This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. The Canadiens had not won a Stanley Cup since 1986. This was the thirty-fourth and most recent Finals appearance for Montreal, while Los Angeles made their first ever appearance in the Finals. This was Wayne Gretzky's only appearance in the Finals with the Kings, and the last in his career. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoffs' MVP.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Los Angeles | 4 | Montreal | 1 | |
| June 3 | Los Angeles | 2 | Montreal | 3 | (OT) |
| June 5 | Montreal | 4 | Los Angeles | 3 | (OT) |
| June 7 | Montreal | 3 | Los Angeles | 2 | (OT) |
| June 9 | Los Angeles | 1 | Montreal | 4 |
| June 1 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Luc Robitaille (7) – pp – 03:03 | First period | 18:09 – Ed Ronan (2) | ||||||
| Luc Robitaille (8) – pp – 17:41 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jari Kurri (9) – 01:51 Wayne Gretzky (14) – 18:04 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 31 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 34 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| June 3 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 18:31 – Eric Desjardins (2) | ||||||
| Dave Taylor (3) – sh – 05:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pat Conacher (6) – 08:32 | Third period | 18:47 – pp – Eric Desjardins (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 00:51 – Eric Desjardins (4) | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 38 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| June 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | ||
| Brian Bellows (6) – pp – 10:26 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gilbert Dionne (6) – 02:41 Mathieu Schneider (1) – 03:02 |
Second period | 07:52 – Luc Robitaille (9) 11:02 – Tony Granato (6) 17:07 – Wayne Gretzky (15) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John LeClair (3) – 00:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 32 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| June 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | ||
| Kirk Muller (9) – 10:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vincent Damphousse (11) – pp – 05:24 | Second period | 06:33 – Mike Donnelly (6) 19:55 – pp – Marty McSorley (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John LeClair (4) – 14:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 40 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 36 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| June 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:10 – Paul DiPietro (7) | ||||||
| Marty McSorley (4) – 02:40 | Second period | 03:51 – Kirk Muller (10) 11:31 – pp – Stephan Lebeau (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:06 – Paul DiPietro (8) | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 25 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 18 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–1 | |