The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs have arrived, and an absolutely insane first round — in which every conference’s top seed fell — is over. The Boston Bruins won the Presidents’ Trophy and entered the playoffs after setting new NHL records for win (64) And dots (135). Boston couldn’t even make it out of the first round, as the Panthers pulled off a historic upset in Game 7 to eliminate them.
In the West, the Colorado Avalanche looked ready to defend his championship titlebut the upstart Kraken had other ideas and won Game 7 of this series to advance to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
The structure of the playoffs is as follows:
- The division winner with the most points in each conference will face the Wild Card second 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 court advantage goes to the seeded team in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-court advantage in the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports
Stanley Cup Playoff Information
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Flow: fuboTV (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
All times Eastern
(* if necessary)
Conference Finals
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers
Game 1: Thursday, May 18, 8 p.m. | at CAR I TV: TNT
Match 2: Saturday, May 20, 8 p.m. | at CAR I TV: TNT
Game 3: Monday, May 22, 8 p.m. | at FLA I TV: TNT
Game 4: Wednesday, May 24, 8 p.m. | at FLA I TV: TNT
*Game 5: Friday, May 26, 8 p.m. | at CAR I TV: TNT
*Game 6: Sunday, May 28, 8 p.m. | at FLA I TV: TNT
*Game 7: Tuesday, May 30, 8 p.m. | at CAR I TV: TNT
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (2) Dallas Stars
Match 1: Friday May 19, 8:30 p.m. | at VGK I TV: ESPN
Game 2: Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m. | at VGK I TV: ABC
Game 3: Tuesday, May 23, 8 p.m. | at DAL I TV: ESPN
Game 4: Thursday, May 25, 8 p.m. | at DAL I TV: ESPN
*Match 5: Saturday, May 27, 8 p.m. | at VGK I TV: ABC
*Match 6: Monday, May 29, 8 p.m. | at DAL I TV: ESPN
*Game 7: Wednesday, May 31, 9 p.m. | at VGK I TV: ESPN
Second round results
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers | FLA wns, 4-1
Game 1: Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 | to summarize
Game 2: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 | to summarize
Game 3: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) | to summarize
Game 4: Maple Leafs 2, Panthers 1 I Recap
Game 5: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) | to summarize
(1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (2) New Jersey Devils | CAR wins, 4-1
Game 1: Hurricanes 5, Devils 1 | to summarize
Game 2: Hurricanes 6, Devils 1 | to summarize
Game 3: Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 | to summarize
Game 4: Hurricanes 6, Devils 1 | to summarize
Game 5: Hurricanes 3, Devils 2 (OT) I to summarize
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (2) Edmonton Oilers | VGK wins, 4-2
Game 1: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 4 I Recap
Game 2: Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1 | to summarize
Game 3: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 I Recap
Game 4: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 1 | to summarize
Game 5: Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3 | to summarize
Game 6: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 2 I Recap
(2) Dallas Stars vs. (WC1) Seattle Kraken | DAL wins, 4-3
Game 1: Kraken 5, Stars 4 (OT) | to summarize
Game 2: Stars 4, Kraken 2 | to summarize
Game 3: Kraken 7, Stars 2 | to summarize
Game 4: Stars 6, Kraken 3 | to summarize
Game 5: Stars 5, Kraken 2 | to summarize
Game 6: Kraken 6, Stars 3 I Recap
Game 7: Stars 2, Kraken 1 | to summarize
First round results
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(WC2) Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins | FLA wins, 4-3
Game 1: Bruins 3, Panthers 1 | to summarize
Game 2: Panthers 6, Bruins 3 | to summarize
Game 3: Bruins 4, Panthers 2 | to summarize
Game 4: Bruins 6, Panthers 2 | to summarize
Game 5: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT) | to summarize
Game 6: Panthers 7, Bruins 5 | to summarize
Game 7: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 | to summarize
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (3) Tampa Bay Lightning | TOR wins, 4-2
Game 1: | Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3 | to summarize
Game 2: | Maple Leafs 7, Lightning 2 | to summarize
Game 3: | Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (EXT) | to summarize
Game 4: | Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 4 (EXT) | to summarize
Game 5: | Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2 | to summarize
Game 6: | Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1 (EXT) | to summarize
(1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (WC1) New York Islanders | RCA win, 4-2
Game 1: | Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 | to summarize
Game 2: | Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (OT) | to summarize
Game 3: | Islanders 5, hurricanes 1 | to summarize
Game 4: | Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 | to summarize
Game 5: | Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 | to summarize
Game 6: | Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 (OT) | to summarize
(2) New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers | NJ wins, 4-3
Game 1: | Rangers 5, Devils 1 | to summarize
Game 2: | Rangers 5, Devils 1 | to summarize
Game 3: | Devils 2, Rangers 1 (OT) | to summarize
Game 4: | Devils 3, Rangers 1 | to summarize
Game 5: | Devils 4, Rangers 0 | to summarize
Game 6: | Rangers 5, Devils 2 | to summarize
Game 7: | Devils 4, Rangers 0 | to summarize
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets | VGK wins, 4-1
Game 1: | Jets 5, Golden Knights 1 | to summarize
Game 2: | Golden Knights 5, Jets 2 | to summarize
Game 3: | Golden Knights 5, Jets 4 (2OT) | to summarize
Game 4: | Golden Knights 4, Jets 2 | to summarize
Game 5: | Golden Knights 4, Jets 1 | to summarize
(2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (3) Los Angeles Kings | EDM wins, 4-2
Game 1: | Kings 4, Oilers 3 (OT) | to summarize
Game 2: | Oilers 4, Kings 2 | to summarize
Game 3: | Kings 3, Oilers 2 (OT) | to summarize
Game 4: | Oilers 5, Kings 4 (OT) | to summarize
Game 5: | Oilers 6, Kings 3 | to summarize
Game 6: | Oilers 5, Kings 4 | to summarize
(2) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Minnesota Wild | DAL wins, 4-2
Game 1: | Wild 3, Stars 2 (2OT) | to summarize
Game 2: | Stars 7, Wild 3 | to summarize
Game 3: | Wild 5, Stars 1 | to summarize
Game 4: | Stars 3, Wild 2 | to summarize
Game 5: | Stars 4, Wild 0 | to summarize
Game 6: | Stars 4, Wild 1 | to summarize
(WC1) Seattle Kraken vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche | SEA wins, 4-3
Game 1: Kraken 3, Avalanche 1 | to summarize
Game 2: Avalanche 3, Kraken 2 | to summarize
Game 3: Avalanche 6, Kraken 4 | to summarize
Game 4: Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 (OT) | to summarize
Game 5: Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 | to summarize
Game 6: Avalanche 4, Kraken 1 | to summarize
Game 7*: Avalanche 2, Kraken 1 | to summarize
