Year | Round | Series | Games covered | Play-by-play | Color commentators | 1980 | First round | Philadelphia-Edmonton | Games 1, 3 | Bob Cole (in Philadelphia) Don Wittman (in Edmonton) | Gary Dornhoefer (in Philadelphia) Gerry Pinder (in Edmonton) |
Buffalo-Vancouver | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman (in Buffalo) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) | Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo) Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) |
Montreal-Hartford | Games 1, 3 | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Boston-Pittsburgh | Game 5 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Minnesota-Toronto | Games 1, 3 | Bill Hewitt (in Minnesota) Bob Cole (in Toronto) | Howie Meeker and Brian McFarlane (in Minnesota) Gary Dornhoefer (in Toronto) |
Quarterfinals | Montreal-Minnesota | Games 1–7 | Danny Gallivan | Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Semifinals | Philadelphia-Minnesota | Games 4–5 | Dan Kelly (first half of Game 4) Jim Robson (second half of Game 4) Don Wittman (Game 5) | Gerry Pinder and Howie Meeker (Game 4) Dick Irvin Jr. (Game 5) |
Buffalo-New York Islanders | Games 1–3, 6 | Bob Cole Dan Kelly (2nd half of Game 6) | Gary Dornhoefer |
1981 | First round | New York Islanders-Toronto | Games 1–3 | Bill Hewitt (in New York) Bob Cole (in Toronto) | Howie Meeker and Brian McFarlane (in New York) Gary Dornhoefer and Chico Resch (in Toronto) |
Montreal-Edmonton | Games 1–3 | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Buffalo-Vancouver | Games 1–3 | Don Wittman (in Buffalo) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) | Gerry Pinder (in Buffalo) Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) |
Philadelphia-Quebec | Games 4–5 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Calgary-Chicago | Games 1–3 | Bob Cole (in Calgary) Don Wittman (in Chicago) | Gary Dornhoefer (in Calgary) Gerry Pinder (in Chicago) |
Quarterfinals | New York Islanders-Edmonton | Games 1–6 | Danny Gallivan (in New York) Don Wittman (in Edmonton) | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. (in New York) Gerry Pinder (in Edmonton) |
Philadelphia-Calgary | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Semifinals | Calgary-Minnesota | Games 1–6 | Jim Robson (in Calgary) Don Wittman (in Minnesota) | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. (in Calgary) Gerry Pinder (in Minnesota) |
1982 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Quebec | Games 1–5 | Danny Gallivan | Gary Dornhoefer (Games 1, 3–4) Bobby Hull (in Montreal) Dick Irvin Jr. (Games 2–5) |
Winnipeg-St. Louis | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Mickey Redmond |
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Don Cherry Gary Dornhoefer (Game 5) |
Vancouver-Calgary | Games 1–3 | Jim Robson (in Vancouver) Dave Hodge (in Calgary) | Howie Meeker |
Divisional finals | Boston-Quebec | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond Bobby Hull (in Quebec) Dick Irvin Jr. (in Boston) |
Vancouver-Los Angeles | Games 1–5 | Jim Robson (in Vancouver) Don Wittman (in Los Angeles) | Gary Dornhoefer Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) |
Conference finals | New York Islanders-Quebec | Games 1–4 | Bob Cole (in New York) Danny Gallivan (in Quebec) | Dick Irvin Jr. Mickey Redmond (in New York) Bobby Hull (in Quebec) |
Chicago-Vancouver | Games 1–5 | Don Wittman (in Chicago) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) | Gary Dornhoefer Howie Meeker (in Vancouver) Bobby Hull (Game 5) |
1983 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Buffalo | Games 1–3 | Danny Gallivan | Don Cherry and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Minnesota-Toronto | Games 1–4 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond |
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–3 | John Wells (in Edmonton) Don Wittman (in Winnipeg) | Gary Dornhoefer |
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman (in Calgary) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) | Howie Meeker |
Divisional finals | New York Islanders-New York Rangers | Game 6 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Don Cherry |
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–5 | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer |
Conference finals | Boston-New York Islanders | Games 2–3, 5–6 | Danny Gallivan | Dick Irvin Jr. |
Edmonton-Chicago | Games 1–4 | Jim Robson (in Edmonton) Bob Cole (in Chicago) | Gary Dornhoefer (in Edmonton) Mickey Redmond (in Chicago) |
1984 | Divisional semifinals | Boston-Montreal | Games 1–3 | Danny Gallivan | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. |
