 This was the second and last Stanley Cup Finals to use the 2–3–2 format, long favored by Major League Baseball for its World Series and used from 1985 through 2013 for the NBA Finals.Since Edmonton went 6–0 at home during the 1984 and 1985 Finals, it was able to clinch in game five on home ice each time.Wayne Gretzky scored seven goals in the five games, tying the record set by Jean Béliveau of the Canadiens in and Mike Bossy of the Islanders in .