Stanley Cup Playoffs · 2024-25 season
NHL Playoff Bracket 2025
The Florida Panthers won the 2025 Stanley Cup, beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in the Final.
Florida Panthers2025 Stanley Cup championBeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in the Final; Sam Reinhart led the Final with 10 points. Final game by game →
Bracket
First Round: East
- D1
Maple Leafs4WC1TOR wins 4-2 · games and leaders →
Senators2 - D2
Lightning1D3FLA wins 4-1 · games and leaders →Panthers4 - D1
Capitals4WC2WSH wins 4-1 · games and leaders →
Canadiens1 - D2
Hurricanes4D3CAR wins 4-1 · games and leaders →
Devils1
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 | TOR vs. OTT | TOR wins 4-2 | 6 | William Nylander (TOR) 3G 6A |
| First Round | TBL vs. FLA | FLA wins 4-1 | 5 | Jake Guentzel (TBL) 3G 3A |
| First Round | WSH vs. MTL | WSH wins 4-1 | 5 | Dylan Strome (WSH) 2G 7A |
| First Round | CAR vs. NJD | CAR wins 4-1 | 5 | Sebastian Aho (CAR) 3G 5A |
| First Round | WPG vs. STL | WPG wins 4-3 | 7 | Kyle Connor (WPG) 4G 8A |
| First Round | DAL vs. COL | DAL wins 4-3 | 7 | Mikko Rantanen (DAL) 5G 7A |
| First Round | VGK vs. MIN | VGK wins 4-2 | 6 | Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 5G 4A |
| First Round | LAK vs. EDM | EDM wins 4-2 | 6 | Connor McDavid (EDM) 2G 9A |
| Second Round | TOR vs. FLA | FLA wins 4-3 | 7 | Brad Marchand (FLA) 3G 5A |
| Second Round | WSH vs. CAR | CAR wins 4-1 | 5 | Seth Jarvis (CAR) 2G 3A |
| Second Round | WPG vs. DAL | DAL wins 4-2 | 6 | Mikko Rantanen (DAL) 4G 3A |
| Second Round | VGK vs. EDM | EDM wins 4-1 | 5 | Leon Draisaitl (EDM) 2G 4A |
| Conference Final | CAR vs. FLA | FLA wins 4-1 | 5 | Sam Bennett (FLA) 4G 3A |
| Conference Final | DAL vs. EDM | EDM wins 4-1 | 5 | Connor McDavid (EDM) 3G 6A |
| Stanley Cup Final | EDM vs. FLA | FLA wins 4-2 | 6 | Sam Reinhart (FLA) 7G 3A |
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 2025 Stanley Cup?
The Florida Panthers won the 2025 Stanley Cup, beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 in a 6-game Final.
Which 2025 playoff series went seven games?
3 series went the distance in 2025: Jets over Blues (First Round); Stars over Avalanche (First Round); Panthers over Maple Leafs (Second Round).
How many 2025 playoff games went to overtime?
20 of the 86 games played in the 2025 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 2025 playoffs?
There were 0 four-game sweeps in the 2025 playoffs.