Updated 2025 NHL Playoff Bracket, Schedule and Top Highlights from April 25

It was a big Friday in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers earned their first wins of the postseason at home on Friday night.

Each team will now get the chance to tie their respective series on Sunday.

Here's a look at Friday night's results and highlights, as well as what to expect over the rest of the weekend.

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Friday Stanley Cup playoffs results

Montreal Canadiens 6, Washington Capitals 3 (WSH leads 2-1)

New Jersey Devils 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2, 2OT (CAR leads 2-1)

Edmonton Oilers 7, Los Angeles Kings 4 (LAK leads 2-1)

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Saturday Stanley Cup playoffs schedule

Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FLA leads 2-0)

Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, 4 p.m. ET (MIN leads 2-1)

Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, 7 p.m. ET (TOR leads 3-0)

Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. ET (DAL leads 2-1)

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Friday highlights

Canadiens 6, Capitals 3

The Canadiens were at risk of falling into a 0-3 series deficit on Friday.

The home team answered instead with a definitive first victory of their first-round matchup with the Washington Capitals.

Jabs between Arber Xhekaj and Tom Wilson during pregame warmups set the tone early for a chippy Game 3 in Montreal.

Caps defenseman Matt Roy gathered the rebound from a Rasmus Sandin shot to open scoring early in the first period on Friday night.

Alexandre Carrier thrilled the fans at Bell Centre by wiring a tying goal through traffic on a power play late in the first period.

Midway through the second frame, Nick Suzuki took advantage of a face-off win at the beginning of a Canadiens power play to give the Habs their first lead of the night.

Caps blueliner Jacob Chychrun answered with a tying goal minutes later.

The Canadiens responded with less than 10 seconds left in the second frame, when Cole Caulfield went down to one knee to put a cross-ice pass from Lane Hutson in the back of the net.

Seconds of game time later, a brawl sent Josh Anderson diving into the Capitals' bench area to grapple with Wilson.

Alex Ovechkin evened the score on a feed from Dylan Strome early in the third, but the Habs regained their lead thanks to a puck deflecting in off the stick of Caps winger Brandon Duhaime.

Juraj Slafkovsky put the Habs ahead by the first time by finishing off a Canadiens rush late in the third. Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson was injured on the play following a collision with Strome.

Thompson was replaced by Charlie Lindgren before Alex Newhook added a late power-play goal to put away the game for the Canadiens.

The Canadiens will now have the chance to tie the series when the Capitals return to Montreal for Game 4 on Sunday afternoon at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Devils 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT)

Simon Nemec played hero in extra time for the New Jersey Devils.

Nemec scored 2:36 into double overtime to bring the crowd at Prudential Center to their feet to celebrate the Devils' first win of the series on Friday night.

Before the game, the home crowd celebrated Jonas Siegenthaler's return to the Devils' lineup for the first time suffering a leg injury on Feb. 4.

Timo Meier found Devils captain Nico Hischier alone in front of the net to open scoring late in the first period.

Dawson Mercer scored early in the third period to put the home team ahead by two goals.

Two late penalties against the Devils— an interference call on Brian Dumoulin and tripping penalty on Erik Haul— cost the hosts a regulation win.

Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho scored on consecutive Hurricanes power plays to tie the game at two goals apiece.

The Canes killed off two overtime penalties to keep the game scoreless through the first OT, but Nemec scored early in the second to seal the Devils' win.

The Devils will have the chance to tie the series when they return to Prudential Center for Game 4 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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Oilers 7, Kings 4

The Oilers are one win closer to a return to the Stanley Cup Final.

The home team surged ahead of the Kings early on Friday night with two quick goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard.

Kings winger Adrian Kempe answered late in the opening frame with his fourth goal of the series, before Kevin Fiala tied the game on a second-period power play.

Game 3 opened up with a flurry of goals in the second period, including a pair just nine seconds of game time apart.

Drew Doughty gave the Kings the lead on a power-play goal before the Oilers' Connor Brown and Kings' Trevor Moore exchanged back-to-back tallies at even strength.

Darcy Kuemper dove across the Kings' crease to keep the game tied midway through the third:

Officials reviewed Evander Kane's tying strike for an illegal kicking motion but ultimately ruled it a good goal.

The Kings were assessed a penalty for the failed challenge, and Bouchard took advantage by putting the Oilers ahead with his second goal of the night.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid helped ice the game with one of the Oilers' two empty-netters.

The Oilers will now have the opportunity to tie the series at home when the puck drops for Game 4 on Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. ET.