Wales Conference regular season champions – 129 points Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 113 points New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 111 points Philadelphia Flyers – 105 points (45 wins) Buffalo Sabres – 105 points (44 wins) Toronto Maple Leafs – 92 points Atlanta Flames – 87 points Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 83 points Detroit Red Wings – 78 points Los Angeles Kings – 77 points New York Rangers – 73 points Colorado Rockies – 59 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) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Colorado Rockies This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. It was the Rockies' only playoff appearance in their first eight seasons before moving to New Jersey in 1982 (including two years in Kansas City and six in Denver). (2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) New York Rangers This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. The only previous meeting was in the 1975 Preliminary Round, in which Toronto won the series 2–1. (4) Atlanta Flames vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings This was the first playoff series between these two teams; they would not meet again in Stanley Cup play until 2004, after the Flames had relocated to Calgary. (The Flames never won a playoff series while representing Atlanta, losing all six over an eight-year period.) For Detroit, it was their only playoff series win in the twenty years between 1967 and 1986. Quarterfinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Detroit Red Wings This was the 12th playoff series meeting between these two teams. Detroit led 7–4 in previous playoff meetings. Montreal won their most recent meeting in six games in the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals. Game 4 was the final playoff game at the Detroit Olympia. (2) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Chicago Black Hawks This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams. Boston won four of the previous five meetings. Chicago won their last series meeting 2–1 in the 1975 Preliminary Round. (3) New York Islanders vs. (6) Toronto Maple Leafs This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams. (4) Philadelphia