NHL playoffs 2025: Bracket, schedule, scores, highlights - ESPN

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East.

This page will be your home throughout the postseason, including schedules, scores, highlights and other preview content.

Read on for the full playoff coverage from every first-round series all the way through the Stanley Cup Final.

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Regular-season records:

Maple Leafs: 51-26-4, 106 points
Senators: 44-30-7, 95 points

Leading scorers:

Maple Leafs: Mitch Marner (27 goals, 73 assists)
Senators: Tim Stutzle (23 goals, 53 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Senators at Maple Leafs | April 20, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 2: Senators at Maple Leafs | April 22, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators | April 24, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 4: Maple Leafs at Senators | April 26, 7 p.m. (TBS)
Game 5: Senators at Maple Leafs | TBD
Game 6: Maple Leafs at Senators | TBD
Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs | TBD

Regular-season records:

Lightning: 47-26-8, 102 points
Panthers: 47-31-4, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Lightning: Nikita Kucherov (37 goals, 84 assists)
Panthers: Sam Reinhart (39 goals, 42 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: Panthers at Lightning | April 22, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2: Panthers at Lightning | April 24, 6:30 p.m. (TBS
Game 3: Lightning at Panthers | April 26, 1 p.m. (TBS)
Game 4: Lightning at Panthers | TBD
Game 5: Panthers at Lightning | TBD
Game 6: Lightning at Panthers | TBD
Game 7: Panthers at Lightning | TBD

Regular-season records:

Capitals: 51-21-9, 111 points
Canadiens: 40-31-11, 91 points

Leading scorers:

Capitals: Dylan Strome (29 goals, 52