NHL Games Today: 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Schedule, Dates, Times, and Results

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There are three NHL games today. The puck drops on Friday’s NHL playoff schedule at 7 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV/Max when the Washington Capitals square off against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3. At 8 p.m. ET on TBS/Max, the Carolina Panthers face off against the New Jersey Devils in Game 3. To close out the night at 10 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV/Max, it’s the Los Angeles Kings versus the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.

MatchupTime (ET)How to Watch
Capitals @ Canadiens (Game 3)7:00 PMTNT/truTV/Max
Panthers @ Devils (Game 3)8:00 PMTBS/Max
Kings @ Oilers (Game 3)10:00 PMTNT/truTV/Max

Also Read: How To Watch NHL Games Live in 2025

NHL Playoff Schedule

Round 1

  • Toronto Maple Leafs
    vs
    Ottawa Senators
      OTTOTT (2)
      vs
      TORTOR (6)
      Game 1 — Apr 20, 11:00 PM
      at Scotiabank Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      OTTOTT (2)
      vs
      TORTOR (3)
      Game 2 — Apr 22, 11:30 PM
      at Scotiabank Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      TORTOR (3)
      vs
      OTTOTT (2)
      Game 3 — Apr 24, 11:00 PM
      at Canadian Tire Centre
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      TORTOR
      vs
      OTTOTT
      Game 4 — Apr 26, 11:00 PM
      at Canadian Tire Centre
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      OTTOTT
      vs
      TORTOR
      Game 5 — Apr 29, 4:00 PM
      at Scotiabank Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      TORTOR
      vs
      OTTOTT
      Game 6 — May 1, 4:00 PM
      at Canadian Tire Centre
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      OTTOTT
      vs
      TORTOR
      Game 7 — May 3, 4:00 PM
      at Scotiabank Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Tampa Bay Lightning
    vs
    Florida Panthers
      FLAFLA (6)
      vs
      TBLTBL (2)
      Game 1 — Apr 23, 12:30 AM
      at Amalie Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      FLAFLA (2)
      vs
      TBLTBL (0)
      Game 2 — Apr 24, 10:30 PM
      at Amalie Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      TBLTBL
      vs
      FLAFLA
      Game 3 — Apr 26, 5:00 PM
      at Amerant Bank Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      TBLTBL
      vs
      FLAFLA
      Game 4 — Apr 28, 11:00 PM
      at Amerant Bank Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      FLAFLA
      vs
      TBLTBL
      Game 5 — Apr 30, 4:00 PM
      at Amalie Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      TBLTBL
      vs
      FLAFLA
      Game 6 — May 2, 4:00 PM
      at Amerant Bank Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      FLAFLA
      vs
      TBLTBL
      Game 7 — May 4, 4:00 PM
      at Amalie Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Washington Capitals
    vs
    Montréal Canadiens
      MTLMTL (2)
      vs
      WSHWSH (3)
      Game 1 — Apr 21, 11:00 PM
      at Capital One Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      MTLMTL (1)
      vs
      WSHWSH (3)
      Game 2 — Apr 23, 11:00 PM
      at Capital One Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      WSHWSH
      vs
      MTLMTL
      Game 3 — Apr 25, 11:00 PM
      at Centre Bell
      Live
      WSHWSH
      vs
      MTLMTL
      Game 4 — Apr 27, 10:30 PM
      at Centre Bell
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      MTLMTL
      vs
      WSHWSH
      Game 5 — Apr 30, 4:00 PM
      at Capital One Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      WSHWSH
      vs
      MTLMTL
      Game 6 — May 2, 4:00 PM
      at Centre Bell
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      MTLMTL
      vs
      WSHWSH
      Game 7 — May 4, 4:00 PM
      at Capital One Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Carolina Hurricanes
    vs
    New Jersey Devils
      NJDNJD (1)
      vs
      CARCAR (4)
      Game 1 — Apr 20, 7:00 PM
      at Lenovo Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      NJDNJD (1)
      vs
      CARCAR (3)
      Game 2 — Apr 22, 10:00 PM
      at Lenovo Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      CARCAR
      vs
      NJDNJD
      Game 3 — Apr 26, 12:00 AM
      at Prudential Center
      Live
      CARCAR
      vs
      NJDNJD
      Game 4 — Apr 27, 7:30 PM
      at Prudential Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      NJDNJD
      vs
      CARCAR
      Game 5 — Apr 29, 4:00 PM
      at Lenovo Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      CARCAR
      vs
      NJDNJD
      Game 6 — May 2, 4:00 PM
      at Prudential Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      NJDNJD
      vs
      CARCAR
      Game 7 — May 4, 4:00 PM
      at Lenovo Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Winnipeg Jets
    vs
    St. Louis Blues
      STLSTL (3)
      vs
      WPGWPG (5)
