Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good as ever, with what looks like a wide-open race going into the postseason.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. The months long journey to crowning a new champion began with a pair of games in the Western Conference with two tops teams standing tall. The Winnipeg Jets, who won the Presidents' Trophy this season,

The Presidents' Trophy for best regular-season record has already been clinched by the Winnipeg Jets, who are hoping an excellent campaign carries on into the postseason. In the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals — once Alex Ovechkin broke the all-time NHL goal-scoring record — have secured the No. 1 seed.