The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs based on the highest point total earned in the regular season. The entire first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division, with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pit the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format. The Kansas City Mavericks secured the top record by clinching the Brabham Cup, and are scheduled to have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs if they keep advancing. In total, nine of the 16 playoff teams are repeats from the previous season, which includes Toledo, who is on a 10-season playoff streak.
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Final seeds and points:[1]
Playoff bracket
Source:[2]
| Division Semifinals
| | | Division Finals
| | | Conference Final
| | | Kelly Cup Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N1
| Wheeling
| 4
| | | | |
|
| N4
| Reading
| 1
| |
| | N1
| Wheeling
| 4
| |
| North Division
| |
| | | N2
| Maine
| 3
| |
| N2
| Maine
| 4
| |
| |
| N3
| Adirondack
| 3
| |
| | N1
| Wheeling
| 1
| |
| Eastern Conference
| |
| | | S1
| Florida
| 4
| |
| S1
| Florida
| 4
| | |
| |
| S4
| Savannah
| 0
| |
| | S1
| Florida
| 4
| |
| South Division
| |
| | | S2
| South Carolina
| 1
| |
| S2
| South Carolina
| 4
| |
| |
| S3
| Atlanta
| 2
| |
| | S1
| Florida
| 4
| |
|
| |
| | | M1
| Kansas City
| 2
| |
| C1
| Fort Wayne
| 4
| | | |
| |
| C4
| Indy
| 1
| |
| | C1
| Fort Wayne
| 4
| |
| Central Division
| |
| | | C2
| Toledo
| 2
| |
| C2
| Toledo
| 4
| |
| |
| C3
| Bloomington
| 2
| |
| | C1
| Fort Wayne
| 2
| |
| Western Conference
| |
| | | M1
| Kansas City
| 4
| |
| M1
| Kansas City
| 4
| | |
| |
| M4
| Tahoe
| 0
| |
| | M1
| Kansas City
| 4
| |
| Mountain Division
| |
| | | M2
| Allen
| 0
| |
| M2
| Allen
| 4
| |
| |
| M3
| Idaho
| 1
| |
Division semifinals
- Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
North Division
(1) Wheeling Nailers vs. (4) Reading Royals
| April 24 |
Reading Royals |
|
0–4 |
|
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Second period |
0:23 – pp – Zach Urdahl (1) 4:14 – sh – Zach Urdahl (2) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
9:14 – Max Graham (1) 15:49 – en – Matthew Quercia (1) |
| Yaniv Perets 23 saves / 26 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 20 saves / 20 shots |
| April 25 |
Reading Royals |
|
1–5 |
|
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
4:21 – Matthew Quercia (2) |
| Alec Butcher (1) – pp – 14:06 |
Second period |
5:04 – Ryan McAllister (1) 12:17 – Matty De St. Phalle (1) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
12:44 – Blake Bennett (1) 16:50 – en – Craig Armstrong (1) |
| Keith Petruzzelli 14 saves / 18 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 32 saves / 33 shots |
| May 1 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
2–3 |
OT |
Reading Royals |
Santander Arena |
Recap |
|
| Mike Posma (1) – 11:04 |
First period |
15:23 – Connor Kurth (1) |
| Nolan Renwick (1) – 5:11 |
Second period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Third period |
19:33 – Carson Golder (1) |
| No scoring |
First overtime period |
8:44 – Connor Kurth (2) |
| Taylor Gauthier 28 saves / 31 shots |
Goalie stats |
Yaniv Perets 25 saves / 27 shots |
| May 2 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
1–0 |
2OT |
Reading Royals |
Santander Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Second period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Third period |
