Carson Anderson
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly got off to an exciting start. The action continued on Friday with one game going into overtime.
For the second game in a row, the Florida Panthers ran and hid from the Boston Bruins in their conference semifinal series. The Panthers led 4-0 early in the third period before the Bruins even got on the board. Boston cut the deficit to 4-2, but it was as close as the game could get. The Panthers picked up a victory in Game 3 with a couple of late goals for the final score of 6-2.
Matthew Tkachuk added three assists to his postseason record and now has 13 points in eight games played. On the Bruins’ side, the offense continues to be a struggle, and Brad Marchand hasn’t even recorded a shot on goal.
In the last game on Friday, the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks went back and forth throughout the game. Vancouver took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Connor McDavid found the back of the net for the first time in the series to tie it 3-3. In overtime, Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard gets a friendly rebound from Canucks defenseman Ian Cole for the winning goal, and the series is tied 1-1 heading to Edmonton.
On Saturday night, the Carolina Hurricanes will try to avoid being swept by the New York Rangers in Game 4. After that, the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars will play a crucial Game 3 in Denver, with the series tied at 1-1.
The structure of the playoffs is as follows:
- The division winner with the most points in each conference will face the second Wild Card 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 field advantage goes to the higher-seeded team in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-field advantage in the conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final.
Below is how you can follow each series in the first round, along with updated results and scores for each game. Bookmark this page during the playoffs to stay up to date with everything happening on the ice.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Viewing Information
TELEVISION: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Flow: fuboTV (Try it for free)
Follow: CBS Sports app
All times East
(* if necessary)
Second round
Eastern Conference
(1) New York Rangers vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes
Game 1: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 | Recap
Game 2: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (2OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 4: | Saturday, May 11th, 7pm | in CAR | TV: TNT, truTV
Game 5*: | Monday, May 13th, TBA | in NY | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Thursday, May 16th, TBA | in CAR | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | in NY | Television: To be defined
(1) Florida Panthers vs. (2) Boston Bruins
Game 1: | Bruins 5, Panthers 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Panthers 6, Bruins 1 | Recap
Game 3: | Panthers 6, Bruins 2 | Recap
Game 4: | Sunday, May 12th, 6:30 pm | at BOS | TV: TBS, truTV
Game 5*: | Tuesday, May 14th, TBA | in FLA | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at BOS | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | in FLA | Television: To be defined
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars x (3) Colorado Avalanche
Game 1: | Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 2: | Stars 5, Avalanche 3 | Recap
Game 3: | Saturday, May 11th, 10pm | at COL | TV: TNT, truTV
Game 4: | Monday, May 13th, TBA | at COL | Television: ESPN
Game 5*: | Wednesday, May 15th, TBA | at DAL | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at COL | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | at DAL | Television: To be defined
(1) Vancouver Canucks x (2) Edmonton Oilers
Game 1: | Canucks 5, Oilers 4 | Recap
Game 2: | Oilers 4, Canucks 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Sunday, May 12th, 9:30 pm | at EDM | TV: TBS, truTV
Game 4: | Tuesday, May 14th, TBA | at EDM | Television: ESPN
Game 5*: | Thursday, May 16th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
Game 6*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | at EDM | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Monday, May 20th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
