NHL brackets
Definition
The tournament bracket for the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs, diagramming the series matchups between teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences leading to the Stanley Cup Finals.
A visual representation of NHL postseason eliminations, where fans argue endlessly over seeding, upsets, and that one goal that shouldn't have counted.
Examples
With the NHL brackets dropping, my bracket pool dreams are already one bad goalie night away from total collapse.
She printed out the NHL brackets and turned her living room into a war room, complete with red yarn connecting potential Cinderella stories.
Forget March Madness—true chaos lives in the NHL brackets, where overtime can turn heroes into memes faster than you can say 'shootout'.
My dad filled out the NHL brackets like a psychic, only to rage-quit when his favorite team got bounced in the first round by a wild card nobody saw coming.