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
CAR#1 seed
2PHI#8 seed
3Final→
Excitement60
NYR#16 seed
2
FLA#14 seed
3Final→
Excitement50
DET#10 seed
3TB#3 seed
4Final→
Excitement75
DAL#2 seed
6
TOR#15 seed
5Final→
Excitement72
MIN#3 seed
3
STL#9 seed
6Final→
Excitement73
SJ#11 seed
3
NSH#10 seed
2Final→
Excitement32
BUF#2 seed
5
CHI#15 seed
1Final→
Excitement34
COL#1 seed
2EDM#5 seed
1Final→
Excitement71
LA#8 seed
5
SEA#13 seed
3Final→
Excitement35
WPG#12 seed
2VGK#4 seed
6Final→
Excitement33