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Guide

Step 1

Format

Participants

Elimination

Consolation

Lose once and you're out. Fastest format.

Draw

Top seeds play the bottom seeds in round 1, and any byes go to the top seeds. Reorder the team list to set the seeds.

Step 2

Teams & seeding

16 teams
How many
Bulk add. Paste a list
Seed order
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16

The number is the seed. Move a team up to promote it. Seeds only matter for a seeded draw — a random draw shuffles this list.

NHL Playoff Bracket

Teams
16
Format
Single elimination
Rounds
4
Matches
15

Bracket

Round 1

Game 1
11. Hurricanes
168. Kings
Game 2
88. Flyers
91. Avalanche
Game 3
44. Canadiens
135. Oilers
Game 4
55. Bruins
124. Golden Knights
Game 5
22. Sabres
157. Ducks
Game 6
77. Penguins
102. Stars
Game 7
33. Lightning
146. Mammoth
Game 8
66. Senators
113. Wild

Quarterfinals

Game 9
Winner of Game 1
Winner of Game 2
Game 10
Winner of Game 3
Winner of Game 4
Game 11
Winner of Game 5
Winner of Game 6
Game 12
Winner of Game 7
Winner of Game 8

Semifinals

Game 13
Winner of Game 9
Winner of Game 10
Game 14
Winner of Game 11
Winner of Game 12

Final

Game 15
Winner of Game 13
Winner of Game 14
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