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In the National Hockey League (NHL), a playoff sweep consists of winning all games and losing none. Since 1939, when the NHL playoffs went to the best-of-seven format, there have been 20 sweeps in Stanley Cup Finals history.

List of sweeps

Year	Winning team	Coach	Result	Losing team	Coach	Ref.

Instances where sweeps were prevented

In the following cases, the team with a 3-0 series lead failed to complete the sweep. Only once has a team come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup.

Year and series	Series Winner	Series Loser	Note(s)
1942 Stanley Cup Finals	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	Only time in the Stanley Cup Finals.
1945 Stanley Cup Finals	Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit nearly got revenge on Toronto for a blown 3–0 lead three years previously.
2024 Stanley Cup Finals	Edmonton Oilers	Florida Panthers	Florida won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Edmonton forward and captain Connor McDavid became only the sixth player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy despite losing the Finals.

See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
  • List of NHL game sevens
  • List of Stanley Cup Finals overtime series winners

Others

• List of World Series sweeps
• List of teams that have overcome 3–0 series deficits

References

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