Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Updated October 30, 2025

Recent Changes

CLB logo Blue Jackets entered bracket (seed 4)
DAL logo Stars entered bracket (seed 4)
TOR logo Maple Leafs entered bracket (seed 3)
CHI logo Blackhawks entered bracket (seed 4)
OTT logo Senators left bracket
EDM logo Oilers left bracket
PHI logo Flyers left bracket
BUF logo Sabres left bracket
VAN logo Canucks left bracket
FLA logo Panthers left bracket
STL logo Blues left bracket
ANA logo Ducks left bracket
NYI logo Islanders left bracket
NSH logo Predators left bracket
NJ logo Devils (seed 1 → 2)
WPG logo Jets (seed 2 → 3)
SEA logo Kraken (seed 2 → 3)
LA logo Kings (seed 4 → 2)
WAS logo Capitals (seed 2 → 3)
PIT logo Penguins (seed 2 → 1)
COL logo Avalanche (seed 2 → 1)
CAR logo Hurricanes (seed 2 → 4)

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.