2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) is scheduled to begin on April 13, 2016. The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals will be held in early June.

For only the second time in league history (after 1970), none of the NHL's Canadian teams, seven in total, qualified for the postseason.

The Washington Capitals made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season.