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
4/16vs Phoenix (5)W  4-2 1-0
4/18vs Phoenix (5)W  4-2 2-0
4/20at Phoenix (5)L  1-4 2-1
4/22at Phoenix (5)L  0-2 2-2
4/24vs Phoenix (5)L  2-5 2-3
4/27at Phoenix (5)W  3-2
OT
3-3
4/29vs Phoenix (5)W  3-0 4-3

Conference Semifinals

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