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
ANA#7 seed
0OTT#6 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
BOS#5 seed
3WSH#9 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
COL#1 seed
1
WPG#12 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
NYR#16 seed
4MIN#3 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
CAR#1 seed
4TB#3 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
TOR#15 seed
2BUF#2 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
SJ#11 seed
4MTL#4 seed
2Final→
Excitement0
CGY#14 seed
2
NYI#12 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
LA#8 seed
4
NJ#13 seed
6Final→
Excitement0
CBJ#11 seed
2PHI#8 seed
1Final→
Excitement0
DET#10 seed
2DAL#2 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
PIT#7 seed
4UTA#6 seed
3Final→
Excitement0
CHI#15 seed
0VGK#4 seed
4Final→
Excitement0
SEA#13 seed
5
VAN#16 seed
2Final→
Excitement0