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
VAN#16 seed
3BUF#2 seed
5Final→
Excitement25
DAL#2 seed
3CAR#1 seed
6Final→
Excitement16
ANA#7 seed
2PHI#8 seed
5Final→
Excitement50
COL#1 seed
2TB#3 seed
4Final→
Excitement79
NJ#13 seed
0
NYI#12 seed
9Final→
Excitement11
FLA#14 seed
1
TOR#15 seed
4Final→
Excitement36
VGK#4 seed
4
WPG#12 seed
3Final→
Excitement54
NSH#10 seed
2EDM#5 seed
6Final→
Excitement34
CBJ#11 seed
2
SJ#11 seed
5Final→
Excitement43
BOS#5 seed
4
SEA#13 seed
7Final→
Excitement63