original: in the third round , the conference finals , the two remaining teams in each conference play each other , with the conference champions proceeding to the stanley cup finals .
simplifications: the two remaining teams of the conference finals play eachother in the third round to proceed to the stanley cup finals . in the conference finals , the two remaining teams in each conference play each other and the champions proceed to the stanley cup finals . in the third round called the conference finals , the two remaining teams in each gathering play each other and the conference champions move ahead to the stanley cup finals . in the conference finals , the two remaining teams in each conference play each other , with the conference champions proceeding to the stanley cup finals . in the third round , the conference finals , the two remaining teams in each conference play each other , with the conference winners going to the stanley cup finals . in the third round of the conference finals , the two teams that are still left in each conference will play each other with the resulting winners of each conferance going onto to play in the stanley cup finals . in the third round , the conference coming last , the two still in the same way teams in each meeting play each other , with the meeting champions going on to the stanley cup coming last . in the conference finals , the two teams in each conference play each other with the champions proceeding to the stanley cup finals .