· just now. Report Abuse. there are 7 games played in a playoff series, and the first team to win four of the 7 games wins the series and goes on to the next round.isabella · 7 years ago. Thumbs up.eport Abuse. In a hockey series such as the Boston Bruins VS the Montreal Canadians they're seven games and the team that wins four games moves on to the next series this continues until there's one team from each conference(Eastern conference VS Western Conference) this is for the Stanley Cup.