- Stream the Stanley Cup Finals 2025 on ESPN via Sling TV and Premier Sports (UK)
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- Stanley Cup Finals 2025 start Wednesday, June 4 and potentially run until June 20
The NHL playoffs 2025 have already delivered some epic encounters, but now it's time for the big one – the Stanley Cup Finals.
Below we explore the best ways to watch the race for the Stanley Cup live streams online and from anywhere as Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers duke it out in a repeat of the 2024 finals.
Last year went all the way to a deciding seventh game, won by the Panthers, so will it be revenge or repeat 12 months on? Well, Oilers won the opening game 4-3 in overtime, so that's a step in the revenge direction.
Want to see who comes out on top? Here's all the channels for the NHL playoffs live streams, as well as a full schedule of 2025 games.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 with a free trial
Though there are no free live streams for the NHL playoffs 2025, there is a free trial available for new subscribers. Try the Kayo (7-day FREE trial) in Australia, with games courtesy of ESPN.
Subscriptions start at AU$30 per month after the trial ends.
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Use a VPN to watch any NHL playoffs 2025 stream
How to watch NHL playoffs live stream in the US
In the US, the the NHL playoffs 2025 games are being shared across TNT, ESPN and ABC and their respective streaming services. The final will be on TNT – the full split of games and channels is below.
You can watch these channels on most cable packages, but if you're a cord-cutter, you can tune in via one of the best cable alternative services, such as Sling (50% off), Fubo (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and YouTube TV.
All TNT games will simulcast on truTV and stream on Max. Max plans start at $9.99/month, increasing to remove the ads.
ESPN Plus will stream the games on ESPN and ABC, and starts at $11.99/month.
You needn't find yourself in a pickle if you're abroad either, as using a good VPN as described above will let you watch the streaming services and content you pay for at home, from anywhere in the world.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 live streams in Canada
In Canada, Sportsnet will be showing the NHL playoffs 2025 games.
You can either watch Sportsnet on the TV, or access Sportsnet+ by logging in with your TV provider or taking out a standalone subscription. A Standard subscription costs $24.99/month ($199.99/year) or for Premium it's $34.99 ($249.99/year).
Just remember that if you're abroad right now you can use a VPN to magically transport yourself back in Canada to live stream NHL playoffs 2025 coverage just like you would at home.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 live streams in the UK
Premier Sports will show NHL playoffs 2025 live streams in the UK.
Premier Sports costs £15.99/month, or you can take out an annual plan for £131.88, which works out to be £10.99 per month.
Though a smaller streaming service, Premier Sports also offers various rugby competitions as well as La Liga and Coppa Italia.
Not in the UK at the moment? To access your usual streaming service from outside the UK, you'll need to download a good VPN as detailed above.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 live streams in Australia
In Australia, the NHL playoffs 2025 will be on ESPN via Foxtel or Kayo Sports.
Kayo Sports starts at just $25/month with loads of live sport on offer.
Not in Australia right now? Aussies abroad looking to watch the hockey should find that a good VPN helps them access their home streaming services wherever they are.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 live streams in Mexico
In Mexico, you can watch NHL hockey and the Stanley Cup playoffs 2025 on Sky Sports on your TV, or stream ESPN via Disney Plus.
To get all ESPN channels, you'll need the Disney Plus premium package, which costs MXN$299 a month.
However, if you're visiting Mexico and want to just watch the NHL playoffs 2025 on your usual service, you can do a VPN to do exactly that. We recommend NordVPN – find full instructions and a great discount up above.
How to watch NHL playoffs 2025 live streams worldwide
In many countries around the world it's possible to get an NHL TV subscription to live stream the Stanley Cup 2025 playoffs. Visit the NHL TV website for more details on prices in your country and how to sign up.
For a list of the broadcast options in your country, check out this handy guide from the NHL website, which explains which TV channel and streaming options you have.
