Here are some new playoff records from 2025 edition:
Adrian Kempe (12-9—21 in 23 GP) assisted on Andrei Kuzmenko’s goal and put the Kings up 3-0 to reach 21 career playoff points. Kempe is the only player in NHL history to record each of his first 21 career postseason points against the same franchise – the next-closest player is Pierre Turgeon, who had his first 15 versus the Bruins.
Max and Tie Domi are the first father-son duo in NHL history to score a game-winning goal with the same franchise against the same franchise.
During Game 3 between the Kings and Oilers, the NHL saw the first instance of multiple goals being scored 10 seconds apart (or fewer) in the regular season or playoffs (regardless of team).
Game 4 between the Lightning and Panthers marked the first in Stanley Cup Playoffs history in which both teams scored a pair of goals within 11 seconds.
Marc-Andre Fleury dressed the final NHL game of his decorated 21-season career. Fleury appeared in his 18th postseason when he relieved Filip Gustavsson at the start of the third period in Game 5 to pass Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy (both w/ 17) for the most years in the playoffs by a goaltender in NHL history.
Edmonton became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to score two game-tying goals in the opening six minutes of a playoff game. The last time a team scored two game tying goals in the opening 10 minutes of a playoff game was the Bruins in Game 7 of the 2018 First Round (2 in opening 9:10).
Colorado has not won a Game 7 since the 2002 Conference Semifinals (vs. SJS), a string of 7 consecutive defeats in the winner-take-all contest. Most in NHL, MLB and NBA.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player to record a hat trick in the third period of a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in history to record multiple 4-point periods in a single playoff game. The only other player to record 4-point periods in his entire playoff career is Mario Lemieux.
Stars head coach Peter DeBoer (9-0) set a new NHL record for career Game 7 wins. DeBoer was tied with 7 skaters and head coach Darryl Sutter (8-3) for the most all-time.
DeBoer (9-0) is the only skater, goaltender or head coach in League history to win each of their first 9 career Game 7s.
The Wild are the first team in MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL history to make the playoffs 8+ times in a 10-year span but lose in the opening round every time.
The Avalanche have lost 7 consecutive Game 7s since 2002. They are the only team in professional North American leagues (NHL, NBA, MLB) to have such a losing streak.
The Oilers became the first team in NHL history to capture five consecutive comeback wins in a single postseason.
Mikko Rantanen has factored on each of his team’s last 12 goals, which marks the longest streak by a player in Stanley Cup Playoffs history. Rantanen entered play tied with Mario Lemieux, who had a point on nine straight playoff goals with the 1992 Penguins.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in Stanley Cup Playoffs history with multiple three-goal periods in the same postseason and fourth to do so at any point during their career, joining Wayne Gretzky (3x), Maurice Richard (3x) and Tim Kerr (2x).
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in NHL history with five three-point games through his first 10 contests in a postseason. The only players over the last 30 years with four were Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane and Connor McDavid with the 2022 Oilers as well as Evgeni Malkin with the 2008 Penguins.
Brad Marchand became the first player in NHL history to defeat one franchise in at least five winner-take-all games.
The Stars became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to earn multiple wins in regulation after being down by two-plus goals in third period in a playoff year.
Corey Perry scored his seventh goal of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and established the most by a player, age 39 or older, in a single postseason (age at start of playoffs). He broke a tie with Teemu Selanne (6 in 2011 w/ ANA), Mark Recchi (6 in 2010 w/ BOS), Ron Francis (6 in 2002 w/ CAR) and Jean Beliveau (6 in 1971 w/ MTL).
Playing in his fourth career Stanley Cup Final (2011, 2013, 2019, 2025), Marchand became the first player in NHL history to score a shorthanded goal followed by an overtime winner in the same Cup Final game.
Sam Bennett has set a new record. His 12th road goal of these playoffs is a new NHL benchmark (besting Mark Scheifele in 2018).
Evan Bouchard is first defenseman in Stanley Cup Final history with multiple three-point periods – and one of only four players of any position to achieve the feat, following Connor McDavid, Bernie Geoffrion and Stan Mikita.
Brad Marchand became the first player in NHL history to score an overtime goal and then an opening minute goal in the following game in the Stanley Cup Final.
Brad Marchand (37 years) become the oldest player to score in the first three games of a Stanley Cup Final, besting the previous mark held by 35-year-old Frank Mahovlich (3 GP in 1973 w/ MTL).
Leon Draisaitl scored his fourth overtime goal of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and set an NHL record for most in a single postseason.
Corey Perry matched a playoff career high with his 10th goal of these playoffs, becoming the first player in NHL history to match or best his career high for goals in a postseason at age 39 or older (min. 5 goals). The previous oldest was Bill Guerin (age 38) who scored a career high seven goals in 1998 (w/ EDM) and equaled that total in 2009 (w/ PIT).
Corey Perry became the first player to ever score in the Stanley Cup Finals with 5 different teams.
Corey Perry faces heartbreak as he becomes first NHL player to lose five Stanley Cup Finals.
