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PLAYOFFS 1996–97

The Stanley Cup run is complete. Here are the champions, the Swedes who went all the way, and the full bracket in hindsight.

Stanley Cup Final
Stanley Cup Champions

Detroit Red Wings

1996–97 NHL playoffs

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4 Swedish champions lift the Stanley Cup

Nicklas LidströmDINACTIVE
20
GP
2
G
6
A
8
PTS
—
TOI
Tomas SandströmRWINACTIVE
20
GP
0
G
4
A
4
PTS
—
TOI
Anders ErikssonDINACTIVE
0
GP
0
G
0
A
0
PTS
—
TOI
Tomas HolmströmLWINACTIVE
1
GP
0
G
0
A
0
PTS
—
TOI
Every Swedish Stanley Cup winner through the years
Swedes
21
Eliminated
17
Swedish points
63
Swedish goals
20
Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Final

First round
West
DET4
4
STL2
2
DAL
3
EDM1
4
CHI1
2
COL1
4
ANA
4
PHX
3
East
BUF
4
OTT2
3
FLA2
1
NYR2
4
MTL1
1
NJD
4
PHI2
4
PIT3
1
Second round
West
ANA
0
DET4
4
COL1
4
EDM1
1
East
NJD
1
NYR2
4
BUF
1
PHI2
4
Conference finals
West
COL1
2
DET4
4
East
NYR2
1
PHI2
4
Stanley Cup Final
DET4
4
PHI2
0

Swedish playoff leaders, final

Skaters

PTSGA+/−
Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
COLOut CF
CNHL #5
12A
Mikael RenbergINACTIVE
PHIOut SCF
RWNHL #27
6A
Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
DET
DNHL #27
6A
4
Niklas SundströmINACTIVE
NYROut CF
RWNHL #38
5A
5
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
EDMOut R2
CNHL #50
4A
6
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
DET
RWNHL #50
4A
7
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
OTTOut R1
RWNHL #100
2A
8
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
NYROut CF
DNHL #100
2A
9
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
PITOut R1
DNHL #143
1A
10
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
CHIOut R1
RWNHL #143
1A

Goalies

WSSVGAASV%
No Swedish goalies have logged playoff stats yet.
Champions (4)

The Swedes who finished the playoffs with the Stanley Cup.

Nicklas LidströmINACTIVE
DET
8P
Tomas SandströmINACTIVE
DET
4P
Anders ErikssonINACTIVE
DET
0P
Tomas HolmströmINACTIVE
DET
0P
Eliminated (17)

The rest of the Swedish playoff field, dimmed but still visible to keep the full postseason picture intact.

Peter ForsbergINACTIVE
COL
Eliminated in round 3
17P
Mikael RenbergINACTIVE
PHI
Eliminated in round 4
11P
Daniel AlfredssonINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 1
7P
Niklas SundströmINACTIVE
NYR
Eliminated in round 3
5P
Mats LindgrenINACTIVE
EDM
Eliminated in round 2
4P
Johan GarpenlövINACTIVE
FLA
Eliminated in round 1
2P
Ulf SamuelssonINACTIVE
NYR
Eliminated in round 3
2P
Andreas DackellINACTIVE
OTT
Eliminated in round 1
1P
Fredrik OlaussonINACTIVE
PIT
Eliminated in round 1
1P
Ulf DahlénINACTIVE
CHI
Eliminated in round 1
1P
Andreas JohanssonINACTIVE
PIT
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Christer OlssonINACTIVE
STL
Eliminated in round 1
0P
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Kjell SamuelssonINACTIVE
PHI
Eliminated in round 4
0P
Per GustafssonINACTIVE
FLA
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Peter PopovicINACTIVE
MTL
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Ricard PerssonINACTIVE
STL
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Stefan BergqvistINACTIVE
PIT
Eliminated in round 1
0P
Top lists
See more playoff stats

Open the playoff section on the top-lists page for more context on experience, scoring, clutch production, and prior Cup results.