2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 17, 2023, three days after the end of the regular season, and concluded on June 13, 2023, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Florida Panthers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals.[1]

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 17 – June 13
Teams16
Defending championsColorado Avalanche
Final positions
ChampionsVegas Golden Knights
Runner-upFlorida Panthers
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Jack Eichel (Golden Knights)
(26 points)
MVPJonathan Marchessault (Golden Knights)
2022
2024

The Boston Bruins made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners after setting the league record for the most wins and points in a single regular season. The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2005–06 NHL season, ending the NHL's longest active playoff streak at sixteen consecutive seasons.[2] The longest active streak moved to the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs at seven consecutive seasons after the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals also had their eight-season playoff streaks end.[3] As a result, this is the first time since 1976 that the longest active playoff streak was less than ten consecutive seasons. The Seattle Kraken became the second fastest NHL expansion team since 1991 to qualify for the playoffs, after the Vegas Golden Knights, and the first to clinch their inaugural playoff appearance in their second season in the league since the Quebec Nordiques in 1981.[4][5] The Kraken also became the first NHL exclusive expansion team to make their first playoff appearance in their second season since the Atlanta Flames in 1974.[5] All three New York metropolitan area teams (the Devils, Islanders and Rangers) made the playoffs in the same year for the first time since 2007.[6] For the first time since 1990 and second time since entering the NHL as expansion teams in the 1967–68 NHL season, both Pennsylvania-based teams (the Flyers and Penguins) missed the playoffs in the same season.

This postseason marked the second consecutive and fourth time overall that the league played 50 or more games in the opening round of the playoffs since this round was changed to a best-of-seven format in 1987.[7] In addition, visiting teams in the first round went 31–19 overall to set a new league record for the most road wins in a single round.[8] Among these opening round road victories, the Florida Panthers overcame a 3–1 series deficit to upset the Presidents' Trophy-winning Boston Bruins in seven games,[9] the Seattle Kraken defeated the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in seven games to win their first playoff series,[10] and the Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road in game six to win their first series since the 2004 Eastern Conference quarterfinals.[11]

For the fourth consecutive year, a Florida-based team reached the Stanley Cup Finals. For the first time, the conference finals consisted exclusively of teams located in the Sun Belt, with the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, and the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final.[12]

Playoff seeds

This was the eighth year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:[13]

Atlantic Division

  1. Boston Bruins, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 135 points
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs – 111 points
  3. Tampa Bay Lightning – 98 points

Metropolitan Division

  1. Carolina Hurricanes, Metropolitan Division champions – 113 points
  2. New Jersey Devils – 112 points
  3. New York Rangers – 107 points

Wild cards

  1. New York Islanders – 93 points
  2. Florida Panthers – 92 points

Central Division

  1. Colorado Avalanche, Central Division champions – 109 points
  2. Dallas Stars – 108 points
  3. Minnesota Wild – 103 points

Pacific Division

  1. Vegas Golden Knights, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 111 points
  2. Edmonton Oilers – 109 points
  3. Los Angeles Kings – 104 points

Wild cards

  1. Seattle Kraken – 100 points
  2. Winnipeg Jets – 95 points

Playoff bracket

In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.

In the first round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

First round Second round Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Boston 3
WC Florida 4
WC Florida 4
A2 Toronto 1
A2 Toronto 4
A3 Tampa Bay 2
WC Florida 4
Eastern Conference
M1 Carolina 0
M1 Carolina 4
WC NY Islanders 2
M1 Carolina 4
M2 New Jersey 1
M2 New Jersey 4
M3 NY Rangers 3
WC Florida 1
P1 Vegas 4
C1 Colorado 3
WC Seattle 4
WC Seattle 3
C2 Dallas 4
C2 Dallas 4
C3 Minnesota 2
C2 Dallas 2
Western Conference
P1 Vegas 4
P1 Vegas 4
WC Winnipeg 1
P1 Vegas 4
P2 Edmonton 2
P2 Edmonton 4
P3 Los Angeles 2
Legend
  • A1, A2, A3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Atlantic Division, respectively
  • M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Metropolitan Division, respectively
  • C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Central Division, respectively
  • P1, P2, P3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Pacific Division, respectively
  • WC – Wild Card teams

First round

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers

The Boston Bruins earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with a record-setting 135 points. Florida earned 92 points to finish as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which Florida won in five games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Bruins in seven games after being down 3–1 in the series. In game 1, goaltender Linus Ullmark made 31 saves to backstop the Bruins in a 3–1 victory.[14] A four-goal third period, coupled with Brandon Montour's two goals helped the Panthers win game two 6–3.[15] In game three, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for Boston defeating Florida 4–2.[16] Hall scored twice and provided two assists in game four for the Bruins, giving Boston a 3–1 series lead with a 6–2 victory.[17] In game five, Carter Verhaeghe assisted on three goals including the Panthers' overtime goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk, keeping Florida alive in the series with a 4–3 victory.[18] Tkachuk scored twice and provided an assist in a high-scoring affair between Florida and Boston in game six, defeating the Bruins 7–5 to force a seventh game.[19] In game seven, after the Panthers rallied a late goal to tie the game, Verhaeghe scored in the subsequent overtime to send Florida to the second round.[9]

April 17 Florida Panthers 1–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 05:58 – ppDavid Pastrnak (1)
Matthew Tkachuk (1) – 06:34 Second period 03:41 – Brad Marchand (1)
17:32 – Jake DeBrusk (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Alex Lyon 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Linus Ullmark 31 saves / 32 shots
April 19 Florida Panthers 6–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Sam Bennett (1) – 01:42
Eric Staal (1) – 14:18
Second period 12:13 – shBrad Marchand (2)
17:01 – ppTyler Bertuzzi (1)
Brandon Montour (1) – 00:22
Carter Verhaeghe (1) – 07:00
Brandon Montour (2) – 12:30
Eetu Luostarinen (1) – en – 17:35
Third period 18:50 – Taylor Hall (1)
Alex Lyon 34 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Linus Ullmark 24 saves / 29 shots
April 21 Boston Bruins 4–2 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Taylor Hall (2) – 02:26 First period No scoring
Charlie Coyle (1) – 06:00 Second period No scoring
David Pastrnak (2) – 08:32
Nick Foligno (1) – 11:45
Third period 14:41 – shGustav Forsling (1)
15:59 – Sam Reinhart (1)
Linus Ullmark 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Alex Lyon 23 saves / 26 shots
Sergei Bobrovsky 8 saves / 9 shots
April 23 Boston Bruins 6–2 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Brad Marchand (3) – pp – 09:45 First period No scoring
Jake DeBrusk (2) – pp – 01:52 Second period 16:00 – Matthew Tkachuk (2)
Tyler Bertuzzi (2) – 02:26
Jake DeBrusk (3) – 08:05
Taylor Hall (3) – 16:24
Taylor Hall (4) – en – 19:31
Third period 06:11 – ppSam Bennett (2)
Linus Ullmark 41 saves / 43 shots
Jeremy Swayman 1 save / 1 shot
Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 25 saves / 30 shots
April 26 Florida Panthers 4–3 OT Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
Anthony Duclair (1) – 08:26 First period No scoring
Sam Bennett (3) – 18:52 Second period 02:27 – ppBrad Marchand (4)
Sam Reinhart (2) – pp – 05:14 Third period 04:33 – ppPatrice Bergeron (1)
09:16 – Taylor Hall (5)
Matthew Tkachuk (3) – 06:05 First overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 44 saves / 47 shots Goalie stats Linus Ullmark 21 saves / 25 shots
April 28 Boston Bruins 5–7 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Tyler Bertuzzi (3) – pp – 06:09 First period 02:01 – ppBrandon Montour (3)
13:52 – Matthew Tkachuk (4)
David Pastrnak (3) – pp – 05:42 Second period 09:22 – Aleksander Barkov (1)
Tyler Bertuzzi (4) – 01:31
David Pastrnak (4) – pp – 03:53
Jake DeBrusk (4) – sh – 10:22
Third period 07:21 – Zac Dalpe (1)
10:49 – pp – Matthew Tkachuk (5)
14:22 – Eetu Luostarinen (2)
19:32 – enSam Reinhart (3)
Linus Ullmark 26 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 29 saves / 34 shots
April 30 Florida Panthers 4–3 OT Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
Brandon Montour (4) – pp – 12:23 First period No scoring
Sam Reinhart (4) – 01:14 Second period 07:52 – ppDavid Krejci (1)
Brandon Montour (5) – 19:00 Third period 00:55 – ppTyler Bertuzzi (5)
04:11 – David Pastrnak (5)
Carter Verhaeghe (2) – 08:35 First overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman 27 saves / 31 shots
Florida won series 4–3

