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NHL Playoff Standings 2025, Updated Postseason Picture and Stanley Cup Bracket

The Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche are set for a first-round match-up in the 2025 NHL Playoffs. The Stars have home-ice advantage but will have the unenviable task of slowing Nathan MacKinnon, who is currently tied with Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov for the points lead at 116.

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NHL playoff standings: What's at stake in Friday's games

A week from now, the Stanley Cup playoff bracket will be set, and the first games of the postseason will take place on April 19. Many of the teams competing in the playoffs are known, but the final seeding remains up for grabs -- as does the final order in the draft lottery.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

NHL playoff tiebreakers explained: Who has the edge in races?

The Jets (112 points), Washington Capitals (109) and Stars (106) are still alive in the race for best regular-season record and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. Winnipeg leads Washington in regulation wins (43-42) and can't be surpassed in ROW (53-48).

Flyers eliminate Islanders from playoff contention

National Hockey League · 1h

Islanders miss playoffs for 1st time in 3 seasons

The New York Islanders failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in three seasons. The Islanders (34-33-12) were eliminated from contention with a 4-3 shootout loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. They qualified in five of the previous six seasons.

Newsday · 19h

Islanders eliminated from playoff chase with loss to Flyers

The Islanders’ playoff chase officially came to a close. They lost 4-3 in a five-round shootout to the Flyers on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center and, with three games remaining, can no longer catch the Canadiens for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot.

Yahoo! Sports · 19h

Islanders force overtime but fall to Flyers in shootout, 4-3, eliminated from playoff contention

Bobby Brink scored the only goal of the shootout, beating Marcus Hogberg to the glove side on the fifth try to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Islanders on Saturday.

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NHL schedule enters final week: What's still at stake for 2025 playoffs

Here's what is still at stake as the NHL regular season comes to an end on Thursday: The Minnesota Wild and Montreal ...

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NHL playoff watch: Key intel for 11-game Showdown Saturday

The NHL has reached Showdown Saturday, with less than a week to go in the season -- and exactly one week before the start of ...

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Red Wings miss Stanley Cup Playoffs for 9th straight season

The Detroit Red Wings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, extending the longest ...

Which NHL teams have clinched playoff berths? Evaluating the first-round matchups as they stand

With less than two weeks until the start of the NHL playoffs, five teams in each conference had clinched a playoff spot as of ...

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Flames still keeping playoff hopes alive ahead of clash with Sharks

The Calgary Flames and their slim playoff hopes have an opportunity to remain alive in the chase for the Stanley Cup playoffs when the last-place San Jose Sharks visit on Sunday.

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Martinez of Blackhawks to retire, play final NHL game tonight

Saturday was the final regular-season home game for the Blackhawks (23-46-10), who have been eliminated from playoff ...

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Rangers’ disastrous season complete as playoff hopes dead with loss to Hurricanes

The Rangers were finally eliminated Saturday evening after a 7-3 loss to the Hurricanes at Lenovo Center, but the team ...

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