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Revision as of 03:57, 5 May 2024

2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 20 – TBD
Teams16
Defending championsVegas Golden Knights
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The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20, 2024, and will conclude no later than June 24, 2024, with the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup.[1][2]

The New York Rangers made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. Both the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs extended their playoff streaks to eight consecutive seasons, the longest active streaks in the NHL.[3] For the second year in a row and third 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.

Playoff seeds

Further information: Stanley Cup playoffs § Current format

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

The following teams have qualified for the playoffs:[4]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Florida Panthers, Atlantic Division champions – 110 points
  2. Boston Bruins – 109 points
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs – 102 points

Metropolitan Division

  1. New York Rangers, Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 114 points
  2. Carolina Hurricanes – 111 points
  3. New York Islanders – 94 points

Wild Cards

  1. Tampa Bay Lightning – 98 points
  2. Washington Capitals – 91 points

Western Conference

Central Division

  1. Dallas Stars, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points
  2. Winnipeg Jets – 110 points
  3. Colorado Avalanche – 107 points

Pacific Division

  1. Vancouver Canucks, Pacific Division champions – 109 points
  2. Edmonton Oilers – 104 points
  3. Los Angeles Kings – 99 points

Wild Cards

  1. Nashville Predators – 99 points
  2. Vegas Golden Knights – 98 points

Playoff bracket

In each round, teams compete 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 plays at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team plays 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 plays against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card plays against the other division winner, and both wild cards are de facto #4 seeds. The other series match the second and third-place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home-ice advantage is awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it is awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

First round Second round Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Florida 4
WC Tampa Bay 1
A1 Florida 0
A2 Boston 0
A2 Boston 4
A3 Toronto 3
 
Eastern Conference
 
M1 NY Rangers 4
WC Washington 0
M1 NY Rangers 0
M2 Carolina 0
M2 Carolina 4
M3 NY Islanders 1
 
 
C1 Dallas 3
WC Vegas 3
 
C3 Colorado 0
C2 Winnipeg 1
C3 Colorado 4
 
Western Conference
 
P1 Vancouver 4
WC Nashville 2
P1 Vancouver 0
P2 Edmonton 0
P2 Edmonton 4
P3 Los Angeles 1
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

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

Eastern Conference first round

(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (WC1) Tampa Bay Lightning

The Florida Panthers finished first in the Atlantic Division earning 110 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild card earning 98 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two rivals with Tampa Bay winning both previous series. They last met in the 2022 Eastern Conference second round, which Tampa Bay won in a four-game sweep. Florida won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Lightning in five games. Aleksander Barkov assisted twice for the Panthers in game one, emerging victorious for a 3–2 score.[5] In game two, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime game-winning goal for the Panthers, providing a 3–2 victory for Florida and a 2–0 series lead.[6] Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for the Panthers in game three, pushing the series to a 3–0 series lead with a 5–3 win.[7] In game four, Steven Stamkos and Brandon Hagel both scored twice for Tampa Bay to prevent a series sweep by Florida, defeating the Panthers 6–3 to force game five.[8] However, Barkov and Verhaeghe both scored twice and provided an assist for the Panthers in the subsequent game five, routing the Lightning 6–1 to advance to the second round.[9]


