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Last updated 5/02/98 7:20 PM Eastern Time

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2_Pittsburgh_24__                                                |               |
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1_Dallas_____125_                                                                |
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Remember this is a one-way street!

The numbers at the left are the seedings of each of the playoff teams going into THAT round.
The higer seeded team has the home ice "advantage" (H) for the series.
The numbers after each team at each level are the games that they won.

Series are usually played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format (thus games 1,2,5, and 7 are at the "home" team)
For ALL games, the home team of THAT GAME is listed first in the scoring.
All times listed will be Eastern Daylight Time, including night games! This should clear up any confusion.

First Round

Scores:	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	totals
Eastern Conference						(If Necessary)
Ottawa at New Jersey	1 - 2 (OT)	3 - 1	2 - 1 (OT)	4 - 3	3 - 1 *	SAT 7:30	MON 7:30	11 - 10
Boston at Washington	3 - 1	3 - 4 (2 OT)	2 - 3 (2 OT)	0 - 3	0 - 4	SUN 2:00	TUES 7:30	12 - 11
Montreal at Pittsburgh	2 - 3	4 - 1	3 - 1	3 - 6	2 - 5	SUN 7:30	TUES 7:30	15 - 15
Buffalo at Philadelphia	2 - 3	3 - 2	6 - 1	4 - 1	2 - 3 (OT)			9 - 18
Western Conference						(If Necessary)
San Jose at Dallas	4 - 1	5 - 2	3 - 1	1 - 0 (OT)	3 - 2	SAT 9:00	MON 7:30	13 - 9
Los Angles at St. Louis	8 - 3	2 - 1	3 - 4	1 - 2				16 - 8
Edmonton at Colorado	2 - 3	5 - 2	4 - 5 (OT)	1 - 3	1 - 3	FRI 10:30	MON 9:00	15 - 10
Phoenix at Detroit	6 - 3	4 - 7	3 - 2	2 - 4	3 - 1	SAT 9:00	MON 7:30	19 - 16

*First goal scored by New Jersey, short-handed, with an assist by goalie Martin Brodeur

Overtime Games:

Round 1
- Ottawa at New Jersey, Game 1
- Boston at Washington, Game 2 (2)
- New Jersey at Ottawa, Game 3
- Washington at Boston, Game 3 (2)
- Colorado at Edmonton, Game 3
- Dallas at San Jose, Game 4
- Buffalo at Philadelphia, Game 5
Round 2
Semi-Finals
Finals

Shutouts:

Round 1
- Washington at Boston, Game 4
- Dallas at San Jose, Game 4
- Boston at Washington, Game 5
Round 2
Semi-Finals
Finals

Blowouts--wins by 5 or more:

Round 1
- Los Angles at St. Louis, Game 1
- Philadelphia at Buffalo, Game 3
Round 2
Semi-Finals
Finals

Total "Stats" by Team:

4 Boston
4 Washington
2 New Jersey
2 San Jose
2 Dallas
2 Buffalo
2 Philadelhpia
2 Ottawa
1 Colorado
1 St. Louis
1 Edmonton
1 Los Angles

Series Records for 1998:

Fewest Goals in a Series:

Winning Team:
- team, Round 1, 13 Goals, 5 Games, 2.6 Goals per game
- team, Round 1, 13 Goals, 6 Games, 2.2 Goals per game
Losing Team:
- LA Kings, Round 1, 8 Goals, 4 Games, 2.0 Goals per game
- Flyers, Round 1, 9 Goals, 5 Games, 1.8 Goals per game

Most Goals in a Series:

Winning Team:
- team, Round 1, 28 Goals, 6 Games, 4.7 Goals per game
- St. Louis, Round 1, 16 Goals, 4 Games, 4.0 Goals per game
Losing Team:
- Phoenix/Detroit Loser, Round 1, about 20 goals
- Phoenix/Detroit Loser, Round 1, about 3.5 per game

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