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The second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs will start Monday night when the defending champion Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.
That will be followed by two games on Tuesday night as the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Washington Capitals and the Edmonton Oilers visit the Vegas Golden Knights. The Winnipeg Jets will face the Dallas Stars on Wednesday after both their series went to Game 7.
The Florida-Toronto and Edmonton-Vegas series are repeats of 2023 matchups won by the Panthers and Golden Knights before they eventually met in the Stanley Cup Final.
Here are the playoff matchups, schedule and results for the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, series are best of seven):
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Eastern Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: M-Metropolitan; A-Atlantic; x-if necessary
Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs. Florida Panthers (A3)
- Monday, May 5: Florida at Toronto,, 8, ESPN
- Wednesday, May 7: Florida at Toronto 7, ESPN
- Friday, May 9: Toronto at Florida, 7, TNT, truTV
- Sunday, May 11: Toronto at Florida, 7:30, TBS, truTV
- x-Wednesday, May 14: Florida at Toronto, TBD, ESPN
- x-Friday, May 16: Toronto at Florida, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Sunday, May 18: Florida at Toronto, TBD, TNT, truTV
Washington (M1) vs. Carolina (M2)
- Tuesday, May 6: Carolina at Washington, 7, ESPN
- Thursday, May 8: Carolina at Washington, 7, ESPN
- Saturday, May 10: Washington at Carolina, 6, TNT, truTV
- Monday, May 12: Washington at Carolina, 7, TNT, truTV
- x-Thursday, May 15: Carolina at Washington, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Saturday, May 17: Washington at Carolina, TBD
- x-Monday, May 19: Carolina at Washington, TBD, ESPN
Western Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: C-Central; P-Pacific; WC-wild card, x-if necessary
Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (C2)
- Wednesday, May 7, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, ESPN
- Friday, May 9,, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- Sunday, May 11, Winnipeg at Dallas, 4:30, TBS, truTV
- Tuesday, May 13, Winnipeg at Dallas, 8, ESPN
- x-Thursday, May 15, Dallas at Winnipeg, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Saturday, May 17, Winnipeg at Dallas, TBD
- x-Monday, May 19, Dallas at Winnipeg, ESPN
Vegas (P1) vs. Edmonton (P3)
- Tuesday, May 6: Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30, ESPN
- Thursday, May 8: Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
- Saturday, May 10: Vegas at Edmonton, 9, TNT, truTV
- Monday, May 12: Vegas at Edmonton, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- x-Wednesday, May 14: Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, ESPN
- x-Friday, May 16: Vegas at Edmonton, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Sunday, May 18: Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, TNT, truTV
