| bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | New Jersey vs. Carolina |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 12 | align="right" | Carolina 1 | 5 New Jersey |
| April 15 | align="right" | Carolina 0 | 2 New Jersey |
| April 17 | align="right" | New Jersey 4 | 0 Carolina |
| April 18 | align="right" | New Jersey 2 | 3 Carolina | OT |
| April 20 | align="right" | '''Carolina 3 | 2 New Jersey |
| April 22 | align="right" | New Jersey 5 | 1 Carolina |
| colspan="4" | New Jersey wins series 4–2 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Ottawa vs. Toronto |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 13 | align="right" | Toronto 1 | 0 Ottawa | OT |
| April 14 | align="right" | Toronto 3 | 0 Ottawa |
| April 16 | align="right" | Ottawa 2 | 3 Toronto | OT |
| April 18 | align="right" | Ottawa 1 | 1 Toronto |
| colspan="4" | Toronto wins series 4–0 | } |
| valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Washington vs. Pittsburgh |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 12 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 0 | 1 Washington |
| April 14 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 2 | 1 Washington |
| April 16 | align="right" | Washington 0 | 3 Pittsburgh |
| April 18 | align="right" | Washington 4 | 3 Pittsburgh | OT |
| April 21 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 2 | 1 Washington |
| April 23 | align="right" | Washington 3 | 4 Pittsburgh | OT |
| colspan="4" | Pittsburgh wins series 4–2 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Philadelphia vs. Buffalo |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 11 | align="right" | Buffalo 2 | 1 Philadelphia |
| April 14 | align="right" | '''Buffalo 4 | 3 Philadelphia | OT |
| April 16 | align="right" | Philadelphia 3 | 2 Buffalo |
| April 17 | align="right" | Philadelphia 3 | 4 Buffalo | OT |
| April 19 | align="right" | Buffalo 1 | 3 Philadelphia |
| April 21 | align="right" | Buffalo 8 | 0 Philadelphia |
| colspan="4" | Buffalo wins series 4–2 | } |
| bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Colorado vs. Vancouver |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 12 | align="right" | Vancouver 4 | 5 Colorado |
| April 14 | align="right" | Vancouver 1 | 2 Colorado |
| April 16 | align="right" | Colorado 4 | 3 Vancouver | OT |
| April 18 | align="right" | Colorado 5 | 1 Vancouver |
| colspan="4" | Colorado wins series 4–0 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Detroit vs. Los Angeles |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 11 | align="right" | Los Angeles 3 | 5 Detroit |
| April 14 | align="right" | Los Angeles 0 | 4 Detroit |
| April 15 | align="right" | Detroit 1 | 2 Los Angeles |
| April 18 | align="right" | Detroit 3 | 4 Los Angeles | OT |
| April 21 | align="right" | Los Angeles 3 | 2 Detroit |
| April 23 | align="right" | Los Angeles 3 | 2 Detroit | OT |
| colspan="4" | Los Angeles wins series 4–2 | } |
| valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Dallas vs. Edmonton |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 11 | align="right" | Edmonton 1 | 2 Dallas | OT |
| April 14 | align="right" | Edmonton 4 | 3 Dallas |
| April 15 | align="right" | Dallas 3 | 2 Edmonton | OT |
| April 17 | align="right" | Dallas 1 | 2 Edmonton | OT |
| April 19 | align="right" | Edmonton 3 | 4 Dallas | OT |
| April 21 | align="right" | Dallas 3 | 1 Edmonton |
| colspan="4" | Dallas wins series 4–2 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | St. Louis vs. San Jose |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 12 | align="right" | San Jose 1 | 3 St. Louis |
| April 14 | align="right" | San Jose 1 | 0 St. Louis |
| April 16 | align="right" | St. Louis 6 | 3 San Jose |
| April 17 | align="right" | St. Louis 2 | 3 San Jose |
| April 19 | align="right" | San Jose 2 | 3 St. Louis | OT |
| April 21 | align="right" | St. Louis 2 | 1 San Jose |
| colspan="4" | St. Louis wins series 4–2 | } |
Eastern Conference> | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | New Jersey vs. Toronto |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 26 | align="right" | Toronto 2 | 0 New Jersey |
| April 28 | align="right" | Toronto 5 | 6 New Jersey | OT |
| May 1 | align="right" | New Jersey 3 | 2 Toronto | OT |
| May 3 | align="right" | New Jersey 1 | 3 Toronto |
| May 5 | align="right" | Toronto 3 | 2 New Jersey |
| May 7 | align="right" | New Jersey 4 | 2 Toronto |
| May 9 | align="right" | Toronto 1 | 5 New Jersey |
| colspan="4" | New Jersey wins series 4–3 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 26 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 3 | 0 Buffalo |
| April 28 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 3 | Buffalo 1 |
| April 30 | align="right" | Buffalo 4 | 1 Pittsburgh |
| May 2 | align="right" | Buffalo 5 | 2 Pittsburgh |
| May 5 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 2 | 3 Buffalo | OT |
| May 8 | align="right" | Buffalo 2 | 3 Pittsburgh | OT |
| May 10 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 3 | 2 Buffalo | OT |
| colspan="4" | Pittsburgh wins series 4–3 | } |
Western Conference> | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Colorado vs. Los Angeles |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 26 | align="right" | Los Angeles 4 | 3 Colorado | OT |
| April 28 | align="right" | Los Angeles 0 | 2 Colorado |
| April 30 | align="right" | Colorado 4 | 3 Los Angeles |
| May 2 | align="right" | Colorado 3 | 0 Los Angeles |
| May 4 | align="right" | Los Angeles 1 | 0 Colorado |
| May 6 | align="right" | Detroit 0 | Los Angeles 1 | 2OT |
| May 9 | align="right" | Los Angeles 1 | 5 Colorado |
| colspan="4" | Colorado wins series 4–3 | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Dallas vs. St. Louis |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| April 22 | align="right" | St. Louis 4 | 2 Dallas |
| April 24 | align="right" | St. Louis 2 | 1 Dallas |
| April 26 | align="right" | Dallas 2 | 3 St. Louis | 2OT |
| April 28 | align="right" | Dallas 1 | 4 St. Louis |
| colspan="4" | St. Louis wins series 4–0 | } |
| Eastern Conference | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| May 12 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 1 | 3 New Jersey |
| May 15 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 4 | 2 New Jersey |
| May 17 | align="right" | New Jersey 3 | 0 Pittsburgh |
| May 19 | align="right" | New Jersey 5 | 0 Pittsburgh |
| May 22 | align="right" | Pittsburgh 2 | 4 New Jersey |
colspan="4" | New Jersey wins series 4–1 and Prince of Wales Trophy | } | valign="top" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" | + Western Conference | bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" | Colorado vs. St. Louis |
| Date !! Away !! Home |
| May 12 | align="right" | St. Louis 1 | 4 Colorado |
| May 14 | align="right" | St. Louis 2 | 4 Colorado |
| May 16 | align="right" | Colorado 3 | 4 St. Louis | 2OT |
| May 18 | align="right" | Colorado 4 | 3 St. Louis | OT |
| May 21 | align="right" | St. Louis 1 | 2 Colorado | OT |
colspan="4" | Colorado wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl | } |