2025 NHL Playoff Predictions: Who will make the Stanley Cup Finals

In the playoff games are full amusing. The NHL playoffs final bracket will set, finishing the 2024-25 NHL regular season on April 17, 2025. In this content, We are early predicting and analysis 16 team playoff field for the Stanley Cup Finals.

What is Playoff Seeding Format?

A total of four division in each conference in the standings, divisions top three teams directly nominated for the playoffs round and remaining top two team each conference, who are playing wild card game in the playoffs.

  • Atlantic Division top three team: A1, A2, A3
  • Metropolitan top three team: M1, M2, M3
  • Central top three team: C1, C2, C3
  • Pacific top three team: P1, P2, P3
  • Wild Card teams: WC

2025 NHL Playoff Predictions:

In this article, we are early predicting for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs and who are nominated for the wild card games, first round, second round, Conference finals, and Stanley Cup Finals.

  • NHL Playoff Picture 2025: If the season ended today.

Eastern Conference:

  1. Washington Capitals
  2. Florida Panthers
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs
  4. Tampa Bay Lightning
  5. Carolina Hurricanes
  6. New Jersey Devils

WC 1. Detroit Red Wings
WC 2. Columbus Blue Jackets

Western Conference:

  1. Winnipeg Jets
  2. Dallas Stars
  3. Vegas Golden Knights
  4. Minnesota Wild
  5. Edmonton Oilers
  6. Los Angeles Kings

WC 1. Colorado Avalanche
WC 2. Vancouver Canucks

2025 NHL Playoffs Schedule:

Eastern Conference first round picks and predictions

  • (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
  • (A2) Florida Panthers 3-4 (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning
  • (M1) Washington Capitals 4-1 (WC1) Detroit Red Wings
  • (M2) Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 (M3) New Jersey Devils
First round series winners:
  • (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs
  • (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning
  • (M1) Washington Capitals
  • (M2) Carolina Hurricanes
Western Conference first round picks and predictions
  • (C1) Winnipeg Jets 4-1 (WC2) Vancouver Canucks
  • (C2) Dallas Stars 4-3 (C3) Minnesota Wild
  • (P1) Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 (WC1) Colorado Avalanche
  • (P2) Edmonton Oilers 4-2 (P3) Los Angeles Kings
First round series winners:
  • (C1) Winnipeg Jets
  • (C2) Dallas Stars
  • (P1) Vegas Golden Knights
  • (P2) Edmonton Oilers

Eastern Conference second round picks and predictions:

  • (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4 (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning
  • (M1) Washington Capitals 2-4 (M2) Carolina Hurricanes

Western Conference second round picks and predictions:

  • (C1) Winnipeg Jets 4-2 (C2) Dallas Stars
  • (P1) Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 (P2) Edmonton Oilers

Conference Finals picks and predictions:

  • (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 (M1) Washington Capitals
  • (C1) Winnipeg Jets 4-3 (P1) Vegas Golden Knights

Stanley Cup Finals Picks and Predictions:

  • (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 (C1) Winnipeg Jets
  • Tampa Bay Lightning will win the Stanley Cup Finals 4-2 Series over the Winnipeg Jets in 2025.

Note: We make these picks for entertainment purpose only.