Stanley Cup Final Odds, Latest Stories
Digest more
Sporting News on MSN
NHL playoffs schedule 2026: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels, live streams for road to Stanley Cup
The Sporting News has the complete schedule for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including start times and broadcast information for every game.
The NHL released the schedule scenarios for the Stanley Cup playoff conference finals on Thursday. The Eastern Conference final will begin on Thursday, May 21. That means the Carolina Hurricanes will have 11 days without a game between their Game 4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers and Game 1 of the third round.
Four NHL teams moved on to the conference finals of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Here's how the second round went down.
The Carolina Hurricanes became the first NHL team to advance to the conference finals after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers.