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.

Eastern Conference:

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

WC 1. Ottawa Senators
WC 2. Montreal Canadiens

Western Conference:

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

WC 1 . Minnesota Wild
WC 2. St. Louis Blues

2025 NHL Playoffs Schedule:

Eastern Conference first round picks and predictions

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

Stanley Cup Finals Picks and Predictions:

  • (M1) Washington Capitals 4-2 (C1) Winnipeg Jets
  • Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup Finals 4-2 Series over the Winnipeg Jets in 2025.

Note: We make these picks for entertainment purpose only.