2026 OHL Playoff Tracker

• 2025-26 OHL Regular Season Award Winners
• 2025-26 OHL Regular Season Standings
• Final Edition of OHL Power Rankings
• 2026 OHL Playoff Brackets

2026 OHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NISSAN – CONFERENCE FINAL SCHEDULE

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (2) Barrie Colts
Game 1 – Wed., April 22 at Brantford, 7:00pm
Game 2 – Fri., April 24 at Brantford, 7:00pm
Game 3 – Sun., April 26 at Barrie, 6:00pm
Game 4 – Tues., April 28 at Barrie, 7:00pm
Game 5 – Thurs., April 30 at Brantford, 7:00pm*
Game 6 – Sat., May 2 at Barrie, 7:00pm*
Game 7 – Mon., May 4 at Brantford, 7:00pm*

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Windsor Spitfires
Game 1 – Fri., April 24 at Kitchener, 7:00pm
Game 2 – Sun., April 26 at Kitchener, 6:00pm
Game 3 – Mon., April 27 at Windsor, 7:05pm
Game 4 – Wed., April 29 at Windsor, 7:05pm
Game 5 – Fri., May 1 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*
Game 6 – Sun., May 3 at Windsor, 4:05pm*
Game 7 – Mon., May 4 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*

*- if necessary

 

2026 OHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NISSAN – SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (5) North Bay Battalion
Brantford wins series 4-0
Game 1 – North Bay 1 at Brantford 8 (BFD: Jiricek 1G, 3A)
Game 2 – North Bay 1 at Brantford 4 (BFD: Vanacker 2G)
Game 3 – Brantford 3 at North Bay 2 2OT (BFD: Danford GWG)
Game 4 – North Bay 3 at Brantford 5 (BFD: O’Brien 1G, 1A)

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Ottawa 67’s
Barrie wins series 4-1
Game 1 – Ottawa 2 at Barrie 4 (BAR: Aitcheson, Hemming 1G 2A)
Game 2 – Ottawa 3 at Barrie 5 (BAR: Beaudoin 1G, 2A)
Game 3 – Barrie 2 at Ottawa 5 (OTT: Marrelli 1G, 2A)
Game 4 – Barrie 3 at Ottawa 2 (BAR: Hemming 1G, 1A)
Game 5 – Ottawa 1 at Barrie 4 (BAR: Beaudoin 2G, 1A)

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Soo Greyhounds
Kitchener wins series 4-1
Game 1 – Sault Ste. Marie 1 at Kitchener 3 (KIT: Ellis 2G)
Game 2 – Sault Ste. Marie 5 at Kitchener 8 (KIT: O’Reilly 3G)
Game 3 – Kitchener 4 at Sault Ste. Marie 3 (KIT: Edwards 3G)
Game 4 – Kitchener 2 at Sault Ste. Marie 4 (SOO: Charron 2G)
Game 5 – Sault Ste. Marie 1 at Kitchener 5 (KIT: O’Reilly 2G, 2A)

(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Flint Firebirds
Windsor wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Flint 2 at Windsor 4 (WSR: Nesbitt 2G)
Game 2 – Flint 5 at Windsor 6 (WSR: Walton GWG)
Game 3 – Windsor 2 at Flint 1 (WSR: Costanzo 18 SV)
Game 4 – Windsor 5 at Flint 3 (WSR: Woodall 1G, 1A)

 

2026 OHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NISSAN – FIRST ROUND RESULTS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves
Brantford wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Sudbury 2 at Brantford 6 (BFD: Malhotra, Testa, 2G)
Game 2 – Sudbury 2 at Brantford 4 (BFD: Malhotra 1G, 1A)
Game 3 – Brantford 6 at Sudbury 5 OT (BFD: Vanacker GWG)
Game 4 – Brantford 2 at Sudbury 1 (BFD: Engle, Testa, 1G)

(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs
Barrie wins series 4-1
Game 1 – Niagara 1 at Barrie 4 (BAR: Beaudoin, Wilmott 1G, 1A)
Game 2 – Niagara 4 at Barrie 3 OT (NIAG: Reid GWG)
Game 3 – Barrie 5 at Niagara 2 (BAR: Gardiner, Wilmott 1G, 2A)
Game 4 – Barrie 9 at Niagara 6 (BAR: Hemming, Beaudoin, 2G, 2A)
Game 5 – Niagara 0 at Barrie 5 (BAR: Hrebik 29 SV SO)

(3) Ottawa 67’s vs. (6) Kingston Frontenacs
Ottawa wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Kingston 4 at Ottawa 7 (OTT: Ekberg 2G, 1A)
Game 2 – Kingston 3 at Ottawa 4 (OTT: Vandenberg 2G, 1A)
Game 3 – Ottawa 4 at Kingston 1 (OTT: Foster 3A)
Game 4 – Ottawa 3 at Kingston 2 (OTT: Ekberg GWG)

(4) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) North Bay Battalion
North Bay wins series 4-2
Game 1 – North Bay 1 at Peterborough 0 (NB: Lisson 26 SV SO)
Game 2 – North Bay 3 at Peterborough 4 OT (PBO: Walton GWG)
Game 3 – Peterborough 2 at North Bay 1 OT (PBO: Walton GWG)
Game 4 – Peterborough 0 at North Bay 4 (NB: Lisson 33 SV SO)
Game 5 – North Bay 3 at Peterborough 1 (NB: Lisson 44 SV)
Game 6 – Peterborough 4 at North Bay 5 2OT (NB: Vaughan GWG)