April 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap  
Brandon Hagel (1) – 16:04 First period 06:17 – Sam Reinhart (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Steven Stamkos (1) – pp – 19:50 Third period 00:58 – pp – Carter Verhaeghe (1)
17:55 – en – Matthew Tkachuk (1)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 17 saves / 19 shots
April 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 OT Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 06:16 – Sam Bennett (1)
15:12 – pp – Vladimir Tarasenko (1)
Brayden Point (1) – 00:48
Steven Stamkos (2) – pp – 05:46 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:59 – Carter Verhaeghe (2)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 34 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 21 saves / 23 shots
April 25 Florida Panthers 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena Recap  
Matthew Tkachuk (2) – 10:39 First period No scoring
Sam Reinhart (2) – 09:58
Brandon Montour (1) – 16:30 		Second period 00:44 – Steven Stamkos (3)
02:56 – Tyler Motte (1)
Steven Lorentz (1) – 09:41
Matthew Tkachuk (3) – en – 19:28 		Third period 14:50 – Nick Paul (1)
Sergei Bobrovsky 26 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Andrei Vasilevskiy 26 saves / 30 shots
April 27 Florida Panthers 3–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 08:54 – pp – Steven Stamkos (4)
12:09 – sh – Brandon Hagel (2)
15:07 – Brayden Point (2)
Carter Verhaeghe (3) – 04:17
Sam Reinhart (3) – 11:10
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1) – 14:33 		Second period 08:40 – Brandon Hagel (3)
No scoring Third period 09:34 – Steven Stamkos (5)
16:22 – pp – Nick Paul (2)
Sergei Bobrovsky 26 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Andrei Vasilevskiy 22 saves / 25 shots
April 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–6 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Victor Hedman (1) – 13:37 Second period 00:45 – Carter Verhaeghe (4)
12:38 – sh – Aleksander Barkov (1)
No scoring Third period 11:06 – Aleksander Barkov (2)
14:16 – Evan Rodrigues (1)
16:03 – en – Carter Verhaeghe (5)
18:50 – en – Niko Mikkola (1)
Andrei Vasilevskiy 33 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Sergei Bobrovsky 31 saves / 32 shots
Florida won series 4–1


(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs

The Boston Bruins finished second in the Atlantic Division earning 109 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned 102 points to finish third in the Atlantic. This was the seventeenth playoff meeting between these two rivals with both teams splitting the sixteen previous series, but with Boston winning the past six playoff series. They last met in the 2019 Eastern Conference first round, which Boston won in seven games. Boston won all four games in this year's regular season series.

The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games after leading the series 3–1. In game one, Jake DeBrusk scored twice and goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves to backstop the Bruins to a 5–1 victory.[10] Max Domi scored a goal and provided an assist for the Maple Leafs in game two to tie the series with a 3–2 victory.[11] Brad Marchand scored twice and provided an assist for the Bruins in game three, emerging victorious over the Maple Leafs 4–2.[12] Marchand continued his goal-scoring and assisting in game four, providing one of each in Boston's 3–1 victory to take a 3–1 series lead.[13] Game five required overtime, wherein Toronto forward Matthew Knies scored to give the Maple Leafs a 2–1 victory, extending the series to a sixth game.[14] In game six, William Nylander scored twice for the Maple Leafs, forcing a seventh game with a 2–1 victory.[15] David Pastrnak scored the overtime-winning goal for the Bruins in game seven, preventing a 3–1 series comeback from the Maple Leafs with a 2–1 victory.[16]


April 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 02:26 – John Beecher (1)
No scoring Second period 05:47 – Brandon Carlo (1)
15:02 – pp – Jake DeBrusk (1)
17:34 – pp – Jake DeBrusk (2)
David Kampf (1) – 01:39 Third period 17:52 – en – Trent Frederic (1)
Ilya Samsonov 19 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman 35 saves / 36 shots
April 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
Max Domi (1) – 10:32 First period 10:18 – pp – Morgan Geekie (1)
19:52 – David Pastrnak (1)
John Tavares (1) – pp – 18:26 Second period No scoring
Auston Matthews (1) – 12:06 Third period No scoring
Ilya Samsonov 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Linus Ullmark 30 saves / 33 shots
April 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Trent Frederic (2) – 17:37 Second period 13:10 – Matthew Knies (1)
Jake DeBrusk (3) – pp – 01:07
Brad Marchand (1) – 11:53
Brad Marchand (2) – pp-en – 19:24 		Third period 11:25 – Tyler Bertuzzi (1)
Jeremy Swayman 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 30 saves / 33 shots
April 27 Boston Bruins 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
James van Riemsdyk (1) – 15:09 First period No scoring
Brad Marchand (3) – pp – 08:20
David Pastrnak (2) – 19:18 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:43 – Mitch Marner (1)
Jeremy Swayman 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Ilya Samsonov 13 saves / 16 shots
Joseph Woll 6 saves / 6 shots
April 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
Jake McCabe (1) – 05:33 First period 13:54 – Trent Frederic (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Matthew Knies (2) – 02:26 First overtime period No scoring
Joseph Woll 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman 31 saves / 33 shots
May 2 Boston Bruins 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:05 – William Nylander (1)
Morgan Geekie (2) – 19:59 Third period 17:47 – William Nylander (2)
Jeremy Swayman 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Joseph Woll 22 saves / 23 shots
May 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 OT Boston Bruins TD Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
William Nylander (3) – 09:01 Third period 10:22 – Hampus Lindholm (1)
No scoring First overtime period 01:54 – David Pastrnak (3)
Ilya Samsonov 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Jeremy Swayman 30 saves / 31 shots
Boston won series 4–3


