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1993-94 NHL playoffs

Every 1993-94 NHL playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.

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The race, continued

The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.

Seeds against finish

Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.

The bracket

Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.

What happened

New York Rangers won the 1993-94 title from a regular season record of 52-24-8. 16 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.

Every series

RoundWon byResultOpponentPlayed
Conference QuarterfinalsNew York Rangers4-0 in gamesNew York IslandersApril 17 to April 24, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsNew Jersey Devils4-3 in gamesBuffalo SabresApril 17 to April 29, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsWashington Capitals4-2 in gamesPittsburgh PenguinsApril 17 to April 27, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsSan Jose Sharks4-3 in gamesDetroit Red WingsApril 18 to April 30, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsToronto Maple Leafs4-2 in gamesChicago BlackhawksApril 18 to April 28, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsBoston Bruins4-3 in gamesMontréal CanadiensApril 16 to April 29, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsVancouver Canucks4-3 in gamesCalgary FlamesApril 18 to April 30, 1994
Conference QuarterfinalsDallas Stars4-0 in gamesSt. Louis BluesApril 17 to April 24, 1994
Conference SemifinalsNew York Rangers4-1 in gamesWashington CapitalsMay 1 to May 9, 1994
Conference SemifinalsNew Jersey Devils4-2 in gamesBoston BruinsMay 1 to May 11, 1994
Conference SemifinalsToronto Maple Leafs4-3 in gamesSan Jose SharksMay 2 to May 14, 1994
Conference SemifinalsVancouver Canucks4-1 in gamesDallas StarsMay 2 to May 10, 1994
Conference FinalsNew York Rangers4-3 in gamesNew Jersey DevilsMay 15 to May 27, 1994
Conference FinalsVancouver Canucks4-1 in gamesToronto Maple LeafsMay 16 to May 24, 1994
Stanley Cup FinalNew York Rangers4-3 in gamesVancouver CanucksMay 31 to June 14, 1994

How “Seeds against finish” is drawn

The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.

The races that filled this bracket: Atlantic Northeast Central Pacific