First Round
Second Round
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
NJ 1
TB 4
TOR 3
BOS 4
WAS 4
CBJ 2
PHI 2
PIT 4
COL 2
NSH 4
MIN 1
WPG 4
LV 4
LAK 0
SJ 4
ANA 0
BOS 1
TB 4
WAS 4
PIT 2
WPG 4
NSH 3
LV 4
SJ 2
WAS 4
TB 3
LV 4
WPG 1
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WAS 4
LV 1
Champ
WAS
2017-18 NHL Champion Washington Capitals
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds.

First Round

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/12at WashingtonW  4-3
OT
1-0
4/15at WashingtonW  5-4
OT
2-0
4/17vs WashingtonOTL 2-3
2OT
2-0-1
4/19vs WashingtonL  1-4 2-1-1
4/21at WashingtonOTL 3-4
OT
2-1-2
4/23vs WashingtonL  3-6 2-2-2