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 Nashville (8)W  3-1 1-0
4/10vs Nashville (8)W  2-1 2-0
4/11at Nashville (8)L  1-3 2-1
4/13at Nashville (8)L  0-3 2-2
4/15vs Nashville (8)W  4-1 3-2
4/17at Nashville (8)W  2-0 4-2

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/22vs Calgary (6)OTL 1-2
OT
0-0-1
4/24vs Calgary (6)W  5-2 1-0-1
4/27at Calgary (6)L  2-3 1-1-1
4/29at Calgary (6)W  4-2 2-1-1
5/1vs Calgary (6)L  0-1 2-2-1
5/3at Calgary (6)OTL 0-1
OT
2-2-2