Angeles Kings for playing the most playoff games (26) in a post season (later matched by the 2019 St. Louis Blues). The record was subsequently broken by the Dallas Stars during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Playoff seeds This was the second 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). The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Montreal Canadiens, Atlantic Division champions – 110 points Tampa Bay Lightning – 108 points Detroit Red Wings – 100 points Metropolitan Division New York Rangers, Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 113 points Washington Capitals – 101 points (40 , 6 points head-to-head vs. New York Islanders) New York Islanders – 101 points (40 , 5 points head-to-head vs. Washington) Wild cards Ottawa Senators – 99 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 98 points Western Conference Central Division St. Louis Blues, Central Division champions – 109 points (42 ) Nashville Predators – 104 points Chicago Blackhawks – 102 points Pacific Division Anaheim Ducks, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 109 points (43 ) Vancouver Canucks – 101 points Calgary Flames – 97 points Wild cards Minnesota Wild – 100 points Winnipeg Jets – 99 points Playoff bracket 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). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded