Every 2018-19 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.
St. Louis Blues won the 2018-19 title from a regular season record of 45-28-9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4-0 in games | Tampa Bay Lightning | April 10 to April 16, 2019 |
| First round | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 11 to April 23, 2019 |
| First round | Colorado Avalanche | 4-1 in games | Calgary Flames | April 11 to April 19, 2019 |
| First round | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-3 in games | Washington Capitals | April 11 to April 24, 2019 |
| First round | New York Islanders | 4-0 in games | Pittsburgh Penguins | April 10 to April 16, 2019 |
| First round | San Jose Sharks | 4-3 in games | Vegas Golden Knights | April 10 to April 23, 2019 |
| First round | Dallas Stars | 4-2 in games | Nashville Predators | April 10 to April 22, 2019 |
| First round | St. Louis Blues | 4-2 in games | Winnipeg Jets | April 10 to April 20, 2019 |
| Second round | Boston Bruins | 4-2 in games | Columbus Blue Jackets | April 25 to May 6, 2019 |
| Second round | Carolina Hurricanes | 4-0 in games | New York Islanders | April 26 to May 3, 2019 |
| Second round | San Jose Sharks | 4-3 in games | Colorado Avalanche | April 26 to May 8, 2019 |
| Second round | St. Louis Blues | 4-3 in games | Dallas Stars | April 25 to May 7, 2019 |
| Conference Finals | Boston Bruins | 4-0 in games | Carolina Hurricanes | May 9 to May 16, 2019 |
| Conference Finals | St. Louis Blues | 4-2 in games | San Jose Sharks | May 11 to May 21, 2019 |
| Stanley Cup Final | St. Louis Blues | 4-3 in games | Boston Bruins | May 27 to June 12, 2019 |
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: Eastern Wild Card Western Wild Card