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 Tampa BayL  2-5 0-1
4/14at Tampa BayL  3-5 0-2
4/16vs Tampa BayW  5-2 1-2
4/18vs Tampa BayL  1-3 1-3
4/21at Tampa BayL  1-3 1-4