New York Islanders-New York Rangers | Games 4–5 | Bob Cole | Dick Irvin Jr. and Don Cherry |
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–3 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman (in Calgary) Jim Robson (in Vancouver) | Howie Meeker |
Division finals | Quebec-Montreal | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond Dick Irvin Jr. (Games 1–5 entirely; first 2 periods of Game 6) Don Cherry (3rd period of Game 6) |
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–7 | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer |
Conference finals | Montreal-New York Islanders | Games 1–6 | Danny Gallivan | Gary Dornhoefer and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Edmonton-Minnesota | Games 1–4 | Jim Robson | Mickey Redmond |
1985 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Boston | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–3 | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer |
Winnipeg-Calgary | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | John Davidson |
Divisional finals | Montreal-Quebec | Games 1–2, 5, 7 | Bob Cole | Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Chicago-Minnesota | Game 6 | Jim Robson | Gary Dornhoefer |
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson |
Conference finals | Edmonton-Chicago | Games 1–6 | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson |
1986 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Boston | Games 1–3 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Harry Neale |
Chicago-Toronto | Games 1–3 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Minnesota-St. Louis | Games 4–5 | Bob Cole | Gary Dornhoefer |
Edmonton-Vancouver | Games 1–3 | Don Wittman | John Davidson |
Divisional finals | Montreal-Hartford | Games 1–7 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Harry Neale |
St. Louis-Toronto | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | John Davidson |
Edmonton-Calgary | Games 1–7 | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer |
Conference finals | Montreal-New York Rangers | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Dick Irvin Jr. |
Calgary-St. Louis | Games 1–7 | Don Wittman | Gary Dornhoefer and John Davidson |
1987 | Divisional semifinals | Washington-New York Islanders | Game 7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale |
Montreal-Boston | Games 1–4 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Gary Dornhoefer |
St. Louis-Toronto | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale |
Edmonton-Los Angeles | Games 1–5 | Jim Robson (Games 1–2, 4–5) Steve Armitage (Game 3) | John Garrett |
Calgary-Winnipeg | Games 1–6 | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman |
Divisional finals | Montreal-Quebec | Games 1–2, 5, 7 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Gary Dornhoefer |
Detroit-Toronto | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Scotty Bowman |
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Harry Neale |
Conference finals | Philadelphia-Montreal | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr. |
1988 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Hartford | Games 1–6 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Scotty Bowman |
Detroit-Toronto | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale |
Calgary-Los Angeles | Games 1–5 | Bruce Buchanan | John Garrett |
Edmonton-Winnipeg | Games 1–5 | Chris Cuthbert | Chico Resch |
Divisional finals | Washington-New Jersey | Games 1 (joined-in-progress), 6–7 | Chris Cuthbert (Game 1) Bob Cole (Games 6–7) | Harry Neale (Games 6–7) |
Montreal-Boston | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Calgary-Edmonton | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman |
Conference finals | Boston-New Jersey | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale |
1989 | Divisional semifinals | Montreal-Hartford | Games 1–4 | Dick Irvin Jr. | Scotty Bowman |
Calgary-Vancouver | Games 1–7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale (Games 1–2) John Garrett (Games 3–7) |
Los Angeles-Edmonton | Games 1–7 | Chris Cuthbert (Games 1–4) Don Wittman (Games 5–7) | John Garrett (Games 1–2) Harry Neale (Games 3–7) |
Divisional finals | Montreal-Boston | Games 1–5 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia | Games 6–7 | Bob Cole | Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr. |
St. Louis-Chicago | Game 5 | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman |
Calgary-Los Angeles | Games 1–4 | Don Wittman | Scotty Bowman |
Conference finals | Montreal-Philadelphia | Games 1–6 | Bob Cole | Scotty Bowman and Dick Irvin Jr. |
Calgary-Chicago | Games 1–5 | Don Wittman | Harry Neale |