The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially set to get underway on Saturday, April 19. Seedings for both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference have been finalized following Wednesday night's slate of games, setting the stage for all eight first-round postseason matchups.
The Winnipeg Jets ended the regular season with the best record in the NHL, racking up 116 points (56-22-4) to take the No. 1 seed in the West. The Washington Capitals had an Eastern Conference-best 111 points, granting them the conference's top seed.
Here, we have the overall seedings and the first-round matchups for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Seedings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
First Round Stanley Cup Playoff Matchups, Schedule, TV Channels
Eastern Conference
Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (WC2)
- Game 1: Canadiens at Capitals –– Monday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2: Canadiens at Capitals –– Wednesday, April 23, 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 3: Capitals at Canadiens –– Friday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 4: Capitals at Canadiens –– Sunday, April 27, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Canadiens at Capitals –– TBD
- Game 6: Capitals at Canadiens –– TBD
- Game 7: Canadiens at Capitals –– TBD
Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs. Ottawa Senators (WC1)
- Game 1: Senators at Maple Leafs –– Sunday, April 20, 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 2: Senators at Maple Leafs –– Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators –– Thursday, April 24, 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 4: Maple Leafs at Senators –– Saturday, April 26, 7:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Senators at Maple Leafs –– TBD
- Game 6: Maple Leafs at Senators –– TBD
- Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs –– TBD
Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) vs. Florida Panthers (A3)
- Game 1: Panthers at Lightning –– Tuesday, April 22, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2: Panthers at Lightning –– Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 3: Lightning at Panthers –– Saturday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 4: Lightning at Panthers –– TBD
- Game 5: Panthers at Lightning –– TBD
- Game 6: Lightning at Panthers –– TBD
- Game 7: Panthers at Lightning –– TBD
Carolina Hurricanes (M2) vs. New Jersey Devils (M3)
- Game 1: Devils at Hurricanes –– Sunday, April 20, 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2: Devils at Hurricanes –– Tuesday, April 22, 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 3: Hurricanes at Devils –– Friday, April 25, 8:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 4: Hurricanes at Devils –– Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Devils at Hurricanes –– TBD
- Game 6: Hurricanes at Devils –– TBD
- Game 7: Devils at Hurricanes –– TBD
Western Conference
Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. St. Louis Blues (WC2)
- Game 1: Blues at Jets –– Saturday, April 19, 6:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 2: Blues at Jets –– Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 3: Jets at Blues –– Thursday, April 24, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 4: Jets at Blues –– Sunday, April 27, 1:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Blues at Jets –– TBD
- Game 6: Jets at Blues –– TBD
- Game 7: Blues at Jets –– TBD
Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Minnesota Wild (WC1)
- Game 1: Wild at Golden Knights –– Sunday, April 20, 10:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2: Wild at Golden Knights –– Tuesday, April 22, 11:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 3: Golden Knights at Wild –– Thursday, April 24, 9:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 4: Golden Knights at Wild –– Saturday, April 26, 4:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Wild at Golden Knights –– TBD
- Game 6: Golden Knights at Wild –– TBD
- Game 7: Wild at Golden Knights –– TBD
Dallas Stars (C2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (C3)
- Game 1: Avalanche at Stars –– Saturday, April 19, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 2: Avalanche at Stars –– Monday, April 21, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 3: Stars at Avalanche –– Wednesday, April 23, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 4: Stars at Avalanche –– Saturday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Avalanche at Stars –– TBD
- Game 6: Stars at Avalanche –– TBD
- Game 7: Avalanche at Stars –– TBD
Los Angeles Kings (P2) vs. Edmonton Oilers (P3)
- Game 1: Oilers at Kings –– Monday, April 21, 10:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Game 2: Oilers at Kings –– Wednesday, April 23, 10:00 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 3: Kings at Oilers –– Friday, April 25, 10:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 4: Kings at Oilers –– Sunday, April 27, 9:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Oilers at Kings –– TBD
- Game 6: Kings at Oilers –– TBD
- Game 7: Oilers at Kings –– TBD
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