Prelims
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Stanley Cup
Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (9) Minnesota | 5-4 OT |
Boston (8) | OT | MIN 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (9) Minnesota | 9-6 | Boston (8) | MIN 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (8) Boston | 3-6 | Minnesota (9) | MIN 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (12) Vancouver | 2-3 OT |
Buffalo (5) | OT | BUF 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (12) Vancouver | 2-5 | Buffalo (5) | BUF 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (5) Buffalo | 5-3 | Vancouver (12) | BUF 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (10) Chicago | 3-4 | Calgary (7) | CGY 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (10) Chicago | 2-6 | Calgary (7) | CGY 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (7) Calgary | 5-4 OT |
Chicago (10) | OT | CGY 3-0 | ||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (11) Quebec | 4-6 | Philadelphia (6) | PHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (11) Quebec | 5-8 | Philadelphia (6) | PHI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (6) Philadelphia | 0-2 | Quebec (11) | PHI 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | (6) Philadelphia | 3-4 OT |
Quebec (11) | OT | Tied 2-2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/14 | (11) Quebec | 2-5 | Philadelphia (6) | PHI 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (13) NY Rangers | 3-1 | Los Angeles (4) | NYR 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (13) NY Rangers | 4-5 | Los Angeles (4) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (4) Los Angeles | 3-10 | NY Rangers (13) | NYR 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | (4) Los Angeles | 3-6 | NY Rangers (13) | NYR 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (15) Pittsburgh | 2-4 | St. Louis (2) | STL 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (15) Pittsburgh | 6-4 | St. Louis (2) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (2) St. Louis | 5-4 | Pittsburgh (15) | STL 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | (2) St. Louis | 3-6 | Pittsburgh (15) | Tied 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/14 | (15) Pittsburgh | 3-4 OT |
St. Louis (2) | OT | STL 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (14) Edmonton | 6-3 | Montreal (3) | EDM 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (14) Edmonton | 3-1 | Montreal (3) | EDM 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (3) Montreal | 2-6 | Edmonton (14) | EDM 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
Preliminary RoundBest of 5-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/8 | (16) Toronto | 2-9 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/9 | (16) Toronto | 1-5 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/11 | (1) NY Islanders | 6-1 | Toronto (16) | NYI 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | (9) Minnesota | 4-3 OT |
Buffalo (5) | OT | MIN 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/17 | (9) Minnesota | 5-2 | Buffalo (5) | MIN 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | (5) Buffalo | 4-6 | Minnesota (9) | MIN 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | (5) Buffalo | 5-4 OT |
Minnesota (9) | OT | MIN 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | (9) Minnesota | 4-3 | Buffalo (5) | MIN 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | (7) Calgary | 0-4 | Philadelphia (6) | PHI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/17 | (7) Calgary | 5-4 | Philadelphia (6) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | (6) Philadelphia | 1-2 | Calgary (7) | CGY 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | (6) Philadelphia | 4-5 | Calgary (7) | CGY 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | (7) Calgary | 4-9 | Philadelphia (6) | CGY 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/24 | (6) Philadelphia | 3-2 | Calgary (7) | Tied 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/26 | (7) Calgary | 4-1 | Philadelphia (6) | CGY 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | (13) NY Rangers | 3-6 | St. Louis (2) | STL 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/17 | (13) NY Rangers | 6-4 | St. Louis (2) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | (2) St. Louis | 3-6 | NY Rangers (13) | NYR 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | (2) St. Louis | 1-4 | NY Rangers (13) | NYR 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | (13) NY Rangers | 3-4 | St. Louis (2) | NYR 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/24 | (2) St. Louis | 4-7 | NY Rangers (13) | NYR 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
QuarterfinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | (14) Edmonton | 2-8 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/17 | (14) Edmonton | 3-6 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/19 | (1) NY Islanders | 2-5 | Edmonton (14) | NYI 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | (1) NY Islanders | 5-4 OT |
Edmonton (14) | OT | NYI 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | (14) Edmonton | 4-3 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/24 | (1) NY Islanders | 5-2 | Edmonton (14) | NYI 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
SemifinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/28 | (9) Minnesota | 4-1 | Calgary (7) | MIN 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/30 | (9) Minnesota | 2-3 | Calgary (7) | Tied 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/3 | (7) Calgary | 4-6 | Minnesota (9) | MIN 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/5 | (7) Calgary | 4-7 | Minnesota (9) | MIN 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/7 | (9) Minnesota | 1-3 | Calgary (7) | MIN 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/9 | (7) Calgary | 3-5 | Minnesota (9) | MIN 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
SemifinalsBest of 7-game series(Pairings were re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/28 | (13) NY Rangers | 2-5 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/30 | (13) NY Rangers | 3-7 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/2 | (1) NY Islanders | 5-1 | NY Rangers (13) | NYI 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/5 | (1) NY Islanders | 5-2 | NY Rangers (13) | NYI 4-0 | |||||||||||||||
Stanley Cup FinalsBest of 7-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 5/12 | (9) Minnesota | 3-6 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/14 | (9) Minnesota | 3-6 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/17 | (1) NY Islanders | 7-5 | Minnesota (9) | NYI 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/19 | (1) NY Islanders | 2-4 | Minnesota (9) | NYI 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/21 | (9) Minnesota | 1-5 | NY Islanders (1) | NYI 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
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