NHL playoffs schedule 2026: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels, live streams for road to Stanley Cup
The Sporting News has the complete schedule for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including start times and broadcast information for every game.
NHL playoffs schedule 2026: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels, live streams for road to Stanley Cup originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Hockey fans, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially here.
The 2026 version might be as good as ever, with a bracket that feels as wide open as any in recent memory. Sixteen teams have the same quest: to take home Lord Stanley's Cup. Only one will emerge victorious and etch its name into NHL history.
The landscape has shifted dramatically this year, as for the first time in a decade, the defending champions will not be in the dance, as the Florida Panthers failed to qualify following their 2025 title run. That leaves the door wide open for the Colorado Avalanche , who enter the postseason as Presidents' Trophy winners, and the Vegas Golden Knights , who look to recapture their 2023 magic under the late-season guidance of John Tortorella. BUY NOW : Get tickets to the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on StubHub The storylines are everywhere you look.
Connor McDavid is coming off another staggering 130-point season, desperate to finally bring a Cup back to Edmonton. Meanwhile, the Eastern Conference features a nostalgic "Battle of Pennsylvania" between the Penguins and Flyers. Then, of course, there's the Buffalo Sabres , who finally shattered the longest playoff drought in NHL history by storming into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions.
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