A labor dispute shortened the season from 82 to 48 games.
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
MTL 1
OTT 4
PIT 4
NYI 2
WAS 3
NYR 4
BOS 4
TOR 3
CHI 4
MIN 1
ANA 3
DET 4
STL 2
LAK 4
VBC 0
SJ 4
PIT 4
OTT 1
BOS 4
NYR 1
CHI 4
DET 3
LAK 4
SJ 3
PIT 0
BOS 4
CHI 4
LAK 1
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CHI 4
BOS 2
Champ
CHI
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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
4/30vs Minnesota (8)W  2-1
OT
1-0
5/3vs Minnesota (8)W  5-2 2-0
5/5at Minnesota (8)OTL 2-3
OT
2-0-1
5/7at Minnesota (8)W  3-0 3-0-1
5/9vs Minnesota (8)W  5-1 4-0-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/15vs Detroit (7)W  4-1 1-0
5/18vs Detroit (7)L  1-4 1-1
5/20at Detroit (7)L  1-3 1-2
5/23at Detroit (7)L  0-2 1-3
5/25vs Detroit (7)W  4-1 2-3
5/27at Detroit (7)W  4-3 3-3
5/29vs Detroit (7)W  2-1
OT
4-3

Conference Finals

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

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
6/12vs Boston (4)W  4-3
3OT
1-0
6/15vs Boston (4)OTL 1-2
OT
1-0-1
6/17at Boston (4)L  0-2 1-1-1
6/19at Boston (4)W  6-5
OT
2-1-1
6/22vs Boston (4)W  3-1 3-1-1
6/24at Boston (4)W  3-2 4-1-1