1997 National Hockey League Playoffs

Last Update: Wed Apr 5 07:38:27 EDT 2023

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Standings
Round 1 - Conference Quarterfinals
Round 2 - Conference Semifinals
Round 3 - Conference Finals
Round 4 - Stanley Cup Finals
Team Stats
Schedule

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Standings

Eastern
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts
New Jersey Devils	82	45	23	14	104
Buffalo Sabres	82	40	30	12	92

Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	24	13	103
Florida Panthers	82	35	28	19	89
New York Rangers	82	38	34	10	86
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	36	8	84
Ottawa Senators	82	31	36	15	77
Montreal Canadiens	82	31	36	15	77

Washington Capitals	82	33	40	9	75
Whalers	82	32	39	11	75
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	32	40	10	74
New York Islanders	82	29	41	12	70
Boston Bruins	82	26	47	9	61

Western
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts
Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	9	107
Dallas Stars	82	48	26	8	104

Detroit Red Wings	82	38	26	18	94
Anaheim Mighty Ducks	82	36	33	13	85
Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	7	83
St. Louis Blues	82	36	35	11	83
Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	9	81
Chicago Black Hawks	82	34	35	13	81

Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	7	77
Calgary Flames	82	32	41	9	73
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	68
Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	11	67
San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	8	62

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference
New Jersey wins 4-1	17	19	22	24	26
Montreal	2	1	4	4+	0
New Jersey	5*	4*	6*	3	4*
Buffalo wins 4-3	17	19	21	23	25	27	29
Ottawa	1	3*	2	1+	4*	0	2
Buffalo	3*	1	3*	0	1	3*	3+
Philadelphia wins 4-1	17	19	21	23	26
Pittsburgh	1	2	3	4*	3
Philadelphia	5*	3*	5*	1	6*
NY Rangers wins 4-1	17	20	22	23	25
NY Rangers	0	3*	4+	3*	3+
Florida	3*	0	3	2	2

Western Conference
Colorado wins 4-2	16	18	20	22	24	26
Chicago	0	1	4+	6*	0	3
Colorado	6*	3*	3	3	7*	6*
Edmonton wins 4-3	16	18	20	22	25	27	29
Edmonton	3	4*	4+	3	1+	2	4+
Dallas	5*	0	3	4*	0	3*	3
Detroit wins 4-2	16	18	20	22	25	27
St. Louis	2*	1	2	4*	2	1
Detroit	0	2*	3*	0	5*	3*
Anaheim wins 4-3	16	18	20	22	24	27	29
Phoenix	2	2	4*	4*	5*	2	0
Anaheim	4*	4*	1	0	2	3+	3*

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference
NY Rangers wins 4-1	2	4	6	8	11
NY Rangers	0	2*	3*	3*	2+
New Jersey	2*	0	2	0	1
Philadelphia wins 4-1	3	5	7	9	11
Philadelphia	5*	2*	4*	4	6*
Buffalo	3	1	1	5+	3

Western Conference
Colorado wins 4-1	2	4	7	9	11
Edmonton	1	1	4*	2	2
Colorado	5*	4*	3	3+	3*
Detroit sweeps 4-0	2	4	6	8
Anaheim	1	2	3	2
Detroit	2+	3+	5*	3+

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference
Philadelphia wins 4-1	16	18	20	23	25
NY Rangers	1	5*	3	2	2
Philadelphia	3*	4	6*	3*	3*

Western Conference
Detroit wins 4-2	15	17	19	22	24	26
Detroit	1	4*	2*	6*	0	3*
Colorado	2*	2	1	0	6*	1

Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Final
Detroit sweeps 4-0	31	3	5	7
Detroit	4*	4*	6*	2*
Philadelphia	2	2	1	1

