Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores, highlights

The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, as 16 teams compete for the most magnificent trophy in sports.

The record-setting Boston Bruins were the No. 1 overall seed, but they were ousted in Round 1 by the Florida Panthers. Out West, the defending Cup champion Colorado Avalanche hoped to continue their reign atop the league, but they were upset by the Seattle Kraken in the latter club's first trip to the postseason.

What will happen next? Read on for the full playoff coverage from every first-round series all the way through the Stanley Cup Final.

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Top 50 players in the playoffs

Wyshynski's bracket

Lapsed fan's guide

Megapreview

Experts' picks

Second round

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Atlantic: TOR-FLA

Metro: CAR-NJ

Central: DAL-SEA

Pacific: VGK-EDM

Atlantic Division

No. 2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. No. 4 Florida Panthers

First-round results:

• Maple Leafs: Defeated Lightning in six
• Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven

Leading scorers:

• Maple Leafs:RW Mitch Marner (2 G, 9 A, 11 P)
• Panthers: LW Matthew Tkachuk (5 G, 9 A, 14 P)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at TOR): Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 |Recap|Replay

Game 2 (at TOR): May 4, 7 ET (TNT)

Game 3 (at FLA):May 7, 6:30 ET (TBS)

Game 4 (at FLA):May 10, 7 ET (ESPN)

Game 5 (at TOR):May 12, Time TBD

Game 6 (at FLA):May 14, Time TBD

Game 7 (at TOR):May 16, Time TBD

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs

Metro Division

No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 2 New Jersey Devils

First-round results:

• Hurricanes: Defeated Islanders in six
• Devils: Defeated Rangers in seven

Leading scorers:

• Hurricanes:C Sebastian Aho (4 G, 3 A, 7 P)
• Devils: LW Erik Haula (4 G, 2 A, 6 P)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at CAR): May 3, 7 ET (ESPN)

Game 2 (at CAR): May 5, 8 ET (TNT)

Game 3 (at NJ):May 7, 3:30 ET (TBS)

Game 4 (at NJ):May 9, 7 ET (ESPN)

Game 5 (at CAR):May 11, Time TBD

Game 6 (at NJ):May 13, Time TBD

Game 7 (at CAR):May 15, Time TBD

Consensus pick: Devils

Central Division

No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 4 Seattle Kraken

First-round results:

• Stars: Defeated Wild in six
• Kraken: Defeated Avalanche in seven

Leading scorers:

• Stars: C Roope Hintz (5 G, 7 A, 12 P)
• Kraken: C Yanni Gourde (1 G, 5 A, 6 P)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at DAL): May 2, 9:30 ET (ESPN)

Game 2 (at DAL): May 4, 9:30 ET (TNT)

Game 3 (at SEA):May 7, 9:30 ET (TBS)

Game 4 (at SEA):May 9, 9:30 ET (ESPN)

Game 5 (at DAL):May 11, Time TBD

Game 6 (at SEA):May 13, Time TBD

Game 7 (at DAL):May 15, Time TBD

Consensus pick: Stars

Pacific Division

No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. No. 2 Edmonton Oilers

First-round results:

• Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five
• Oilers: Defeated Kings in six

Leading scorers:

• Golden Knights: C Chandler Stephenson (4 G, 4 A, 8 P)
• Oilers: C Leon Draisaitl (7 G, 4 A, 11 P)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at VGK): May 3, 9:30 ET (ESPN)

Game 2 (at VGK): May 6, 7 ET (TNT)

Game 3 (at EDM):May 8, 8:30 ET (ESPN)

Game 4 (at EDM):May 10, 10 ET (ESPN)

Game 5 (at VGK):May 12, Time TBD

Game 6 (at EDM):May 14, Time TBD

Game 7 (at VGK):May 16, Time TBD

Consensus pick: Oilers

First round

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Atlantic: BOS-FLA | TOR-TB

Metro: CAR-NYI | NJ-NYR

Central: COL-SEA | DAL-MIN

Pacific: VGK-WPG | EDM-LA

Atlantic Division

No. 1 Boston Bruins vs. No. 4 Florida Panthers

Regular-season records:

• Bruins: 65-12-5, 135 points
• Panthers: 42-32-8, 92 points

Leading scorers:

• Bruins: RW David Pastrnak, 111 points (60 G, 51 A)
• Panthers: LW Matthew Tkachuk, 109 points (40 G, 69 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at BOS): Bruins 3, Panthers 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (at BOS):Panthers 6, Bruins 3 |Recap|Replay

Game 3 (at FLA): Bruins 4, Panthers 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at FLA): Bruins 6, Panthers 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at BOS): Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)|Recap|Replay

Game 6 (at FLA): Panthers 7, Bruins 5 | Recap| Replay

Game 7 (at BOS):Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Bruins

Consensus pick: Bruins (28 of 29 picks)

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No. 2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular-season records:

• Maple Leafs: 50-21-11, 111 points
• Lightning: 46-30-6, 98 points

Leading scorers:

• Maple Leafs:RW Mitchell Marner, 99 points (30 G, 69 A)
• Team: RW Nikita Kucherov, 113 points (30 G, 83 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at TOR): Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3 | Recap | Replay

