Which team did the Calgary Flames defeat in the 1989 Stanley Cup Final?

The Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the 1989 Stanley Cup Final. Calgary won the best-of-seven series four games to two, capturing the first—and still only—Stanley Cup in franchise history.

The Final matched the NHL’s top two regular-season teams and was a rematch of the 1986 championship series, which Montreal had won. Calgary finished the job in Game 6 on May 25, 1989, winning 4–2 at the Montreal Forum. Doug Gilmour scored twice in the third period, including the Cup-winning goal, while Al MacInnis earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

The result was historically notable because Calgary became the first team to win the Stanley Cup after relocating from another city; the franchise had begun as the Atlanta Flames in 1972. It was also the last Final between two Canadian teams. A common mix-up is the 1986 Final, when the Canadiens defeated the Flames in five games.