Every 2016-17 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.
Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2016-17 title from a regular season record of 50-21-11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Washington Capitals | 4-2 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 13 to April 23, 2017 |
| First round | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-1 in games | Columbus Blue Jackets | April 12 to April 20, 2017 |
| First round | Nashville Predators | 4-0 in games | Chicago Blackhawks | April 13 to April 20, 2017 |
| First round | St. Louis Blues | 4-1 in games | Minnesota Wild | April 12 to April 22, 2017 |
| First round | Anaheim Ducks | 4-0 in games | Calgary Flames | April 13 to April 19, 2017 |
| First round | Edmonton Oilers | 4-2 in games | San Jose Sharks | April 12 to April 22, 2017 |
| First round | New York Rangers | 4-2 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 12 to April 22, 2017 |
| First round | Ottawa Senators | 4-2 in games | Boston Bruins | April 12 to April 23, 2017 |
| Second round | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-3 in games | Washington Capitals | April 27 to May 10, 2017 |
| Second round | Anaheim Ducks | 4-3 in games | Edmonton Oilers | April 26 to May 10, 2017 |
| Second round | Ottawa Senators | 4-2 in games | New York Rangers | April 27 to May 9, 2017 |
| Second round | Nashville Predators | 4-2 in games | St. Louis Blues | April 26 to May 7, 2017 |
| Conference Finals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-3 in games | Ottawa Senators | May 13 to May 25, 2017 |
| Conference Finals | Nashville Predators | 4-2 in games | Anaheim Ducks | May 12 to May 22, 2017 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-2 in games | Nashville Predators | May 29 to June 11, 2017 |
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