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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025 Bracket, Format and Updated Predictions

There are 16 teams across two conferences who will compete for the Stanley Cup in the 2025 NHL Playoffs. Each round features best-of-seven series, with home ice given to the higher-placed team in the regular season standings.

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When do NHL playoffs start? Latest standings, 2025 bracket, tiebreaker picture

The NHL regular season ends April 17. Thirteen teams have clinched playoff berths. Here’s a closer look at the races.

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NHL playoff standings: What's at stake in Friday's games

Detroit's playoff chances are slim, and each of its remaining games is a must-win; on the draft lottery front, the Red Wings are currently 11th. The Lightning remain in the hunt to finish first in the Atlantic Division, beginning the evening three points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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NHL playoff watch: Key intel for 11-game Showdown Saturday

The NHL has reached Showdown Saturday, with less than a week to go in the season -- and exactly one week before the start of ...

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2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: Who are the favorites and what to watch for

The Stanley Cup playoffs are coming up fast ... Teams that finish second and third in their division play each other in the bracket headed by their respective division winner.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz: Capitals can secure No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference

The Hurricanes will clinch the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division and home-ice advantage against the New Jersey Devils ...

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Stanley Cup Playoffs futures: Best bets, longshots, teams to avoid for the 2025 postseason

One first-round series for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs already is set, as the Carolina Hurricanes will meet the New Jersey ...

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