2018-19 PLAYOFFS
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ROUND 1
PHI wins series 4-2 against MTL
TBL wins series 4-1 against CBJ
NYI wins series 4-1 against WSH
BOS wins series 4-1 against CAR
VGK wins series 4-1 against CHI
COL wins series 4-1 against ARI
DAL wins series 4-2 against CGY
VAN wins series 4-2 against STL
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*This year the teams were reseeded after each round
*TBL exact their revenge against CBJ in round 1 on their way to their first Stanley Cup since 2004, and their second in franchise history
*Last years Stanley Cup champions STL were outed by VAN in round 1
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ROUND 2
NYI wins series 4-3 against PHI
TBL wins series 4-1 against BOS
VGK wins series 4-3 against VAN
DAL wins series 4-3 against COL
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*VAN rookie goaltender Tatcher Demko had a 48 save shutout in game 6 to will VAN to game 7 - he also stoped 42 shots in game 5 to become the first California goalie to win his playoff debut. He then allowed just one goal on 34 shots in game 7 but ended up falling just short 3-0 to Vegas. (Allowed just 2 goals on 125 shots in games 5,6, and 7)
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ROUND 3
TBL wins series 4-2 against NYI
DAL wins series 4-1 against VGK
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*First Stanley Cup Finals appearance for DAL since 2000 where they lost to the New Jersey Devils (they did win the Stanley Cup just the year before).
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ROUND 4
TBL wins series 4-2 against DAL
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*TBL are the 2020 Stanley Cup Champions!
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*Victor Hedman is the Conn Smythe Trophy winner (playoff MVP)
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*Brayden Point finished the playoffs with 33 points while teammate Nikita Kucherov finished with 34 points.
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*First time there was both a round robin seeding tournament for the top 4 teams in each division as well as best of 5 qualifying rounds for the remaining 12 teams.
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