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
CAR2
CAR24
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
CHI#15 seed
2PIT#7 seed
6Final→
Excitement26
UTA#6 seed
4CAR#1 seed
5Final→
Excitement79
WPG#12 seed
1TB#3 seed
4Final→
Excitement31
NSH#10 seed
2
NJ#13 seed
3Final→
Excitement54
NYI#12 seed
2
NYR#16 seed
1Final→
Excitement42
PHI#8 seed
3BOS#5 seed
6Final→
Excitement29
LA#8 seed
1BUF#2 seed
4Final→
Excitement33
COL#1 seed
3MTL#4 seed
7Final→
Excitement40
WSH#9 seed
4
DET#10 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
FLA#14 seed
4
STL#9 seed
5Final→
Excitement82
CGY#14 seed
1MIN#3 seed
4Final→
Excitement33
SJ#11 seed
3EDM#5 seed
4Final→
Excitement53
TOR#15 seed
2
SEA#13 seed
5Final→
Excitement44
ANA#7 seed
0
VAN#16 seed
2Final→
Excitement40
DAL#2 seed
5VGK#4 seed
4Final→
Excitement58