NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

1997 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS

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

#1 Seed New Jersey Devils	defeat	#8 Seed	Montreal Canadiens	4-1 	
#2 Seed Buffalo Sabres    	defeat	#7 Seed	Ottawa Senators    	4-3		
#3 Seed Philadelphia Flyers	defeat	#6 Seed	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-1	
#5 Seed New York Rangers 	defeat	#4 Seed	Florida Panthers    	4-1 		 

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

#1 Seed Colorado Avalanche	defeat	#8 Seed	Chicago Blackhawks	4-2		
#7 Seed Edmonton Oilers    	defeat	#2 Seed	Dallas Stars		4-3		
#3 Seed Detroit Red Wings 	defeat	#6 Seed	St. Louis Blues		4-2 	
#4 Seed Anaheim Mighty Ducks 	defeat	#5 Seed	Phoenix Coyotes		4-3	

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

#5 Seed New York Rangers	defeat	#1 Seed	New Jersey Devils 	4-1
#3 Seed Philadelphia Flyers	defeat	#2 Seed	Buffalo Sabres		4-1

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

#1 Seed Colorado Avalanche 	defeat	#7 Seed	Edmonton Oilers		4-1
#3 Seed Detroit Red Wings	sweep	#4 Seed	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	4-0

Third Round Results: Eastern (Wales) Conference Finals

#3 Seed Philadelphia Flyers	defeat	#5 Seed New York Rangers	4-1 

Third Round Results: Western (Campbell) Conference Finals

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

Fourth Round Results: Stanley Cup Finals

#3 West Detroit Red Wings	sweep	#3 East	Philadelphia Flyers	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 NEW JERSEY___________                                            (Best of 7)
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         Devils win 4-1 |___NEW JERSEY____
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#8 MONTREAL_____________|                 |
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                          Rangers win 4-1 |___NY RANGERS____
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#4 FLORIDA______________                  |                 |
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        Rangers win 4-1 |___NY RANGERS____|                 |
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#5 NY RANGERS___________|                                   |
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                                             Flyers win 4-1 |___PHILADELPHIA___
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#2 BUFFALO______________                                    |                  |
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         Sabres win 4-3 |_____BUFFALO_____                  |                  |
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#7 OTTAWA_______________|                 |                 |                  |
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                           Flyers win 4-1 |__PHILADELPHIA___|                  |
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#3 PHILADELPHIA_________                  |                                    |
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         Flyers win 4-1 |__PHILADELPHIA___|                                    |
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#6 PITTSBURGH___________|                                                      |
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WESTERN CONFERENCE (Go to Eastern Conference)                                  |
                                                             Red Wings win 4-0 |_______DETROIT________ Stanley Cup Champion                     
         Conf. Quarters                                                        |
           (Best of 7)        Conf. Semis                                      |
                              (Best of 7)       Conf. Final                    |
                                                (Best of 7)                    |
#1 COLORADO_____________                                                       |
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      Avalanche win 4-2 |____COLORADO_____                                     |
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#8 CHICAGO______________|                 |                                    |
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                        Avalanche win 4-1 |____COLORADO_____                   |
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#2 DALLAS_______________                  |                 |                  |
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         Oilers win 4-3 |____EDMONTON_____|                 |                  |
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#7 EDMONTON_____________|                                   |                  |
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                                          Red Wings win 4-2 |_____DETROIT______|
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#3 DETROIT______________                                    |
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      Red Wings win 4-2 |_____DETROIT_____                  |
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#6 ST. LOUIS____________|                 |                 |
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                        Red Wings win 4-0 |_____DETROIT_____|
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#4 ANAHEIM______________                  |
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          Ducks win 4-3 |_____ANAHEIM_____|
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#5 PHOENIX______________|