The final matchup of the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs gets underway Wednesday night when the Winnipeg Jets host the Dallas Stars. The Central Division’s top teams advanced when they rallied to win Game 7 in the first round.
The other series are the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the defending champion Florida Panthers, the Washington Capitals vs. the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Edmonton Oilers.
The Florida-Toronto and Edmonton-Vegas series are repeats of 2023 matchups won by the Panthers and Golden Knights before they eventually met in the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes ousted the Capitals in 2019, and the Jets and Stars have never met in the playoffs before.
Here are the matchups, schedule and results for the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, series are best of seven):
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NHL playoff games today (Wednesday, May 7)
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7, ESPN
Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, 9:30, ESPN
Eastern Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: M-Metropolitan; A-Atlantic; x-if necessary
Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs. Florida Panthers (A3)
Maple Leafs lead series 1-0
- Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4
- Game 2: Wednesday, May 7, Florida at Toronto 7, ESPN
- Game 3: Friday, May 9, Toronto at Florida, 7, TNT, truTV
- Game 4: Sunday, May 11, Toronto at Florida, 7:30, TBS, truTV
- x-Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Florida at Toronto, TBD, ESPN
- x-Game 6: Friday, May 16, Toronto at Florida, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Florida at Toronto, TBD, TNT, truTV
Washington (M1) vs. Carolina (M2)
Hurricanes lead series 1-0
- Game 1: Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 (OT)
- Game 2: Thursday, May 8, Carolina at Washington, 7, ESPN
- Game 3: Saturday, May 10, Washington at Carolina, 6, TNT, truTV
- Game 4: Monday, May 12, Washington at Carolina, 7, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Carolina at Washington, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Washington at Carolina, TBD
- x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Carolina at Washington, TBD, ESPN
Western Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: C-Central; P-Pacific; WC-wild card, x-if necessary
Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (C2)
- Game 1: Wednesday, May 7, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, ESPN
- Game 2: Friday, May 9, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- Game 3: Sunday, May 11, Winnipeg at Dallas, 4:30, TBS, truTV
- Game 4: Tuesday, May 13, Winnipeg at Dallas, 8, ESPN
- x-Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Dallas at Winnipeg, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Winnipeg at Dallas, TBD
- x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Dallas at Winnipeg, ESPN
Vegas (P1) vs. Edmonton (P3)
Oilers lead series 1-0
- Game 1: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 2
- Game 2: Thursday, May 8, Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
- Game 3: Saturday, May 10, Vegas at Edmonton, 9, TNT, truTV
- Game 4: Monday, May 12, Vegas at Edmonton, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, ESPN
- x-Game 6: Friday, May 16, Vegas at Edmonton, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, TNT, truTV