<Table> 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tournament details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dates </Th> <Td> April 11--June 7, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Teams </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Final positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Champions </Th> <Td> Washington Capitals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Td> Vegas Golden Knights </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference runners - up </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tampa Bay Lightning </Li> <Li> Winnipeg Jets </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tournament statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scoring leader (s) </Th> <Td> Evgeny Kuznetsov (Capitals) (32 points) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MVP </Th> <Td> Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017 2019 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tournament details </Th> </Tr>

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