since it started taking 16 wins to win the stanley cup...1988 edmonton oilers-16 and 2.
is the best record i can think of.
however many games to get to the 2nd or 3rd or 4th rounds counts for nothing(in my opinion)...just ask last years canucks.
i watched every game in '88 that the oilers played...it was actually a 4 1/2 game sweep(in the finals) over the bruins.
derrek