(A2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished second in the Atlantic Division, earning 111 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned 98 points to finish third in the Atlantic Division. This was the second consecutive and the second overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Tampa Bay won the previous year's Eastern Conference first round series in seven games. Toronto won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Maple Leafs defeated the Lightning in six games, winning their first playoff series since 2004. The Lightning scored four power play goals in game one, outscoring the Maple Leafs in a 7–3 victory.[20] In game two, Maple Leafs captain John Tavares scored a hat trick and Ryan O'Reilly provided four assists for Toronto's 7–2 victory.[21] O'Reilly scored a goal and two assists in the Maple Leafs' game three victory where Morgan Rielly scored the overtime goal in a 4–3 triumph.[22] In game four, the Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit led by two goals from Auston Matthews, and in the subsequent overtime, Alexander Kerfoot tipped in a shot to give Toronto a 5–4 victory and 3–1 series lead.[23] The Lightning kept their season alive, being backed by a 28-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy in game five for a 4–2 victory.[24] In game six and with overtime required, Tavares scored to send Toronto to the second round with a 2–1 victory.[11]

April 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (1) – 01:18
Anthony Cirelli (1) – 07:18
Nikita Kucherov (1) – pp – 19:56
First period No scoring
Brayden Point (1) – pp – 14:29
Corey Perry (1) – pp – 17:54
Brayden Point (2) – pp – 19:58
Second period 08:06 – ppRyan O'Reilly (1)
13:11 – ppWilliam Nylander (1)
Ross Colton (1) – 06:59 Third period 08:06 – Calle Jarnkrok (1)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 23 saves / 29 shots
Joseph Woll 4 saves / 5 shots
April 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–7 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 00:47 – ppMitch Marner (1)
12:45 – John Tavares (1)
15:08 – William Nylander (2)
Ian Cole (1) – 08:58 Second period 13:14 – John Tavares (2)
15:52 – Zach Aston-Reese (1)
18:02 – Mitch Marner (2)
Corey Perry (2) – 12:38 Third period 15:06 – pp – John Tavares (3)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 30 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 20 saves / 22 shots
April 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena Recap  
Noel Acciari (1) – 03:24
Auston Matthews (1) – 11:10
First period 04:50 – Anthony Cirelli (2)
19:28 – Brandon Hagel (1)
No scoring Second period 13:34 – Darren Raddysh (1)
Ryan O'Reilly (2) – 19:00 Third period No scoring
Morgan Rielly (1) – 19:15 First overtime period No scoring
Ilya Samsonov 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Andrei Vasilevskiy 23 saves / 27 shots
April 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 09:57 – ppAlex Killorn (1)
18:27 – Mikhail Sergachev (1)
Noel Acciari (2) – 04:51 Second period 11:31 – Steven Stamkos (1)
18:49 – Alex Killorn (2)
Auston Matthews (2) – 09:44
Auston Matthews (3) – pp – 12:29
Morgan Rielly (2) – 16:04
Third period No scoring
Alexander Kerfoot (1) – pp – 04:14 First overtime period No scoring
Ilya Samsonov 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Andrei Vasilevskiy 32 saves / 37 shots
April 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
Anthony Cirelli (3) – 06:12 First period 05:46 – Morgan Rielly (3)
Michael Eyssimont (1) – 04:23 Second period No scoring
Nick Paul (1) – 11:53
Alex Killorn (3) – en – 19:55
Third period 16:26 – Auston Matthews (4)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 34 saves / 37 shots
April 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Auston Matthews (5) – 13:47 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 04:11 – Steven Stamkos (2)
John Tavares (4) – 04:36 First overtime period No scoring
Ilya Samsonov 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Andrei Vasilevskiy 20 saves / 22 shots
Toronto won series 4–2

(M1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (WC1) New York Islanders

The Carolina Hurricanes finished first in the Metropolitan Division earning 113 points. New York finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild card earning 93 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was during the 2019 Eastern Conference second round, which Carolina won in a four-game sweep. Carolina won three of the four games in this year's regular-season series.

The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders in six games. Martin Necas and Brent Burns assisted on both Carolina goals in game one whose team emerged victorious for a 2–1 triumph.[25] The Hurricanes prevented New York from achieving a two-goal comeback in game two by forcing overtime wherein Jesper Fast scored to give Carolina a 4–3 victory.[26] With game three tied at 1–1 and it appearing to head to overtime, in a span of 2:18, the Islanders scored four times within the final four minutes and set a league record for the fastest four goals scored by one team in the playoffs to win the game 5–1.[27] In game four, Seth Jarvis scored twice for the Hurricanes in a 5–2 victory, winning their first playoff road game since game three of the 2021 Eastern Conference second round.[28] Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves for the Islanders in game five, forcing a sixth game with a 3–2 victory.[29] In game six, with the game headed to overtime, Paul Stastny scored for the Hurricanes, sending Carolina to the second round with a 2–1 victory.[30]

April 17 New York Islanders 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:47 – ppSebastian Aho (1)
Ryan Pulock (1) – 02:51 Second period 02:27 – ppStefan Noesen (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ilya Sorokin 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Antti Raanta 25 saves / 26 shots
April 19 New York Islanders 3–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:49 – Paul Stastny (1)
Kyle Palmieri (1) – 10:48
Mathew Barzal (1) – 19:39
Second period 07:19 – ppStefan Noesen (2)
Brock Nelson (1) – 09:18 Third period 12:19 – Jaccob Slavin (1)
No scoring First overtime period 05:03 – Jesper Fast (1)
Ilya Sorokin 32 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Antti Raanta 23 saves / 26 shots
April 21 Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 New York Islanders UBS Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jesper Fast (2) – sh – 16:56 Second period 12:49 – Casey Cizikas (1)
No scoring Third period 16:09 – ppKyle Palmieri (2)
16:53 – Matt Martin (1)
18:11 – enScott Mayfield (1)
18:27 – Anders Lee (1)
Antti Raanta 32 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Ilya Sorokin 30 saves / 31 shots
April 23 Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 New York Islanders UBS Arena Recap  
Seth Jarvis (1) – pp – 04:05 First period No scoring
Martin Necas (1) – pp – 01:15
Sebastian Aho (2) – 13:30
Second period No scoring
Seth Jarvis (2) – 01:20
Mackenzie MacEachern (1) – 14:01
Third period 03:14 – Adam Pelech (1)
17:57 – shBo Horvat (1)
Antti Raanta 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Ilya Sorokin 24 saves / 29 shots
April 25 New York Islanders 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
Pierre Engvall (1) – 10:27 First period No scoring
Brock Nelson (2) – 03:16
Mathew Barzal (2) – 18:05
Second period 13:10 – Paul Stastny (2)
No scoring Third period 10:28 – Sebastian Aho (3)
Ilya Sorokin 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Antti Raanta 19 saves / 22 shots
April 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT New York Islanders UBS Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 09:21 – Cal Clutterbuck (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sebastian Aho (4) – 09:24 Third period No scoring
Paul Stastny (3) – 06:00 First overtime period No scoring
Frederik Andersen 33 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Ilya Sorokin 39 saves / 41 shots
Carolina won series 4–2

(M2) New Jersey Devils vs. (M3) New York Rangers

The New Jersey Devils finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 112 points. The New York Rangers earned 107 points to finish third in the Metropolitan Division. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two rivals with New York winning four of the six previous series. They last met in the 2012 Eastern Conference Final, which New Jersey won in six games. New Jersey won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Devils defeated the Rangers in seven games. In game one, Adam Fox assisted four times for the Rangers emerging with 5–1 victory.[31] Patrick Kane scored a goal and assisted on both of Chris Kreider's goals in the Rangers 5–1 game two victory.[32] In game three, the Devils made a goaltender change and started rookie Akira Schmid, who made 35 saves en route to a 2–1 overtime victory, in which Dougie Hamilton scored the game-winning goal.[33] In game four, Jonas Siegenthaler scored a goal and provided an assist for the Devils for a 3–1 win to tie the series 2–2.[34] In game five, Erik Haula scored twice and notched an assist while Schmid stopped all 23 shots he faced for the Devils, defeating the Rangers 4–0 for a 3–2 series lead.[35] Kreider scored a goal and provided two assists for the Rangers in game six, defeating the Devils 5–2 to force a seventh game.[36] In game seven, Schmid stopped all 31 shots he faced in a 4–0 victory to send the Devils to second round.[37]

