NHL's 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs first round schedule, scores
The Boston Bruins' record-setting 65 wins and 135 regular-season points have rolled back to zero.
The big number now is 16, the number of victories needed to capture the Stanley Cup, which the Bruins last did in 2011. They lost in the Final in 2013 and 2019.
Their first opponent is the Florida Panthers, who had won the Presidents' Trophy last season and needed a late-season surge to get back to the playoffs.
The NHL has released the schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers
Panthers win 4-3
Game 1: Bruins 3, Panthers 1
Game 2: Panthers 6, Bruins 3
Game 3: Bruins 4, Panthers 2
Game 4: Bruins 6, Panthers 2
Game 5: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)
Game 6: Panthers 7, Bruins 5
Game 7: Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Maple Leafs win 4-2
Game 1: Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3
Game 2: Maple Leafs 7, Lightning 2
Game 3: Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT)
Game 4: Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 4 (OT)
Game 5: Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2
Game 6: Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1 (OT)
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
Hurricanes win 4-2
Game 1: Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1
Game 2: Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (OT)
Game 3: Islanders 5, Hurricanes 1
Game 4: Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2
Game 5: Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2
Game 6: Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 (OT)
New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers
Devils win 4-3
Game 1: Rangers 5, Devils 1
Game 2: Rangers 5, Devils 1
Game 3: Devils 2, Rangers 1 (OT)
Game 4: Devils 3, Rangers 1
Game 5: Devils, 4, Rangers 0
Game 6: Rangers 5, Devils 2
Game 7: Devils 4, Rangers 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken
Kraken win 4-3
Game 1: Kraken 3, Avalanche 1
Game 2: Avalanche 3, Kraken 2
Game 3: Avalanche 6, Kraken 4
Game 4: Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
Game 5: Kraken 3, Avalanche 2
Game 6: Avalanche 4, Kraken 1
Game 7: Kraken 2, Avalanche 1
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
Stars win 4-2
Game 1: Wild 3, Stars 2 (2OT)
Game 2: Stars 7, Wild 3
Game 3: Wild 5, Stars 1
Game 4: Stars 3, Wild 2
Game 5: Stars 4, Wild 0
Game 6: Stars 4, Wild 1
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets
Golden Knights win 4-1
Game 1: Jets 5, Golden Knights 1
Game 2: Golden Knights 5, Jets 2
Game 3: Golden Knights 5, Jets 4 (2OT)
Game 4: Golden Knights 4, Jets 2
Game 5: Golden Knights 4, Jets 1
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
Oilers win 4-2
Game 1: Kings 4, Oilers 3 (OT)
Game 2: Oilers 4, Kings 2
Game 3: Kings 3, Oilers 2 (OT)
Game 4: Oilers 5, Kings 4 (OT)
Game 5: Oilers 6, Kings 3
Game 6: Oilers 5, Kings 4
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL schedule playoffs 2023: Scores, times, dates for first round
