The NHL Playoffs, also known as the Stanley Cup Playoffs, is a hockey tournament held in the National Hockey League featuring the top teams from the regular season.

The eight highest-ranked teams in each conference advance to the NHL postseason. Division champions receive seeds #1, #2, and #3, while the remaining five qualifying teams are placed between fourth and eighth.

Seeding is determined by: point total, wins, points obtained in games against tied teams and goal differential.

Each conference features three playoff rounds (first round, conference semifinals and conference finals). The victor of these three rounds becomes the Eastern or Western Conference Champion. In the final round, the two conference champions meet for the Stanley Cup.

During the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, teams are re‑seeded using the same criteria as the First Rounds, with the highest remaining seeds facing the lowest remaining seeds.

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