April 18 New York Rangers 5–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
Vladimir Tarasenko (1) – 04:58
Chris Kreider (1) – pp – 09:30
First period No scoring
Ryan Lindgren (1) – 16:57 Second period No scoring
Chris Kreider (2) – pp – 11:07
Filip Chytil (1) – en – 18:02
Third period 17:14 – psJack Hughes (1)
Igor Shesterkin 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Vitek Vanecek 18 saves / 22 shots
April 20 New York Rangers 5–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
No scoring First period 11:44 – ppErik Haula (1)
Vladimir Tarasenko (2) – 05:53
Chris Kreider (3) – pp – 09:57
Chris Kreider (4) – pp – 16:00
Second period No scoring
Patrick Kane (1) – 06:34
Kaapo Kakko (1) – 13:05
Third period No scoring
Igor Shesterkin 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Vitek Vanecek 25 saves / 30 shots
April 22 New Jersey Devils 2–1 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jack Hughes (2) – pp – 10:37 Second period 03:39 – Chris Kreider (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dougie Hamilton (1) – 11:36 First overtime period No scoring
Akira Schmid 35 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Igor Shesterkin 26 saves / 28 shots
April 24 New Jersey Devils 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Jack Hughes (3) – 02:50 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jonas Siegenthaler (1) – 08:22
Ondrej Palat (1) – en – 19:34
Third period 01:42 – Vincent Trocheck (1)
Akira Schmid 22 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Igor Shesterkin 20 saves / 22 shots
April 27 New York Rangers 0–4 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
No scoring First period 00:39 – Ondrej Palat (2)
No scoring Second period 03:27 – ppErik Haula (2)
13:32 – shDawson Mercer (1)
No scoring Third period 14:48 – en – Erik Haula (3)
Igor Shesterkin 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Akira Schmid 23 saves / 23 shots
April 29 New Jersey Devils 2–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Curtis Lazar (1) – 11:49 First period 19:35 – ppChris Kreider (6)
No scoring Second period 10:10 – Mika Zibanejad (1)
18:25 – Vladimir Tarasenko (3)
Dawson Mercer (2) – pp – 15:12 Third period 07:23 – Barclay Goodrow (1)
12:28 – Braden Schneider (1)
Akira Schmid 24 saves / 29 shots
Vitek Vanecek 0 saves / 0 shots
Goalie stats Igor Shesterkin 34 saves / 36 shots
May 1 New York Rangers 0–4 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 09:53 – shMichael McLeod (1)
15:39 – Tomas Tatar (1)
No scoring Third period 14:27 – Erik Haula (4)
16:41 – enJesper Bratt (1)
Igor Shesterkin 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Akira Schmid 31 saves / 31 shots
New Jersey won series 4–3

(C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Seattle Kraken

The Colorado Avalanche finished first in the Central Division, earning 109 points. The Seattle Kraken earned 100 points to finish as the Western Conference's first wild card for their first playoff appearance. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Seattle in the Stanley Cup playoffs in ninety-nine years. The most recent team to represent Seattle prior to this was the Seattle Metropolitans who lost the PCHA Final in 1924. Seattle won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Kraken defeated the Avalanche in seven games. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves in game one for the Kraken, defeating Colorado 3–1 for the city of Seattle's first playoff victory since game four of the 1920 Stanley Cup Finals.[38] In game two, the Avalanche overcame a two-goal deficit, spearheaded by Devon Toews third period goal, to win 3–2.[39] Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen both scored twice for the Avalanche in game three, defeating 6–4.[40] In game four, with the game tied 2–2 after three periods, the Kraken's Jordan Eberle scored in the overtime period to give Seattle a 3–2 victory with a series tied 2–2.[41] Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken in game five, who took a 3–2 series lead with a 3–2 victory.[42] In game six, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Toews assisted thrice for Colorado, forcing a seventh game with a 4–1 victory.[43] game seven saw Oliver Bjorkstrand score twice for Seattle, and coupled with Grubauer's 33-save performance to hold a 2–1 lead, the Kraken advanced to the second round, becoming the first expansion team to triumph over the defending Stanley Cup champions in their inaugural playoff series.[10][44]

April 18 Seattle Kraken 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
Eeli Tolvanen (1) – 03:26 First period 12:35 – Mikko Rantanen (1)
Alexander Wennberg (1) – 01:20 Second period No scoring
Morgan Geekie (1) – 04:03 Third period No scoring
Philipp Grubauer 34 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 27 saves / 30 shots
April 20 Seattle Kraken 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
Justin Schultz (1) – 02:40
Brandon Tanev (1) – sh – 13:27
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:42 – Artturi Lehkonen (1)
07:30 – Valeri Nichushkin (1)
No scoring Third period 12:59 – Devon Toews (1)
Philipp Grubauer 38 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 27 saves / 29 shots
April 22 Colorado Avalanche 6–4 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
J. T. Compher (1) – sh – 16:07
Nathan MacKinnon (1) – 19:15
First period 06:08 – Jaden Schwartz (1)
Cale Makar (1) – 04:33 Second period 12:51 – Jamie Oleksiak (1)
13:10 – Matty Beniers (1)
Mikko Rantanen (2) – 03:01
Nathan MacKinnon (2) – 04:29
Mikko Rantanen (3) – en – 17:46
Third period 19:20 – pp – Jaden Schwartz (2)
Alexandar Georgiev 25 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 28 saves / 33 shots
April 24 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 OT Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:56 – Will Borgen (1)
10:09 – ppDaniel Sprong (1)
Mikko Rantanen (4) – 14:08
Mikko Rantanen (5) – pp – 19:10
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 03:00 – ppJordan Eberle (1)
Alexandar Georgiev 40 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 20 saves / 22 shots
April 26 Seattle Kraken 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Morgan Geekie (2) – 06:35
Tye Kartye (1) – 09:59
Second period 07:55 – Nathan MacKinnon (3)
Yanni Gourde (1) – 01:40 Third period 16:23 – Evan Rodrigues (1)
Philipp Grubauer 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 26 saves / 29 shots
April 28 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
Mikko Rantanen (6) – 19:40 First period 15:48 – Vince Dunn (1)
Erik Johnson (1) – 07:21
Artturi Lehkonen (2) – 16:57
Second period No scoring
Artturi Lehkonen (3) – en – 19:48 Third period No scoring
Alexandar Georgiev 22 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 35 saves / 38 shots
April 30 Seattle Kraken 2–1 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) – 03:24
Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) – 07:22
Second period 19:32 – ppMikko Rantanen (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Philipp Grubauer 33 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 25 saves / 27 shots
Seattle won series 4–3

(C2) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) Minnesota Wild

The Dallas Stars finished with 108 points to finish second in the Central Division. The Minnesota Wild earned 103 points to finish third in the Central Division. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was in the 2016 Western Conference first round, which Dallas won in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Stars defeated the Wild in six games. In game one, both teams remained tied after three periods and an overtime period; however, at 12:20 of the second overtime, the Wild's Ryan Hartman scored to give Minnesota a 3–2 victory.[45] Forward Roope Hintz scored a hat trick and defenceman Miro Heiskanen provided four assists for the Stars in game two, defeating the Wild 7–3 to tie the series 1–1.[46] In game three, Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Hartman scored a goal and provided two assists for Minnesota, defeating Dallas 5–1.[47] Hintz assisted thrice and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves for the Stars, tying the series 2–2 with a 3–2 victory.[48] In game five, Oettinger shut out the Wild stopping all 27 shots in a 4–0 victory to give Dallas a 3–2 series lead.[49] Max Domi and Mason Marchment both scored a goal and provided an assist in game six, moving onto the second round with a 4–1 victory.[50]

