By Basil Stroh
NHL Public Relations
More Than 1.3M Brackets Submitted to Date, Up 18% From 2024; Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Chance Bracket Opens When Second Round Matchups Are Set
NEW YORK / TORONTO (April 24, 2025) – Fans vying for the perfect bracket – or those who missed the opportunity to complete their brackets – in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge have another chance to fine-tune and submit their predictions. Fans can start fresh with the Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Chance Bracket. At the conclusion of the First Round, fans will be able to submit a new bracket at NHL.com/Bracket with their predictions for the remainder of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Once Second Round matchups for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are set, fans can start creating and submitting new brackets containing their predictions for the remainder of the postseason online at NHL.com/Bracket. Brackets will be locked at the start of the first Game 2 of the Second Round. The winner of the Second Chance Bracket will have the chance to win a $1,000 NHL Shop Gift Code. Original brackets submitted in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge are still eligible for the grand prize – the opportunity to attend a 2025-26 NHL event.
Hockey fans submitted approximately 1.31 million brackets in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge, an increase of 18% year over year. Fans were tasked with predicting the winner of each series through the Stanley Cup Final as well as the number of games for each First Round series.
The full breakdown of fan selections to win the Stanley Cup based on early bracket submissions, in order:
|
Champion Selected |
% of Total |
|
Colorado Avalanche |
15.6% |
|
Winnipeg Jets |
15.1% |
|
Toronto Maple Leafs |
12.5% |
|
Washington Capitals |
9.7% |
|
Edmonton Oilers |
9.7% |
|
Vegas Golden Knights |
6.3% |
|
Tampa Bay Lightning |
6.1% |
|
Dallas Stars |
5.8% |
|
Florida Panthers |
5.2% |
|
Carolina Hurricanes |
3.6% |
|
Montreal Canadiens |
3.3% |
|
Los Angeles Kings |
2.2% |
|
St. Louis Blues |
1.6% |
|
Minnesota Wild |
1.2% |
|
Ottawa Senators |
1.1% |
|
New Jersey Devils |
0.8% |
All prizes are subject to confirmation of eligibility and compliance with winner notification requirements, and tiebreaker rules apply in the event of a tie. There is no purchase necessary to participate in the Bracket Challenge. For Official Rules, visit NHL.com/Bracket.
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge experience was developed in conjunction with Low6, an NHL free to play gaming provider. The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge is presented by Skip in Canada.
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