Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 112 points Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 106 points (49 wins) New York Islanders – 106 points (47 wins) Buffalo Sabres – 104 points Los Angeles Kings – 83 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 81 points (34 wins) Toronto Maple Leafs – 81 points (33 wins) Atlanta Flames – 80 points St. Louis Blues, Smythe Division champions – 73 points Minnesota North Stars – 64 points Chicago Black Hawks – 63 points Playoff bracket Division winners earned a bye to the Quarterfinals Teams were re-seeded based on regular season record after the Preliminary and Quarterfinal rounds Preliminary round (1) New York Islanders vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. (2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Minnesota North Stars This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. (3) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) Atlanta Flames This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Preliminary Round, in which Los Angeles won in a two-game sweep. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Preliminary Round, in which Toronto won the series 2–1. Quarterfinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) St. Louis Blues This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Montreal won both previous meetings in four-game sweeps in both the 1968 & 1969 Stanley Cup Finals. (2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won both previous meetings in the last two seasons. The latter of which Philadelphia won in seven games in last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. (3) Boston Bruins vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, in which Boston won in seven games. (4) New York Islanders vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, in which New York won in six games. Semifinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Islanders This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of