Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Updated October 10, 2025

Recent Changes

CAR logo Hurricanes entered bracket (seed 2)
NSH logo Predators entered bracket (seed 3)
VAN logo Canucks entered bracket (seed 3)
OTT logo Senators entered bracket (seed 4)
MIN logo Wild entered bracket (seed 4)
STL logo Blues left bracket
WAS logo Capitals left bracket
EDM logo Oilers left bracket
PHI logo Flyers left bracket
WPG logo Jets left bracket
TB logo Lightning left bracket
LV logo Golden Knights (seed 3 → 1)
FLA logo Panthers (seed 1 → 2)
COL logo Avalanche (seed 2 → 1)
CGY logo Flames (seed 1 → 2)
NYR logo Rangers (seed 2 → 3)
BOS logo Bruins (seed 2 → 1)
TOR logo Maple Leafs (seed 2 → 3)
PIT logo Penguins (seed 3 → 1)
LA logo Kings (seed 2 → 4)
DAL logo Stars (seed 3 → 2)

NHL Playoff Format and Rules

The Stanley Cup playoffs is a 16 team tournament.

  1. The top 4 teams in each conference will begin the playoffs by playing a round robin tournament. The team with the best record from this round robin will be awarded the #1 seed with the second best team receiving the #2 seed and so on.
  2. For now, we have ranked the top 4 teams in each conference by record. However, these teams will most likely shift around based on how they perform in the beginning tournament. Every team within this round robin will be given a first round bye.
  3. The rest of the tournament seeds are set in stone, based on season record.
  4. The first round will be a best of 5 series, while the rest of the playoffs will be a best of 7 series.