No scoring |
| Nolan Renwick (2) – 7:53 |
Second overtime period |
No scoring |
| Taylor Gauthier 41 saves / 41 shots |
Goalie stats |
Yaniv Perets 54 saves / 55 shots |
(2) Maine Mariners vs. (3) Adirondack Thunder
| April 25 |
Adirondack Thunder |
|
3–2 |
|
Maine Mariners |
Cross Insurance Arena |
Recap |
|
| 2 Justin Taylor (both) (1) (2) |
First period |
1 Jacob Hudson (1) |
| 0 |
Second period |
0 |
| 1 Matt Salhany (1) |
Third period |
1 Antonio Venuto (1) |
| Jeremy Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots |
Goalie stats |
Luke Cavallin 32 saves / 34 shots |
| April 29 |
Maine Mariners |
|
5–2 |
|
Adirondack Thunder |
Harding Mazzotti Arena |
Recap |
|
| 2 Antonio Venuto (2); Ty Cheveldayoff (1) |
First period |
0 |
| 1 Loke Johansson (1) |
Second period |
1 Tanner Edwards (1) |
| 2 Shawn Element (1); Max Andreev (2) |
Third period |
1 Tag Bertuzzi (1) |
| Brad Arvanitis 16 saves / 18 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jeremy Brodeur 36 saves / 40 shots |
| May 1 |
Maine Mariners |
|
5–4 |
|
Adirondack Thunder |
Harding Mazzotti Arena |
Recap |
|
| 2 Shawn Element (2); Jacob Hudson (2) |
First period |
3 Grant Loven (1); Matt Salhany (2); Ryan Wheeler (1) |
| 1 Shawn Element (3) |
Second period |
1 Adrien Beraldo (1) |
| 2 Wyllum Deveaux (1); Jacob Perreault (1) |
Third period |
0 |
| Brad Arvanitis 28 saves / 32 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jeremy Broduer 24 saves / 29 shots |
| May 2 |
Maine Mariners |
|
2–3 |
OT |
Adirondack Thunder |
Harding Mazzotti Arena |
Recap |
|
| 1 Jacob Hudson (3) |
First period |
1 Matt Salhany (3) |
| 1 Jacob Hudson (4) |
Second period |
1 Justin Taylor (3) |
| 0 |
Third period |
0 |
| 0 |
First overtime period |
1 Justin Taylor (4) |
| Brad Arvanitis 25 saves / 28 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jeremy Brodeur 30 saves / 32 shots |
South Division
(1) Florida Everblades vs. (4) Savannah Ghost Pirates
| April 25 |
Savannah Ghost Pirates |
|
1–4 |
|
Florida Everblades |
Hertz Arena |
Recap |
|
| Matt Koopman (1) – 19:46 |
First period |
3:27 – Kyle Betts (1) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
6:44 – Jesse Lansdell (1) 12:52 – pp – Carson Gicewicz (1) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
18:25 – en – Anthony Romano (1) |
| Vinnie Purpura 39 saves / 42 shots |
Goalie stats |
Cam Johnson 25 saves / 26 shots |
| May 1 |
Florida Everblades |
|
5–2 |
|
Savannah Ghost Pirates |
Enmarket Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
No scoring |
Tarun Fizer (3) – 10:20 Carson Gicewicz (4) – sh – 17:39 |
Second period |
No scoring |
Jordan Sambrook (1) – pp – 1:57 Cole Moberg (1) – 9:02 Zach Berzolla (1) – en – 18:28 |
Third period |
15:00 – Matt Koopman (2) 15:39 – Phip Waugh (1) |
| Cam Johnson 33 saves / 35 shots |
Goalie stats |
Vinnie Purpura 34 saves / 38 shots |
(2) South Carolina Stingrays vs. (3) Atlanta Gladiators
| South Carolina won series 4–2 |
|
|
|
Central Division
(1) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (4) Indy Fuel
| Fort Wayne won series 4–1 |
|
|
|
(2) Toledo Walleye vs. (3) Bloomington Bison
Mountain Division
(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (4) Tahoe Knight Monsters
| Kansas City won series 4–0 |
|
|
|
(2) Allen Americans vs. (3) Idaho Steelheads
| April 24 |
Idaho Steelheads |
|
2–4 |
|
Allen Americans |
Credit Union of Texas Event Center |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Second period |
