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Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores, highlights

The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are over. Sixteen teams competed for the most magnificent trophy in sports, with the Vegas Golden Knights outlasting the Florida Panthers 4-1 to win their first Cup title.

The record-setting Boston Bruins were the No. 1 overall seed, but they were ousted in Round 1 by Florida. Out West, the defending Cup champion Colorado Avalanche hoped to continue their reign atop the league, but they were upset by the Seattle Kraken in the latter club's first trip to the postseason.

Read on for the full playoff coverage from every first-round series all the way through the Stanley Cup Final.

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Stanley Cup Final

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Florida Panthers

Earlier results:

  • Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five, Oilers in six, Stars in six

  • Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven, Maple Leafs in five, Hurricanes in four

Leading scorers:

Schedule:

Game 1 (at VGK): Golden Knights 5, Panthers 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at VGK): Golden Knights 7, Panthers 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at FLA): Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at FLA): Golden Knights 3, Panthers 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at VGK): Golden Knights 9, Panthers 3 | Recap

Consensus pick: Golden Knights

Conference final round

Jump to:
East: CAR-FLA
West: VGK-DAL

Eastern Conference

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers

Earlier results:

  • Hurricanes: Defeated Islanders in six, Devils in five

  • Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven, Maple Leafs in five

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at CAR): Panthers 3, Hurricanes 2 (4OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at CAR): Panthers 2, Hurricanes 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at FLA): Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at FLA): Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Hurricanes


Western Conference

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars

Earlier results:

  • Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five, Oilers in six

  • Stars: Defeated Wild in six, Kraken in seven

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at VGK): Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at VGK): Golden Knights 3, Stars 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at DAL): Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at DAL): Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at VGK): Stars 4, Golden Knights 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at DAL): Golden Knights 6, Stars 0 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Stars

Second round

Jump to:
Atlantic: TOR-FLA
Metro: CAR-NJ
Central: DAL-SEA
Pacific: VGK-EDM

Atlantic Division

No. 2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. No. 4 Florida Panthers

First-round results:

  • Maple Leafs: Defeated Lightning in six

  • Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at TOR): Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at TOR): Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at FLA): Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at FLA): Maple Leafs 2, Panthers 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at TOR): Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Maple Leafs

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs


Metro Division

No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 2 New Jersey Devils

First-round results:

  • Hurricanes: Defeated Islanders in six

  • Devils: Defeated Rangers in seven

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at CAR): Hurricanes 5, Devils 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at CAR): Hurricanes 6, Devils 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at NJ): Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at NJ): Hurricanes 6, Devils 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at CAR): Hurricanes 3, Devils 2 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Devils

Consensus pick: Devils


Central Division

No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 4 Seattle Kraken

First-round results:

  • Stars: Defeated Wild in six

  • Kraken: Defeated Avalanche in seven

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at DAL): Kraken 5, Stars 4 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at DAL): Stars 4, Kraken 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at SEA): Kraken 7, Stars 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at SEA): Stars 6, Kraken 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at DAL): Stars 5, Kraken 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at SEA): Kraken 6, Stars 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 7 (at DAL): Stars 2, Kraken 1 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Kraken

Consensus pick: Stars


Pacific Division

No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. No. 2 Edmonton Oilers

First-round results:

  • Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five

  • Oilers: Defeated Kings in six

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at VGK): Golden Knights 6, Oilers 4 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at VGK): Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at EDM): Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at EDM): Oilers 4, Golden Knights 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at VGK): Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at EDM): Golden Knights 5, Oilers 2 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Oilers

Consensus pick: Oilers

First round

Jump to:
Atlantic: BOS-FLA | TOR-TB
Metro: CAR-NYI | NJ-NYR
Central: COL-SEA | DAL-MIN
Pacific: VGK-WPG | EDM-LA

Atlantic Division

No. 1 Boston Bruins vs. No. 4 Florida Panthers

Regular-season records:

  • Bruins: 65-12-5, 135 points

  • Panthers: 42-32-8, 92 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at BOS): Bruins 3, Panthers 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at BOS): Panthers 6, Bruins 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at FLA): Bruins 4, Panthers 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at FLA): Bruins 6, Panthers 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at BOS): Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at FLA): Panthers 7, Bruins 5 | Recap | Replay
Game 7 (at BOS): Panthers 4, Bruins 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Bruins

