The present-day logo that is used for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs (2022-present). (📸: Tamir Moore/Canva)
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- This year's Eastern Conference Final pits Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes against Aleksander Barkov and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers.
- The 2025 Western Conference Final features Leon Draisaital and the Edmonton Oilers going up against Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars.
- TNT to exclusively present Eastern Conference Final (Panthers vs. Hurricanes).
- ESPN or ABC will broadcast every single of the Western Conference Final (Oilers vs. Stars).
Live coverage from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO continues this week with the start of the Conference Final round. We will talk about both NHL Conference Finals on here, so stay tuned for further details.
The 2025 Eastern Conference Final gets rolling on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:00 PM (ET) on TNT (with a simulcast on truTV & Max) with Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. In this matchup, Seth Jarvis and the Carolina Hurricanes host Brad Marchand and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers.
These teams have only one previous playoff meeting, which came in 2023. In the Eastern Conference Final that season, Florida swept Carolina in a four-game series sweep to advance to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1996. The Hurricanes possess home-ice advantage in this series, so we will see if that helps Carolina get back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Sam Reinhart and the Panthers are in hot pursuit of a third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.
One night later, on Wednesday, May 21, we drop the puck in the 2025 Western Conference Final from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas as Wyatt Johnston and the Dallas Stars enter Game 1 of the series against Connor McDavid and the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers at 8:00 PM (ET) on ESPN (with a simulcast available on ESPN+).
For the second straight year, these two teams clash in a Conference Final round serving as the final hurdle before reaching the Stanley Cup Final. This is the beginning of a potential playoff mainstay in the Western Conference.
Fresh off their six-game Conference Semifinal victory over the Winnipeg Jets, the Stars go into this Western Conference Final with home-ice advantage. Stars D Thomas Harley has 11 points so far in these 2025 playoffs, including the game-winning series goal in Game 6 vs. the Jets in the Western Conference Semifinals on Saturday. As for the Oilers, they continue their path towards a second straight Stanley Cup Final run. The Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games to secure the series win during the Western Conference Semifinals.
“As good as Dallas is, we’re a really good team too,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid said. “We’ve beaten two good teams in L.A. and Vegas. Our 5-on-5 game has been really good. Our special teams will need to get going, it starts with the power play. The power play has to find a way to be a factor in the series and we will.”
ESPN's lead NHL commentary team of Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Ray Ferraro (analyst) & Emily Kaplan (reporter) will have the call of Wednesday's Game 1 of the Oilers-Stars. McDonough, Ferraro & Kaplan will then handle broadcasting duties for the remainder of the series (regardless of the length).
Studio coverage for the Western Conference Final on ESPN & ABC will be led by veteran ESPN host & play-by-play commentator Steve Levy. Steve is joined in the studio by Hall of Famer Mark Messier and former NHL defenseman P.K. Subban for pregame & intermission coverage.
If you would like to learn more about the previous rounds of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO, please click the links provided in the "Links Mentioned" section.
Links Mentioned 🔗:
- 2025 Second Round: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-stanley-cup-playoffs-conference_25.html
Here is the national broadcast schedule and commentator lineup for the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals & 2025 Western Conference Finals. As a quick reminder, everything is subject to change as we go along.
- 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO: Conference Finals Series Breakdown (East & West) | Subject to Change
|| Eastern Conference Finals:
| (A3) Florida Panthers vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes == Florida wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Tuesday, May 20) (Congratulations to the Florida Panthers, the 2025 Eastern Conference Champions!)
- vs. -
. Game 1 - Tuesday, May 20 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. Game 2 - Thursday, May 22 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. Game 3 - Saturday, May 24 - Hurricanes at Panthers - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. Game 4 - Monday, May 26 - Hurricanes at Panthers - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. Game 5 - Wednesday, May 28 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Friday, May 30 - Hurricanes at Panthers - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Sunday, June 1 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
|| Western Conference Finals:
| (P3) Edmonton Oilers vs. (C2) Dallas Stars == Edmonton wins series, 4-1 (Series begins on Wednesday, May 21) (Congratulations to the Edmonton Oilers, the 2025 Western Conference Champions!)
- vs. -
. Game 1 - Wednesday, May 21 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 2 - Friday, May 23 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 3 - Sunday, May 25 - Stars at Oilers - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 4 - Tuesday, May 27 - Stars at Oilers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 5 - Thursday, May 29 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. * Game 6 (if nec.) - Saturday, May 31 - Stars at Oilers - ABC, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. * Game 7 (if nec.) - Monday, June 2 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
- 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO: Conference Finals Daily Television Schedule | All Times Eastern & Subject to Change
| Tuesday, May 20
. Game 1 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
| Wednesday, May 21
. Game 1 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
| Thursday, May 22
. Game 2 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
| Friday, May 23
. Game 2 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
| Saturday, May 24
. Game 3 - Hurricanes at Panthers - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
| Sunday, May 25
. Game 3 - Stars at Oilers - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
| Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)
. Game 4 - Hurricanes at Panthers - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
| Tuesday, May 27
. Game 4 - Stars at Oilers - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
| Wednesday, May 28
. Game 5 - Panthers at Hurricanes - TNT, 8:00 PM (ET) - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Jackie Redmond
| Thursday, May 29
. Game 5 - Oilers at Stars - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net, NHL, NHL (Stars-Oilers conference finals preview), Warner Brothers Discovery (Turner Sports), & ESPN Press Room ||
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