*- if necessary

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
Kitchener wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Saginaw 4 at Kitchener 6 (KIT: Humphreys 2G, 2A)
Game 2 – Saginaw 0 at Kitchener 4 (KIT: Kirsch 14 SV SO)
Game 3 – Kitchener 4 at Saginaw 3 OT (KIT: Romano GWG)
Game 4 – Kitchener 5 at Saginaw 1 (KIT: Humphreys 2G, 1A)

(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (7) Guelph Storm
Windsor wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Guelph 0 at Windsor 4 (WSR: Costanzo 20 SV SO)
Game 2 – Guelph 1 at Windsor 4 (WSR: Greentree 2G)
Game 3 – Windsor 2 at Guelph 1 (WSR: McLaughlin 2G)
Game 4 – Windsor 11 at Guelph 3 (WSR: Garden 2G, 2A)

(3) Flint Firebirds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
Flint wins series 4-0
Game 1 – Owen Sound 1 at Flint 8 (FLNT: Battaglia 2G, 4A)
Game 2 – Owen Sound 1 at Flint 11 (FLNT: He 2G, 1A)
Game 3 – Flint 10 at Owen Sound 0 (FLNT: Aspinall, Anderson, 2G, 1A)
Game 4 – Flint 6 at Owen Sound 1 (FLNT: Battaglia 2G, 3A)

(4) London Knights vs. (5) Soo Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4-1
Game 1 – Sault Ste. Marie 4 at London 1 (SOO: Mignosa 1G, 2A)
Game 2 – Sault Ste. Marie 3 at London 2 OT (SOO: B. Martin GWG)
Game 3 – London 2 at Sault Ste. Marie 3 2OT (SOO: Andrew GWG)
Game 4 – London 4 at Sault Ste. Marie 1 (LDN: Brown 3G)
Game 5 – Sault Ste. Marie 4 at London 0 (SOO: Mignosa 2G, 2A)

*- If necessary

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:

1. Brantford Bulldogs, 106 points (48-10-8-2), 46 ROW*
– The Bulldogs are 2026 OHL Regular Season champions and East Division champions, and will enter the playoffs as the first seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Sudbury Wolves.

2. Barrie Colts, 99 points (45-14-5-4), 39 ROW*
– The Colts are 2026 Central Division champions, and will enter the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Niagara IceDogs.

3. Ottawa 67’s, 100 points (47-15-3-3), 44 ROW*
– The 67’s will enter the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Kingston Frontenacs.

4. Peterborough Petes, 84 points (40-24-1-3), 38 ROW*
– The Petes will enter the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the North Bay Battalion.

5. North Bay Battalion, 80 points (38-26-3-1), 33 ROW*
– The Battalion will enter the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Peterborough Petes.

6. Kingston Frontenacs, 71 points (33-30-3-2), 31 ROW*
– The Frontenacs will enter the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Ottawa 67’s.

7. Niagara IceDogs, 70 points (32-30-4-2), 29 ROW*
– The IceDogs will enter the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Barrie Colts.

8. Sudbury Wolves, 56 points (27-39-2-0), 25 ROW*
– The Wolves will enter the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Brantford Bulldogs.

9. Brampton Steelheads, 46 points (19-39-6-4), 18 ROW
– The Steelheads have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish ninth in the Eastern Conference.

10. Oshawa Generals, 42 points (19-45-3-1), 19 ROW
– The Generals have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish tenth in the Eastern Conference.

*-clinched spot in OHL Playoffs
ROW = Regulation + Overtime Wins, the first tie-breaking mechanism for teams tied in points at the end of the regular season

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:

1. Kitchener Rangers, 101 points (47-14-5-2), 46 ROW*
– The Rangers are 2026 Midwest Division champions and have clinched first place in the Western Conference. They will face the Saginaw Spirit.

2. Windsor Spitfires, 97 points (44-15-6-3), 41 ROW*
– The Spitfires are 2026 West Division champions and will enter the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference, facing the Guelph Storm.

3. Flint Firebirds, 95 points (44-17-4-3), 41 ROW*
– The Firebirds will enter the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference, facing the Owen Sound Attack.

4. London Knights, 85 points (40-23-4-1), 36 ROW*
– The Knights will enter the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference, facing the Soo Greyhounds.

5. Soo Greyhounds, 84 points (39-23-1-5), 34 ROW*
– The Greyhounds will enter the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, facing the the London Knights.

6. Owen Sound Attack, 63 points (27-32-4-5), 25 ROW*
– The Attack will enter the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.

7. Guelph Storm, 61 points (28-35-2-3), 26 ROW*
– The Storm will enter the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

8. Saginaw Spirit, 60 points (26-34-4-4), 24 ROW*
– The Spirit will enter the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference, facing the Kitchener Rangers.

9. Sarnia Sting, 49 points (21-38-8-1), 18 ROW
– The Sting have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish ninth in the Western Conference.

10. Erie Otters, 45 points (18-41-5-4), 16 ROW
– The Otters have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish tenth in the Western Conference.

*-clinched spot in OHL Playoffs
ROW = Regulation + Overtime Wins, the first tie-breaking mechanism for teams tied in points at the end of the regular season