EASTERN CONFERENCE
First Round
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
WESTERN CONFERENCE
First Round
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
🏆 STANLEY CUP FINAL
Best of Seven
📊 Current Playoff Picture
Eastern Conference
- M1. Carolina Hurricanes (49-22-6, 104 pts) ✓ CLINCHED
- A1. Tampa Bay Lightning (48-23-6, 102 pts) ✓ CLINCHED
- A2. Buffalo Sabres (47-23-8, 102 pts) ✓ CLINCHED
- A3. Montreal Canadiens (45-22-10, 100 pts) ✓ CLINCHED
- M2. Pittsburgh Penguins (~96 pts) ↑ Moved from M3 to M2
- WC1. Boston Bruins (43-26-9, 95 pts)
- M3. Philadelphia Flyers (~90 pts) ↑ Climbed into playoff picture
- WC2. Ottawa Senators (40-27-10, 90 pts) ↑ Replaced Columbus as WC2
Just outside: New York Islanders (89 pts), Detroit Red Wings (88 pts), Columbus Blue Jackets — all eliminated
Western Conference
- C1. Colorado Avalanche (100+ pts) ✓ CLINCHED — can clinch Western Conference
- C2. Dallas Stars ✓ CLINCHED
- C3. Minnesota Wild ✓ CLINCHED
- P1. Edmonton Oilers (39-29-9) ↑ Edged Anaheim on regulation wins — 5-game win streak
- P2. Anaheim Ducks (tied pts with EDM) ↓ Dropped to P2
- P3. Vegas Golden Knights (35-26-16) 3 pts back of EDM/ANA
- WC1. Utah Mammoth
- WC2. Los Angeles Kings ↑ Replaced Nashville as WC2
Just outside: Nashville Predators, Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets — all battling for the final spot
Note: Updated April 8, 2026. The East bracket has been completely reshuffled from a week ago. Columbus and the Islanders both fell out — Ottawa climbed into WC2, and the Philadelphia Flyers snuck in as M3, a result almost nobody saw coming. Boston stays WC1 but now faces Tampa instead of Carolina. In the West, Edmonton overtook Anaheim on the strength of regulation wins, claiming P1 after a five-game winning streak. Nashville couldn't hold on — the Kings have their spot. The wild card race on both sides remains razor thin with eight games left in the regular season.
🔥 HOT TEAMS RIGHT NOW
Edmonton Oilers
P1 • 5-game win streak • vs Utah (WC1)
Five in a row and climbing. Edmonton surged past Anaheim on regulation wins to claim the Pacific top seed — and with McDavid locked in, nobody in the West wants to see them in Round 1. They draw Utah, which looks manageable on paper. History says don't bet against the Oilers when they're rolling like this.
Philadelphia Flyers
M3 • ~90 pts • vs Pittsburgh (M2) in Round 1
Nobody had the Flyers in the playoffs in October — and here they are. They're in as M3 after quietly putting together one of the more underrated second halves in the league. They get Pittsburgh in Round 1, which means Philly-Pittsburgh in the playoffs. That series is going to be loud.
Ottawa Senators
WC2 • 90 pts • Holding on • vs Carolina (M1)
Ottawa is in — for now. They hold WC2 with New York, Detroit, and Columbus all just behind them with eight games left. If they get there, they draw Carolina in Round 1: the best regular-season team in the East. It'd be a baptism by fire. But the Senators have earned the right to find out.