Every 2005-06 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.
Carolina Hurricanes won the 2005-06 title from a regular season record of 52-22-8. 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 | Edmonton Oilers | 4-2 in games | Detroit Red Wings | April 21 to May 1, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Ottawa Senators | 4-1 in games | Tampa Bay Lightning | April 21 to April 29, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-2 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 22 to May 2, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Colorado Avalanche | 4-1 in games | Dallas Stars | April 22 to April 30, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Buffalo Sabres | 4-2 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | April 22 to May 2, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | San Jose Sharks | 4-1 in games | Nashville Predators | April 21 to April 30, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Anaheim Ducks | 4-3 in games | Calgary Flames | April 21 to May 3, 2006 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | New Jersey Devils | 4-0 in games | New York Rangers | April 22 to April 29, 2006 |
| Conference Semifinals | Buffalo Sabres | 4-1 in games | Ottawa Senators | May 5 to May 13, 2006 |
| Conference Semifinals | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-1 in games | New Jersey Devils | May 6 to May 14, 2006 |
| Conference Semifinals | Edmonton Oilers | 4-2 in games | San Jose Sharks | May 7 to May 17, 2006 |
| Conference Semifinals | Anaheim Ducks | 4-0 in games | Colorado Avalanche | May 5 to May 11, 2006 |
| Conference Finals | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-3 in games | Buffalo Sabres | May 20 to June 1, 2006 |
| Conference Finals | Edmonton Oilers | 4-1 in games | Anaheim Ducks | May 19 to May 27, 2006 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-3 in games | Edmonton Oilers | June 5 to June 19, 2006 |
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 Southeast Central Northwest Pacific