April 17 Minnesota Wild 3–2 2OT Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Kirill Kaprizov (1) – pp – 19:12 First period No scoring
Sam Steel (1) – 14:25 Second period 02:08 – ppRoope Hintz (1)
04:13 – ppJason Robertson (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Ryan Hartman (1) – 12:20 Second overtime period No scoring
Filip Gustavsson 51 saves / 53 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 45 saves / 48 shots
April 19 Minnesota Wild 3–7 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Oskar Sundqvist (1) – 16:11 First period 04:14 – shRoope Hintz (2)
11:20 – ppTyler Seguin (1)
Marcus Johansson (1) – pp – 11:54
Frederick Gaudreau (1) – 12:05
Second period 04:07 – ppJamie Benn (1)
05:34 – Evgenii Dadonov (1)
16:08 – Evgenii Dadonov (2)
16:56 – Roope Hintz (3)
No scoring Third period 12:16 – pp – Roope Hintz (4)
Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 26 shots
April 21 Dallas Stars 1–5 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period 16:45 – Mats Zuccarello (1)
Luke Glendening (1) – 02:25 Second period 02:14 – Marcus Johansson (2)
11:24 – ppMarcus Foligno (1)
No scoring Third period 14:07 – Mats Zuccarello (2)
18:10 – enRyan Hartman (2)
Jake Oettinger 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Filip Gustavsson 23 saves / 24 shots
April 23 Dallas Stars 3–2 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tyler Seguin (2) – pp – 15:42 Second period No scoring
Evgenii Dadonov (3) – 03:05
Tyler Seguin (3) – pp – 16:29
Third period 05:58 – John Klingberg (1)
18:40 – ppFrederick Gaudreau (2)
Jake Oettinger 32 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Filip Gustavsson 21 saves / 24 shots
April 25 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
No scoring First period 02:22 – ppTyler Seguin (4)
11:04 – ppJason Robertson (2)
No scoring Second period 01:19 – Mason Marchment (1)
No scoring Third period 16:03 – enTy Dellandrea (1)
Filip Gustavsson 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 27 saves / 27 shots
April 28 Dallas Stars 4–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Roope Hintz (5) – 06:22 First period No scoring
Wyatt Johnston (1) – 13:37
Mason Marchment (2) – 19:59
Second period No scoring
Max Domi (1) – en – 19:03 Third period 12:53 – Frederick Gaudreau (3)
Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Filip Gustavsson 23 saves / 26 shots
Marc-Andre Fleury 6 saves / 6 shots
Dallas won series 4–2

(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets

The Vegas Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division and Western Conference earning 111 points. The Winnipeg Jets earned 95 points to finish as the Western Conference's second wild card. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2018 Western Conference Final, which Vegas won in five games. Vegas won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Jets in five games. In game one, Blake Wheeler scored a goal and provided two assists for the Jets in their 5–1 victory.[51] Mark Stone provided two goals and an assist for Vegas in game two, tying the series 1–1 in a 5–2 victory.[52] The Golden Knights prevented the Jets from overtaking a three-goal lead in game three with Michael Amadio scoring in double overtime to win 5–4.[53] In Game 4, Brett Howden scored twice for the Golden Knights to defeat the Jets 4–2 and take a 3–1 series lead.[54] Chandler Stephenson scored twice for the Golden Knights in game five, sending Vegas to the second round with a 4–1 victory.[55]

April 18 Winnipeg Jets 5–1 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Kyle Connor (1) – 01:24
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) – 02:26
Second period 15:49 – William Karlsson (1)
Blake Wheeler (1) – 03:53
Adam Lowry (1) – en – 18:39
Adam Lowry (2) – pp – 19:41
Third period No scoring
Connor Hellebuyck 16 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Laurent Brossoit 26 saves / 30 shots
April 20 Winnipeg Jets 2–5 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Adam Lowry (3) – pp – 09:18 First period No scoring
Kevin Stenlund (1) – 16:01 Second period 05:54 – William Karlsson (2)
10:25 – Jack Eichel (1)
No scoring Third period 05:37 – Chandler Stephenson (1)
13:01 – Mark Stone (1)
17:30 – Mark Stone (2)
Connor Hellebuyck 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Laurent Brossoit 31 saves / 33 shots
April 22 Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 2OT Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap  
Chandler Stephenson (2) – 02:52
Jack Eichel (2) – pp – 06:18
First period 09:07 – Kyle Connor (2)
Jack Eichel (3) – pp – 10:46
Keegan Kolesar (1) – 17:45
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:04 – Nino Niederreiter (1)
14:08 – ppMark Scheifele (1)
19:38 – Adam Lowry (4)
Michael Amadio (1) – 03:40 Second overtime period No scoring
Laurent Brossoit 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Connor Hellebuyck 43 saves / 48 shots
April 24 Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap  
Brett Howden (1) – 09:53 First period 05:53 – ppBlake Wheeler (2)
William Karlsson (3) – 13:32
Ivan Barbashev (1) – 14:19
Second period No scoring
Brett Howden (2) – en – 19:43 Third period 02:57 – ppPierre-Luc Dubois (2)
Laurent Brossoit 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Connor Hellebuyck 26 saves / 29 shots
April 27 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 00:50 – Chandler Stephenson (3)
No scoring Second period 00:42 – Mark Stone (3)
04:41 – William Karlsson (4)
08:37 – pp – Chandler Stephenson (4)
Kyle Connor (3) – 14:22 Third period No scoring
Connor Hellebuyck 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Laurent Brossoit 29 saves / 30 shots
Vegas won series 4–1

(P2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings

The Edmonton Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division with 109 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 104 points to finish third in the Pacific Division. This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and ninth playoff meeting overall between these two teams with Edmonton winning six of the eight previous series. Edmonton won the previous year's Western Conference first-round series in seven games. These teams split their four-game regular-season series.

The Oilers defeated the Kings in six games. Los Angeles came back from a two-goal deficit in game one, and, assisted by captain Anze Kopitar's goal and three assists, the Kings won 4–3 in overtime by forward Alex Iafallo's goal.[56] Although the Kings tied game two after being down by two goals, Edmonton forward Klim Kostin's goal at 2:20 of the third period proved to be the game-winner for the Oilers in a 4–2 affair.[57] In game three, the game again headed to overtime where Trevor Moore scored for the Kings to win 3–2.[58] The Oilers came back from a three-goal deficit and a one-goal deficit in Game 4 to force overtime then Zach Hyman scored to give Edmonton the 5–4 victory and a series tied 2–2.[59] In game five, the Oilers forced Kings goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to be pulled after tallying four goals on nineteen shots, wrapping in a 6–3 victory to take a 3–2 series lead.[60] Kailer Yamamoto sealed the Oilers' victory late in game six, scoring with 3:03 left in the third period to win 5–4 and advance to the second round.[61]

April 17 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 OT Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
No scoring First period 06:57 – Leon Draisaitl (1)
12:31 – ppEvan Bouchard (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Adrian Kempe (1) – 00:52
Adrian Kempe (2) – 11:23
Anze Kopitar (1) – pp – 19:43
Third period 08:46 – Leon Draisaitl (2)
Alex Iafallo (1) – pp – 09:19 First overtime period No scoring
Joonas Korpisalo 37 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 31 saves / 35 shots
April 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
No scoring First period 02:34 – Derek Ryan (1)
12:06 – ppLeon Draisaitl (3)
Phillip Danault (1) – 14:38
Gabriel Vilardi (1) – 19:16
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:20 – Klim Kostin (1)
19:37 – enEvander Kane (1)
Joonas Korpisalo 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 22 saves / 24 shots
April 21 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 19:27 – Alex Iafallo (2)
Connor McDavid (1) – pp – 07:42
Connor McDavid (2) – pp – 09:22
Second period 09:40 – ppAdrian Kempe (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 03:24 – ppTrevor Moore (1)
Stuart Skinner 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Joonas Korpisalo 38 saves / 40 shots
April 23 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 OT Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 09:25 – Gabriel Vilardi (2)
16:48 – Viktor Arvidsson (1)
18:11 – ppAnze Kopitar (2)
Evan Bouchard (2) – pp – 04:55
Leon Draisaitl (4) – 09:41
Leon Draisaitl (5) – pp – 19:49
Second period No scoring
Evander Kane (2) – 16:58 Third period 04:28 – Matt Roy (1)
Zach Hyman (1) – 10:39 First overtime period No scoring
Stuart Skinner 8 saves / 11 shots
Jack Campbell 27 saves / 28 shots
Goalie stats Joonas Korpisalo 37 saves / 42 shots
April 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–6 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
Alex Iafallo (3) – 13:12
Adrian Kempe (4) – 17:35
First period 08:08 – ppEvander Kane (3)
10:40 – Leon Draisaitl (6)
14:12 – Brett Kulak (1)
No scoring Second period 11:49 – Nick Bjugstad (1)
15:47 – ppZach Hyman (2)
Quinton Byfield (1) – 06:33 Third period 04:26 – Nick Bjugstad (2)
Joonas Korpisalo 15 saves / 19 shots
Pheonix Copley 6 saves / 8 shots
Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 25 saves / 28 shots
April 29 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena Recap  
Connor McDavid (3) – 01:25
Klim Kostin (2) – 12:12
First period 08:13 – Sean Durzi (1)
Leon Draisaitl (7) – pp – 04:06
Klim Kostin (3) – 10:54
Second period 06:36 – ppAdrian Kempe (5)
08:16 – ppKevin Fiala (1)
Kailer Yamamoto (1) – 16:57 Third period 07:46 – shPhillip Danault (2)
Stuart Skinner 40 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Joonas Korpisalo 21 saves / 26 shots
Edmonton won series 4–2