Team Stats

Team	GP	W	L	Avg	GF	GA	Home	Away	OT	SO
Detroit	20	16	4	0.800	58	38	9-1	7-3	3-0	1
Philadelphia	19	12	7	0.632	66	55	6-4	6-3	0-1	0
NY Rangers	15	9	6	0.600	36	34	4-2	5-4	3-0	3
Colorado	17	10	7	0.588	58	40	8-1	2-6	1-1	3
New Jersey	10	5	5	0.500	27	21	4-2	1-3	0-2	2
Phoenix	7	3	4	0.429	19	17	2-1	1-3	0-1	1
Dallas	7	3	4	0.429	18	21	1-3	2-1	0-3	0
Ottawa	7	3	4	0.429	13	14	1-2	2-2	1-1	1
Edmonton	12	5	7	0.417	31	36	2-3	3-4	3-1	2
Buffalo	12	5	7	0.417	27	34	2-5	3-2	2-1	1
Anaheim	11	4	7	0.364	25	32	3-3	1-4	1-3	1
Chicago	6	2	4	0.333	14	28	2-1	0-3	1-0	0
St. Louis	6	2	4	0.333	12	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	2
Pittsburgh	5	1	4	0.200	13	20	1-1	0-3	0-0	0
Montreal	5	1	4	0.200	11	22	1-1	0-3	1-0	0
Florida	5	1	4	0.200	10	13	1-2	0-2	0-2	1

16 overtime games played, 21 overtime periods, 233:21 total overtime

Schedule

April
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
13	14	15	16 Chicago 0, Colorado 6 Edmonton 3, Dallas 5 St. Louis 2, Detroit 0 Phoenix 2, Anaheim 4	17 Montreal 2, New Jersey 5 Ottawa 1, Buffalo 3 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 5 NY Rangers 0, Florida 3	18 Chicago 1, Colorado 3 Edmonton 4, Dallas 0 St. Louis 1, Detroit 2 Phoenix 2, Anaheim 4	19 Montreal 1, New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3, Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 3
20 NY Rangers 3, Florida 0 Colorado 3, Chicago 4 (11:03 OT-2) Dallas 3, Edmonton 4 (9:15 OT) Detroit 3, St. Louis 2 Anaheim 1, Phoenix 4	21 Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 3	22 New Jersey 6, Montreal 4 Florida 3, NY Rangers 4 (16:29 OT) Colorado 3, Chicago 6 Dallas 4, Edmonton 3 Detroit 0, St. Louis 4 Anaheim 0, Phoenix 4	23 Buffalo 0, Ottawa 1 (2:34 OT) Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 4 Florida 2, NY Rangers 3	24 New Jersey 3, Montreal 4 (7:37 OT-3) Chicago 0, Colorado 7 Phoenix 5, Anaheim 2	25 Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1 NY Rangers 3, Florida 2 (12:02 OT) Edmonton 1, Dallas 0 (0:22 OT-2) St. Louis 2, Detroit 5	26 Montreal 0, New Jersey 4 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 6 Colorado 6, Chicago 3
27 Buffalo 3, Ottawa 0 Dallas 3, Edmonton 2 Detroit 3, St. Louis 1 Anaheim 3, Phoenix 2 (7:29 OT)	28	29 Ottawa 2, Buffalo 3 (5:24 OT) Edmonton 4, Dallas 3 (12:26 OT) Phoenix 0, Anaheim 3	30
May
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2 NY Rangers 0, New Jersey 2 Edmonton 1, Colorado 5 Anaheim 1, Detroit 2 (0:59 OT)	3 Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 3
4 NY Rangers 2, New Jersey 0 Edmonton 1, Colorado 4 Anaheim 2, Detroit 3 (1:31 OT)	5 Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1	6 New Jersey 2, NY Rangers 3 Detroit 5, Anaheim 3	7 Buffalo 1, Philadelphia 4 Colorado 3, Edmonton 4	8 New Jersey 0, NY Rangers 3 Detroit 3, Anaheim 2 (17:03 OT-2)	9 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 4 (6:24 OT) Colorado 3, Edmonton 2 (8:35 OT)	10
11 NY Rangers 2, New Jersey 1 (14:08 OT) Philadelphia 6, Buffalo 3 Edmonton 2, Colorado 3	12	13	14	15 Detroit 1, Colorado 2	16 NY Rangers 1, Philadelphia 3	17 Detroit 4, Colorado 2
18 NY Rangers 5, Philadelphia 4	19 Colorado 1, Detroit 2	20 Philadelphia 6, NY Rangers 3	21	22 Colorado 0, Detroit 6	23 Philadelphia 3, NY Rangers 2	24 Detroit 0, Colorado 6
25 NY Rangers 2, Philadelphia 3	26 Colorado 1, Detroit 3	27	28	29	30	31 Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2
June
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2	3 Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2	4	5 Philadelphia 1, Detroit 6	6	7 Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2