Every 1995-96 NHL playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Colorado Avalanche won the 1995-96 title from a regular season record of 47-25-10. 16 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Quarterfinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 in games | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | April 17 to April 28, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Colorado Avalanche | 4-2 in games | Vancouver Canucks | April 16 to April 27, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-2 in games | Tampa Bay Lightning | April 16 to April 27, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-2 in games | Washington Capitals | April 17 to April 28, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | New York Rangers | 4-2 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 16 to April 28, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-0 in games | Calgary Flames | April 17 to April 23, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Florida Panthers | 4-1 in games | Boston Bruins | April 17 to April 27, 1996 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | St. Louis Blues | 4-2 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 16 to April 27, 1996 |
| Conference Semifinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-3 in games | St. Louis Blues | May 3 to May 16, 1996 |
| Conference Semifinals | Colorado Avalanche | 4-2 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | May 2 to May 13, 1996 |
| Conference Semifinals | Florida Panthers | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | May 2 to May 14, 1996 |
| Conference Semifinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-1 in games | New York Rangers | May 3 to May 11, 1996 |
| Conference Finals | Colorado Avalanche | 4-2 in games | Detroit Red Wings | May 19 to May 29, 1996 |
| Conference Finals | Florida Panthers | 4-3 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | May 18 to June 1, 1996 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Colorado Avalanche | 4-0 in games | Florida Panthers | June 4 to June 10, 1996 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.
The races that filled this bracket: Atlantic Northeast Central Pacific