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NHL playoff schedule, scores for second round of bracket

mike brehm, usa today
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The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs had an unfamiliar look.

For the first time since 2019, the Presidents' Trophy winner and the previous year's Stanley Cup finalists didn't make it out of the first round.

That's because the Florida Panthers upset the record-setting Boston Bruins and the second-year Seattle Kraken upset the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Toronto Maple Leafs reached the second round for the first time since 2004 by ousting the Tampa Bay Lightning, who reached the last three Stanley Cup Finals.

The Maple Leafs faced the Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes faced the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference. The Western Conference series were Dallas Stars vs. Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers.

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The Florida Panthers, who upset the Boston Bruins, will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.
The Florida Panthers, who upset the Boston Bruins, will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.

The schedule for the second round of the NHL playoffs (all times p.m. ET, first-round results):

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

Panthers win series 4-1

Game 1: Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2

Game 2: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2

Game 3: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)

Game 4: Maple Leafs 2, Panthers 1

Game 5: Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils

Hurricanes win series 4-1

Game 1: Hurricanes 5, Devils 1

Game 2: Hurricanes 6, Devils 1

Game 3: Devils 8, Hurricanes 4

Game 4: Hurricanes 6, Devils 1

Game 5: Hurricanes 3, Devils 2 (OT)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken

Stars win series 4-3

Game 1: Kraken 5, Stars 4 (OT)

Game 2: Stars 4, Kraken 2

Game 3: Kraken 7, Stars 2

Game 4: Stars 6, Kraken 3

Game 5: Stars 5, Kraken 2

Game 6: Kraken 6, Stars 3

Game 7: Stars 2, Kraken 1

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers

Golden Knights win series 4-2

Game 1: Golden Knights 6, Oilers 4

Game 2: Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1

Game 3: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1

Game 4: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 1

Game 5: Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3

Game 6: Golden Knights 5, Oilers 2

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL playoff bracket: Second-round schedule, scores, TV info