Second round

(A2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. Matthew Tkachuk had three assists for the Panthers in game one, defeating the Maple Leafs 4–2.[62] In game two, the Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit and with Sergei Bobrovsky's 35 saves, Florida won 3–2.[63] Game three was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 6; however, due to scheduling conflicts with the Miami Heat and the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, the game was rescheduled to Sunday, May 7.[64][65] The Panthers emerged victorious in this game, winning 3–2 via Sam Reinhart's overtime goal, taking a 3–0 series lead in the process.[66] In game four, the Maple Leafs staved off elimination on the back of Mitch Marner's goal and assist in a 2–1 victory to force a fifth game.[67] With game five tied 2–2 after three periods, the Panthers' Nick Cousins scored in overtime to advance Florida to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in twenty-seven years.[68]

May 2 Florida Panthers 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
Nick Cousins (1) – 09:25 First period No scoring
Sam Bennett (4) – 07:58
Carter Verhaeghe (3) – 17:47
Second period 08:09 – Matthew Knies (1)
14:51 – Michael Bunting (1)
Brandon Montour (6) – 12:24 Third period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 24 saves / 28 shots
May 4 Florida Panthers 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
Anton Lundell (1) – 11:13 First period 02:20 – Alexander Kerfoot (2)
05:10 – ppRyan O'Reilly (3)
Aleksander Barkov (2) – 00:19
Gustav Forsling (2) – 01:06
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 26 saves / 29 shots
May 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 OT Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Sam Lafferty (1) – 02:26 First period No scoring
Erik Gustafsson (1) – 07:32 Second period 02:36 – ppAnthony Duclair (2)
12:28 – Carter Verhaeghe (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 03:02 – Sam Reinhart (5)
Ilya Samsonov 8 saves / 8 shots
Joseph Woll 18 saves / 21 shots
Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 22 saves / 24 shots
May 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
William Nylander (3) – pp – 03:29 Second period No scoring
Mitch Marner (3) – 10:03 Third period 12:13 – ppSam Reinhart (6)
Joseph Woll 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 23 saves / 25 shots
May 12 Florida Panthers 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
Aaron Ekblad (1) – pp – 03:31
Carter Verhaeghe (5) – 16:18
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:50 – Morgan Rielly (4)
No scoring Third period 15:33 – William Nylander (4)
Nick Cousins (2) – 15:32 First overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 50 saves / 52 shots Goalie stats Joseph Woll 40 saves / 43 shots
Florida won series 4–1

(M1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M2) New Jersey Devils

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Carolina winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which Carolina won in seven games. These teams split the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Hurricanes defeated the Devils in five games. In game one, Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal assisted twice in the Hurricanes' 5–1 victory.[69] Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in game two, and with Jesperi Kotkaniemi's two goals, Carolina defeated New Jersey 6–1.[70] Jack Hughes had two goals and assists in game three, granting the Devils the victory in an 8–4 affair.[71] In game four, the Hurricanes capitalized on a five-goal second period, routing out the Devils 6–1 for a 3–1 series lead.[72] Andersen made 27 saves in game five for the Hurricanes and with an overtime goal by Jesper Fast, Carolina advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a 3–2 victory.[73]

May 3 New Jersey Devils 1–5 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 09:41 – Brett Pesce (1)
14:43 – Seth Jarvis (3)
Nathan Bastian (1) – 05:02 Second period 01:55 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1)
No scoring Third period 10:17 – Brady Skjei (1)
16:44 – enJesper Fast (3)
Akira Schmid 8 saves / 11 shots
Vitek Vanecek 10 saves / 11 shots
Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 17 saves / 18 shots
May 5 New Jersey Devils 1–6 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:35 – ppJesperi Kotkaniemi (2)
03:58 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3)
17:25 – Jordan Staal (1)
19:44 – Martin Necas (2)
Miles Wood (1) – 03:49 Third period 12:48 – Jordan Martinook (1)
13:42 – Stefan Noesen (3)
Akira Schmid 21 saves / 25 shots
Vitek Vanecek 8 saves / 10 shots
Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 28 saves / 29 shots
May 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4–8 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
No scoring First period 05:58 – Timo Meier (1)
10:55 – Jack Hughes (4)
12:31 – shMichael McLeod (2)
Sebastian Aho (5) – 02:00
Jordan Martinook (2) – sh-ps – 12:18
Second period 00:53 – Nico Hischier (1)
05:33 – Damon Severson (1)
Jordan Staal (2) – sh – 07:21
Seth Jarvis (4) – sh – 08:11
Third period 03:08 – Miles Wood (2)
05:17 – Jack Hughes (5)
10:47 – ppOndrej Palat (3)
Frederik Andersen 8 saves / 12 shots
Pyotr Kochetkov 18 saves / 22 shots
Goalie stats Vitek Vanecek 26 saves / 30 shots
May 9 Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center Recap  
Martin Necas (3) – 17:40 First period 01:55 – Jack Hughes (6)
Martin Necas (4) – 07:26
Brett Pesce (2) – 09:51
Jesper Fast (4) – 11:07
Brent Burns (1) – 12:46
Jordan Martinook (3) – 19:36
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Frederik Andersen 21 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Vitek Vanecek 12 saves / 17 shots
Akira Schmid 11 saves / 12 shots
May 11 New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
Dawson Mercer (3) – 15:06 First period No scoring
Timo Meier (2) – pp – 07:15 Second period 00:50 – Jaccob Slavin (2)
19:22 – Brent Burns (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 07:09 – ppJesper Fast (5)
Akira Schmid 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 27 saves / 29 shots
Carolina won series 4–1

(C2) Dallas Stars vs. (WC1) Seattle Kraken

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Stars defeated the Kraken in seven games. Although Joe Pavelski scored four goals in game one for the Stars, Yanni Gourde's overtime goal for the Kraken provided Seattle a 5–4 victory.[74] Wyatt Johnston and Tyler Seguin each provided a goal and an assist in Dallas' game two victory, outscoring Seattle 4–2.[75] Seven different Kraken players scored in game three, routing the Stars 7–2 to take a 2–1 series lead.[76] Max Domi scored twice for Dallas in game four, outscoring Seattle 6–3 to even the series 2–2.[77] In game five, Roope Hintz provided an assist and scored twice for Dallas, giving the Stars a 5–2 victory and a 3–2 series lead.[78] Eeli Tolvanen scored a goal and had two assists while Jordan Eberle scored twice and provided an assist for the Kraken in game six, sending the series to a seventh game with a 6–3 victory.[79] In game seven, Hintz and Johnston each provided a goal and an assist for the Stars, sending Dallas to the conference finals with a 2–1 victory.[80]

May 2 Seattle Kraken 5–4 OT Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Jaden Schwartz (3) – 11:25
Justin Schultz (2) – 14:28
Oliver Bjorkstrand (3) – 14:39
Jordan Eberle (2) – 15:20
First period 02:25 – Joe Pavelski (1)
12:18 – Joe Pavelski (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 09:50 – Joe Pavelski (3)
13:23 – Joe Pavelski (4)
Yanni Gourde (2) – 12:17 First overtime period No scoring
Philipp Grubauer 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 39 saves / 44 shots
May 4 Seattle Kraken 2–4 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tye Kartye (2) – 11:05 Second period 03:43 – Wyatt Johnston (2)
09:05 – Evgenii Dadonov (4)
16:57 – ppJoe Pavelski (5)
Jordan Eberle (3) – 16:32 Third period 10:59 – Tyler Seguin (5)
Philipp Grubauer 33 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 25 saves / 27 shots
May 7 Dallas Stars 2–7 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mason Marchment (3) – 12:40 Second period 02:10 – Jordan Eberle (4)
03:36 – Alexander Wennberg (2)
06:30 – Carson Soucy (1)
08:22 – Matty Beniers (2)
19:21 – Eeli Tolvanen (2)
Jani Hakanpaa (1) – 07:00 Third period 01:49 – shYanni Gourde (3)
17:30 – ppJustin Schultz (3)
Jake Oettinger 12 saves / 17 shots
Scott Wedgewood 6 saves / 8 shots
Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 24 saves / 26 shots
May 9 Dallas Stars 6–3 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
Jamie Benn (2) – pp – 17:13 First period No scoring
Thomas Harley (1) – 04:46
Max Domi (2) – 09:25
Joe Pavelski (6) – pp – 10:50
Roope Hintz (6) – 19:07
Second period 11:46 – Jaden Schwartz (4)
Max Domi (3) – en – 17:39 Third period 03:24 – Jaden Schwartz (5)
15:49 – Adam Larsson (1)
Jake Oettinger 16 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 17 saves / 22 shots
Martin Jones 2 saves / 2 shots
May 11 Seattle Kraken 2–5 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
No scoring First period 03:57 – Wyatt Johnston (3)
05:35 – Roope Hintz (7)
Adam Larsson (2) – 01:59
Jared McCann (1) – 07:30
Second period 00:35 – Joe Pavelski (7)
No scoring Third period 11:20 – Roope Hintz (8)
16:43 – enRadek Faksa (1)
Philipp Grubauer 16 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 29 saves / 31 shots
May 13 Dallas Stars 3–6 Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena Recap  
Mason Marchment (4) – 09:30 First period 08:59 – Yanni Gourde (4)
16:46 – ppJordan Eberle (5)
Joe Pavelski (8) – pp – 05:37 Second period 01:34 – Eeli Tolvanen (3)
04:23 – Tye Kartye (3)
Joel Kiviranta (1) – 08:58 Third period 08:43 – Matty Beniers (3)
19:02 – en – Jordan Eberle (6)
Jake Oettinger 14 saves / 18 shots
Scott Wedgewood 9 saves / 10 shots
Goalie stats Philipp Grubauer 20 saves / 23 shots
May 15 Seattle Kraken 1–2 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:59 – Roope Hintz (9)
Oliver Bjorkstrand (4) – 19:41 Third period 12:48 – Wyatt Johnston (4)
Philipp Grubauer 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 22 saves / 23 shots
Dallas won series 4–3

