2018 Stanley Cup playoffs Tournament details Dates April 11 -- June 7, 2018 Teams 16 Final positions Champions Washington Capitals Runner - up Vegas Golden Knights Conference runners - up Tampa Bay Lightning Winnipeg Jets Tournament statistics Scoring leader (s) Evgeny Kuznetsov (Capitals) (32 points) MVP Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals) ← 2017 2019 →
when does the 2018 stanley cup finals start
April 11