Stanley Cup Playoffs · 2018-19 season
NHL Playoff Bracket 2019
The St. Louis Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup, beating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in the Final.
St. Louis Blues2019 Stanley Cup championBeat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in the Final; Ryan O'Reilly led the Final with 9 points. Final game by game →
Bracket
First Round: East
- D1
Lightning0WC2CBJ wins 4-0 · games and leaders →
Blue Jackets4 - D2
Bruins4D3BOS wins 4-3 · games and leaders →
Maple Leafs3 - D1
Capitals3WC1CAR wins 4-3 · games and leaders →
Hurricanes4 - D2
Islanders4D3NYI wins 4-0 · games and leaders →
Penguins0
Seeds: D1–D3 division places, WC1–WC2 wild cards (2020: the seeding from the bubble round robin). Series wins from the NHL schedule feed.
First Round: West
Second Round: East
Second Round: West
Conference Final
Every series: result and top scorer
| Round | Series | Result | GP | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | TBL vs. CBJ | CBJ wins 4-0 | 4 | Matt Duchene (CBJ) 3G 4A |
| First Round | BOS vs. TOR | BOS wins 4-3 | 7 | Brad Marchand (BOS) 4G 5A |
| First Round | WSH vs. CAR | CAR wins 4-3 | 7 | Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 4G 5A |
| First Round | NYI vs. PIT | NYI wins 4-0 | 4 | Jordan Eberle (NYI) 4G 2A |
| First Round | NSH vs. DAL | DAL wins 4-2 | 6 | Alexander Radulov (DAL) 4G 2A |
| First Round | WPG vs. STL | STL wins 4-2 | 6 | Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) 2G 6A |
| First Round | CGY vs. COL | COL wins 4-1 | 5 | Mikko Rantanen (COL) 5G 4A |
| First Round | SJS vs. VGK | SJS wins 4-3 | 7 | Mark Stone (VGK) 6G 6A |
| Second Round | BOS vs. CBJ | BOS wins 4-2 | 6 | Artemi Panarin (CBJ) 3G 3A |
| Second Round | NYI vs. CAR | CAR wins 4-0 | 4 | Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) 3G 2A |
| Second Round | STL vs. DAL | STL wins 4-3 | 7 | Mats Zuccarello (DAL) 1G 7A |
| Second Round | SJS vs. COL | SJS wins 4-3 | 7 | Brent Burns (SJS) 4G 6A |
| Conference Final | BOS vs. CAR | BOS wins 4-0 | 4 | Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 3G 2A |
| Conference Final | SJS vs. STL | STL wins 4-2 | 6 | Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) 3G 5A |
| Stanley Cup Final | BOS vs. STL | STL wins 4-3 | 7 | Ryan O'Reilly (STL) 5G 4A |
How the NHL playoff format works
16 teams make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, eight from each conference: the top three teams in each of the four divisions plus two wild cards per conference, the two best remaining records. Every round is a best-of-seven series, and the team with the better regular-season record has home ice: games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
Division winners play the wild cards in the first round (the better division winner gets the second wild card), and the second- and third-place teams in each division meet. The bracket is fixed: there is no reseeding between rounds. The two conference champions meet in the Stanley Cup Final.
Playoff overtime never ends in a shootout: teams play full 20-minute 5-on-5 periods until a goal. The 2020 playoffs were the exception to the format, played in two bubbles with a qualifying round and round-robin seeding games before the usual 16-team bracket. Series scores on this page come from the NHL schedule feed; player totals come from our box scores.
Playoff brackets by year
- 2026 playoffsCarolina Hurricanes over Golden Knights
- 2025 playoffsFlorida Panthers over Oilers
- 2024 playoffsFlorida Panthers over Oilers
- 2023 playoffsVegas Golden Knights over Panthers
- 2022 playoffsColorado Avalanche over Lightning
- 2021 playoffsTampa Bay Lightning over Canadiens
- 2020 playoffsTampa Bay Lightning over Stars
- 2019 playoffsSt. Louis Blues over Bruins
- 2018 playoffsWashington Capitals over Golden Knights
Related: magic numbers and clinch scenarios · NHL draft classes · scores tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2019 Stanley Cup?
The St. Louis Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup, beating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in a 7-game Final.
Which 2019 playoff series went seven games?
6 series went the distance in 2019: Bruins over Maple Leafs (First Round); Hurricanes over Capitals (First Round); Sharks over Golden Knights (First Round); Blues over Stars (Second Round); Sharks over Avalanche (Second Round); Blues over Bruins (Stanley Cup Final).
How many 2019 playoff games went to overtime?
17 of the 87 games played in the 2019 playoffs were decided in overtime. Playoff overtime is full 20-minute periods of 5-on-5 until someone scores; there are no shootouts.
How many sweeps were there in the 2019 playoffs?
There were 4 four-game sweeps in the 2019 playoffs.