The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun with 16 teams ... and the banged-up New Jersey Devils lost their Game 1 to the Carolina Hurricanes, who have emerged as the Eastern Conference favorites.

Postseason games will be broadcast on SXM channels 91, 167, 219 and 220 throughout the road to the Stanley Cup Final. The first round of the NHL playoffs starts on Saturday, April 19.

Postseason games will be broadcast on SXM channels 91, 167, 219 and 220 throughout the road to the Stanley Cup Final. Sixteen teams qualify for the NHL playoffs, eight from each conference.