For Minnesota, it marked the club's first trip to the Final since joining the NHL in 1967-68.
The New York Islanders captured a second consecutive Stanley Cup, needing five games to defeat the Minnesota North Stars. Stanley Cup Final: Philadelphia Flyers (4-2) Preliminary Round: Los Angeles Kings (3-1) Stanley Cup-Winning Goal: Bob Nystrom (7:11, OT, Game 6) Video: 1980 Cup Final, Gm 6: Nystrom leads Isles to 1st CupĬonn Smythe Trophy Winner: Bryan Trottier Bryan Trottier, the only Islanders player to finish among the NHL's top 10 scorers that season, led all playoff performers with 12-17-29 and captured Conn Smythe Trophy honors.
Bob Nystrom, who had been with the team since its inception in 1972, scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime of Game 6.
A perennial contender, the Islanders advanced to the Final for the first time despite recording their lowest regular-season point total since 1974-75 (91).įacing their Patrick Division rival Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Final, a team that had finished 25 points ahead of them in the standings, the Islanders made a major breakthrough in Game 1, when captain Denis Potvin recorded the first overtime power-play goal in Stanley Cup Final history. In their eighth NHL season, the New York Islanders became the second expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.
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