NHL releases schedule for 2025-26 Stanley Cup Conference Finals

The NHL has released the schedules for the 2025-26 Western and Eastern Conference finals.

The Colorado Avalanche are set to take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference final. The Eastern Conference final will feature the Carolina Hurricanes taking on the Montreal Canadiens.

The Golden Knights are the most recent team of the remaining squads to win the Stanley Cup, having done so in 2023. The Avalanche took home the title the year prior. Carolina won the title in 2006 (beating the Canadiens to get to the second round), while the Habs still hold the title as the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup, dating back to 1993.

Here’s a look at what both conference schedules will look like, with teams and official start times still needing to be decided:

Western Conference Final

COLORADO AVALANCHE vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Networks
Wednesday, May 20	8 p.m.	Vegas at Colorado	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS
Friday, May 22	8 p.m.	Vegas at Colorado	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS
Sunday, May 24	8 p.m.	Colorado at Vegas	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS
Tuesday, May 26	9 p.m.	Colorado at Vegas	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS
Thursday, May 28*	8 p.m.	Vegas at Colorado	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS
Saturday, May 30*	8 p.m.	Colorado at Vegas	ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS
Monday, June 1*	8 p.m.	Vegas at Colorado	ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS

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Eastern Conference Final

CAROLINA HURRICANES vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Networks
Thursday, May 21	8 p.m.	Montreal at Carolina	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Saturday, May 23	7 p.m.	Montreal at Carolina	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Monday, May 25	8 p.m.	Carolina at Montreal	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Wednesday, May 27	8 p.m.	Carolina at Montreal	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Friday, May 29*	8 p.m.	Montreal at Carolina	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Sunday, May 31*	TBD	Carolina at Montreal	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, TVAS
Tuesday, June 2*	8 p.m.	Montreal at Carolina	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS