The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East.

RALIEGH, N.C. — The Devils have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Devils lost a wild 5-4, double overtime Game 5 to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday night to end their season. They had a 3-0 lead in the first period then blew it five minutes into the second.

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night to clinch their first-round playoff series.