(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Oilers in six games. In game one, Leon Draisaitl scored four goals for Edmonton; however, the Golden Knights, led in part by Ivan Barbashev's two goals, defeated the Oilers 6–4.[81] Game two was originally scheduled for Friday, May 5; however, with game three of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series rescheduled to Sunday, May 7, a void was left in the Hockey Night in Canada timeslot, thus game two was moved to Saturday, May 6 to the dismay of Oilers fans.[64][65] Draisaitl continued his scoring into game two, providing two goals for the Oilers and this time defeating the Golden Knights 5–1.[82] In game three, Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and Jack Eichel provided a goal and two assists for the Golden Knights to win 5–1.[83] Connor McDavid assisted twice and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal and provided an assist for the Oilers in game four, tying the series 2–2 with a 4–1 victory.[84] In game six, Jonathan Marchessault scored a natural hat trick in the second period, giving the Golden Knights a 5–2 victory and a fourth advancement to the conference finals/Stanley Cup Semifinals.[85]

May 3 Edmonton Oilers 4–6 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Leon Draisaitl (8) – pp – 03:56
Leon Draisaitl (9) – 19:49
First period 04:36 – Ivan Barbashev (2)
09:54 – Michael Amadio (2)
18:23 – ppMark Stone (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Leon Draisaitl (10) – pp – 01:35
Leon Draisaitl (11) – 08:33
Third period 02:36 – Ivan Barbashev (3)
03:26 – Chandler Stephenson (5)
19:26 – pp-enJack Eichel (4)
Stuart Skinner 28 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Laurent Brossoit 23 saves / 27 shots
May 6 Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Leon Draisaitl (12) – pp – 02:21
Evan Bouchard (3) – pp – 07:01
Connor McDavid (4) – sh – 11:11
Leon Draisaitl (13) – 16:17
First period No scoring
Connor McDavid (5) – pp – 11:43 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:36 – Ivan Barbashev (4)
Stuart Skinner 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Laurent Brossoit 27 saves / 32 shots
Adin Hill 4 saves / 4 shots
May 8 Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
Jonathan Marchessault (1) – 04:44
Jonathan Marchessault (2) – 19:09
First period 02:45 – Warren Foegele (1)
Zach Whitecloud (1) – 07:25
Jack Eichel (5) – 12:03
Chandler Stephenson (6) – 17:13
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Laurent Brossoit 3 saves / 4 shots
Adin Hill 24 saves / 24 shots
Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 19 saves / 23 shots
Jack Campbell 9 saves / 10 shots
May 10 Vegas Golden Knights 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
No scoring First period 06:46 – Nick Bjugstad (3)
07:38 – ppEvan Bouchard (4)
13:30 – Mattias Ekholm (1)
No scoring Second period 14:45 – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1)
Nicolas Roy (1) – 05:58 Third period No scoring
Adin Hill 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 25 saves / 26 shots
May 12 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Connor McDavid (6) – pp – 03:02
Zach Hyman (3) – pp – 09:56
First period 03:52 – Jack Eichel (6)
No scoring Second period 14:05 – ppMark Stone (5)
14:34 – ppReilly Smith (1)
15:34 – Nicolas Hague (1)
Connor McDavid (7) – pp – 02:40 Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner 18 saves / 22 shots
Jack Campbell 9 saves / 9 shots
Goalie stats Adin Hill 32 saves / 35 shots
May 14 Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
Reilly Smith (2) – 00:24 First period 00:55 – Connor McDavid (8)
02:43 – Warren Foegele (2)
Jonathan Marchessault (3) – 04:26
Jonathan Marchessault (4) – 07:44
Jonathan Marchessault (5) – 18:36
Second period No scoring
William Karlsson (5) – en – 19:21 Third period No scoring
Adin Hill 38 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 13 saves / 17 shots
Jack Campbell 4 saves / 4 shots
Vegas won series 4–2

Conference finals

(M1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Carolina made their fifth Conference finals appearance. They were defeated in a four-game sweep against the Boston Bruins in their most recent Conference Final in 2019. This was Florida's second Conference Final appearance. Their only prior appearance was in 1996, which they won against the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games. Carolina won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Hurricanes in four games, the first four-game sweep in franchise history. Each game was decided by a single goal, with two of them going to overtime. Game one was tied 2–2 after three periods, so it went to overtime. Ryan Lomberg appeared to have scored early in the first overtime period, but the goal was disallowed due to goaltender interference. With 13 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime period, Matthew Tkachuk scored for Florida to end the sixth-longest playoff game in NHL history.[86] Game two also went to overtime with Tkachuk again providing the winning goal for Florida in a 2–1 victory.[87] In game three, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots he faced, helping the Panthers to a 1–0 victory which gave them a 3–0 series lead.[88] In game four, the Hurricanes fought back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game. However, another goal from Tkachuk with less than five seconds left in the game sealed Florida's 4–3 victory, thus the Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in their history.[89]

May 18 Florida Panthers 3–2 4OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 19:48 – ppSeth Jarvis (5)
Aleksander Barkov (3) – 15:28
Carter Verhaeghe (6) – 17:43
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:47 – ppStefan Noesen (4)
Matthew Tkachuk (6) – 19:47 Fourth overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 63 saves / 65 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 57 saves / 60 shots
May 20 Florida Panthers 2–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:43 – Jalen Chatfield (1)
Aleksander Barkov (4) – 07:43 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Matthew Tkachuk (7) – pp – 01:51 First overtime period No scoring
Sergei Bobrovsky 37 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Antti Raanta 24 saves / 26 shots
May 22 Carolina Hurricanes 0–1 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:05 – ppSam Reinhart (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Frederik Andersen 16 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 32 saves / 32 shots
May 24 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Paul Stastny (4) – 13:03 First period 00:41 – Anthony Duclair (3)
10:23 – ppMatthew Tkachuk (8)
Teuvo Teravainen (1) – 02:51 Second period 09:49 – Ryan Lomberg (1)
Jesper Fast (6) – 16:38 Third period 19:55 – pp – Matthew Tkachuk (9)
Frederik Andersen 20 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 36 saves / 39 shots
Florida won series 4–0

(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (C2) Dallas Stars

This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Vegas made their fourth Conference Final/Stanley Cup Semifinal appearance. They were defeated in 2021 by the Montreal Canadiens in six games in their most recent appearance. This was Dallas's tenth Conference Final/Stanley Cup Semifinal appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980. Their most recent appearance in the Conference Final/Stanley Cup Semifinal was in 2020 against the Golden Knights, which is also their most recent playoff matchup; Dallas won in five games. Dallas won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Stars in six games. In game one, the Stars tied the game late to force overtime, but in the extra period, Brett Howden scored for Vegas to give the Golden Knights a 4–3 victory.[90] Game two also required overtime, wherein Chandler Stephenson scored for Vegas to give the Golden Knights a 3–2 victory and a 2–0 series lead.[91] In game three, Stars captain Jamie Benn was penalized for cross-checking Golden Knights captain Mark Stone resulting in an ejection for the Dallas forward.[92] Benn received a two-game suspension as a result of his actions.[93] Vegas won the game 4–0 on the backs of Adin Hill's 34-save shutout and Ivan Barbashev's goal and two assists.[92] Game four required overtime and in the subsequent overtime period, Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas to force a fifth game.[94] In game five, Ty Dellandrea's two goals in the third period helped Dallas achieve a 4–2 victory, forcing a sixth game.[95] In game six, William Karlsson scored twice and provided an assist and Hill stopped all 23 shots for the Golden Knights to defeat the Stars 6–0 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.[96]

