▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁season ▁that ▁attend ance ▁had ▁aver aged ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 . ▁Att end ances ▁rose ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁season . ▁ ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable " ▁! Total ▁! G ames ▁! A verage ▁| - ▁| align =" center " | 3 1 7 , 2 8 3 ▁| align =" center " | 2 1 6 ▁| align =" center " | 1 , 4 6 8 ▁| - ▁| } ▁ ▁Play offs ▁After ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁eight ▁teams ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁r ounds , ▁the ▁highest ▁remaining ▁seed ▁chose ▁which ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁lowest ▁remaining ▁se eds ▁to ▁be ▁matched ▁against . ▁In ▁each ▁round ▁the ▁higher - se eded ▁team ▁was ▁awarded ▁home ▁ice ▁advantage . ▁Each ▁best - of - se ven ▁series ▁followed ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 ▁format : ▁the ▁higher - se eded ▁team ▁played ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁games ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁( plus ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁if ▁necessary ), ▁and ▁the ▁lower - se eded ▁team ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁games ▁ 2 , ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁( if ▁necessary ). ▁ ▁The ▁Final ▁was ▁cont ested ▁between ▁V å ler eng a ▁and ▁the ▁St av anger ▁O ilers . ▁V å ler eng a ▁defeated ▁Mang