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

• (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs lead 2-0
• (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Florida Panthers – Panthers lead 1-0
• (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC2) Montreal Canadiens – Capitals lead 2-0
• (M2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M3) New Jersey Devils – Hurricanes lead 2-0

Western Conference Bracket

• (C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (WC2) St. Louis Blues – Jets lead 2-0
• (C2) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche – Stars lead 2-1
• (P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild – Series tied 1-1
• (P1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers – Kings lead 2-0

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2025 NHL Playoffs Schedule and Scores

First Round – East

(A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators

(A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Florida Panthers

(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC2) Montreal Canadiens

(M2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M3) New Jersey Devils

First Round – West

(C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (WC2) St. Louis Blues

(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche

(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild

(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division (A)

1. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) – (53-21-8)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning (2A) – (49-25-8)
3. Florida Panthers (3A) – (46-29-7)

Metropolitan Division (M)

1. Washington Capitals (1M) – (52-23-7)
2. Carolina Hurricanes (2M) – (50-24-8)
3. New Jersey Devils (3M) – (44-30-8)

Wild Cards

1. Ottawa Senators (WC1) – (43-31-8)
2. Montreal Canadiens (WC2) – (42-33-7)

Western Conference

Central Division (C)

1. Winnipeg Jets (1C) – (52-24-6)
2. Dallas Stars (2C) – (48-25-9)
3. Colorado Avalanche (3C) – (46-28-8)

Pacific Division (P)

1. Vegas Golden Knights (1P) – (51-23-8)
2. Los Angeles Kings (2P) – (47-26-9)
3. Edmonton Oilers (3P) – (45-29-8)

Wild Cards

1. Minnesota Wild (WC1) – (44-30-8)
2. St. Louis Blues (WC2) – (43-32-7)

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.

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