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NHL playoff schedule, scores for second round of bracket

The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs will have an unfamiliar look.

For the first time since 2019, the Presidents’ Trophy winner and the previous year’s Stanley Cup finalists did not make it out of the first round.

That’s because the Florida Panthers upset the record-setting Boston Bruins and the second-year Seattle Kraken upset the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Toronto Maple Leafs reached the second round for the first time since 2004 by ousting the Tampa Bay Lightning, who reached the last three Stanley Cup Finals.

The Maple Leafs will face the Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes will face the New Jersey Devils or New York Rangers in the East. The West series is Dallas Stars vs. Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers.

The Florida Panthers, who upset the Boston Bruins, will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.

The Florida Panthers, who upset the Boston Bruins, will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.

The schedule for the first two games of the second round of the NHL playoffs (first-round results):

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

Tuesday, May 2: Florida at Toronto, 7, ESPN

Thursday, May 4: Florida at Toronto, TBD

Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils/New York Rangers

Wednesday, May 3: New Jersey/New York at Carolina, TBD

Friday, May 5: New Jersey/New York at Carolina, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken

Tuesday, May 2: Seattle at Dallas, 9:30, ESPN

Thursday, May 4: Seattle at Dallas, TBD

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, May 3: Edmonton at Vegas, TBD

Friday, May 5: Edmonton at Vegas, TBD

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL playoff bracket: Second-round schedule, scores, TV info