Consensus pick: Bruins (28 of 29 picks)


No. 2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular-season records:

  • Maple Leafs: 50-21-11, 111 points

  • Lightning: 46-30-6, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at TOR): Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at TOR): Maple Leafs 7, Lightning 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at TB): Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at TB): Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 4 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at TOR): Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at TB): Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Lightning

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs (22 of 29 picks)


Metro Division

No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 4 New York Islanders

Regular-season records:

  • Hurricanes: 52-21-9, 113 points

  • Islanders: 42-31-9, 93 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at CAR): Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at CAR): Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at NYI): Islanders 5, Hurricanes 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at NYI): Hurricanes 5, Islanders 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at CAR): Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at NYI): Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Islanders

Consensus pick: Tied (14 of 28 picks for each team)


No. 2 New Jersey Devils vs. No. 3 New York Rangers

Regular-season records:

  • Devils: 52-22-8, 112 points

  • Rangers: 47-22-13, 107 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at NJ): Rangers 5, Devils 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at NJ): Rangers 5, Devils 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at NYR): Devils 2, Rangers 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at NYR): Devils 3, Rangers 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at NJ): Devils 4, Rangers 0 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at NYR): Rangers 5, Devils 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 7 (at NJ): Devils 4, Rangers 0 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Rangers

Consensus pick: Rangers (18 of 29 picks)


Central Division

No. 1 Colorado Avalanche vs. No. 4 Seattle Kraken

Regular-season records:

  • Avalanche: 51-24-7, 109 points

  • Kraken: 46-28-8, 100 points

Leading scorers:

  • Avalanche: C Nathan MacKinnon, 111 points (42 G, 69 A)

  • Kraken: LW Jared McCann, 70 points (40 G, 30 A)

Schedule:

Game 1 (at COL): Kraken 3, Avalanche 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at COL): Avalanche 3, Kraken 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at SEA): Avalanche 6, Kraken 4 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at SEA): Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at COL): Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at SEA): Avalanche 4, Kraken 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 7 (at COL): Kraken 2, Avalanche 1 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Avalanche

Consensus pick: Avalanche (27 of 29 picks)


No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 3 Minnesota Wild

Regular-season records:

  • Stars: 47-21-14, 108 points

  • Wild: 46-25-11, 103 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at DAL): Wild 3, Stars 2 (2OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at DAL): Stars 7, Wild 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at MIN): Wild 5, Stars 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at MIN): Stars 3, Wild 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at DAL): Stars 4, Wild 0 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at MIN): Stars 4, Wild 1 | Recap | Replay

Keys to the offseason for the Wild

Consensus pick: Stars (22 of 29 picks)


Pacific Division

No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. No. 4 Winnipeg Jets

Vegas wins series, 4-1

Regular-season records:

  • Golden Knights: 51-22-9, 111 points

  • Jets: 46-33-3, 95 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at VGK): Jets 5, Golden Knights 1 | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at VGK): Golden Knights 5, Jets 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at WPG): Golden Knights 5, Jets 4 (2OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at WPG): Golden Knights 4, Jets 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at VGK): Golden Knights 4, Jets 1 | Recap | Replay

Consensus pick: Golden Knights (25 of 29 picks)

Keys to the offseason for the Jets


No. 2 Edmonton Oilers vs. No. 3 Los Angeles Kings

Regular-season records:

  • Oilers: 50-23-9, 109 points

  • Kings: 47-25-10, 104 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Game 1 (at EDM): Kings 4, Oilers 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 2 (at EDM): Oilers 4, Kings 2 | Recap | Replay
Game 3 (at LA): Kings 3, Oilers 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 4 (at LA): Oilers 5, Kings 4 (OT) | Recap | Replay
Game 5 (at EDM): Oilers 6, Kings 3 | Recap | Replay
Game 6 (at LA): Oilers 5, Kings 4 | Recap

Keys to the offseason for the Kings

Consensus pick: Oilers (27 of 29 picks)