#2018 eastern conference finals series
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series).
Vegas Golden Knights, Pacific Division champions – 109 points.Nashville Predators, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 117 points.New Jersey Devils – 97 points (39 ROWs, 2 points head-to-head vs.Columbus Blue Jackets – 97 points (39 ROWs, 6 points head-to-head vs.Washington Capitals, Metropolitan Division champions – 105 points.
Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions – 113 points. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Atlantic Division This was the fifth year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference). This was also the first time since 1997 that no games played in either the Conference Finals or Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime.įurther information: Stanley Cup playoffs § Current format The playoffs featured ten overtime games, the fewest since 2000. For the first time since 2012, the New Jersey Devils made the playoffs. For the first time since 2009, no California-based team reached the Conference Finals. For the first time since 1969, both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs in the same season. For the first time in league history, the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs in the same year. For the first time since 1966, no playoff games were played in the state of New York.įor the fifth time in eight years, all three California-based teams made the playoffs. For the fourth time in league history ( 2000, 2001, 2007), only two Original Six teams, the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, clinched a berth for the playoffs. The only difference is that the 1967–68 season through to the 1969–70 season ensured that an expansion team would be able to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Louis Blues to reach the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season. From there, they eventually became the first team since the 1967–68 St. They also became the first expansion team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season since the 1967 NHL expansion. 
The Vegas Golden Knights became the first team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season in the league since the 1979–80 Hartford Whalers and the Edmonton Oilers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins increased their post-season appearance streak to twelve seasons, the current longest streak. The Nashville Predators made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. The playoffs began on April 11, 2018, after the regular season, and they concluded on June 7, 2018, with the Washington Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2017–18 season.
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