NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

1996 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS

First Round Results: Eastern (Wales) Conference Quarter-Finals

#1 Seed Philadelphia Flyers	defeat	#8 Seed	Tampa Bay Lightning	4-2 	
#2 Seed Pittsburgh Penguins	defeat	#7 Seed	Washington Capitals	4-2		
#3 Seed New York Rangers	defeat	#6 Seed	Montreal Canadiens	4-2	
#4 Seed Florida Panthers 	defeat	#5 Seed	Boston Bruins		4-1 		

First Round Results: Western (Campbell) Conference Quarter-Finals

#1 Seed Detroit Red Wings	defeat	#8 Seed	Winnipeg Jets		4-2		
#2 Seed Colorado Avalanche  	defeat	#7 Seed	Vancouver Canucks	4-2		
#3 Seed Chicago Blackhawks 	sweep	#6 Seed	Calgary Flames		4-0 	
#5 Seed St. Louis Blues 	defeat	#4 Seed	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-2	

Second Round Results: Eastern (Wales) Conference Semi-Finals

#4 Seed Florida Panthers	defeat	#1 Seed	Philadelphia Flyers 	4-2
#2 Seed Pittsburgh Penguins	defeat	#3 Seed	New York Rangers	4-1

Second Round Results: Western (Campbell) Conference Semi-Finals

#1 Seed Detroit Red Wings 	defeat	#5 Seed	St. Louis Blues		4-3
#2 Seed Colorado Avalanche	defeat	#3 Seed	Chicago Blackhawks	4-2

Third Round Results: Eastern (Wales) Conference Finals

#4 Seed Florida Panthers	defeat	#2 Seed Pittsburgh Penguins	4-3 

Third Round Results: Western (Campbell) Conference Finals

#2 Seed Colorado Avalanche	defeat	#1 Seed	Detroit Red Wings	4-2

Fourth Round Results: Stanley Cup Finals

#2 West Colorado Avalanche	sweep	#4 East Florida Panthers	4-0

EASTERN CONFERENCE (Go to Western Conference)

         Conf. Quarters                 
           (Best of 7)        Conf. Semis      
                              (Best of 7)       Conf. Final
                                                (Best of 7)          Cup Final
#1 PHILADELPHIA_________                                            (Best of 7)
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         Flyers win 4-2 |__PHILADELPHIA___
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#8 TAMPA BAY____________|                 |
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                         Panthers win 4-2 |_____FLORIDA_____
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#4 FLORIDA______________                  |                 |
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       Panthers win 4-1 |_____FLORIDA_____|                 |
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#5 BOSTON_______________|                                   |
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                                           Panthers win 4-3 |_____FLORIDA______
                                                            |                  |
#2 PITTSBURGH___________                                    |                  |
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       Penguins win 4-2 |___PITTSBURGH____                  |                  |
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#7 WASHINGTON___________|                 |                 |                  |
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                         Penguins win 4-1 |___PITTSBURGH____|                  |
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#3 NY RANGERS___________                  |                                    |
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        Rangers win 4-2 |___NY RANGERS____|                                    |
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#6 MONTREAL_____________|                                                      |
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WESTERN CONFERENCE (Go to Eastern Conference)                                  |
                                                             Avalanche win 4-0 |_______COLORADO_______ Stanley Cup Champion                     
         Conf. Quarters                                                        |
           (Best of 7)        Conf. Semis                                      |
                              (Best of 7)       Conf. Final                    |
                                                (Best of 7)                    |
#1 DETROIT______________                                                       |
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      Red Wings win 4-2 |_____DETROIT_____                                     |
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#8 WINNIPEG_____________|                 |                                    |
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                        Red Wings win 4-3 |_____DETROIT_____                   |
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#4 TORONTO______________                  |                 |                  |
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          Blues win 4-2 |____ST. LOUIS____|                 |                  |
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#5 ST. LOUIS____________|                                   |                  |
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                                          Avalanche win 4-2 |_____COLORADO_____|
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#2 COLORADO_____________                                    |
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      Avalanche win 4-2 |____COLORADO_____                  |
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#7 VANCOUVER____________|                 |                 |
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                        Avalanche win 4-2 |____COLORADO_____|
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#3 CHICAGO______________                  |
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     Blackhawks win 4-0 |_____CHICAGO_____|
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#6 CALGARY______________|

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