Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
PHI 4
TB 2
FLA 4
BOS 1
NYR 4
MTL 2
PIT 4
WAS 2
COL 4
VBC 2
CHI 4
CGY 0
TOR 2
STL 4
DET 4
WPG 2
PHI 2
FLA 4
PIT 4
NYR 1
COL 4
CHI 2
DET 4
STL 3
PIT 3
FLA 4
DET 2
COL 4
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COL 4
FLA 0
Champ
COL
1995-96 NHL Champion Colorado Avalanche
Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. The highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed and the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Finals series, home ice is determined based on regular season points

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/17vs Winnipeg (8)W  4-1 1-0
4/19vs Winnipeg (8)W  4-0 2-0
4/21at Winnipeg (8)L  1-4 2-1
4/23at Winnipeg (8)W  6-1 3-1
4/26vs Winnipeg (8)L  1-3 3-2
4/28at Winnipeg (8)W  4-1 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/3vs St. Louis (5)W  3-2 1-0
5/5vs St. Louis (5)W  8-3 2-0
5/8at St. Louis (5)L  4-5
OT
2-1
5/10at St. Louis (5)L  0-1 2-2
5/12vs St. Louis (5)L  2-3 2-3
5/14at St. Louis (5)W  4-2 3-3
5/16vs St. Louis (5)W  1-0
2OT
4-3

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/19vs Colorado (2)L  2-3
OT
0-1
5/21vs Colorado (2)L  0-3 0-2
5/23at Colorado (2)W  6-4 1-2
5/25at Colorado (2)L  2-4 1-3
5/27vs Colorado (2)W  5-2 2-3
5/29at Colorado (2)L  1-4 2-4