Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 4–May 19, 1984 |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | New York Islanders |
Final positions | |
Champions | Edmonton Oilers |
Runner-up | New York Islanders |
Tournament statistics | |
Scoring leader(s) | Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) (35 points) |
MVP | Mark Messier (Oilers) |
The 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 4, after the conclusion of the 1983–84 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 19 with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the four-time defending champion New York Islanders 5–2 to win the Stanley Cup Finals four games to one, the franchise's first Stanley Cup.