It took two bubbles and strict safety protocols, but the NHL was remarkably able to host the Stanley Cup Playoffs to completion. In the end, it was the Tampa Bay Lightning that came out on top. They beat the Stars in the Game 6 of the final on Monday night to win their second title in franchise history.
Below you'll find the bracket of the entire playoffs, and the path that every team wound up taking
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Stanley Cup Final results
No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning beat No. 3 Dallas Stars, 4-2
Series recap: No asterisk needed for Tampa's championship
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Conference Final results
Eastern Conference
No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning beat No. 6 New York Islanders 4-2
Series recap: Islanders couldn't match Lightning's star power
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Western Conference
No. 3 Dallas Stars beat No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights, 4-1
Series recap: How the Stars shocked Vegas
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
Conference Semifinal results
Eastern Conference
No. 6 New York Islanders beat No. 1 Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3
Series recap: Flyers' stars come up short in loss
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning beat No. 4 Boston Bruins, 4-1
Series recap: The Bruins' lack of depth was their downfall
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
Western Conference
No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights beat No. 5 Vancouver Canucks, 4-3
Series Recap: Young Canucks not yet ready for the next step
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
No. 3 Dallas Stars beat No. 2 Colorado Avalanche, 4-3
Series recap: Injuries hurt Avs too much
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
First Round Results
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Philadelphia Flyers beat No. 8 Montreal Canadiens, 4-2
Series recap: Scrappy Canadiens outclassed by Flyers
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning beat No. 7 Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1
Series recap: Lightning look the part of a contender in quick knockout of Blue Jackets
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
No. 6 New York Islanders beat No. 3 Washington Capitals, 4-1
Series recap: The Capitals were consistently outworked by the Isles
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
No. 4 Boston Bruins beat No. 5 Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1
Series recap: The Bruins' top-six forwards were just too much for the Canes to make a deep run
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
Western Conference
No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights beat No. 8. Chicago Blackhawks, 4-1
Series recap: Golden Knights just too much for the surprising Blackhawks
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
No. 2 Colorado Avalanche beat No. 7 Arizona Coyotes, 4-1
Series recap: Avalanche young stars shine in series win over Coyotes
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5
No. 3 Dallas Stars beat No. 6 Calgary Flames, 4-2
Series recap: Calgary's season ended in the worst possible way
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
No. 5. Vancouver Canucks beat No. 4 St. Louis Blues, 4-2
Series recap: High-scoring Canucks skate past defending champion Blues
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Qualifying Round Results
Eastern Conference
- No. 9 Columbus Blue Jackets beat No. 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2
- No. 7 New York Islanders beat No. 10 Florida Panthers, 3-1
- No. 6 Carolina Hurricanes beat No. 11 New York Rangers, 3-0
- No. 12 Montreal Canadiens beat No. 5 Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1
Western Conference
- No. 8 Calgary Flames beat No. 9 Winnipeg Jets, 3-1
- No. 7 Vancouver Canucks beat No. 10 Minnesota Wild, 3-1
- No. 11 Arizona Coyotes beat No. 6 Nashville Predators, 3-1
- No. 12 Chicago Blackhawks lead No. 5 Edmonton Oilers, 3-1
