Every 2007-08 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 same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Detroit Red Wings won the 2007-08 title from a regular season record of 54-21-7. 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.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Quarterfinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 in games | Nashville Predators | April 10 to April 20, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | San Jose Sharks | 4-3 in games | Calgary Flames | April 9 to April 22, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Montréal Canadiens | 4-3 in games | Boston Bruins | April 10 to April 21, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Dallas Stars | 4-2 in games | Anaheim Ducks | April 10 to April 20, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-0 in games | Ottawa Senators | April 9 to April 16, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | New York Rangers | 4-1 in games | New Jersey Devils | April 9 to April 18, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Colorado Avalanche | 4-2 in games | Minnesota Wild | April 9 to April 19, 2008 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-3 in games | Washington Capitals | April 11 to April 22, 2008 |
| Conference Semifinals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-0 in games | Colorado Avalanche | April 24 to May 1, 2008 |
| Conference Semifinals | Dallas Stars | 4-2 in games | San Jose Sharks | April 25 to May 4, 2008 |
| Conference Semifinals | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-1 in games | Montréal Canadiens | April 24 to May 3, 2008 |
| Conference Semifinals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-1 in games | New York Rangers | April 25 to May 4, 2008 |
| Conference Finals | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 in games | Dallas Stars | May 8 to May 19, 2008 |
| Conference Finals | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4-1 in games | Philadelphia Flyers | May 9 to May 18, 2008 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Detroit Red Wings | 4-2 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | May 24 to June 4, 2008 |
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 Southeast Central Northwest Pacific