in ANY playoff series?

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[Kyle McMahon]

That happened a number of times in the later 70's when the Flyers, Bruins, and Habs were consistently racking up 50+ wins and meeting each other in the final or semi-final. You can even throw Buffalo into that the mix as well, they were usually good for 45+ wins. Montreal (59) and Boston (51) met in the 1978 Final, their combined 110 wins is the highest combined total I've come across.

More recently, the 1996 Red Wings (62) and Avalanche (47) combined for 109 wins. In the 2001 Final, Colorado (52) and New Jersey (48) combined for 100 wins, and I think that was the last time it happened before the shootout was implimented. Now that every game yields a winner, this has become more common. In 2006 Buffalo and their 52 wins played both Ottawa and Carolina, who also both had 52. It even nearly happened in the first round between Detroit (58) and Edmonton (41), a 99-win combo.

 

[Big Phil]

Oh yeah the best one was Montreal and Calgary in '89. Montreal had 53 wins while Calgary had 54. The funny thing about that season was that Calgary had 117 points while Montreal had 115. The next closest was Washington with 92.

 

[Al Bundy*]

Another one:

Last year, the Sharks and Predators each had 51 wins when they met in the first round.

 

[Sensfanman]

Happened just last year, Sabres (53) and Sens (48) in the ECF; combines for 101 wins, Sens won the series 4-1. The end lol.

 

[arrbez]

Just wait till the Red Wings (~70 wins) meet the Leafs (~30 wins) in the finals this year. It'll be magic.

 

[Al Bundy*]

Just wait till the Red Wings (~70 wins) meet the Leafs (~30 wins) in the finals this year. It'll be magic.

Red Wings in the Finals? Highly likely.

Leafs? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!