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NHL Rivalries

Sixteen of the NHL's great rivalries, from the Original Six to the Battle of Alberta and the Battle of Quebec, game by game from the league's own schedules: who leads the head to head, how the lead has moved season by season, every playoff series and the biggest wins.

The lead, season by season

Wins minus losses in every game between them, regular season and playoffs, after each season. Above the line, one side leads the head to head; below it, the other.

Every season

Regular-season wins of each side, season by season: one team's above the line, the other's below. A dot above a season marks a playoff series, in the winner's color, with a ring for the Stanley Cup Final. Hover or tap a season for the details.

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Every playoff series

Most recent first, with the games each side won.

Home and away

Wins of each side by where the game was played. In the early decades some games were played at neutral sites.