May 19 Dallas Stars 3–4 OT Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Jason Robertson (3) – 18:44 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 09:17 – William Karlsson (6)
Roope Hintz (10) – 04:01
Jamie Benn (3) – 18:01
Third period 01:19 – William Karlsson (7)
09:20 – Teddy Blueger (1)
No scoring First overtime period 01:35 – Brett Howden (3)
Jake Oettinger 33 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 33 saves / 36 shots
May 21 Dallas Stars 2–3 OT Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Miro Heiskanen (1) – 02:47 First period 10:08 – ppMark Stone (6)
Jason Robertson (4) – pp – 09:21 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:38 – Jonathan Marchessault (6)
No scoring First overtime period 01:12 – Chandler Stephenson (7)
Jake Oettinger 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 26 saves / 28 shots
May 23 Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Jonathan Marchessault (7) – 01:11
Ivan Barbashev (5) – pp – 05:57
William Carrier (1) – 07:10
First period No scoring
Alex Pietrangelo (1) – 08:28 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Adin Hill 34 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 2 saves / 5 shots
Scott Wedgewood 10 saves / 11 shots
May 25 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 OT Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
William Karlsson (8) – 04:17 First period 15:42 – ppJason Robertson (5)
Jonathan Marchessault (8) – 10:23 Second period 17:21 – Jason Robertson (6)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 03:18 – ppJoe Pavelski (9)
Adin Hill 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 37 saves / 39 shots
May 27 Dallas Stars 4–2 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Luke Glendening (2) – 15:24 First period 13:36 – Ivan Barbashev (6)
Jason Robertson (7) – 05:29 Second period 03:20 – Chandler Stephenson (8)
Ty Dellandrea (2) – 10:35
Ty Dellandrea (3) – 12:02
Third period No scoring
Jake Oettinger 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 30 saves / 34 shots
May 29 Vegas Golden Knights 6–0 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
William Carrier (2) – 03:41
William Karlsson (9) – pp – 10:25
Keegan Kolesar (2) – 14:00
First period No scoring
Jonathan Marchessault (9) – 10:25 Second period No scoring
William Karlsson (10) – 02:06
Michael Amadio (3) – 12:25
Third period No scoring
Adin Hill 23 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 29 shots
Vegas won series 4–2

Stanley Cup Finals

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was Vegas's second Finals appearance. Their only previous Finals appearance was in 2018, during their inaugural season which they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games. Florida made their second Finals appearance as well. Their only previous Finals appearance was in 1996, which they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in a four-game sweep. Much like 2018, this Finals series featured two teams that did not previously win the Stanley Cup. These teams split the two games in this year's regular season series.

June 3 Florida Panthers 2–5 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Eric Staal (2) – sh – 09:40 First period 17:18 – ppJonathan Marchessault (10)
Anthony Duclair (4) – 19:49 Second period 10:54 – Shea Theodore (1)
No scoring Third period 06:59 – Zach Whitecloud (2)
13:41 – Mark Stone (7)
18:15 – pp-enReilly Smith (3)
Sergei Bobrovsky 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 33 saves / 35 shots
June 5 Florida Panthers 2–7 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 07:05 – ppJonathan Marchessault (11)
17:59 – Alec Martinez (1)
No scoring Second period 02:59 – Nicolas Roy (2)
07:10 – Brett Howden (4)
Anton Lundell (2) – 00:14
Matthew Tkachuk (10) – 12:44
Third period 02:10 – Jonathan Marchessault (12)
10:33 – Michael Amadio (4)
17:52 – pp – Brett Howden (5)
Sergei Bobrovsky 9 saves / 13 shots
Alex Lyon 12 saves / 15 shots
Goalie stats Adin Hill 29 saves / 31 shots
June 8 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 OT Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Mark Stone (8) – pp – 16:03 First period 04:08 – Brandon Montour (7)
Jonathan Marchessault (13) – pp – 14:59 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:47 – Matthew Tkachuk (11)
No scoring First overtime period 04:27 – Carter Verhaeghe (7)
Adin Hill 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 25 saves / 27 shots
June 10 Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap  
Chandler Stephenson (9) – 01:39 First period No scoring
Chandler Stephenson (10) – 07:28
William Karlsson (11) – 11:04
Second period 16:09 – Brandon Montour (8)
No scoring Third period 03:50 – Aleksander Barkov (5)
Adin Hill 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 28 saves / 31 shots
June 13 Florida Panthers 3–9 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 11:52 – shMark Stone (9)
13:41 – Nicolas Hague (2)
Aaron Ekblad (2) – 02:15 Second period 10:28 – Alec Martinez (2)
12:13 – Reilly Smith (4)
17:15 – Mark Stone (10)
19:58 – Michael Amadio (5)
Sam Reinhart (8) – 08:47
Sam Bennett (5) – 11:39
Third period 08:22 – Ivan Barbashev (7)
14:06 – en – Mark Stone (11)
18:58 – Nicolas Roy (3)
Sergei Bobrovsky 23 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 32 saves / 35 shots
Vegas won series 4–1

Player statistics

Skaters

These were the top ten skaters based on points, following the conclusion of the playoffs.[97]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Jack EichelVegas Golden Knights2262026+1414
Jonathan MarchessaultVegas Golden Knights22131225+1714
Matthew TkachukFlorida Panthers20111324+1274
Mark StoneVegas Golden Knights22111324+58
Roope HintzDallas Stars19101424+48
Chandler StephensonVegas Golden Knights22101020+330
Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers1281220–10
Leon DraisaitlEdmonton Oilers1213518–110
Jason RobertsonDallas Stars197111802
Ivan BarbashevVegas Golden Knights2271118+1418

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage (SV%), with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[98]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Frederik AndersenCarolina Hurricanes953245181.83.9270 590:18
Igor ShesterkinNew York Rangers734203141.96.9310 427:38
Adin HillVegas Golden Knights16114488332.17.9322 913:20
Akira SchmidNew Jersey Devils944229182.35.9212 459:46
Sergei BobrovskyFlorida Panthers19126639542.78.9151 1,164:21

Media

In Canada, this marked the ninth postseason under Rogers Media's 12-year contract. Games aired across the Sportsnet networks, FX, Citytv, and CBC under the Hockey Night in Canada brand. For first and second round U.S.–U.S. games not on CBC, Sportsnet generally simulcasted the U.S. feed instead of producing their own telecast. Games were streamed live on Sportsnet Now and CBCSports.ca (for games televised on CBC).[99]

In the U.S., this marked the second year of a seven-year agreement with the ESPN/ABC and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. Games aired across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, and TNT. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster produced local coverage of first-round games (except for Saturday primetime games on ABC, which the network began broadcasting this postseason). Only selected ESPN/ABC games were streamed live on ESPN+; for other games, live streams were only available for pay-TV subscribers via authenticated streaming on ESPN and TNT/TBS's respective apps.[100]

With the Stanley Cup playoffs starting roughly at the same time as 2023 NBA playoffs, instead of two weeks later like in 2022, ESPN and TNT's scheduling conflicts between the two leagues were different this year. In general, during the first round, ESPN or ESPN2 aired Cup playoff games Mondays through Thursdays, and TNT or TBS broadcast games Fridays through Sundays. ABC also aired two Saturday night games, while TBS had selected Mondays through Thursday's games, ensuring that both broadcasters televised two of the first four games in each series and roughly half of the total first-round games.[101][102]

In the second round, coverage of all four series was also split roughly evenly between the ESPN networks and TNT/TBS, rather than being de facto exclusive broadcasters for two specific series last year. ESPN aired on Monday through Wednesday and the second weekend (including all game one's, four's and six's); TNT on Thursday, Friday, and the first Saturday (including all game two's and five's); and TBS on the first Sunday.[103][104] Game two of the Edmonton–Vegas series was originally scheduled for Friday, May 5. However, due to the NBA's Miami Heat's home game against the New York Knicks along with the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, game three of Florida–Toronto was moved from Saturday, May 6 to Sunday, May 7, leaving the traditional Hockey Night in Canada timeslot available. Thus, game two of the Edmonton–Vegas series was moved to Saturday, May 6, while a tripleheader of the other three series was held on Sunday, May 7.[105] This left several Edmonton fans to suffer cancelation/rescheduling fees for flights and tickets as they were not initially aware of the NHL schedule change.[106] As a result, game six of the Edmonton–Vegas series was moved to Sunday, May 14; despite this being the lone game on that day, its start time was pushed to 10:00 p.m. ET so ESPN could air it after Sunday Night Baseball.[107][108]

