The playoffs in the NHL are imminent and Leon Draisaitl starts the next attack on the Stanley Cup with the Edmonton Oilers – everything important for the final round.
The really hot phase of the NHL-Season begins with the Playoffs. The best ice hockey league in the world goes into the decisive phase on Sunday (April 20, 2025). And so the final round runs:
In which mode are the NHL playoffs played out?
The Playoffs become in Best-of-Seven-Modus played. The team that won four games is one round. First of all, the better placed team from the main round plays at home twice, and it also has five and seven in the possible games. Up to the final series, the two are among each other Conferences played in Stanley Cup-Finals then the winner of the Eastern On the Western Conference. A total of 16 teams take part.
How do the teams qualify for the playoffs?
This is a little more complicated: the NHL Is in two Conferences divided: Eastern and Western Conference. The conferences are still in two Divisions divided: Atlantic and Metropolitan division in the East, Central and Pacific division in the West. There are eight teams in a division. The best three teams of the two divisions per conference are qualified for the playoffs. Added to this are the two best Wild card-Teams of the Conference.
What does the schedule look like?
Playoff start: April 19; 2. Round: from mid -May; Conference finals: From the beginning of June; Finals: From June 14, 2025
Which teams are there and what pairings are there?
Eastern Conference: TOronto Maple Leafs – Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning – Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals – Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes – New Jersey Devils
Western Conference: Winnipeg Jets – St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars – Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights – Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings – Edmonton Oilers
Who makes the start?
The first round starts with two games in the Western Conference Between the Winnipeg jets and the St. Louis Blues (Sunday, 0 a.m.) and between the Dallas stars and the Colorado avalanche (Sunday, 2:30 a.m.).
Who are the favorites?
There are some favorites: the most likely to be trusted is the title Edmonton Oilers To top scorer Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, the Colorado avalanchethe last year’s winner Florida Panthers with Nico Sturm or the strong form Toronto Maple Leafs. The Winnipeg jets and the Washington Capitals belong as the best teams of the western or Eastern Conference also to the favorite group.
Which German professionals have won the Stanley Cup so far?
Uwe Krupp (1996/Colorado avalanche and 2002/Detroit Red Wings), Dennis Seidenberg (2011/Boston Bruins), Tom Kühnhackl (2016 and 2017/Pittsburgh Penguins), Philipp Grubauer (2018/Washington Capitals) and Nico Sturm (2022/Colorado avalanche).
Nico Sturm was able to win with the Colorado Avalanche 2022 because Stanley Cup.
Which players do you have to pay attention to?
In addition to Draisaitl, Connor McDavid is with the Oilers The outstanding player. The Canadian is considered the best ice hockey player in the world – but not yet Stanley Cup won.
Nikita Kutscherow from Tampa Bay Lightning the Art Ross Trophy For the scoring of the Regular season. The Russian is also responsible for spectacle as Nathan McKinnon from the Avalanche. Alexander Owetschkin (alsoWashington) belongs after his NHL-Torr record to the “Players to Watch“.