The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are here. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East. This page will be your home throughout the postseason, including schedules, scores, highlights and other preview content.

Washington Capitals left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) and Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Roslovic (96) are separated by linesman Ryan Gibbons (58) in the third period of Game 2 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) AP

The second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs provided another night of entertaining hockey as the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights took another step toward the conference finals. The Hurricanes blanked the Washington Capitals in Game 3,