Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
BUF 4
OTT 3
PHI 4
PIT 1
FLA 1
NYR 4
NJ 4
MTL 1
COL 4
CHI 2
DAL 3
EDM 4
ANA 4
PHX 3
DET 4
STL 2
BUF 1
PHI 4
NJ 1
NYR 4
COL 4
EDM 1
DET 4
ANA 0
PHI 4
NYR 1
COL 2
DET 4
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DET 4
PHI 0
Champ
DET
1996-97 NHL Champion Detroit Red Wings
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
4/17vs Pittsburgh (6)W  5-1 1-0
4/19vs Pittsburgh (6)W  3-2 2-0
4/21at Pittsburgh (6)W  5-3 3-0
4/23at Pittsburgh (6)L  1-4 3-1
4/26vs Pittsburgh (6)W  6-3 4-1

Conference Semifinals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/3at Buffalo (2)W  5-3 1-0
5/5at Buffalo (2)W  2-1 2-0
5/7vs Buffalo (2)W  4-1 3-0
5/9vs Buffalo (2)L  4-5
OT
3-1
5/11at Buffalo (2)W  6-3 4-1

Conference Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/16vs NY Rangers (5)W  3-1 1-0
5/18vs NY Rangers (5)L  4-5 1-1
5/20at NY Rangers (5)W  6-3 2-1
5/23at NY Rangers (5)W  3-2 3-1
5/25vs NY Rangers (5)W  4-2 4-1

Stanley Cup Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
5/31vs Detroit (3)L  2-4 0-1
6/3vs Detroit (3)L  2-4 0-2
6/5at Detroit (3)L  1-6 0-3
6/7at Detroit (3)L  1-2 0-4