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
COL04VGK2
VGK2Finals
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
MTL#4 seed
4TB#3 seed
1Final→
Excitement49
NJ#13 seed
1
NYR#16 seed
4Final→
Excitement33
DAL#2 seed
3BOS#5 seed
6Final→
Excitement49
DET#10 seed
1PIT#7 seed
5Final→
Excitement27
OTT#6 seed
3
FLA#14 seed
6Final→
Excitement30
NYI#12 seed
3BUF#2 seed
4Final→
Excitement64
PHI#8 seed
4WSH#9 seed
6Final→
CAR#1 seed
5
CBJ#11 seed
2Final→
Excitement2
WPG#12 seed
4
CHI#15 seed
3Final→
Excitement64
SEA#13 seed
0EDM#5 seed
3Final→
Excitement22