First Round
Second Round
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
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 RoundBest of 7-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| 4/10 | at NY Islanders | OTL | 3-4 OT | OT | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4/12 | at NY Islanders | L | 1-3 | 0-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/14 | vs NY Islanders | L | 1-4 | 0-2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/16 | vs NY Islanders | L | 1-3 | 0-3-1 | |||||||||||||||