what team played the least playoff games to win a stanley cup championship

The Victoria Cougars have the fewest games by a team with more than 0 championships in a single NHL playoff run, with 4 games in the 1925 Stanley Cup Finals.

Interpreted as:
What team played the least playoff games to win a stanley cup championship in a season?
TEAM GP CHAMPS SEASON W L T PTS PTS% G GA DIFF PP% PK% S/GP S% SA/GP SV%
1
Cougars
4
1
1924-25
3
1
0
6
.750
16
8
8
2 Bruins
Bruins
5
1
1928-29
5
0
0
10
1.000
9
3
6
3
Senators
5
1
1919-20
3
2
0
6
.600
15
11
4
4 Canadiens
Canadiens
6
1
1929-30
5
0
1
11
.917
14
6
8
5
Senators
6
1
1926-27
3
0
3
9
.750
12
4
8
6 Canadiens
Canadiens
6
1
1923-24
6
0
0
12
1.000
19
6
13
7 Red Wings
Red Wings
7
1
1935-36
6
1
0
12
.857
24
12
12
8
Maroons
7
1
1934-35
5
0
2
12
.857
16
8
8
9 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
7
1
1931-32
5
1
1
11
.786
28
15
13
10 St. Patricks
St. Patricks
7
1
1921-22
4
2
1
9
.643
21
13
8
11
Senators
7
1
1920-21
5
2
0
10
.714
19
12
7
12 Arenas
Arenas
7
1
1917-18
4
3
0
8
.571
28
28
0
13 Canadiens
Canadiens
8
1
1959-60
8
0
0
16
1.000
29
11
18
33.88
10.7
27.63
.950
14 Red Wings
Red Wings
8
1
1951-52
8
0
0
16
1.000
24
5
19
15 Black Hawks
Black Hawks
8
1
1933-34
6
1
1
13
.813
19
12
7
16 Rangers
Rangers
8
1
1932-33
6
1
1
13
.813
25
13
12
17
Maroons
8
1
1925-26
5
1
2
12
.750
18
8
10
18
Senators
8
1
1922-23
6
2
0
12
.750
16
10
6
19 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
9
1
1948-49
8
1
0
16
.889
28
15
13
20 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
9
1
1947-48
8
1
0
16
.889
38
20
18
21 Canadiens
Canadiens
9
1
1945-46
8
1
0
16
.889
45
20
25
22 Canadiens
Canadiens
9
1
1943-44
8
1
0
16
.889
39
14
25
23 Rangers
Rangers
9
1
1927-28
5
3
1
11
.611
16
12
4
24 Canadiens
Canadiens
10
1
1965-66
8
2
0
16
.800
33
20
13
32.70
10.1
28.80
.931
25 Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
10
1
1962-63
8
2
0
16
.800
31
16
15
29.60
10.5
31.50
.949

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56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
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6
106
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Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
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50
22
10
110
56
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48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
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52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
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Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
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47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

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