2024 NHL Playoff Printable Bracket: Teams, Schedule, and Betting Odds

The NHL playoffs have officially started!

There are 16 playoff teams that have taken to the ice for a chance at the Stanley Cup.

Defending champions Vegas Golden Knights face an uphill battle as the underdogs against the 1 seed Dallas Stars. Meanwhile, the New York Rangers are determined to break the Presidents' trophy curse as they take on the Washington Capitals in the First Round.

To keep up with all the action this postseason, here is a printable bracket with each team's seeding and odds to win the championship.

2024 NHL Playoff Teams

Here are the teams entering the First Round of the 2024 NHL Playoffs, organized by conference and division — plus wild card berths.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

1. Florida Panthers
2. Boston Bruins
3. Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan Division

1. New York Rangers
2. Carolina Hurricanes
3. New York Islanders

Wild Card

1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Washington Capitals

Western Conference

Central Division

1. Dallas Stars
2. Winnipeg Jets
3. Colorado Avalanche

Pacific Division

1. Vancouver Canucks
2. Edmonton Oilers
3. Los Angeles Kings

Wild Card

1. Nashville Predators
2. Vegas Golden Knights

How Do the NHL Playoffs Work?

The top three teams from each division have an automatic spot in the postseason. This makes up the first 12 teams admitted to the playoffs. The last four spots, called the wild card teams, are given to the top two teams with the best records in each conference—regardless of division.

There are four rounds in the NHL Playoffs: First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals, and Stanley Cup Finals. Every round is a best-of-seven series in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.

• First Round: Each division winner plays one of the wild card teams. The teams that finished second and third in each division will play each other.
• Second Round: The winners of the First Round within each conference will play each other.
• Conference Finals: The two remaining teams in each conference will face off. The home-ice advantage goes to the team with the better regular-season record.
• Stanley Cup Final: The two remaining teams (the winners of each conference) play in a best-of-seven series.

2024 NHL Playoffs Round 1 Matchups

• Panthers (Atlantic 1) vs. Lightning (Wild Card 1)
• Bruins (Atlantic 2) vs. Maple Leafs (Atlantic 3)
• Rangers (Metropolitan 1) vs. Capitals (Wild Card 2)
• Hurricanes (Metropolitan 2) vs. Islanders (Metropolitan 3)
• Stars (Central 1) vs. Golden Knights (Wild Card 2)
• Jets (Central 2) vs. Avalanche (Central 3)
• Canucks (Pacific 1) vs. Predators (Wild Card 1)
• Oilers (Pacific 2) vs. Kings (Pacific 3)

NHL Playoffs Bracket

Download the FanDuel 2024 NHL Playoff printable bracket to follow along this postseason.

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NHL Championship Odds

Here is each team's odds to win the 2024 NHL championship, according to FanDuel Sportsbook as of 12:00pm ET on April 24th.

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