The 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 10, after the conclusion of the 1984–85 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 30 with the champion Edmonton Oilers defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 8–3 to win the final series four games to one and win the Stanley Cup. Playoff seeds The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Prince of Wales Conference Adams Division Montreal Canadiens, Adams Division champions – 94 points Quebec Nordiques – 91 points Buffalo Sabres – 90 points Boston Bruins – 82 points Patrick Division Philadelphia Flyers, Patrick Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 113 points Washington Capitals – 101 points New York Islanders – 86 points New York Rangers – 62 points Clarence Campbell Conference Norris Division St. Louis Blues, Norris Division champions – 86 points Chicago Black Hawks – 83 points Detroit Red Wings – 66 points Minnesota North Stars – 62 points Smythe Division Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 109 points Winnipeg Jets – 96 points Calgary Flames – 94 points Los Angeles Kings – 82 points Playoff bracket Division Semifinals Prince of Wales Conference (A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Boston Bruins This was the 20th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 17–2 in previous playoff series meetings. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Semifinals, in which Montreal won in a three-game sweep. In the series finale, the Canadiens got the only goal when Mats Naslund scored with just 51 seconds remaining in regulation. Steve Penney stopped all 20 shots to register the shutout. (A2) Quebec Nordiques vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Semifinals, in which Quebec won in a three-game sweep. In the final game, Buffalo led 5–3 with just nine minutes remaining but allowed the Nordiques to score two goals in a span of 64 seconds to tie it at 12:06. The Nordiques' Brent Ashton then got the winner with only 69 seconds left. (P1) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (P4) New York Rangers This was the sixth playoff series between these two teams. New York won three of the previous five meetings. Their last meeting was won by New York in a three-game sweep in the 1983 Patrick Division Semifinals. (P2)