First Round
Second Round
Conf. Finals
Stanley Cup
FLA 2
NYI 4
DET 1
TB 4
PHI 2
WAS 4
NYR 1
PIT 4
MIN 2
DAL 4
CHI 3
STL 4
ANA 3
NSH 4
SJ 4
LAK 1
NYI 1
TB 4
PIT 4
WAS 2
STL 4
DAL 3
NSH 3
SJ 4
TB 3
PIT 4
SJ 4
STL 2
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SJ 2
PIT 4
Champ
PIT
2015-16 NHL Champion Pittsburgh Penguins
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
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.

First Round

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
4/13at St. LouisOTL 0-1
OT
0-0-1
4/15at St. LouisW  3-2 1-0-1
4/17vs St. LouisL  2-3 1-1-1
4/19vs St. LouisL  3-4 1-2-1
4/21at St. LouisW  4-3
2OT
2-2-1
4/23vs St. LouisW  6-3 3-2-1
4/25at St. LouisL  2-3 3-3-1