2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket

Live series scores and round-by-round matchups for the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Click any series for advanced analytics, head-to-head stats, and game-by-game results.

Green = series winner. Crossed-out teams have been eliminated. "TBD" slots populate as earlier rounds conclude.

First Round
Second Round
Conf. Final
Stanley Cup
Conf. Final
Second Round
First Round
Colorado Avalanche logoCOL(D1)4
Los Angeles Kings logoLAK(WC2)0
Dallas Stars logoDAL(D2)2
Minnesota Wild logoMIN(D3)4
Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK(D1)4
Utah Mammoth logoUTA(WC1)2
Edmonton Oilers logoEDM(D2)2
Anaheim Ducks logoANA(D3)4
Colorado Avalanche logoCOL(D1)4
Minnesota Wild logoMIN(D3)1
Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK(D1)4
Anaheim Ducks logoANA(D3)2
Colorado Avalanche logoCOL(D1)0
Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK(D1)4
Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR(D1)51%0
Vegas Golden Knights logoVGK(D1)49%0
Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR(D1)4
Montreal Canadiens logoMTL(D3)1
Buffalo Sabres logoBUF(D1)3
Montreal Canadiens logoMTL(D3)4
Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR(D1)4
Philadelphia Flyers logoPHI(D3)0
Buffalo Sabres logoBUF(D1)4
Boston Bruins logoBOS(WC1)2
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTBL(D2)3
Montreal Canadiens logoMTL(D3)4
Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR(D1)4
Ottawa Senators logoOTT(WC2)0
Pittsburgh Penguins logoPIT(D2)2
Philadelphia Flyers logoPHI(D3)4
Western ConferenceEastern Conference

About the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs feature 16 teams — the top three from each division plus two wild cards per conference — playing a best-of-seven series in each of four rounds: First Round, Second Round, Conference Final, and Stanley Cup Final. Higher seeds host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7.

Click any series above for series-specific stats including game-by-game results, aggregated 5-on-5 play (xG, Corsi, high-danger chances), top performers, goaltender stats, and head-to-head matchups.

Win probability shown on each series is computed from a 4-factor model (Elo, starting goaltender GSAx, power play, penalty kill) with weights derived from 5 seasons of historical playoff data. Read the full methodology →