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The NHL playoff bracket offers plenty of intriguing matchups. There's the Battle of Florida between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers . The always-intense Battle of Ontario ( Toronto Maple Leafs vs.
Ottawa Senators ) returns to the playoffs for the first time since 2004. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet for the fourth year in a row. The Dallas Stars - Colorado Avalanche series features winger Mikko Rantanen, who was traded by the Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this season and will now face his former team after a trade to the Stars.
The NHL announced the two opening postseason games and said the full schedule would be released on Thursday, April 17. Here are the playoff matchups and schedule for the first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m.
ET, series are best of seven): Eastern Conference Key: M- Metropolitan; A- Atlantic; WC- wild card Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (WC2) Schedule TBA Carolina Hurricanes (M2) vs. New Jersey Devils (M3) Schedule TBA Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs.
Ottawa Senators (WC1) Schedule TBA Tampa Bay Lightning (A2) vs. Florida Panthers (A3) Schedule TBA Western Conference Key: C- Central; P- Pacific; WC- wild card Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. St.
Louis Blues (WC2) Saturday, April 19: St. Louis at Winnipeg, 6 | TNT | truTV | Max | Sling Dallas Stars (C2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (C3) Saturday, April 19: Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 | TNT | truTV | Max | Sling Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs.
Minnesota Wild (WC1) Schedule TBA Los Angeles Kings (P2) vs. Edmonton Oilers (P3) Schedule TBA This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 NHL playoffs schedule: Bracket, start dates, TV for each series.
