1984 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1984 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Edmonton Oilers and the defending champion New York Islanders. Edmonton was making their second-ever Final appearance and for New York it was their fifth-straight Finals appearance, and had won the previous four. The Oilers would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their first Stanley Cup, and first for a former WHA team. It was also the fifth straight Final of post-1967 expansion teams. It was a rematch of the 1983 final and is the most recent time that the two teams from the previous Stanley Cup final series would face off in the next final series, prior to the 2009 Final.

Paths to the Final
Edmonton defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3–0, the Calgary Flames 4–3 and the Minnesota North Stars 4–0 to advance to the finals. New York defeated the New York Rangers 3-2, the Washington Capitals 4–1, and the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to make it to the finals.

The series
NOTE: The 1984 Stanley Cup Finals were played in a 2-3-2 format, which the NBA Finals and World Series uses, instead of the usual 2-2-1-1-1; however, the NHL would only use the format again the following season before going back to the 2-2-1-1-1 format for the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.

Grant Fuhr, in his first Finals game, shut out the Islanders in game one on Long Island, but the Islanders came back with a big 6-1 victory in game two. The series then shifted west for three games.

New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton wins the series 4–1.

Mark Messier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.