Archive · 21 May 2025
2025 NHL Playoffs: Bracket, Schedule, and TV Coverage
The 2025 NHL playoffs feature 16 teams battling for the Stanley Cup.
Teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences face off in best-of-seven series.
Games are played throughout the spring, offering plenty of hockey action.
In the US, games are on ESPN, TNT, and ABC, while Canadian viewers can watch on Sportsnet and CBC.
The conference finals include Carolina Hurricanes against Florida Panthers, and Dallas Stars against Edmonton Oilers, promising exciting competition.
Sixteen teams compete in the NHL playoffs.
Teams are divided into Eastern and Western Conferences.
Each round is a best-of-seven series.
The playoffs provide continuous hockey action with games spaced throughout the spring.
Games are broadcast on ESPN, TNT, ABC and related networks in the US and Sportsnet, CBC, and TVA Sports in Canada.
- Who
- Sixteen teams, NHL players
- What
- Teams compete in best-of-seven series to advance
- When
- Spring 2025
- Where
- NHL Playoffs
- Why
- To determine the winner of the Stanley Cup
- Teams in playoffs
- Sixteen teams qualified
- Series format
- Best-of-seven series
- US TV channels
- ESPN, TNT, ABC, and related networks
- Canadian TV channels
- Sportsnet, CBC, and TVA Sports
- Eastern Conference Finals matchup
- Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers
- Western Conference Finals matchup
- Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers
