2025 NHL playoff picture: Standings, schedule, Stanley Cup Playoff start date, projected series matchups

The Stanley Cup playoffs is almost established. There is less than a week in the regular season and only four points are left to take. Sowing is also a hot button topic, with many of the first round matches still in flow.

At the Eastern Conference, Washington capitals have obtained the first seed. They are still waiting for their first game, but it is likely to be against one of the hottest teams in the League in the Montreal Canadiens who have won six in a row to open a six -point advantage for the final place in the East on Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.

The West is a different story with four teams betting on three points. The Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames continue to fight, but the flames seem to be the strange team as they sit at seven points behind the oilers and five behind the Wild and Blues with four games.

Playoff’s picture will change daily so CBS Sports will have you covered with our Nhl Playoff race tracker. It will be updated daily to show where each playoff team can be in the classification as the post -season is approaching. The Playoffs of the Stanley Cup begin on April 19.

Reminder: Here is like the Nhl Works Playoff Seeding

• The first three teams in each division are automatically ranked for the playoffs.
• Each conference has two wild card points.
• The winner of the upper division of each conference will play the second team of Wild Card and the other winner of the division will play the first team of Wild Card.
• The second and third place in each division will coincide with each other in the first round.

*The victories of the regulation are the first tiebreaker and the victories of regulation most overtime are the second tie. The shooting victories are not counted in the regulations plus the victories of the extraordinary hours. X denotes the playoff baga. Z denotes the best record of the conference.

Playoff image of the Eastern Conference

Atlantic division

1. Toronto Maple Leafs | 48-26-4 | 100 points – x

Percentage of points: .641
The regulation wins: 39
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 47
Matchup First Round Current: Ottawa Senators

2. Tampa Bay Lightning | 45-26-7 | 97 points – x

Percentage of points: .622
The regulation wins: 39
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 43
Matchup First Round Current: Florida Panthers

3. Florida Panthers | 46-29-4 | 96 points – x

Percentage of points: .608
The regulation wins: 37
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 41
Matchup First Round Current: Tampa Bay Lightning

Metropolitan division

1. Washington Capitals | 50-19-9 | 109 points – Z

Percentage of points: .699
The regulation wins: 42
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 48
Matchup First Round Current: Montreal Canadiens

2. Carolina Hurricanes | 46-27-5 | 97 points – x

Percentage of points: .622
The regulation wins: 41
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 46
Matchup First Round Current: New Jersey Devils

3. New Jersey Devils | 41-30-7 | 89 points – x

Percentage of points: .571
The regulation wins: 36
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 39
Matchup First Round Current: Carolina Hurricanes

Card

WC1. Senators of Ottawa | 42-29-6 | 90 points

Percentage of points: .584
The regulation wins: 33
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 41
Matchup First Round Current: Toronto maple leaves

WC2. Montreal Canadiens | 39-30-9 | 87 points

Percentage of points: .558
The regulation wins: 29
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 37
Matchup First Round Current: Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets | 36-33-9 | 81 points

Percentage of points: .519
The regulation wins: 26
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 30

New York Rangers | 37-35-7 | 81 points

Percentage of points: .513
The regulation wins: 33
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 36

Detroit Red Wings | 36-35-7 | 79 points

Percentage of points: .506
The regulation wins: 28
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 33

New York Islands | 34-33-11 | 79 points

Percentage of points: .506
The regulation wins: 27
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 32

Playoff picture of the western conference

Central

1. Winnipeg Jets | 54-21-4 | 112 points – x

Percentage of points: .709
The regulation wins: 43
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 53
Matchup First Round Current: Sant Lluís Blues

2. Dallas Stars | 50-23-6 | 106 points – x

Percentage of points: .671
The regulation wins: 41
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 48
Matchup First Round Current: Avalanche of Colorado

3. Colorado Avalanche | 48-28-4 | 100 points – x

Percentage of points: .625
The regulation wins: 39
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 44
Matchup First Round Current: Dallas stars

Division of the Pacific

1. Vegas Golden Knights | 48-22-9 | 105 points-X

Percentage of points: .660
The regulation wins: 43
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 46
Matchup First Round Current: Minnesota Wild

2. Los Angeles Kings | 45-24-9 | 99 points – x

Percentage of points: .635
The regulation wins: 40
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 44
Matchup First Round Current: Edmonton Oilers

3. Edmonton Oilers | 45-28-5 | 95 points

Percentage of points: .609
The regulation wins: 33
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 45
Matchup First Round Current: Los Angeles Kings

Card

WC1. Minnesota Wild | 43-29-7 | 93 points

Percentage of points: .589
The regulation wins: 33
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 40
Matchup First Round Current: Vegas Golden Knights

WC2. St. Louis Blues | 43-30-7 | 93 points

Percentage of points: .581
The regulation wins: 31
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 39
Matchup First Round Current: Winnipeg Jets

Calgary Flames | 37-27-13 | 87 points

Percentage of points: .565
The regulation wins: 28
Most Victory Hours Victory Regulation: 33