NHL Playoffs And Awards Watch: What The Final Day Decides

Thursday marks the final day of the 2025-26 NHL regular season.

And we still do not know all of the first-round matchups.

All the Eastern Conference matchups have been set for two days now, with the Carolina Hurricanes facing the Ottawa Senators, the Buffalo Sabres going up against the Boston Bruins, the Tampa Bay Lightning taking on the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins battling the Philadelphia Flyers.

But four teams in the West don't have a first-round opponent yet.

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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM.