Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
PHI 4
TB 2
FLA 4
BOS 1
NYR 4
MTL 2
PIT 4
WAS 2
COL 4
VBC 2
CHI 4
CGY 0
TOR 2
STL 4
DET 4
WPG 2
PHI 2
FLA 4
PIT 4
NYR 1
COL 4
CHI 2
DET 4
STL 3
PIT 3
FLA 4
DET 2
COL 4
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COL 4
FLA 0
Champ
COL
1995-96 NHL Champion Colorado Avalanche
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
4/16at Philadelphia (1)L  3-7 0-1
4/18at Philadelphia (1)W  2-1
OT
1-1
4/21vs Philadelphia (1)W  5-4
OT
2-1
4/23vs Philadelphia (1)L  1-4 2-2
4/25at Philadelphia (1)L  1-4 2-3
4/27vs Philadelphia (1)L  1-6 2-4