The chase for Lord Stanley’s silver chalice will begin on Saturday.
What a year! We saw history made with Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record, the Utah Hockey Club making its NHL debut for its inaugural season, Connor McDavid hitting 1,000 points, Sam Rosen’s retirement tour, Sidney Crosby setting the point/game season record and plenty more.
The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy, while Ovechkin and the Caps stormed through the East, and the Montreal Canadiens claimed the final wild-card spot in a dream run. We get to see a Battle of Ontario for the first time in 20 years, we get a fourth consecutive year of Edmonton versus Los Angeles and the Florida Panthers will defend the throne in a Battle of Florida.
With the bracket set, it’s time to expect the unexpected.
Here is the schedule for the opening games of Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs:
*The complete first round schedule will be updated when available*
Eastern Conference
#A1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. #WC1 Ottawa Senators