2:50 – pp – Andre Anania (1) 9:56 – Landen Hookey (1) |
Nick Portz (1) – 10:21 Ty Pelton-Byce (1) – pp – 12:06 |
Third period |
0:51 – pp – Colton Hargrove (2) 19:42 – sh-en – Sam Sedley (1) |
| Jake Barczewski 34 saves / 37 shots |
Goalie stats |
Brett Mirwald 26 saves / 28 shots |
| April 26 |
Allen Americans |
|
4–3 |
OT |
Idaho Steelheads |
Idaho Central Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
8:52 – Jade Miller (2) 10:22 – Nick Canade (1) 16:16 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (2) |
Danny Katic (2) – pp – 11:41 Djibril Touré (1) – 12:40 |
Second period |
No scoring |
| Brayden Watts (3) – 2:25 |
Third period |
No scoring |
| Colby McAuley (2) – 4:06 |
First overtime period |
No scoring |
Brett Mirwald 10 saves / 13 shots Jackson Parsons 25 saves / 25 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jake Barczewski 18 saves / 22 shots |
| April 27 |
Allen Americans |
|
1–5 |
|
Idaho Steelheads |
Idaho Central Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
5:16 – Kaleb Pearson (1) 7:45 – Brendan Hoffmann (1) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
2:06 – pp – Jack Adams (1) 7:46 – Brendan Hoffmann (2) |
| Colton Hargrove (3) – pp – 11:31 |
Third period |
17:59 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (3) |
Brett Mirwald 11 saves / 15 shots Marco Costantini 15 saves / 16 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jake Barczewski 39 saves / 40 shots |
| April 28 |
Allen Americans |
|
6–3 |
|
Idaho Steelheads |
Idaho Central Arena |
Recap |
|
| Danny Katic (3) – pp – 18:20 |
First period |
8:38 – Kaleb Pearson (2) |
Brayden Watts (4) – 7:05 Spencer Asuchak (1) – 19:53 |
Second period |
0:44 – Jade Miller (3) 13:02 – pp – Ty Pelton-Byce (4) |
Mark Duarte (1) – 8:20 Danny Katic (4) – pp – 14:38 Danny Katic (5) – en – 15:54 |
Third period |
No scoring |
| Marco Costantini 27 saves / 30 shots |
Goalie stats |
Jake Barczewski 27 saves / 32 shots |
Division finals
North Division
(1) Wheeling Nailers vs. (2) Maine Mariners
| May 8 |
Maine Mariners |
|
3–4 |
OT |
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| Antonio Venuto (3) – 7:40 |
First period |
15:26 – Tristan Thompson (1) |
Owen Gallatin (1) – pp – 0:37 Brooklyn Kalmikov (1) – 15:14 |
Second period |
3:35 – Blake Bennett (3) 16:01 – Mike Posma (2) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
First overtime period |
3:10 – Ryan McAllister (3) |
| Brad Arvanitis 38 saves / 42 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 27 saves / 30 shots |
| May 9 |
Maine Mariners |
|
1–4 |
|
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| Zach Jordan (1) – 18:46 |
First period |
0:45 – Matthew Quercia (3) 19:51 – Brayden Edwards (1) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
5:54 – Zach Urdahl (3) 12:34 – Logan Pietila (1) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
No scoring |
| Luke Cavallin 19 saves / 23 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 32 saves / 33 shots |
| May 11 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
3–6 |
|
Maine Mariners |
Cross Insurance Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
6:58 – pp – Robert Cronin (2) 9:40 – Zachary Massicotte (1) 12:55 – Ben Allison (1) |
| Logan Pietila (2) – 15:13 |
Second period |
4:39 – pp – Brooklyn Kalmikov (2) 9:54 – pp – Antonio Venuto (4) |
Zach Urdahl (4) – sh – 13:03 Blake Bennett (4) – pp – 16:31 |
Third period |
