The best part of hockey season is finally here — the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs are getting underway this weekend. Be sure to tune in for some playoff hockey. Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including how to stream ...

The Boston Bruins take on the Buffalo Sabres to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs with their first round series beginning on Sunday, April 19.

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The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins open Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series Saturday night in Pittsburgh, renewing one of the NHL’s fiercest rivalries. MORE: 5 first-round bold predictions for the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs ...

Check out the official hockey playoffs schedule on NHL.com to find out which channel to tune into for specific games. As always, here's where things get complicated. If you don't have cable access or a cable login, you'll need at least one streaming service to catch all the hockey playoff games live in 2026.

The Minnesota Wild clinched their first trip to the second round since the 2015 NHL playoffs. See how they did it.