The NHL teams currently in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are as follows: Eastern Conference:

• Atlantic Division:
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (Atlantic Division champions)
  • Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Florida Panthers
• Metropolitan Division:
  • Washington Capitals (Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions)
  • Carolina Hurricanes
  • New Jersey Devils
• Wild Cards:
  • Ottawa Senators
  • Montreal Canadiens

Western Conference:

• Central Division:
  • Winnipeg Jets (Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners)
  • Dallas Stars
  • Colorado Avalanche
• Pacific Division:
  • Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific Division champions)
  • Los Angeles Kings
  • Edmonton Oilers
• Wild Cards:
  • Minnesota Wild
  • St. Louis Blues

The playoffs have progressed into the second round with these matchups and current series leads: Eastern Conference Second Round:

• Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers (series tied 2-2)
• Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Carolina leads 3-1)

Western Conference Second Round:

• Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars (Dallas leads 2-1)
• Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton leads 3-1)

The Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Washington Capitals 4-1 in their series