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
DET#10 seed
4PHI#8 seed
2Final→
Excitement59
BOS#5 seed
1
FLA#14 seed
2Final→
Excitement45
CBJ#11 seed
1CAR#1 seed
5Final→
Excitement21
MTL#4 seed
3
NYR#16 seed
2Final→
Excitement56
BUF#2 seed
1OTT#6 seed
4Final→
Excitement58
PIT#7 seed
3TB#3 seed
6Final→
Excitement55
WSH#9 seed
3
NJ#13 seed
7Final→
VAN#16 seed
2MIN#3 seed
5Final→
Excitement43
WPG#12 seed
0DAL#2 seed
3Final→
Excitement23
CHI#15 seed
1EDM#5 seed
3Final→
Excitement44
CGY#14 seed
3VGK#4 seed
6Final→
Excitement74
TOR#15 seed
1
SJ#11 seed
4Final→
Excitement37
UTA#6 seed
6
SEA#13 seed
2Final→
Excitement68
NSH#10 seed
5LA#8 seed
4Final→
Excitement100