[5] For the first time since 2015, the New York Rangers became the only Presidents' Trophy winning team to hold this award twice and advance to the semifinal round of the playoffs in the last ten years.

[11] In game two, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime game-winning goal for the Panthers, providing a 3–2 victory for Florida and a 2–0 series lead.

[14] However, Barkov and Verhaeghe both scored twice and provided an assist for the Panthers in the subsequent game five, routing the Lightning 6–1 to advance to the second round.

In game one, Jake DeBrusk scored twice and goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves to backstop the Bruins to a 5–1 victory.

[16] Max Domi scored a goal and provided an assist for the Maple Leafs in game two to tie the series with a 3–2 victory.

[21] David Pastrnak scored the overtime-winning goal at 1:54 for the Bruins in game seven, preventing a 3–1 series comeback from the Maple Leafs with a 2–1 victory.

Washington finished as the Eastern Conference's second wild card earning 91 points, winning the tiebreaker against Detroit with 32 RWs.

[24] In game two, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each scored a goal and provided an assist for the Rangers, skating away with a 4–3 victory.

[26] In game four, Artemi Panarin scored a goal and provided an assist to the Rangers' 4–2 victory, completing the four-game sweep.

[29] In game three, the Hurricanes forced the Islanders to switch out goaltenders after potting three goals on fourteen shots in a 3–2 victory for a 3–0 series lead.

[33] In game two, Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel each scored a goal and provided an assist to the Golden Knights' 3–1 victory.

[34] Dallas forward Wyatt Johnston scored twice in game three, including the overtime-winning goal with 3:37 remaining, granting the Stars a 3–2 victory.

[43] In game five, Mikko Rantanen scored twice and provided an assist for the Avalanche, defeating the Jets 6–3 to advance to the second round.

In game one, Zach Hyman scored a hat-trick and Connor McDavid provided five assists to hold off the Kings for a 7–4 victory.

[51] Anze Kopitar scored the overtime goal and provided two assists for the Kings in game two, tying the series with a 5–4 win.

[53] In game four, Evan Bouchard scored the only goal and goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped all 33 shots he faced to give the Oilers a 1–0 victory and a 3–1 series lead.

[56] The Panthers stormed back in game two, outscoring the Bruins 6–1 with Aleksander Barkov's two goals and two assists to tie the series 1–1.

[60] Gustav Forsling scored with 1:33 left in the third period of game six for the Panthers, holding off the Bruins for a 2–1 victory and a second consecutive conference finals appearance.

[63] Artemi Panarin assisted thrice and Vincent Trocheck scored the double-overtime goal for the Rangers, taking a 2–0 series lead with a 4–3 victory.

[64] Igor Shesterkin made 45 saves in game three and Panarin scored the overtime goal for the Rangers, defeating the Hurricanes 3–2 for a 3–0 series lead.

In game one, the Avalanche mounted a three-goal comeback to force overtime during which, Miles Wood scored to give a Colorado a 4–3 victory.

[70] In game three, Jake Oettinger made 28 saves and both Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored twice to give the Stars a 4–1 victory.

[71] Wyatt Johnston scored twice and provided an assist for the Stars in game four, triumphing over the Avalanche 5–1 to take a 3–1 series lead.

[73] Game six went into double-overtime, during which Stars forward Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 to give Dallas a 2–1 victory and a second consecutive conference finals appearance.

In game one, Conor Garland beat Stuart Skinner with 5:34 left in the third period to take the lead, ultimately defeating the Oilers 5–4.

[80] In game seven, the Oilers prevented a three-goal third period comeback from the Canucks, defeating Vancouver 3–2 to advance to the conference finals.

[86] In game six, the Panthers held off a late push in the third period to win 2–1, advancing to a second consecutive Finals appearance.

[90] In game four, the Oilers came back from an early two-goal deficit by scoring five unanswered goals, easing past the Stars 5–2 to tie the series 2–2.

[92] In game six, Stuart Skinner made 33 saves as the Oilers advanced to the Finals for the first time in 18 years with a 2–1 victory.

[102] This was the first playoff that the streaming service Max had live access to all TNT Sports-produced games on its Bleacher Report Sports add-on tier.