Every 2013-14 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.
Los Angeles Kings won the 2013-14 title from a regular season record of 46-28-8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Boston Bruins | 4-1 in games | Detroit Red Wings | April 18 to April 26, 2014 |
| First round | Anaheim Ducks | 4-2 in games | Dallas Stars | April 16 to April 27, 2014 |
| First round | Minnesota Wild | 4-3 in games | Colorado Avalanche | April 17 to April 30, 2014 |
| First round | Los Angeles Kings | 4-3 in games | San Jose Sharks | April 17 to April 30, 2014 |
| First round | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-2 in games | St. Louis Blues | April 17 to April 27, 2014 |
| First round | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-2 in games | Columbus Blue Jackets | April 16 to April 28, 2014 |
| First round | Montréal Canadiens | 4-0 in games | Tampa Bay Lightning | April 16 to April 22, 2014 |
| First round | New York Rangers | 4-3 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | April 17 to April 30, 2014 |
| Second round | Montréal Canadiens | 4-3 in games | Boston Bruins | May 1 to May 14, 2014 |
| Second round | Los Angeles Kings | 4-3 in games | Anaheim Ducks | May 3 to May 16, 2014 |
| Second round | New York Rangers | 4-3 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | May 2 to May 13, 2014 |
| Second round | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-2 in games | Minnesota Wild | May 2 to May 13, 2014 |
| Conference Finals | Los Angeles Kings | 4-3 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | May 18 to June 1, 2014 |
| Conference Finals | New York Rangers | 4-2 in games | Montréal Canadiens | May 17 to May 29, 2014 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Los Angeles Kings | 4-1 in games | New York Rangers | June 4 to June 13, 2014 |
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: Eastern Wild Card Western Wild Card