Stand NHL-playoffs per 12 mei
 | Met een gemiddelde score van 4-1 per wedstrijd veegden de Anaheim Mighty Ducks de Colorado Avalanche in vier wedstrijden aan de kant. Het is voor de eerste keer in tien seizoenen dat de Avalanche geen enkele wedstrijd van een playoff-serie weet te winnen. Ottawa hield zichzelf in leven door een 2-1 overwinning op Buffalo. De Senators kunnen zich echter geen verlies meer permitteren. |
Halve finales conferences:
| Eastern Conference | ||
| Ottawa Senators | Buffalo Sabres | 1-3 |
| Ottawa | Buffalo | 6-7, OT |
| Ottawa | Buffalo | 1-2 |
| Buffalo | Ottawa | 3-2, OT |
| Buffalo | Ottawa | 1-2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | New Jersey Devils | 3-0 |
| Carolina | New Jersey | 6-0 |
| Carolina | New Jersey | 3-2, OT |
| New Jersey | Carolina | 2-3 |
| Western Conference | ||
| San Jose Sharks | Edmonton Oilers | 2-1 |
| San Jose | Edmonton | 2-1 |
| San Jose | Edmonton | 2-1 |
| Edmonton | San Jose | 3-2, 3OT |
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Colorado Avalanche | 4-0 |
| Anaheim | Colorado | 5-0 |
| Anaheim | Colorado | 3-0 |
| Colorado | Anaheim | 3-4, OT |
| Colorado | Anaheim | 1-4 |
Eerste ronde:
| Eastern Conference | ||
| Ottawa Senators | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-1 |
| Ottawa | Tampa Bay | 4-1 |
| Ottawa | Tampa Bay | 3-4 |
| Tampa Bay | Ottawa | 4-8 |
| Tampa Bay | Ottawa | 2-5 |
| Ottawa | Tampa Bay | 3-2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Montréal Canadiens | 4-2 |
| Carolina | Montréal | 1-6 |
| Carolina | Montréal | 5-6, 2OT |
| Montréal | Carolina | 1-2, OT |
| Montréal | Carolina | 2-3 |
| Carolina | Montréal | 2-1 |
| Montréal | Carolina | 1-2, OT |
| New Jersey Devils | New York Rangers | 4-0 |
| New Jersey | New York | 6-1 |
| New Jersey | New York | 4-1 |
| New York | New Jersey | 0-3 |
| New York | New Jersey | 2-4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-2 |
| Buffalo | Philadelphia | 3-2, 2OT |
| Buffalo | Philadelphia | 8-2 |
| Philadelphia | Buffalo | 4-2 |
| Philadelphia | Buffalo | 5-4 |
| Buffalo | Philadelphia | 3-0 |
| Philadelphia | Buffalo | 1-7 |
| Western Conference | ||
| Detroit Red Wings | Edmonton Oilers | 2-4 |
| Detroit | Edmonton | 3-2, 2OT |
| Detroit | Edmonton | 2-4 |
| Edmonton | Detroit | 4-3, 2OT |
| Edmonton | Detroit | 2-4 |
| Detroit | Edmonton | 2-3 |
| Edmonton | Detroit | 4-3 |
| Dallas Stars | Colorado Avalanche | 1-4 |
| Dallas | Colorado | 2-5 |
| Dallas | Colorado | 4-5, OT |
| Colorado | Dallas | 4-3, OT |
| Colorado | Dallas | 1-4 |
| Dallas | Colorado | 2-3, OT |
| Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | 1-4 |
| Nashville | San Jose | 4-3 |
| Nashville | San Jose | 0-3 |
| San Jose | Nashville | 4-1 |
| San Jose | Nashville | 5-4 |
| Nashville | San Jose | 1-2 |
| Calgary Flames | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 3-4 |
| Calgary | Anaheim | 2-1, OT |
| Calgary | Anaheim | 3-4 |
| Anaheim | Calgary | 2-5 |
| Anaheim | Calgary | 3-2 |
| Calgary | Anaheim | 3-2 |
| Anaheim | Calgary | 1-2 |
| Calgary | Anaheim | 0-3 |