Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
BUF 4
OTT 3
PHI 4
PIT 1
FLA 1
NYR 4
NJ 4
MTL 1
COL 4
CHI 2
DAL 3
EDM 4
ANA 4
PHX 3
DET 4
STL 2
BUF 1
PHI 4
NJ 1
NYR 4
COL 4
EDM 1
DET 4
ANA 0
PHI 4
NYR 1
COL 2
DET 4
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DET 4
PHI 0
Champ
DET
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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
4/16vs St. Louis (6)L  0-2 0-1
4/18vs St. Louis (6)W  2-1 1-1
4/20at St. Louis (6)W  3-2 2-1
4/22at St. Louis (6)L  0-4 2-2
4/25vs St. Louis (6)W  5-2 3-2
4/27at St. Louis (6)W  3-1 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/2vs Anaheim (4)W  2-1
OT
1-0
5/4vs Anaheim (4)W  3-2
3OT
2-0
5/6at Anaheim (4)W  5-3 3-0
5/8at Anaheim (4)W  3-2
2OT
4-0

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/15at Colorado (1)L  1-2 0-1
5/17at Colorado (1)W  4-2 1-1
5/19vs Colorado (1)W  2-1 2-1
5/22vs Colorado (1)W  6-0 3-1
5/24at Colorado (1)L  0-6 3-2
5/26vs Colorado (1)W  3-1 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/31at Philadelphia (3)W  4-2 1-0
6/3at Philadelphia (3)W  4-2 2-0
6/5vs Philadelphia (3)W  6-1 3-0
6/7vs Philadelphia (3)W  2-1 4-0