National Hockey League - 1997-98 NHL Playoffs ☉ RetroSeasons

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

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/23

(5) Los Angeles

3-8

St. Louis (4)

STL 1-0

4/25

(5) Los Angeles

1-2

St. Louis (4)

STL 2-0

4/27

(4) St. Louis

4-3

Los Angeles (5)

STL 3-0

4/29

(4) St. Louis

2-1

Los Angeles (5)

STL 4-0

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(6) Phoenix

3-6

Detroit (3)

DET 1-0

4/24

(6) Phoenix

7-4

Detroit (3)

Tied 1-1

4/26

(3) Detroit

2-3

Phoenix (6)

PHX 2-1

4/28

(3) Detroit

4-2

Phoenix (6)

Tied 2-2

4/30

(6) Phoenix

1-3

Detroit (3)

DET 3-2

5/3

(3) Detroit

5-2

Phoenix (6)

DET 4-2

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(7) Edmonton

3-2

Colorado (2)

EDM 1-0

4/24

(7) Edmonton

2-5

Colorado (2)

Tied 1-1

4/26

(2) Colorado

5-4
OT

Edmonton (7)

COL 2-1

4/28

(2) Colorado

3-1

Edmonton (7)

COL 3-1

4/30

(7) Edmonton

3-1

Colorado (2)

COL 3-2

5/2

(2) Colorado

0-2

Edmonton (7)

Tied 3-3

5/4

(7) Edmonton

4-0

Colorado (2)

EDM 4-3

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(8) San Jose

1-4

Dallas (1)

DAL 1-0

4/24

(8) San Jose

2-5

Dallas (1)

DAL 2-0

4/26

(1) Dallas

1-4

San Jose (8)

DAL 2-1

4/28

(1) Dallas

0-1
OT

San Jose (8)

Tied 2-2

4/30

(8) San Jose

2-3

Dallas (1)

DAL 3-2

5/2

(1) Dallas

3-2
OT

San Jose (8)

DAL 4-2

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(8) Ottawa

2-1
OT

New Jersey (1)

OTT 1-0

4/24

(8) Ottawa

1-3

New Jersey (1)

Tied 1-1

4/26

(1) New Jersey

1-2
OT

Ottawa (8)

OTT 2-1

4/28

(1) New Jersey

3-4

Ottawa (8)

OTT 3-1

4/30

(8) Ottawa

1-3

New Jersey (1)

OTT 3-2

5/2

(1) New Jersey

1-3

Ottawa (8)

OTT 4-2

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(5) Boston

1-3

Washington (4)

WAS 1-0

4/24

(5) Boston

4-3
2OT

Washington (4)

Tied 1-1

4/26

(4) Washington

3-2
2OT

Boston (5)

WAS 2-1

4/28

(4) Washington

3-0

Boston (5)

WAS 3-1

5/1

(5) Boston

4-0

Washington (4)

WAS 3-2

5/3

(4) Washington

3-2
OT

Boston (5)

WAS 4-2

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/22

(6) Buffalo

3-2

Philadelphia (3)

BUF 1-0

4/24

(6) Buffalo

2-3

Philadelphia (3)

Tied 1-1

4/27

(3) Philadelphia

1-6

Buffalo (6)

BUF 2-1

4/29

(3) Philadelphia

1-4

Buffalo (6)

BUF 3-1

5/1

(6) Buffalo

3-2
OT

Philadelphia (3)

BUF 4-1

Conference Quarterfinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

4/23

(7) Montreal

3-2
OT

Pittsburgh (2)

MTL 1-0

4/25

(7) Montreal

1-4

Pittsburgh (2)

Tied 1-1

4/27

(2) Pittsburgh

1-3

Montreal (7)

MTL 2-1

4/29

(2) Pittsburgh

6-3

Montreal (7)

Tied 2-2

5/1

(7) Montreal

5-2

Pittsburgh (2)

MTL 3-2

5/3

(2) Pittsburgh

0-3

Montreal (7)

MTL 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/8

(4) St. Louis

4-2

Detroit (3)

STL 1-0

5/10

(4) St. Louis

1-6

Detroit (3)

Tied 1-1

5/12

(3) Detroit

3-2
2OT

St. Louis (4)

DET 2-1

5/14

(3) Detroit

5-2

St. Louis (4)

DET 3-1

5/17

(4) St. Louis

3-1

Detroit (3)

DET 3-2

5/19

(3) Detroit

6-1

St. Louis (4)

DET 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/7

(7) Edmonton

1-3

Dallas (1)

DAL 1-0

5/9

(7) Edmonton

2-0

Dallas (1)

Tied 1-1

5/11

(1) Dallas

1-0
OT

Edmonton (7)

DAL 2-1

5/13

(1) Dallas

3-1

Edmonton (7)

DAL 3-1

5/16

(7) Edmonton

1-2

Dallas (1)

DAL 4-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/7

(8) Ottawa

2-4

Washington (4)

WAS 1-0

5/9

(8) Ottawa

1-6

Washington (4)

WAS 2-0

5/11

(4) Washington

3-4

Ottawa (8)

WAS 2-1

5/13

(4) Washington

2-0

Ottawa (8)

WAS 3-1

5/15

(8) Ottawa

0-3

Washington (4)

WAS 4-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/8

(7) Montreal

2-3
OT

Buffalo (6)

BUF 1-0

5/10

(7) Montreal

3-6

Buffalo (6)

BUF 2-0

5/12

(6) Buffalo

5-4
2OT

Montreal (7)

BUF 3-0

5/14

(6) Buffalo

3-1

Montreal (7)

BUF 4-0

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/24

(3) Detroit

2-0

Dallas (1)

DET 1-0

5/26

(3) Detroit

1-3

Dallas (1)

Tied 1-1

5/29

(1) Dallas

3-5

Detroit (3)

DET 2-1

5/31

(1) Dallas

2-3

Detroit (3)

DET 3-1

6/3

(3) Detroit

2-3
OT

Dallas (1)

DET 3-2

6/5

(1) Dallas

0-2

Detroit (3)

DET 4-2

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

5/23

(6) Buffalo

2-0

Washington (4)

BUF 1-0

5/25

(6) Buffalo

2-3
OT

Washington (4)

Tied 1-1

5/28

(4) Washington

4-3
OT

Buffalo (6)

WAS 2-1

5/30

(4) Washington

2-0

Buffalo (6)

WAS 3-1

6/2

(6) Buffalo

2-1

Washington (4)

WAS 3-2

6/4

(4) Washington

3-2
OT

Buffalo (6)

WAS 4-2

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 7-game series

Date

Away

Score

Home

Series

6/9

(4) Washington

1-2

Detroit (3)

DET 1-0

6/11

(4) Washington

4-5
OT

Detroit (3)

DET 2-0

6/13

(3) Detroit

2-1

Washington (4)

DET 3-0

6/16

(3) Detroit

4-1

Washington (4)

DET 4-0

Recap

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Conference Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

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