| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | |||||||||||
| Series | Winner | Games | Series | Winner | Games | Series | Winner | Games | Series | Winner | Games | |||
| Montreal vs Boston | Montreal | 7 | Montreal vs Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 5 | Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | 5 | Detroit vs Pittsburgh | Detroit | 6 | |||
| New Jersey vs NY Rangers | NY Rangers | 5 | Pittsburgh vs NY Rangers | Pittsburgh | 5 | Detroit vs Dallas | Detroit | 6 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh vs Ottawa | Pittsburgh | 4 | Detroit vs Colorado | Detroit | 4 | |||||||||
| Washington vs Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 7 | San Jose vs Dallas | Dallas | 6 | |||||||||
| Detroit vs Nashville | Detroit | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Anaheim vs Dallas | Dallas | 6 | ||||||||||||
| San Jose vs Calgary | San Jose | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota vs Colorado | Colorado | 6 | ||||||||||||