NHL playoff bracket: 2025 schedule, times, scores, TV for second-round series
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have series leads against teams that beat them two years ago in the second round.
The Maple Leafs lead the defending champion Florida Panthers 2-1, and the Oilers hold a 2-1 lead on the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Carolina Hurricanes have taken a 2-1 lead on the Washington Capitals, and the Winnipeg Jets-Dallas Stars series is tied 1-1.
The Florida-Toronto and Edmonton-Vegas series are repeats of 2023 matchups won by the Panthers and Golden Knights before they eventually met in the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes ousted the Capitals in 2019, and the Jets and Stars are meeting for the first time in the playoffs.
Here are the matchups, schedule and results for the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, series are best of seven):
How to stream NHL playoffs
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NHL playoff games today (Monday, May 12)
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV
Sunday's results
Eastern Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: M-Metropolitan; A-Atlantic; x-if necessary
All times Eastern
Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) vs. Florida Panthers (A3)
Series tied 2-2
- Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4
- Game 2: Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3 | Story
- Game 3: Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT) | Story
- Game 4: Panthers 2, Maple Leafs 0
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Florida at Toronto, 7, ESPN
- Game 6: Friday, May 16, Toronto at Florida, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Florida at Toronto, TBD, TNT, truTV
Washington (M1) vs. Carolina (M2)
Hurricanes lead series 2-1
- Game 1: Hurricanes 2, Capitals 1 (OT)
- Game 2: Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1
- Game 3: Hurricanes 4, Capitals 0
- Game 4: Monday, May 12, Washington at Carolina, 7, TNT, truTV
- Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Carolina at Washington, 7, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Washington at Carolina, TBD
- x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Carolina at Washington, TBD, ESPN
Western Conference NHL playoff schedule
Key: C-Central; P-Pacific; WC-wild card, x-if necessary
Winnipeg Jets (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (C2)
Stars lead 2-1
- Game 1: Stars 3, Jets 2 | Story
- Game 2: Jets 4, Stars 0
- Game 3: Stars 5, Jets 2
- Game 4: Tuesday, May 13, Winnipeg at Dallas, 8, ESPN
- Game 5: Thursday, May 15, Dallas at Winnipeg, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 6: Saturday, May 17, Winnipeg at Dallas, TBD
- x-Game 7: Monday, May 19, Dallas at Winnipeg, ESPN
Vegas (P1) vs. Edmonton (P3)
Oilers lead series 2-1
- Game 1: Oilers 4, Golden Knights 2
- Game 2: Oilers 5, Golden Knights 4 (OT)
- Game 3: Golden Knights 4, Oilers 3
- Game 4: Monday, May 12, Vegas at Edmonton, 9:30, TNT, truTV
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 14, Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30, ESPN
- x-Game 6: Friday, May 16, Vegas at Edmonton, TBD, TNT, truTV
- x-Game 7: Sunday, May 18, Edmonton at Vegas, TBD, TNT, truTV