Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
TB 4
NYI 1
BOS 3
MTL 4
TOR 4
OTT 3
PHI 4
NJ 1
DET 4
NSH 2
VBC 3
CGY 4
SJ 4
STL 1
COL 4
DAL 1
TB 4
MTL 0
PHI 4
TOR 2
DET 2
CGY 4
SJ 4
COL 2
TB 4
PHI 3
SJ 2
CGY 4
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TB 4
CGY 3
Champ
TB
2003-04 NHL Champion Tampa Bay Lightning
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
4/7vs Dallas (5)W  3-1 1-0
4/9vs Dallas (5)W  5-2 2-0
4/12at Dallas (5)OTL 3-4
OT
2-0-1
4/14at Dallas (5)W  3-2
2OT
3-0-1
4/17vs Dallas (5)W  5-1 4-0-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/22at San Jose (2)L  2-5 0-1
4/24at San Jose (2)L  1-4 0-2
4/26vs San Jose (2)L  0-1 0-3
4/28vs San Jose (2)W  1-0
OT
1-3
5/1at San Jose (2)W  2-1
OT
2-3
5/4vs San Jose (2)L  1-3 2-4