Washington Capitals - 1997-98 NHL Playoffs

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Conf. Finals

Stanley Cup

2 Pittsburgh 2 2 PIT 2

7 Montreal 4 7 MTL 4

3 Philadelphia 1 3 PHI 1

6 Buffalo 4 6 BUF 4

4 Washington 4 4 WAS 4

5 Boston 2 5 BOS 2

1 New Jersey 2 1 NJ 2

8 Ottawa 4 8 OTT 4

1 Dallas 4 1 DAL 4

8 San Jose 2 8 SJ 2

2 Colorado 3 2 COL 3

7 Edmonton 4 7 EDM 4

3 Detroit 4 3 DET 4

6 Phoenix 2 6 PHX 2

4 St. Louis 4 4 STL 4

5 Los Angeles 0 5 LAK 0

6 Buffalo 4 6 BUF 4

7 Montreal 0 7 MTL 0

4 Washington 4 4 WAS 4

8 Ottawa 1 8 OTT 1

1 Dallas 4 1 DAL 4

7 Edmonton 1 7 EDM 1

3 Detroit 4 3 DET 4

4 St. Louis 2 4 STL 2

4 Washington 4 4 WAS 4

6 Buffalo 2 6 BUF 2

1 Dallas 2 1 DAL 2

3 Detroit 4 3 DET 4

4 Washington 0 4 WAS 0

Champ Champions
DET Detroit

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