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Now that the 2025-26 NHL regular season is finished, brackets are set and the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are starting on Saturday, Apr. 18. The top 16 teams, such as the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights and others, in contention to hoist the Stanley Cup trophy.
For the postseason, NHL games are spread over five networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, TNT and truTV, as well as streaming services, like ESPN Unlimited and HBO Max. If you want to catch games,
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