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
1996-97 NHL Champion Detroit Red Wings
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
4/17at Buffalo (2)L  1-3 0-1
4/19at Buffalo (2)W  3-1 1-1
4/21vs Buffalo (2)L  2-3 1-2
4/23vs Buffalo (2)W  1-0
OT
2-2
4/25at Buffalo (2)W  4-1 3-2
4/27vs Buffalo (2)L  0-3 3-3
4/29at Buffalo (2)L  2-3
OT
3-4