2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoff bracket: Updated schedule, scores
The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. Here's a complete look at where the playoff bracket stands and how each series is going:
Eastern Conference Bracket
Second Round
- (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Florida Panthers - Panthers lead 3-2
- (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes - Hurricanes win 4-1
Western Conference Bracket
Second Round
- (C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C2) Dallas Stars - Stars lead 3-2
- (P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4-1
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2025 NHL Playoffs Schedule and Scores
Second Round – East
(A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Florida Panthers
- Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4
- Game 2: Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3
- Game 3: Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT)
- Game 4: Panthers 2, Maple Leafs 0
- Game 5: Panthers 6, Maple Leafs 1
- Game 6: Friday, May 16 at Florida - 8 p.m. (TNT)
- Game 7*: Sunday, May 18 at Toronto - TBA (TNT)
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes
- Game 1: Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 (OT)
- Game 2: Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1
- Game 3: Hurricanes 4, Capitals 0
- Game 4: Hurricanes 5, Capitals 2
- Game 5: Hurricanes 3, Capitals 1
Second Round – West
(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers
- Game 1: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 2
- Game 2: Oilers 5, Golden Knights 4 (OT)
- Game 3: Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3
- Game 4: Oilers 3, Golden Knights 0
- Game 5: Oilers 1, Golden Knights 0 (OT)
(C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C1) Dallas Stars
- Game 1: Stars 3, Jets 2
- Game 2:Jets 4, Stars 0
- Game 3: Stars 5, Jets 2
- Game 4: Stars 3, Jets 1
- Game 5: Jets 4, Stars 0
- Game 6: Saturday, May 17 at Dallas - 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Game 7*: Monday, May 19 at Winnipeg - TBA (ESPN)
* if necessary
First Round – East
(A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators
- Game 1: Maple Leafs 6, Senators 2
- Game 2: Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2 (OT)
- Game 3: Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2
- Game 4: Senators 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
- Game 5: Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
- Game 6*: Maple Leafs 4, Senators 2
(A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Florida Panthers
- Game 1: Panthers 6, Lightning 2
- Game 2: Panthers 2, Lightning 0
- Game 3: Lightning 5, Panthers 1
- Game 4: Panthers 4, Lightning 2
- Game 5: Panthers 6, Lightning 3
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC2) Montreal Canadiens
- Game 1: Capitals 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
- Game 2: Capitals 3, Canadiens 1
- Game 3: Canadiens 6, Capitals 3
- Game 4: Capitals 5, Canadiens 2
- Game 5: Capitals 4, Canadiens 1
(M2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M3) New Jersey Devils
- Game 1: Hurricanes 4, Devils 1
- Game 2: Hurricanes 3, Devils 1
- Game 3: Devils 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT)
- Game 4: Hurricanes 5, Devils 2
- Game 5: Hurricanes 5, Devils 4 (2OT)
First Round – West
(C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (WC2) St. Louis Blues
- Game 1: Jets 5, Blues 3
- Game 2: Jets 2, Blues 1
- Game 3: Blues 7, Jets 2
- Game 4: Blues 5, Jets 1
- Game 5: Jets 5, Blues 3
- Game 6: Blues 5, Jets 2
- Game 7*: Jets 4, Blues 3 (2OT)
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche
- Game 1: Avalanche 5, Stars 1
- Game 2: Stars 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
- Game 3: Stars 2, Avalanche 1 (OT)
- Game 4: Avalanche 4, Stars 0
- Game 5: Stars 6, Avalanche 2
- Game 6: Avalanche 7, Stars 4
- Game 7*:Stars 4, Avalanche 2
(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
- Game 1: Golden Knights 4, Wild 2
- Game 2: Wild 5, Golden Knights 2
- Game 3: Wild 5, Golden Knights 2
- Game 4: Golden Knights 4, Wild 3 (OT)
- Game 5: Golden Knights 3, Wild 2 (OT)
- Game 6: Golden Knights 3, Wild 2
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers
- Game 1: Kings 6, Oilers 5
- Game 2: Kings 6, Oilers 2
- Game 3: Oilers 7, Kings 4
- Game 4: Oilers 4, Kings 3 (OT)
- Game 5: Oilers 3, Kings 1
- Game 6: Oilers 6, Kings 4
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division (A)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) – (53-21-8)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (2A) – (49-25-8)
- Florida Panthers (3A) – (46-29-7)
Metropolitan Division (M)
- Washington Capitals (1M) – (52-23-7)
- Carolina Hurricanes (2M) – (50-24-8)
- New Jersey Devils (3M) – (44-30-8)
Wild Cards
Western Conference
Central Division (C)
Pacific Division (P)
- Vegas Golden Knights (1P) – (51-23-8)
- Los Angeles Kings (2P) – (47-26-9)
- Edmonton Oilers (3P) – (45-29-8)
Wild Cards
How many teams make the NHL playoffs?
Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.
