Follow the 2026 NHL playoff bracket with live results, updated schedules, matchup breakdowns, and a full guide to the NHL postseason format.

The 2026 playoff bracket is set after Thursday's regular season finale. Here is who will be playing in the postseason.

The NHL wild card race is nearing an end, and despite limited time to make ground, several possible scenarios exist, which means we are in for an exciting final week.

There's a logjam in the NHL's Eastern Conference wild-card race. Three teams – the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets – are tied with 88 points each. The Blue Jackets have played one more game than the other two, and the ...

The Eastern Conference wild card race entering Tuesday, April 7 has produced one of the NHL's most compelling late-season narratives in years. Five teams - the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and Columbus Blue ...

The NHL regular season is in its final weeks. Here are the latest standings, postseason bracket matchups and tiebreaker scenarios.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Utah Mammoth clinched, and the Colorado Avalanche secured the Presidents' Trophy. Here's the latest postseason bracket.

With the 2026 NHL regular season entering its final stretch, the postseason field is beginning to take shape. Several teams have already locked up their spots, while others are locked in one of the most competitive wild card races in recent memory.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are well underway. But if it feels like good teams are being eliminated too early, it's because they are.