Under their contract, ESPN/ABC had the first choice of which Conference finals series to broadcast,[109] selecting the Vegas–Dallas Western Conference series. TNT aired the Hurricanes–Panthers Eastern Conference finals. Had ESPN selected the Eastern Conference finals instead, the Panthers would have gone head-to-head with the Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference finals (airing on TNT).[110]

As per the alternating rotation, the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals aired on TNT. This marked the first time that the network carried the Stanley Cup Finals and the first time since 1994 that the entire series aired only in the U.S. on cable television.[109] The Stanley Cup Finals were also simulcast on WBD sister networks TruTV and TBS.[111]

American national radio rights to select Stanley Cup playoff games, including the entire Conference finals and Stanley Cup Finals, were broadcast on the Sports USA Radio Network via NHL Radio. This was the second of a four-year deal signed between the NHL and Sports USA to syndicate NHL games on U.S. national radio.[112]

Announcers

  ESPN/ABC
  NHL International

First round announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Boston–Florida Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ESPN (Games 1, 2, and 5)[101][113]
Jim Jackson (in Sunrise, Florida)
Brendan Burke (Game 7)
Jody Shelley (in Sunrise, Florida)
Darren Pang (Game 7)
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (in Sunrise, Florida) Jackie Redmond (Game 7) TNT (Games 3, 4, 6, and 7)[102][114][115][116]
John Shorthouse John Garrett (Games 1–3, 5–6)
Greg Millen (Game 7)
Caroline Cameron CBC (Games 1–3, 5–7)
Simulcast of American broadcast feed (Game 4) Sportsnet[99]
Toronto–Tampa Bay Sean McDonough (Game 1)
John Buccigross (Game 2)
Ray Ferraro (Game 1)
Kevin Weekes (Game 2)
Ryan Callahan (Game 2) Emily Kaplan (Game 1) ESPN (Games 1 and 2)[101]
Brendan Burke Butch Goring (Game 3)
Jennifer Botterill (Game 4)
Darren Pang Tarik El-Bashir (Game 5)
Jackie Redmond (Game 6)
TBS (Games 3–6)[102][114][117][115]
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet[99]
Carolina–NY Islanders Mike Monaco (Games 1 and 2)
Steve Levy (Game 5)
A. J. Mleczko Dominic Moore (Games 1 and 2) Emily Kaplan (Game 5) ESPN2 (Games 1 and 2)[101]
ESPN (Game 5)[113]
Dave Randorf (Game 3)
Kenny Albert (Games 4 and 6)
Keith Jones Bryce Salvador TBS (Games 3 and 6)[102][114][115]
TNT (Game 4)[102][114]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet[99]
New Jersey–NY Rangers Kenny Albert Keith Jones Jackie Redmond TBS (Games 1 and 2)[102]
Sean McDonough (Games 3, 4, 6, and 7)
Steve Levy (Game 5)
Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ABC/ESPN+ (Games 3 and 6)[101][118]
ESPN (Games 4 and 7)[101][113]
ESPN2 (Game 5)[113]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Citytv (Game 3)[99]
Sportsnet[99]
Colorado–Seattle Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher Leah Hextall ESPN (Games 1, 2 and 5)[101][113]
Alex Faust (in Seattle)
Kenny Albert (Game 7)
Patrick Sharp (Games 3 and 4)
Eddie Olczyk (Games 6 and 7)
Shane Hnidy (Games 6 and 7) Kathryn Tappen (Games 3 and 4)
Aly Lozoff (Game 7)
TBS (Games 3 and 4)[102][114]
TNT (Games 6 and 7)[115][116]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed FX (Game 2)[99]
Sportsnet[99]
Dallas–Minnesota Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher Leah Hextall ESPN2 (Games 1 and 2)[101]
Randy Hahn (in Minneapolis)
Kenny Albert (Game 5)
Bret Hedican (Games 3 and 4)
Eddie Olczyk and Keith Jones (Game 5)
Patrick Sharp (Game 6)
Darren Pang (Game 3) Jackie Redmond (Game 4)
Kathryn Tappen (Game 6)
TBS (Games 3–6)[102][114][117][115]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet[99]
Vegas–Winnipeg Roxy Bernstein (Game 1)
Mike Monaco (Games 4 and 5)
Kevin Weekes (Game 1)
Dominic Moore (Game 4)
Cassie Campbell-Pascall (Game 5)
Linda Cohn (Games 1 and 5)
Leah Hextall (Game 4)
ESPN2 (Games 1 and 5)[101]
ESPN (Game 4)[113]
Alex Faust (Game 2)
Rick Ball (Game 3)
Eddie Olczyk (Game 2)
Jennifer Botterill (Game 3)
Shane Hnidy (Game 2) Aly Lozoff (Game 3) TBS (Games 2 and 3)[102][114]
John Bartlett Garry Galley Sean Reynolds CBC (Games 2, 3, and 5)
Sportsnet[99]
Edmonton–Los Angeles John Buccigross (Games 1 and 2)
Mike Monaco (Game 5)
Kevin Weekes and Ryan Callahan (Games 1 and 2)
Dominic Moore (Game 5)
ESPN (in Edmonton)[101][113]
John Forslund Eddie Olczyk Shane Hnidy TNT (Game 3)[102][114]
TBS (Games 4 and 6)[115]
Harnarayan Singh Louie DeBrusk Scott Oake CBC
Sportsnet[99]
Select games John Ahlers Keith Jones
Brian Hayward
Mike Greenlay
Sports USA[119][120][121][122][123]

Second round announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Toronto–Florida Steve Levy A. J. Mleczko Dominic Moore ESPN (Games 1 and 4)[103][124]
Brendan Burke Darren Pang Aly Lozoff (Games 2 and 3)
Kathryn Tappen (Game 5)
TNT (Games 2 and 5)
TBS (Game 3)[104][125][126]
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet[127]
Carolina–New Jersey Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ESPN (Games 1 and 4)[128][124]
Kenny Albert Keith Jones (Game 2)
Eddie Olczyk (Games 3 and 5)
Colby Armstrong (Game 2)
Keith Jones (Game 3)
Patrick Sharp (Game 5)
TNT (Games 2 and 5)
TBS (Game 3)[125][126]
John Bartlett Garry Galley Ryan Leslie CBC (Games 4 and 5)
Simulcast of American broadcast feed (Games 1–3) Sportsnet[127]
Dallas–Seattle Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher Leah Hextall (Games 1, 6, and 7)
Linda Cohn (Game 4)
ESPN (Games 1, 4, 6, and 7)[103][124][129][130]
Alex Faust Jennifer Botterill Patrick Sharp (Game 3) Tarik El-Bashir (Game 2)
Kathryn Tappen (Game 5)
TNT (Games 2 and 5)
TBS (Game 3)[104][125][126]
John Bartlett Garry Galley Ryan Leslie CBC (Games 1 and 2)
Simulcast of American broadcast feed (Games 3–7) Sportsnet[127]
Vegas–Edmonton Bob Wischusen (Games 1 and 3)
Mike Monaco (Game 4)
John Buccigross (Game 6)
Brian Boucher (Games 1 and 3)
Ryan Callahan (Game 4)
A. J. Mleczko and Dominic Moore (Game 6)
Linda Cohn (Game 1)
Leah Hextall (Games 3 and 4)
ESPN (Games 1, 3, 4, and 6)[128][124][130]
John Forslund Shane Hnidy Jody Shelley TNT (Games 2 and 5)[125][126]
Harnarayan Singh Louie DeBrusk Gene Principe CBC
Sportsnet[127]
Select games John Ahlers
John Forslund
Brian Boucher
Jim Fox
Sports USA[131][132][133]

Conference finals announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Eastern Conference finals: Carolina–Florida Kenny Albert Eddie Olczyk Keith Jones Jackie Redmond TNT[134]
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet[135]
John Forslund Jim Fox Billy Jaffe Sports USA[136][137][138][139]
Western Conference finals: Vegas–Dallas Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ESPN (Games 1, 3, 4, and 6)[140][141]
ABC (Games 2 and 5)[142][143]
ESPN+
John Bartlett Garry Galley Scott Oake CBC
Sportsnet[135]
Jack Michaels (Game 1)
Pat Foley (Game 2)
John Ahlers (Games 3–6)
Brian Hayward Nick Olczyk Sports USA[144][145][146][147][148][149]

Stanley Cup Finals announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Vegas–Florida Kenny Albert Eddie Olczyk Keith Jones Darren Pang and Jackie Redmond TNT
TruTV
TBS (Games 1–4)[150][151]
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet[152]
John Ahlers Brian Boucher Billy Jaffe Sports USA[153][154][155][156][157]
E. J. Hradek Kevin Weekes NHL International[158]

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