Full results, updates for the road to the Stanley Cup (2025)

The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are poised to be legendary. Parity was the name of the game in the 2024-25 season with both the east and west boasting stellar teams up and down the standings. This is not a season where there’s a single, clear-cut favorite in each conference, but rather four or even five teams on each side of the bracket that you can believe has what it takes to go all the way.

Unquestionably the most fascinating series in the first round comes out of the west with the Dallas Stars facing the Colorado Avalanche. It’s a matchup rich in top-flight individual performances, but also high in emotion as Mikko Rantanen faces his former team. Meanwhile in the east there will be a ton of focus on Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, but also the three Canadian teams who made the playoffs with Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal all trying to move on.

The Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes have the best Stanley Cup title odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as the puck drops on the postseason tournament. The Hurricanes are favorites just ahead of the Florida Panthers to come out of the Eastern Conference. The Avalanche are favorites just ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights to come out of the Western Conference.

Here are the schedules, TV information, scores, and more for the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All times listed are Eastern. (*) means if necessary.

Full results, updates for the road to the Stanley Cup (1)

Eastern Conference

First round

Ottawa Senators (WC2, 97 points) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A, 108 points)

Game 1: Maple Leafs 6, Senators 2 (TOR leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2 (TOR leads series 2-0)
Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators, Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Maple Leafs at Senators, Saturday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Game 5: Senators at Maple Leafs, Tuesday, April 29, TBD *
Game 6: Maple Leafs at Senators, Thursday, May 1, TBD *
Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs, Saturday, May 3, TBD *

Series favorite: Maple Leafs -182
Post- Game 1 series favorite: Maple Leafs -450
Post- Game 2 series favorite: Maple Leafs -710

Total games: 5.5 — Over -170, Under +138
Post- Game 1 total games: 5.5 — Over -138, Under +108
Post- Game 2 total games: 5.5 — Over +110, Under -134

Western Conference

First round

St. Louis Blues (WC2, 96 points) vs. Winnipeg Jets (1C, 116 points)

Game 1: Jets 5, Blues 3 (WPG leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Jets 2, Blues 1 (WPG leads series 2-0)
Game 3: Jets at Blues, Thursday, April 24, 9:30 p.m.
Game 4: Jets at Blues, Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m.
Game 5: Blues at Jets, Wednesday, April 30, TBD *
Game 6: Jets at Blues, Friday, May 2, TBD *
Game 7: Blues at Jets, Sunday, May 4, TBD *

Series favorite: Jets -225
Post-Game 1 series favorite: Jets -530
Post-Game 2 series favorite: Jets -1450

Total games: : 5.5 — Over -152, Under +124
Post-Game 1 total games: 5.5 — Over -115, Under -105
Post-Game 2 total games: 4.5 — Over -210, Under +168

Colorado Avalanche (3C, 102 points) vs. Dallas Stars (2C, 106 points)

Game 1: Avalanche 5, Stars 1 (COL leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Stars 4, Avalanche 3 (OT) (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3: Stars at Avalanche, Wednesday, April 23, 9:30 p.m.
Game 4: Stars at Avalanche, Saturday, April 26, 9:30 p.m.
Game 5: Avalanche at Stars, Monday, April 28, TBD *
Game 6: Stars at Avalanche, Thursday, May 1, TBD *
Game 7: Avalanche at Stars, Saturday, May 3, TBD*

Series favorite: Avalanche -152
Post-Game 1 series favorite: Avalanche -430
Post-Game 2 series favorite: Avalanche -176

Total games: 5.5 — Over -188, Under +152
Post-Game 1 total games: 5.5 — Over -106, Under -114
Post-Game 2 total games: 6.5 — Over +156, Under -194

Minnesota Wild (WC1, 97 points) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1P, 110 points)

Game 1: Golden Knights 4, Wild 2 (VGK leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Wild 5, Golden Knights 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3: Golden Knights at Wild, Thursday, April 24, 9 p.m.
Game 4: Golden Knights at Wild, Saturday, April 26, 4 p.m.
Game 5: Wild at Golden Knights, Tuesday, April 29, TBD *
Game 6: Golden Knights at Wild, Thursday, May 1, TBD *
Game 7: Wild at Golden Knights, Saturday, May 3, TBD *

Series favorite: Golden Knights -235
Post-Game 1 series favorite: Golden Knights -600
Post-Game 2 series favorite: Golden Knights -210

Total games: 5.5 — Over -158, Under +128
Post-Game 1 total games: 5.5 — Over -108, Under -112
Post-Game 2 total games: 6.5 — Over +154, Under -200

Edmonton Oilers (3P, 101 points) vs. Los Angeles Kings (2P, 105 points)

Game 1: Kings 6, Oilers 5 (LA leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Oilers at Kings, Wednesday, April 23, 10 p.m.
Game 3: Kings at Oilers, Friday, April 25, 10 p.m.FDSNW
Game 4: Kings at Oilers, Sunday, April 27, 9:30 p.m.
Game 5: Oilers at Kings, Tuesday, April 29, TBD *
Game 6: Kings at Oilers, Thursday, May 1, TBD *
Game 7: Oilers at Kings, Saturday, May 3, TBD *

Series favorite: Oilers -132
Post-Game 1 series favorite: Kings -230

Total games: 5.5 — Over -180, Under +146
Post-Game 1 total games: 5.5 — Over -194, Under +150