Every 2010-11 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.
Boston Bruins won the 2010-11 title from a regular season record of 46-25-11. 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 | Vancouver Canucks | 4-3 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | April 13 to April 26, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Washington Capitals | 4-1 in games | New York Rangers | April 13 to April 23, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-3 in games | Buffalo Sabres | April 14 to April 26, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-3 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 13 to April 27, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | San Jose Sharks | 4-2 in games | Los Angeles Kings | April 14 to April 25, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-0 in games | Phoenix Coyotes | April 13 to April 20, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 14 to April 27, 2011 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Nashville Predators | 4-2 in games | Anaheim Ducks | April 13 to April 24, 2011 |
| Conference Semifinals | Vancouver Canucks | 4-2 in games | Nashville Predators | April 28 to May 9, 2011 |
| Conference Semifinals | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-0 in games | Washington Capitals | April 29 to May 4, 2011 |
| Conference Semifinals | Boston Bruins | 4-0 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | April 30 to May 6, 2011 |
| Conference Semifinals | San Jose Sharks | 4-3 in games | Detroit Red Wings | April 29 to May 12, 2011 |
| Conference Finals | Vancouver Canucks | 4-1 in games | San Jose Sharks | May 15 to May 24, 2011 |
| Conference Finals | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | Tampa Bay Lightning | May 14 to May 27, 2011 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | Vancouver Canucks | June 1 to June 15, 2011 |
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