The 2026 NHL Playoff bracket is finally set! See the official Round 1 matchups, TV channels, and puck drop times for every Stanley Cup contender.

The NHL playoffs get underway on Saturday, April 18. Here are the opening games for all eight postseason series.

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The Sporting News has the daily NHL playoff schedule for all you need to know about where to watch the 2026 postseason.

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, May 5. The Draft Lottery will be conducted at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio, with the event broadcast live on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports at a time to be announced.

Regional Senators games will continue to be available on TSN and RDS in English and French.

NASHVILLE and CINCINNATI —The Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports have signed a multi-year media rights agreement that will bring free, over-the-air broadcasts of the Predators’ National Hockey League games to fans across Middle Tennessee and beyond beginning with the 2026–27 NHL season.

Will the move to Crypto.com Arena be enough for the Los Angeles Kings to top the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, April 23? My top Avalanche and Kings predictions and NHL picks think otherwise. The Avs have dominated the play throughout the first two games of the series,