Adrian Kempe (12-9—21 in 23 GP) assisted on Andrei Kuzmenko’s goal and put the Kings up 3-0 to reach 21 career playoff points. Kempe is the only player in NHL history to record each of his first 21 career postseason points against the same franchise – the next-closest player is Pierre Turgeon, who had his first 15 versus the Bruins.
Max and Tie Domi are the first father-son duo in NHL history to score a game-winning goal with the same franchise against the same franchise.
During Game 3 between the Kings and Oilers, the NHL saw the first instance of multiple goals being scored 10 seconds apart (or fewer) in the regular season or playoffs (regardless of team).
Game 4 between the Lightning and Panthers marked the first in Stanley Cup Playoffs history in which both teams scored a pair of goals within 11 seconds.
Marc-Andre Fleury dressed the final NHL game of his decorated 21-season career. Fleury appeared in his 18th postseason when he relieved Filip Gustavsson at the start of the third period in Game 5 to pass Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy (both w/ 17) for the most years in the playoffs by a goaltender in NHL history.
Edmonton became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to score two game-tying goals in the opening six minutes of a playoff game. The last time a team scored two game tying goals in the opening 10 minutes of a playoff game was the Bruins in Game 7 of the 2018 First Round (2 in opening 9:10).
Colorado has not won a Game 7 since the 2002 Conference Semifinals (vs. SJS), a string of 7 consecutive defeats in the winner-take-all contest. Most in NHL, MLB and NBA.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player to record a hat trick in the third period of a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in history to record multiple 4-point periods in a single playoff game. The only other player to record 4-point periods in his entire playoff career is Mario Lemieux.
Stars head coach Peter DeBoer (9-0) set a new NHL record for career Game 7 wins. DeBoer was tied with 7 skaters and head coach Darryl Sutter (8-3) for the most all-time.
DeBoer (9-0) is the only skater, goaltender or head coach in League history to win each of their first 9 career Game 7s.
The Wild are the first team in MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL history to make the playoffs 8+ times in a 10-year span but lose in the opening round every time.
The Avalanche have lost 7 consecutive Game 7s since 2002. They are the only team in professional North American leagues (NHL, NBA, MLB) to have such a losing streak.
The Oilers became the first team in NHL history to capture five consecutive comeback wins in a single postseason.
Mikko Rantanen has factored on each of his team’s last 12 goals, which marks the longest streak by a player in Stanley Cup Playoffs history. Rantanen entered play tied with Mario Lemieux, who had a point on nine straight playoff goals with the 1992 Penguins.
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in Stanley Cup Playoffs history with multiple three-goal periods in the same postseason and fourth to do so at any point during their career, joining Wayne Gretzky (3x), Maurice Richard (3x) and Tim Kerr (2x).
Mikko Rantanen became the first player in NHL history with five three-point games through his first 10 contests in a postseason. The only players over the last 30 years with four were Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane and Connor McDavid with the 2022 Oilers as well as Evgeni Malkin with the 2008 Penguins.
Brad Marchand became the first player in NHL history to defeat one franchise in at least five winner-take-all games.
The Stars became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to earn multiple wins in regulation after being down by two-plus goals in third period in a playoff year.
Corey Perry scored his seventh goal of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and established the most by a player, age 39 or older, in a single postseason (age at start of playoffs). He broke a tie with Teemu Selanne (6 in 2011 w/ ANA), Mark Recchi (6 in 2010 w/ BOS), Ron Francis (6 in 2002 w/ CAR) and Jean Beliveau (6 in 1971 w/ MTL).
Playing in his fourth career Stanley Cup Final (2011, 2013, 2019, 2025), Marchand became the first player in NHL history to score a shorthanded goal followed by an overtime winner in the same Cup Final game.
Sam Bennett has set a new record. His 12th road goal of these playoffs is a new NHL benchmark (besting Mark Scheifele in 2018).
Evan Bouchard is first defenseman in Stanley Cup Final history with multiple three-point periods – and one of only four players of any position to achieve the feat, following Connor McDavid, Bernie Geoffrion and Stan Mikita.
Brad Marchand became the first player in NHL history to score an overtime goal and then an opening minute goal in the following game in the Stanley Cup Final.
Brad Marchand (37 years) become the oldest player to score in the first three games of a Stanley Cup Final, besting the previous mark held by 35-year-old Frank Mahovlich (3 GP in 1973 w/ MTL).
Leon Draisaitl scored his fourth overtime goal of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs and set an NHL record for most in a single postseason.
Corey Perry matched a playoff career high with his 10th goal of these playoffs, becoming the first player in NHL history to match or best his career high for goals in a postseason at age 39 or older (min. 5 goals). The previous oldest was Bill Guerin (age 38) who scored a career high seven goals in 1998 (w/ EDM) and equaled that total in 2009 (w/ PIT).
Corey Perry became the first player to ever score in the Stanley Cup Finals with 5 different teams.
Corey Perry faces heartbreak as he becomes first NHL player to lose five Stanley Cup Finals.
