Detroit-----
  (4-2)     |-Detroit----
 Winnipeg----           |                  WESTERN CONFERENCE
               (4-3)    |-Detroit---        PLAY-OFF BRACKET
 Colorado----           |          |
  (4-2)     |-St. Louis--          |  1995-96 Stanley Cup Champions
 Vancouver---                      |             (4-0)
                           (4-2)   |-------Colorado Avalanche->> FINALS
 Chicago-----                      |
  (4-0)     |-Colorado---          |    Regular Season Order
 Calgary-----           |          |         1. Detroit   (out 3rd round)    
               (4-2)    |-Colorado--         2. Colorado  (Won in finals)
 Toronto-----           |                    3. Chicago   (out 2nd round)       
  (4-2)     |-Chicago----                    4. Toronto   (out 1st round)
 St. Louis---                                5. St. Louis (out 2nd round) 
                                             6. Calgary   (out 1st round)
                                             7. Vancouver (out 1st round)
                                             8. Winnipeg  (out 1st round)