First Round
Second Round
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
MTL 2
NYR 4
BOS 2
OTT 4
TOR 2
WAS 4
CBJ 1
PIT 4
NSH 4
CHI 0
STL 4
MIN 1
ANA 4
CGY 0
SJ 2
EDM 4
NYR 2
OTT 4
PIT 4
WAS 3
NSH 4
STL 2
ANA 4
EDM 3
OTT 3
PIT 4
ANA 2
NSH 4
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NSH 2
PIT 4
Champ
PIT
2016-17 NHL Champion Pittsburgh Penguins
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
4/13vs TorontoW  3-2
OT
1-0
4/15vs TorontoOTL 3-4
2OT
1-0-1
4/17at TorontoOTL 3-4
OT
1-0-2
4/19at TorontoW  5-4 2-0-2
4/21vs TorontoW  2-1
OT
3-0-2
4/23at TorontoW  2-1
OT
4-0-2

Second Round

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/27vs PittsburghL  2-3 0-1
4/29vs PittsburghL  2-6 0-2
5/1at PittsburghW  3-2
OT
1-2
5/3at PittsburghL  2-3 1-3
5/6vs PittsburghW  4-2 2-3
5/8at PittsburghW  5-2 3-3
5/10vs PittsburghL  0-2 3-4