Yahoo Sports · Apr 17, 2025
NHL playoff schedule 2025: Bracket, matchups, start dates, TV information
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.