(2) West Kent Steamers vs (3) Edmundston Blizzard
- Game 1 – Saturday, March 14th, 7 p.m. – J.K. Irving Centre
- Game 2 – Tuesday, March 17th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
- Game 3 – Thursday, March 19th, 7 p.m. – J.K. Irving Centre
- Game 4 – Saturday, March 21st, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
- Game 5 – Wednesday, March 25th, 7 p.m. – J.K. Irving Centre*
- Game 6 – Friday, March 27th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle*
- Game 7 – Sunday, March 29th, 6 p.m. – J.K. Irving Centre*
*if necessary
| West Kent | Edmundston | |
| 30-14-5-3 (4th) | Record (MHL Rank) | 30-16-3-3 (6th) |
| 6-3-1-0 (3-0-1-0) | Last 10 Games (current streak) | 7-1-1-1 (1-0-0-0) |
| 198 (6th) | Goals For (MHL Rank) | 224 (3rd) |
| 205 (8th) | Goals Against (MHL Rank) | 168 (3rd) |
| 21.4% (5th) | Powerplay % (MHL Rank) | 21.1% (6th) |
| 81.5% (4th) | Penalty Kill % (MHL Rank) | 87.7% (1st) |
| Spencer Caines – 26G, 45A (4th) | Top Scorer (MHL Rank) | Darien Thomson – 40G, 36A (3rd) |
| Natan Grenier – 18G, 43A | Top Scoring Defenseman | Zachary Robichaud – 4G, 31A |
| Xavier Farrah – 21-8-4-3, 3.40 GAA, .899 SV%, 1 SO
Olivier Bacon – 7-0-1-0, 4.51 GAA, .881 SV% |
Goaltenders | Cedric Massé – 24-9-3-1, 2.70 GAA, .912 SV%, 4 SO
Olivier St-Onge – 5-1-0-0, 2.86 GAA, .906 SV% |
| 4-3-0-1 | Head-to-Head Record | 4-3-1-0 |
| Austin Sanchez – 4G, 4A | Leading Scorer in Season Series | Darien Thomson – 5G, 8A |
Previous Meetings
- September 18th – West Kent 3 Edmundston 2
- September 25th – Edmundston 1 West Kent 3
- October 26th – Edmundston 7 West Kent 0
- November 1st – West Kent 3 Edmundston 4 (SO)
- November 27th – West Kent 0 Edmundston 6
- December 21st – Edmundston 4 West Kent 6
- January 23rd – Edmundston 3 West Kent 4 (OT)
- February 7th – West Kent 1 Edmundston 12
Notes
- Edmundston look to defend their Metalfab MHL Cup title from last season as they take on West Kent in the playoffs for the first time. The Steamers have now made the playoffs all three seasons since the franchise moved from Bridgewater, but have yet to advance out of the first round.
- The Blizzard caught fire when the calendar flipped to 2026, going 15-2-2-1 to leap from 5th place to 3rd by the end of the season. For their part, the Steamers went 14-4-2-0 during that stretch, moving up from 3rd to 2nd.
- Led by Natan Grenier and Pierre-Marc Minville, the Steamers had the most points scored by defensemen at 184. Grenier was 2nd to Summerside’s Simon Mullen with 61 points, and Minville had 50. The Blizzard had 132 points from their defensemen, led by Zachary Robichaud’s 35. West Kent’s blueliners had 41 goals this season, with 21 for the Blizzard’s group.
- Both teams were exceptional at home. Edmundston was 19-5-0-2 at Centre Jean Daigle, while the Steamers were 19-4-2-1 at the J.K. Irving Centre.
- The first goal was big for both of these teams. The Blizzard were 19-3-2-1 when scoring first, while West Kent was 18-3-3-1.
- Edmundston scored five shorthanded goals, tied for sixth most with the Steamers and two other teams. West Kent, however, was tied with Yarmouth for the most shorthanded goals allowed with ten. The Blizzard allowed eight shorthanded goals.
- West Kent is the lone playoff team with a negative goal differential at -7; 198 goals for and 205 against. Edmundston was third in scoring with 224 goals and third in goals against at 168, for a differential of 56.
- Edmundston’s Darien Thomson was second in goals this season with 40 and was third in the league with six game-winning goals. Spencer Caines led West Kent with 26 goals, followed by Zachary Paulhus with 25.