Stanley Cup Playoff Tickets

The Western Conference 1st round bring together the eight best teams in the West for an all-important playoff series. The winning teams from these series advance to play in the Western Conference Semifinals where they will be one step closer to the Stanley Cup Finals. The top seeds are the teams with the best-regular season record from the Central and Pacific Divisions. They play their division Wild Card winner, while the 2 and 3 seed square off in the other match-up. After the first round series, there will be four Western conference teams moving on in the playoffs.

The Stanley Cup Finals is the final series of the NHL playoffs, which matches up the Eastern Conference Champion versus the Western Conference Champion. It is a 7 game series, which the winner is the first team to win four games. The home ice advantage goes to to the team with a better record; who will host games 1, 2, 5 & 7. Their opponent will host games 3, 4 & 6. Orders for games not played, because series was clinched prior to that game, will receive a full refund. The team that wins this series has earned the most famous trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup. The Cup has the team name from each NHL champion etched on its side, so it is a living piece of NHL history. Demand for Stanley Cup Finals tickets exceeds that for any other hockey game during the season prior.

The Eastern and Western Conference finals are the last step for every hockey team trying to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Conference finals match-up the two best teams in each for a best of seven series where the higher seeded team hosts the first two games. The NHL team that wins the Eastern Conference is awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy, while the Western Conference champion receives the Campbell Bowl to recognize their achievement. Fans jump at the chance to purchase Conference Finals tickets in their home market, so it is easily among the most popular games in hockey. Fans who purchase a ticket for a conference final game that is not played, due to the series being clinched prior, will receive a full refund on their purchase.

The Eastern Conference round 1 playoff series bring together the eight best hockey teams from the East. There are divided by Atlantic Division and Metropolitan Division, where the top seed plays the wild card team from their division and the #2 and #3 seeds play each other. At the completion of the Eastern Conference first round there will be four teams left in the NHL playoffs from the East.

The NHL Playoff Conference Semifinals, also known as the Second Round, bring together the four winning teams from each conference. The teams are not reseeded in the second round, so the winners from Round 1 play each other. At this point in the NHL playoffs, it is about keeping the teams from the same division together. The Second Round of the NHL playoffs are huge, as fans know their team is just two steps away fro playing for the Stanley Cup.