▁champions , ▁ 1 0 4 ▁points ▁Sy rac use ▁Cr unch ▁– ▁ 8 0 ▁points ▁Hamilton ▁Bul ld ogs ▁– ▁ 7 3 ▁points ▁Alb any ▁River ▁R ats ▁– ▁ 7 0 ▁points ▁ ▁Mid - At l antic ▁Division ▁Kentucky ▁Thor ough bl ades ▁– ▁ 9 7 ▁points ▁H ers he y ▁B ears ▁– ▁ 9 4 ▁points ▁Philadelphia ▁Ph ant oms ▁– ▁ 9 3 ▁points ▁Louis ville ▁Pan thers ▁– ▁ 9 2 ▁points ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁In ▁each ▁round ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁earned ▁more ▁points ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁receives ▁home ▁ice ▁advantage , ▁meaning ▁they ▁receive ▁the ▁" extra " ▁game ▁on ▁home - ice ▁if ▁the ▁series ▁reaches ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁games . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁set ▁series ▁format ▁due ▁to ▁ar ena ▁sched uling ▁conflicts ▁and ▁travel ▁consider ations . ▁ ▁Division ▁Sem if inals ▁Note ▁ 1 : ▁All ▁times ▁are ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Time ▁( UTC − 4 ). ▁Note ▁ 2 : ▁Game ▁times ▁in ▁ital ics ▁sign ify ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁only ▁if ▁necessary . ▁Note ▁ 3 : ▁Home ▁team ▁is ▁listed ▁first . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁ ▁Atlantic ▁Division ▁ ▁( A 1 ) ▁Quebec ▁Cit ad elles ▁vs . ▁( N 5 ) ▁Prov idence ▁Bru ins ▁ ▁( A 2 ) ▁Saint ▁John ▁Fl ames ▁vs . ▁( A 3 ) ▁Low ell ▁Lock ▁Mon sters ▁ ▁New ▁England ▁Division ▁ ▁( N 1 ) ▁Hart ford ▁Wolf ▁Pack ▁vs .