NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

1998 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS

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

#8 Seed Ottawa Senators		defeat	#1 Seed	New Jersey Devils	4-2 	
#7 Seed Montreal Canadiens    	defeat	#2 Seed	Pittsburgh Penguins    	4-2		
#6 Seed Buffalo Sabres		defeat	#3 Seed	Philadelphia Flyers	4-1	
#4 Seed Washington Capitals	defeat	#5 Seed	Boston Bruins    	4-2 		 

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

#1 Seed Dallas Stars		defeat	#8 Seed	San Jose Sharks		4-2		
#7 Seed Edmonton Oilers    	defeat	#2 Seed	Colorado Avalanche	4-3		
#3 Seed Detroit Red Wings 	defeat	#6 Seed	Phoenix Coyotes		4-2 	
#4 Seed St. Louis Blues 	sweep	#5 Seed	Los Angeles Kings	4-0	

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

#4 Seed Washington Capitals	defeat	#8 Seed	Ottawa Senators    	4-1 		 
#6 Seed Buffalo Sabres		sweep	#7 Seed	Montreal Canadiens	4-0	

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

#1 Seed Dallas Stars		defeat	#7 Seed	Edmonton Oilers		4-1		
#3 Seed Detroit Red Wings 	defeat	#4 Seed	St. Louis Blues		4-2 	

Third Round Results: Eastern (Wales) Conference Finals

#4 Seed Washington Capitals	defeat	#6 Seed	Buffalo Sabres    	4-2 		 

Third Round Results: Western (Campbell) Conference Finals

#3 Seed Detroit Red Wings	defeat	#1 Seed	Dallas Stars		4-2		

Fourth Round Results: Stanley Cup Finals

#3 West Detroit Red Wings	sweep	#4 East	Washington Capitals    	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
#4 WASHINGTON___________                                            (Best of 7)
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       Capitals win 4-2 |___WASHINGTON____
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#5 BOSTON_______________|                 |
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                         Capitals win 4-1 |___WASHINGTON____
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#1 NEW JERSEY___________                  |                 |
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       Senators win 4-2 |_____OTTAWA______|                 |
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#8 OTTAWA_______________|                                   |
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                                           Capitals win 4-2 |____WASHINGTON____
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#3 PHILADELPHIA_________                                    |                  |
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         Sabres win 4-1 |_____BUFFALO_____                  |                  |
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#6 BUFFALO______________|                 |                 |                  |
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                           Sabres win 4-0 |_____BUFFALO_____|                  |
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#2 PITTSBURGH___________                  |                                    |
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      Canadiens win 4-2 |____MONTREAL_____|                                    |
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#7 MONTREAL_____________|                                                      |
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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 DALLAS_______________                                                       |
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          Stars win 4-2 |_____DALLAS______                                     |
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#8 SAN JOSE_____________|                 |                                    |
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                            Stars win 4-1 |_____DALLAS______                   |
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#2 COLORADO_____________                  |                 |                  |
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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 PHOENIX______________|                 |                 |
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                        Red Wings win 4-2 |_____DETROIT_____|
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#4 ST. LOUIS____________                  |
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          Blues win 4-0 |____ST._LOUIS____|
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#5 LOS ANGELES__________|