1996 · Stanley Cup Playoffs

The road to the Cup

Active round Stanley Cup Final

Series 15 / 15

Rounds 4 / 4

Season 1996 Playoffs

Round 1

First Round

8 / 8

Eastern Conference

1 · Seed 8

Final 4-2

Philadelphia Flyers 4

Tampa Bay Lightning 2

2 · Seed 7

Final 4-2

Pittsburgh Penguins 4

Washington Capitals 2

3 · Seed 6

Final 4-2

New York Rangers 4

Montréal Canadiens 2

Seed 4 · Seed 5

Final 4-1

Florida Panthers 4

Boston Bruins 1

Western Conference

1 · Seed 8

Final 4-2

Detroit Red Wings 4

Winnipeg Jets (1979) 2

2 · Seed 7

Final 4-2

Colorado Avalanche 4

Vancouver Canucks 2

3 · Seed 6

Final 4-0

Chicago Blackhawks 4

Calgary Flames 0

Seed 4 · Seed 5

Final 4-2

Toronto Maple Leafs 2

St. Louis Blues 4

Round 2

Conference Semis

4 / 4

Eastern Conference

1 · Seed 4

Final 4-2

Philadelphia Flyers 2

Florida Panthers 4

2 · 3

Final 4-1

Pittsburgh Penguins 4

New York Rangers 1

Western Conference

1 · Seed 5

Final 4-3

Detroit Red Wings 4

St. Louis Blues 3

2 · 3

Final 4-2

Colorado Avalanche 4

Chicago Blackhawks 2

Round 3

Conference Finals

2 / 2

Eastern Conference

2 · Seed 4

Final 4-3

Pittsburgh Penguins 3

Florida Panthers 4

Western Conference

1 · 2

Final 4-2

Detroit Red Wings 2

Colorado Avalanche 4

Round 4

Stanley Cup Final

1 / 1

The Cup

Final

Colorado Avalanche

Cup champions

Florida Panthers

Finalist

Colorado Avalanche win the Cup

Recent champions

Past Cup winners

2025 FLA Florida Panthers 4-2
2024 FLA Florida Panthers 4-3
2023 VGK Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
2022 COL Colorado Avalanche 4-2
2021 TBL Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

Playoff leaders

Points

1 COL Joe Sakic 18G 16A 34
2 PIT Mario Lemieux 11G 16A 27
3 PIT Jaromir Jagr 11G 12A 23
4 COL Valeri Kamensky 10G 12A 22
5 COL Peter Forsberg 10G 11A 21