Carson Anderson
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly got off to an exciting start. On Wednesday, two very contrasting results occurred across the league.
First, after trailing 1-0 early, the Florida Panthers dominated the Boston Bruins in a 6-1 rout to even the second-round series at 1-1. Forwards Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart recorded four-point performances each to keep up with the Panthers’ scoring attack. Barkov had two goals and two assists, while Reinhart had four assists.
Just 24 hours after the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit to defeat the Dallas Stars, it was the Vancouver Canucks’ turn to do the same. The Edmonton Oilers took a 4-1 lead due to two goals from winger Zach Hyman.
The Canucks were down 4-2 in the third period, but defenseman Nikita Zadorov tied the game at 13:47 with a clutch shot. Less than a minute later, Conor Garland scored his first goal of the postseason to give the Canucks a 5–4 lead, which they would ultimately hold on to win Game 1 of the series. It was the second time in franchise history that the Canucks won a playoff game after trailing by three or more goals.
The structure of the playoffs is as follows:
- The division winner with the most points in each conference will face the second Wild Card team in the first round. The division winner with the fewest points in each conference will face the top Wild Card team in the first round.
- Each series will be a best-of-seven format.
- Home field advantage goes to the higher-seeded team in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-field advantage in the conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final.
Below is how you can follow each series in the first round, along with updated results and scores for each game. Bookmark this page during the playoffs to stay up to date with everything happening on the ice.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Viewing Information
TELEVISION: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Flow: fuboTV (Try it for free)
Follow: CBS Sports app
All times Eastern
(* if necessary)
Second round
Eastern Conference
(1) New York Rangers vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes
Game 1: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 | Recap
Game 2: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (2OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Thursday, May 9th 7pm | in CAR | Television: TNT
Game 4: | Saturday, May 11th, TBA | in CAR | Television: TNT
Game 5*: | Monday, May 13th, TBA | in NY | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Thursday, May 16th, TBA | in CAR | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | in NY | Television: To be defined
(1) Florida Panthers vs. (2) Boston Bruins
Game 1: | Bruins 5, Panthers 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Panthers 6, Bruins 1 | Recap
Game 3: | Friday, May 10th 7pm | at BOS | Television: TNT
Game 4: | Sunday, May 12th, to be defined | at BOS | Television: TBS
Game 5*: | Tuesday, May 14th, TBA | in FLA | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at BOS | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | in FLA | Television: To be defined
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars x (3) Colorado Avalanche
Game 1: | Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 2: | Thursday, May 9th, 9:30 pm | at DAL | Television: TNT
Game 3: | Saturday, May 11th 7pm | at COL | Television: TNT
Game 4: | Monday, May 13th, TBA | at COL | Television: ESPN
Game 5*: | Wednesday, May 15th, TBA | at DAL | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at COL | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | at DAL | Television: To be defined
(1) Vancouver Canucks x (2) Edmonton Oilers
Game 1: | Canucks 5, Oilers 4 | Recap
Game 2: | Friday, May 10th, 10pm | in VAN | Television: TNT
Game 3: | Sunday, May 12th 7pm | at EDM | Television: TBS
Game 4: | Tuesday, May 14th, TBA | at EDM | Television: ESPN
Game 5*: | Thursday, May 16th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | at EDM | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Monday, May 20th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
