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
COL04VGK3
VGK3Finals
TBD
TBD
Conference Finals
1
CAR1
CAR14
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
STL#9 seed
3CAR#1 seed
1Final→
Excitement0
SJ#11 seed
4BOS#5 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
CBJ#11 seed
1
FLA#14 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
CGY#14 seed
5
NJ#13 seed
4Final→
Excitement0
ANA#7 seed
4
TOR#15 seed
6Final→
Excitement0
DET#10 seed
1TB#3 seed
4Final→
Excitement0
WSH#9 seed
2BUF#2 seed
1Final→
Excitement0
EDM#5 seed
2DAL#2 seed
7Final→
Excitement0
NYR#16 seed
6
WPG#12 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
PHI#8 seed
3MIN#3 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
CHI#15 seed
3UTA#6 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
NSH#10 seed
3
VAN#16 seed
4Final→
Excitement0
COL#1 seed
5
SEA#13 seed
1Final→
Excitement0
PIT#7 seed
2VGK#4 seed
6Final→
Excitement0