The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly has gotten off to a thrilling start. The action continued on Monday with two teams attempting to climb back into their respective series in the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche.
The New York Rangers had dominated the series up to this point, but the Hurricanes were able to flex their offensive muscles in Game 5. Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal in the second period, but the Hurricanes bounced back with a masterful third period. Carolina piled on four third-period goals courtesy of Jordan Staal, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jordan Martinook, and Martin Necas, and took Game 5 by a 4-1 decision. The Hurricanes have now cut the series deficit to 3-2.
Meanwhile, the Avalanche had been victorious in Game 1, but were outscored 9-4 over the next two games against the Dallas Stars. The script ended up staying the same as the Stars put together an impressive offensive performance in Game 4. Stars forward Wyatt Johnston continued his sensation playoff performance with a pair of goals and an assist, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen tallied a goal and two assists in a dominant 5-1 victory. The Stars now have a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
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 fewer points in each conference will match up with the top Wild Card team in the first round.
- Each series will be a best-of-seven format.
- Home-ice advantage goes to the team with the top seed in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-ice advantage in the conference finals and Stanley Cup Final.
Below is how you can follow each series in the first round along with updating results and scores from each game. Bookmark this page for the duration of the playoff run to stay up to date with everything on the ice.
Stanley Cup Playoffs viewing information
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
All times Eastern
(* 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: | Hurricanes 4, Rangers 3 | Recap
Game 5: | Hurricanes 4, Rangers 1 | Recap
Game 6: | Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. | at CAR | TV: TNT
Game 7*: | Saturday, May 18, TBD | at NY | TV: TBD
(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: | Panthers 3, Bruins 2 | Recap
Game 5*: | Tuesday, May 14, 7 p.m. | at FLA | TV: ESPN
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17, TBD | at BOS | TV: TBD
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19, TBD | at FLA | TV: TBD
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche
Game 1: | Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 2: | Stars 5, Avalanche 3 | Recap
Game 3: | Stars 4, Avalanche 1 | Recap
Game 4: | Stars 5, Avalanche 1 | Recap
Game 5: | Wednesday, May 15, 8 | at DAL | TV: ESPN
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17, TBD | at COL | TV: TBD
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19, TBD | at DAL | TV: TBD
(1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (2) Edmonton Oilers
Game 1: | Canucks 5, Oilers 4 | Recap
Game 2: | Oilers 4, Canucks 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Canucks 4, Oilers 3 | Recap
Game 4: | Tuesday, May 14, 9:30 p.m. | at EDM | TV: ESPN
Game 5*: | Thursday, May 16, 10 p.m. | at VAN | TV: TNT
Game 6*: | Saturday, May 18, TBD | at EDM | TV: TBD
Game 7*: | Monday, May 20, TBD | at VAN | TV: TBD