Game 2 (at TOR):Maple Leafs 7, Lightning 2|Recap| Replay

Game 3 (at TB):Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at TB): Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 4 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at TOR): Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2|Recap|Replay

Game 6 (at TB): Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1 (OT) |Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Lightning

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs (22 of 29 picks)

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Metro Division

No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 4 New York Islanders

Regular-season records:

• Hurricanes: 52-21-9, 113 points
• Islanders: 42-31-9, 93 points

Leading scorers:

• Hurricanes: C Martin Necas, 71 points (28 G, 43 A)
• Islanders: C Brock Nelson, 75 points (36 G, 39 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at CAR):Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (at CAR): Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (OT) | Recap|Replay

Game 3 (at NYI): Islanders 5, Hurricanes 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at NYI): Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 |Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at CAR):Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 |Recap| Replay

Game 6 (at NYI): Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Islanders

Consensus pick:Tied (14 of 28 picks for each team)

No. 2 New Jersey Devils vs. No. 3 New York Rangers

Regular-season records:

• Devils: 52-22-8, 112 points
• Rangers: 47-22-13, 107 points

Leading scorers:

• Devils: C Jack Hughes, 99 points (43 G, 56 A)
• Rangers: LW Artemi Panarin, 92 points (29 G, 63 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at NJ):Rangers 5, Devils 1 | Recap |Replay

Game 2 (at NJ): Rangers 5, Devils 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 3 (at NYR):Devils 2, Rangers 1 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at NYR): Devils 3, Rangers 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at NJ): Devils 4, Rangers 0|Recap|Replay

Game 6 (at NYR): Rangers 5, Devils 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 7 (at NJ): Devils 4, Rangers 0 | Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Rangers

Consensus pick: Rangers (18 of 29 picks)

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Central Division

No. 1Colorado Avalanche vs. No. 4 Seattle Kraken

Regular-season records:

• Avalanche: 51-24-7, 109 points
• Kraken: 46-28-8, 100 points

Leading scorers:

• Avalanche: C Nathan MacKinnon, 111 points (42 G, 69 A)
• Kraken: LW Jared McCann, 70 points (40 G, 30 A)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at COL):Kraken 3, Avalanche 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (at COL):Avalanche 3, Kraken 2|Recap|Replay

Game 3 (at SEA):Avalanche 6, Kraken 4 | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at SEA): Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at COL): Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 |Recap|Replay

Game 6 (at SEA): Avalanche 4, Kraken 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 7 (at COL): Kraken 2, Avalanche 1 | Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Avalanche

Consensus pick: Avalanche (27 of 29 picks)

No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 3 Minnesota Wild

Regular-season records:

• Stars: 47-21-14, 108 points
• Wild: 46-25-11, 103 points

Leading scorers:

• Stars: LW Jason Robertson, 109 points (46 G, 63 A)
• Wild:LWKirill Kaprizov, 75 points (40 G, 35 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at DAL): Wild 3, Stars 2 (2OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (atDAL): Stars 7, Wild 3 | Recap| Replay

Game 3 (at MIN): Wild 5, Stars 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at MIN): Stars 3, Wild 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (atDAL):Stars 4, Wild 0 |Recap| Replay

Game 6 (at MIN): Stars 4, Wild 1 | Recap| Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Wild

Consensus pick: Stars (22 of 29 picks)

Pacific Division

No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. No. 4 Winnipeg Jets

Vegas wins series, 4-1

Regular-season records:

• Golden Knights: 51-22-9, 111 points
• Jets: 46-33-3, 95 points

Leading scorers:

• Golden Knights: C Jack Eichel, 65 points (27 G, 38 A)
• Jets: LW Kyle Connor, 80 points (31 G, 49 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at VGK):Jets 5, Golden Knights 1 | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (at VGK):Golden Knights 5, Jets 2|Recap| Replay

Game 3 (at WPG): Golden Knights 5, Jets 4 (2OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at WPG): Golden Knights 4, Jets 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at VGK): Golden Knights 4, Jets 1|Recap|Replay

Consensus pick: Golden Knights (25 of 29 picks)

Keys to the offseason for the Jets

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No. 2 Edmonton Oilers vs. No. 3 Los Angeles Kings

Regular-season records:

• Oilers: 50-23-9, 109 points
• Kings: 47-25-10, 104 points

Leading scorers:

• Oilers: C Connor McDavid, 152 points (64 G, 88 A)
• Kings: C Anze Kopitar, 72 points (27 G, 45 A), LW Kevin Fiala 72 points (23 G, 49 A)

Results:

Game 1 (at EDM): Kings 4, Oilers 3 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 2 (at EDM):Oilers 4, Kings 2 | Recap| Replay

Game 3 (at LA): Kings 3, Oilers 2 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 4 (at LA): Oilers 5, Kings 4 (OT) | Recap| Replay

Game 5 (at EDM): Oilers 6, Kings 3 | Recap| Replay

Game 6 (at LA): Oilers 5, Kings 4 | Recap

Keys to the offseason for the Kings

Consensus pick: Oilers (27 of 29 picks)

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