Remember, if you're not in your home country at the moment, you'll need a VPN to watch as normal. We recommend NordVPN
Stanley Cup Finals 2025
Stanley Cup Finals
- Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers
June 4: Florida 3-4 Edmonton
June 6: Florida @ Edmonton, 8pm, TNT
June 9: Edmonton @ Florida, 8pm, TNT
June 12: Edmonton @ Florida, 8pm, TNT
June 14: Florida @ Edmonton, 8pm, TNT
June 17: Edmonton @ Florida (if needed), 8pm, TNT
June 20: Florida @ Edmonton (if needed), 8pm, TNT
Stanley Cup 2025 Finals predictions
Edmonton Oilers have nothing but revenge on their mind and start as favorites against the Florida Panthers, their vanquishers 12 months ago, for the Stanley Cup.
That feeling was only entrenched further after an opening game 4-3 win in overtime for the Oilers, with Connor McDavid again impressing. Not even Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who made 42 saves, could keep out the Canadians.
NHL playoffs story so far
All four divisional winners made it safely into the second but they didn't all have it easy.
In the Eastern Conference, Mitch Marner shone for Toronto as they beat fellow Canadians Ottawa. Toronto hasn't always had the best relationship with the playoffs but that could be changing.
Elsewhere in the conference, there were relatively comfortable 4-1 series wins for Florida, Washington and Carolina.
In the Western Conference, Central Division winners, and early Stanley Cup favorites, Winnipeg need a big Game 7 comeback to knock out a spirited St. Louis, with home advantage proving crucial.
Dallas also won a deciding match, as Mikko Rantanen came up clutch across Games 5, 6 and 7 to upset Colorado. Stanley Cup 2024 finalists Edmonton pulled off a shock, though, beating Los Angeles 4-2.
Eastern Conference
Toronto 4-2 Ottawa
Tampa Bay 1-4 Florida
Washington 4-1 Montreal
Carolina 4-1 New Jersey
Western Conference
Winnipeg 4-3 St. Louis
Dallas 4-3 Colorado
Vegas 4-2 Minnesota
Los Angeles 2-4 Edmonton
Everything to know about the NHL Playoffs
What is the NHL playoffs 2025 bracket?
The NHL playoffs 2025 bracket lets you look ahead to who comes next for your team as the Stanley Cup Final nears ever closer.
How do the NHL playoffs work?
It's (relatively) simple. When the regular season ends, 16 teams advance to the post-season NHL playoffs to compete in a knockout tournament to win the Stanley Cup.
The top three teams in each division – Atlantic, Central, Metropolitan and Pacific – automatically qualify for the playoffs. Each conference, the Eastern and Western, then have two wild-card spots available for the next highest-ranked teams. They're your 16 teams.
The Eastern and Western Conferences are separated, with the top division winner in each playing the second wild card team, while the other division winner will play the first wild card team.
The second and third-place teams in each division face off in the first round.
From there, it's a straight knockout, with a second round followed by the two Conference Finals and then the Stanley Cup final itself to determine the overall winner.
Each round is best of 7 matches in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. So, the team with home ice advantage plays at home in games one and two (plus five and seven if necessary).
Who are the recent Stanley Cup winners?
2024: Florida Panthers
2023: Vegas Golden Knights
2022: Colorado Avalanche
2021: Tampa Bay Lightning
2020: Tampa Bay Lightning
2019: St Louis Blues
2018: Washington Capitals
2017: Pittsburgh Penguins
2016: Pittsburgh Penguins
2015: Chicago Blackhawks
Who has won the most Stanley Cups?
Here's a list of the teams to have won the most NHL titles in the Stanley Cups era, since 1915...
35 – Montreal Canadiens
24 – Detroit Red Wings
21 – Toronto Maple Leafs
20 – Boston Bruins
13 – Chicago Blackhawks
11 – New York Rangers
8 – Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers
6 – Pittsburgh Penguins
5 – New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightnigh, Dallas Stars
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