2026 Playoff Bracket
First Round
1
COL4
COL48
LA0
LA02
DAL2
DAL23
MIN4
MIN44
VGK4
VGK46
UTA2
UTA25
EDM2
EDM27
ANA4
ANA4Conference Semifinals
1COL4
COL43MIN1
MIN14VGK4
VGK47ANA2
ANA2Conference Finals
1COL0
COL04VGK4
VGK4Finals
TBD
TBD
Conference Finals
1
CAR3
CAR34
MTL1
MTL1Conference Semifinals
1CAR3
CAR38
PHI0
PHI02
BUF3
BUF34MTL4
MTL4First Round
1CAR4
CAR46
OTT0
OTT02BUF4
BUF45
BOS2
BOS23
TB3
TB34MTL4
MTL47
PIT2
PIT28PHI4
PHI4Western Conference →← Eastern Conference
PIT#7 seed
3
TOR#15 seed
6Final→
DAL#2 seed
3
DET#10 seed
4Final→
MTL#4 seed
6BOS#5 seed
2Final→
BUF#2 seed
3OTT#6 seed
2Final→
NJ#13 seed
1
NYI#12 seed
2Final→
FLA#14 seed
5CAR#1 seed
2Final→
NYR#16 seed
7WSH#9 seed
3Final→
NSH#10 seed
3MIN#3 seed
2Final→
PHI#8 seed
3
CHI#15 seed
1Final→
UTA#6 seed
0COL#1 seed
1Final→
CGY#14 seed
1EDM#5 seed
5Final→
SJ#11 seed
2VGK#4 seed
7Final→
SEA#13 seed
3LA#8 seed
2Final→