 The Oilers won the series 4–3, for their third Stanley Cup victory.This would be the fifth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two), and the fourth of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four times, the Montreal Canadiens once).For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers finished the regular season with the two best records in the NHL.