This was not a very exciting round. There were four series’, two of which were four-game sweeps. One game went only five games. The fourth and final series did go seven games, though, and turned out to be a pretty darn good series. The 13th-seeded ’74-’75 Los Angeles Kings held 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 series leads, but they fell in seven games to the 12th-seeded ’84-’85 Philadelphia Flyers.Philadelphia avoided going down 3-1 in the series with a huge overtime win in Game 4. This is now the second straight year that the ’74-’75 Kings have been eliminated by the Flyers’ representative in the Quarterfinal Round. The 7th-seeded ’71-’72 New York Rangers fell a bit flat in their second appearance in the Quarterfinal Round as they were dropped in five games by the 15th-seeded ’95-’96 Colorado Avalanche, who have reached the Semifinal Round for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, the two franchises that squared off in the Ultimate NHL Playoff Final last year both swept their opponents to reach the Semifinal as the top-seeded ’76-’77 Montreal Canadiens swept the 25th-seeded ’09-’10 San Jose Sharks and the 6th-seeded ’82-’83 Edmonton Oilers swept the 19th-seeded ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Now, here are the team stat leaders through the Third Round:

Goals per game:

1. ’82-’83 Edmonton Oilers – 5.62   (73 in 13 GP)
2. ’79-’80 Buffalo Sabres – 5.60   (84 in 15 GP)
3. ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 5.21   (99 in 19 GP)
4. ’76-’77 Montreal Canadiens – 4.92   (64 in 13 GP)
5. ’80-’81 St. Louis Blues – 4.88   (39 in 8 GP)

Goals allowed per game:

1. ’74-’75 Los Angeles Kings – 1.67   (25 in 15 GP)
2. ’76-’77 Montreal Canadiens – 1.69   (22 in 13 GP)
3. ’12-’13 Chicago Blackhawks – 2.50   (30 in 12 GP)
4. ’79-’80 Buffalo Sabres – 2.60   (39 in 15 GP)
5. ’95-’96 Colorado Avalanche – 2.73   (41 in 15 GP)

Shots per game:

1. ’80-’81 St. Louis Blues – 49.6   (397 in 8 GP)
2. ’07-’08 Detroit Red Wings – 48.3   (290 in 6 GP)
3. ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 47.7   (906 in 19 GP)
4. ’82-’83 Edmonton Oilers – 47.5   (617 in 13 GP)
5. ’88-’89 Calgary Flames – 47.2   (472 in 10 GP)

Shots allowed per game:

1. ’76-’77 Montreal Canadiens – 22.7   (295 in 13 GP)
2. ’74-’75 Los Angeles Kings – 25.9   (389 in 15 GP)
3. ’79-’80 Buffalo Sabres – 27.6   (414 in 15 GP)
4. ’71-’72 New York Rangers – 30.9   (495 in 16 GP)
5. ’70-’71 Boston Bruins – 31.2   (187 in 6 GP)

Power play efficiency:

1. ’82-’83 Edmonton Oilers – 50.0%   (14-for-28 in 13 GP)
2. ’05-’06 Ottawa Senators – 50.0%   (9-for-18 in 11 GP)
3. ’05-’06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – 33.3%   (13-for-39 in 19 GP)
4. ’75-’76 California Golden Seals – 33.3%   (4-for-12 in 5 GP)
5. 85-’86 Hartford Whalers – 30.8%   (8-for-26 in 17 GP)

Penalty kill efficiency:

1. ’12-’13 Chicago Blackhawks – 100.0%   (9-for-9 in 12 GP)
2. ’83-’84 Quebec Nordiques – 94.4%   (17-for-18 in 7 GP)
3. ’95-’96 Colorado Avalanche – 93.3%   (28-for-30 in 15 GP)
4. ’02-’03 Dallas Stars – 92.9%   (13-for-14 in 11 GP)
5. ’82-’83 Edmonton Oilers – 90.9%   (30-for-33 in 13 GP)

There you have it as far as the stat leaders among overall teams. I’m now gonna work on a post for skater and goalie stat leaders and have that posted shortly.