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
2PHI#8 seed
4Final→
Excitement46
WSH#9 seed
2
CBJ#11 seed
1Final→
NJ#13 seed
0BOS#5 seed
4Final→
Excitement14
CAR#1 seed
2
NYI#12 seed
1Final→
Excitement43
ANA#7 seed
2MIN#3 seed
3Final→
Excitement37
COL#1 seed
3
CGY#14 seed
1Final→
Excitement44
WPG#12 seed
3UTA#6 seed
5Final→
Excitement36
PIT#7 seed
5
STL#9 seed
7Final→
Excitement61
LA#8 seed
3
VAN#16 seed
4Final→
Excitement64