7:05 – pp – Max Andreev (3) |
Taylor Gauthier 13 saves / 18 shots Gabriel D'Aigle 11 saves / 12 shots |
Goalie stats |
Luke Cavallin 36 saves / 39 shots |
| May 12 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
1–2 |
2OT |
Maine Mariners |
Cross Insurance Arena |
Recap |
|
| Brayden Edwards (2) – pp – 17:01 |
First period |
4:56 – Max Andreev (4) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Third period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Second overtime period |
8:06 – Jacob Hudson (6) |
| Taylor Gauthier 33 saves / 35 shots |
Goalie stats |
Luke Cavallin 35 saves / 36 shots |
| May 13 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
3–5 |
|
Maine Mariners |
Cross Insurance Arena |
Recap |
|
| Ryan McAllister (4) – 4:51 |
First period |
12:51 – Ben Allison (2) 13:32 – Max Andreev (5) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
5:08 – pp – Max Andreev (6) |
Brayden Edwards (3) – pp – 9:03 Matty De St. Phalle (2) – 17:56 |
Third period |
4:14 – Brooklyn Kalmikov (3) 12:15 – Brooklyn Kalmikov (4) |
| Taylor Gauthier 31 saves / 36 shots |
Goalie stats |
Luke Cavallin 20 saves / 23 shots |
| May 16 |
Maine Mariners |
|
1–2 |
OT |
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
Second period |
5:31 – Nolan Renwick (3) |
| Michael Underwood (1) – 8:15 |
Third period |
No scoring |
| No scoring |
First overtime period |
17:00 – pp – Emil Pieniniemi (1) |
| Luke Cavallin 46 saves / 48 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 31 saves / 32 shots |
| May 18 |
Maine Mariners |
|
3–4 |
|
Wheeling Nailers |
WesBanco Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
7:08 – Matthew Quercia (4) 13:58 – Tanner Andrew (1) |
| Owen Gallatin (2) – 8:14 |
Second period |
No scoring |
Wyllum Deveaux (3) – 18:51 Robert Cronin (3) – 19:33 |
Third period |
16:53 – Mathieu De St. Phalle (3) 18:29 – en – Zach Urdahl (5) |
| Luke Cavallin 21 saves / 24 shots |
Goalie stats |
Taylor Gauthier 27 saves / 30 shots |
South Division
(1) Florida Everblades vs. (2) South Carolina Stingrays
| May 8 |
South Carolina Stingrays |
|
0–3 |
|
Florida Everblades |
Hertz Arena |
Recap |
|
| No scoring |
First period |
4:09 – Anthony Romano (2) |
| No scoring |
Second period |
3:33 – pp – Hudson Elynuik (1) |
| No scoring |
Third period |
11:50 – Anthony Romano (3) |
| Garin Bjorklund 39 saves / 42 shots |
Goalie stats |
Cam Johnson 22 saves / 22 shots |
Central Division
(1) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (2) Toledo Walleye
| Fort Wayne won series 4–2 |
|
|
|
Mountain Division
(1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (2) Allen Americans
| Kansas City won series 4–0 |
|
|
|
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(S1) Florida Everblades vs. (N1) Wheeling Nailers
| May 22 |
Wheeling Nailers |
|
1–2 |
|
Florida Everblades |
Hertz Arena |
Recap |
|
| 0 |
First period |
0 |
| 0 |
Second period |
2 |
| 0 |
Third period |
0 |
Western Conference
(M1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (C1) Fort Wayne Komets
| May 22 |
Fort Wayne Komets |
|
1–5 |
|
Kansas City Mavericks |
Cable Dahmer Arena |
Recap |
|
| 0 |
First period |
0 |
| 1 |
Second period |
2 |
| 0 |
Third period |
1 |
| Kansas City won series 4–2 |
|
|
|
Kelly Cup finals
(M1) Kansas City Mavericks vs. (S1) Florida Everblades
| June 5 |
Florida Everblades |
|
0–6 |
|
Kansas City Mavericks |
Cable Dahmer Arena |
Recap |
|
| 0 |
First period |
0 |
| 1 |
Second period |
2 |
| 0 |
Third period |
1 |