The NHL released the schedule scenarios for the Stanley Cup playoff conference finals on Thursday. The Eastern Conference final will begin on Thursday, May 21. That means the Carolina Hurricanes will have 11 days without a game between their Game 4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers and Game 1 of the third round.

So much has changed for Carter Hart since his last Stanley Cup playoffs run. The one constant is his stellar play in net.

With Carolina, Montreal, Colorado and Vegas, the NHL’s final four is set. We predict which team will win each conference final and more.

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens prepare to play in the East. Here's your NHL playoff update.

The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs have reached the conference finals stage. While the final four teams battle to determine which two advance to the Final, the other 28 teams are busy making plans for the offseason.

Things could have been a lot different had Toronto gotten the star version of Marner that Vegas is getting now in the Stanley Cup playoffs.