      Game 1 — Apr 19, 10:00 PM
      at Canada Life Centre
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      STLSTL (1)
      vs
      WPGWPG (2)
      Game 2 — Apr 21, 11:30 PM
      at Canada Life Centre
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      WPGWPG (2)
      vs
      STLSTL (7)
      Game 3 — Apr 25, 1:30 AM
      at Enterprise Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      WPGWPG
      vs
      STLSTL
      Game 4 — Apr 27, 5:00 PM
      at Enterprise Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      STLSTL
      vs
      WPGWPG
      Game 5 — Apr 30, 4:00 PM
      at Canada Life Centre
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      WPGWPG
      vs
      STLSTL
      Game 6 — May 2, 4:00 PM
      at Enterprise Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      STLSTL
      vs
      WPGWPG
      Game 7 — May 4, 4:00 PM
      at Canada Life Centre
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Dallas Stars
    vs
    Colorado Avalanche
      COLCOL (5)
      vs
      DALDAL (1)
      Game 1 — Apr 20, 12:30 AM
      at American Airlines Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      COLCOL (3)
      vs
      DALDAL (4)
      Game 2 — Apr 22, 1:30 AM
      at American Airlines Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      DALDAL (2)
      vs
      COLCOL (1)
      Game 3 — Apr 24, 1:30 AM
      at Ball Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      DALDAL
      vs
      COLCOL
      Game 4 — Apr 27, 1:30 AM
      at Ball Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      COLCOL
      vs
      DALDAL
      Game 5 — Apr 29, 1:30 AM
      at American Airlines Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      DALDAL
      vs
      COLCOL
      Game 6 — May 1, 4:00 PM
      at Ball Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      COLCOL
      vs
      DALDAL
      Game 7 — May 3, 4:00 PM
      at American Airlines Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Vegas Golden Knights
    vs
    Minnesota Wild
      MINMIN (2)
      vs
      VGKVGK (4)
      Game 1 — Apr 21, 2:00 AM
      at T-Mobile Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      MINMIN (5)
      vs
      VGKVGK (2)
      Game 2 — Apr 23, 3:00 AM
      at T-Mobile Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      VGKVGK (2)
      vs
      MINMIN (5)
      Game 3 — Apr 25, 1:00 AM
      at Xcel Energy Center
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      VGKVGK
      vs
      MINMIN
      Game 4 — Apr 26, 8:00 PM
      at Xcel Energy Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      MINMIN
      vs
      VGKVGK
      Game 5 — Apr 29, 4:00 PM
      at T-Mobile Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      VGKVGK
      vs
      MINMIN
      Game 6 — May 1, 4:00 PM
      at Xcel Energy Center
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      MINMIN
      vs
      VGKVGK
      Game 7 — May 3, 4:00 PM
      at T-Mobile Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
  • Los Angeles Kings
    vs
    Edmonton Oilers
      EDMEDM (5)
      vs
      LAKLAK (6)
      Game 1 — Apr 22, 2:00 AM
      at Crypto.com Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      EDMEDM (2)
      vs
      LAKLAK (6)
      Game 2 — Apr 24, 2:00 AM
      at Crypto.com Arena
      Final
      📰 Game Recap
      LAKLAK
      vs
      EDMEDM
      Game 3 — Apr 26, 2:00 AM
      at Rogers Place
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      LAKLAK
      vs
      EDMEDM
      Game 4 — Apr 28, 1:30 AM
      at Rogers Place
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      EDMEDM
      vs
      LAKLAK
      Game 5 — Apr 29, 4:00 PM
      at Crypto.com Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      LAKLAK
      vs
      EDMEDM
      Game 6 — May 1, 4:00 PM
      at Rogers Place
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner
      EDMEDM
      vs
      LAKLAK
      Game 7 — May 3, 4:00 PM
      at Crypto.com Arena
      Upcoming
      How to Watch:
      ESPN Turner

Round 2 - TBD

Round 3 - TBD

Round 4 - TBD

NHL Schedule FAQ

How many games are there in the NHL season?

There are 82 games played during the NHL season, ranging from October through May.

When is the NHL All-Star game?

There is no NHL All-Star Game this year. Taking its place was the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be held in Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States in February.

When is the NHL trade deadline?

The NHL trade deadline this season was on March 7, 2025, at 3 PM EDT. All trades were submitted to the league office by the 3:00 PM EDT deadline.

When is the NHL Draft?

The 2025 NHL Draft will take place in the summer of 2025, but no date has been set yet.

When is the Stanley Cup Final?

The Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for June 2025.

Related: 2025 NHL Draft order, including Lottery odds, picks for every team at conclusion of season

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