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No. 1 Montreal Canadiens vs. No. 16 Columbus Blue Jackets
Final Results: Montreal - 63%, Columbus - 37%
Total Votes: 33,116
Like most No. 1 vs. No. 16 battles, this one is a total mismatch. The bleu, blanc et rouge are to hockey as navy pinstripes are to baseball. Virtually unchanged since the early 1900s, this jersey has been worn by 42 Hall of Famers and 24 Stanley Cup-winning teams. Columbus finally makes it into the top 16 of something -- excluding drafts -- but they're going to have a tough battle ahead of themselves. In the Blue Jackets defense, they've shed the neon yellow-green bug that looked like it should be playing college football in Atlanta. Don't fool yourself. Hockey is a religion in Montreal and the Canadiens jersey is the equivalent of one's Sunday best.
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| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Champion |
| Voting ends Oct. 11 | Voting ends Oct. 18 | Voting ends Oct. 25 | Voting ends Nov. 1 | |
| 1 Montreal 16 Columbus Results |
1 Montreal 8 Calgary Results |
1 Montreal 4 Boston Results |
1 Montreal 2 Chicago Results |
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| 8 Calgary 9 Tampa Bay Results |
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| 5 Detroit 12 Dallas Results |
4 Boston 12 Dallas Results |
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| 4 Boston 13 San Jose Results |
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| 6 Toronto 11 Vancouver Results |
3 N.Y. Rangers 11 Vancouver Results |
2 Chicago 3 N.Y. Rangers Results |
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| 3 N.Y. Rangers 14 N.Y. Islanders Results |
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| 7 Pittsburgh 10 Washington Results |
2 Chicago 10 Washington Results |
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| 2 Chicago 15 Florida Results |
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