(M1) New York Rangers vs. (WC2) Washington Capitals

The New York Rangers earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with 114 points. Washington finished as the Eastern Conference's second wild card earning 91 points, winning the tiebreaker against Detroit with 32 RWs. This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two rivals with New York winning five of the nine previous series. They last met in the 2015 Eastern Conference second round, which New York came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win in seven games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Rangers defeated the Capitals in a four-game sweep. The Rangers scored three goals in the span of 2:06 in the second period of game one en route to a 4–1 victory.[17] In game two, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each scored a goal and provided an assist for the Rangers, skating away with a 4–3 victory.[18] Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for the Rangers in game three, leading New York to a 3–1 victory and a 3–0 series lead.[19] In game four, Artemi Panarin scored a goal and provided an assist to the Rangers' 4–2 victory, completing the four-game sweep.[20] It was the first sweep for the Rangers since 2007, and they became the sixth Presidents' Trophy-winning team to sweep their opening-round series.[20]


April 21 Washington Capitals 1–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Martin Fehervary (1) – 07:31 Second period 04:17 – Matt Rempe (1)
04:50 – Artemi Panarin (1)
06:23 – Jimmy Vesey (1)
No scoring Third period 16:17 – Chris Kreider (1)
Charlie Lindgren 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Igor Shesterkin 20 saves / 21 shots
April 23 Washington Capitals 3–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Connor McMichael (1) – 05:09 First period 07:56 – Vincent Trocheck (1)
14:28 – pp – Mika Zibanejad (1)
Dylan Strome (1) – pp – 04:14 Second period 12:26 – pp – Jack Roslovic (1)
16:52 – sh – K'Andre Miller (1)
Tom Wilson (1) – pp – 11:45 Third period No scoring
Charlie Lindgren 23 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Igor Shesterkin 22 saves / 25 shots
April 26 New York Rangers 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena Recap  
Chris Kreider (2) – 06:08
Barclay Goodrow (1) – sh – 08:08 		First period 05:34 – John Carlson (1)
Vincent Trocheck (2) – pp – 15:22 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Igor Shesterkin 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Charlie Lindgren 19 saves / 22 shots
April 28 New York Rangers 4–2 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena Recap  
Kaapo Kakko (1) – 00:57
Vincent Trocheck (3) – pp – 19:44 		First period 14:54 – Martin Fehervary (2)
No scoring Second period 07:48 – Hendrix Lapierre (1)
Artemi Panarin (2) – pp – 03:21
Jack Roslovic (2) – pp-en – 19:09 		Third period No scoring
Igor Shesterkin 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Charlie Lindgren 19 saves / 22 shots
New York won series 4–0


(M2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M3) New York Islanders

The Carolina Hurricanes finished second in the Metropolitan Division earning 111 points. The New York Islanders earned 94 points to finish third in the Metropolitan. This was the second consecutive and third overall playoff meeting between these two teams with Carolina winning both previous series. Carolina won the previous year's Eastern Conference first round in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders in five games. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for the Hurricanes in game one, triumphing over the Islanders 3–1.[21] In game two, the Hurricanes scored twice in nine seconds with 2:15 left in the game to rally and take the lead to emerge victorious 5–3.[22] In game three, the Hurricanes forced the Islanders to switch out goaltenders after potting three goals on fourteen shots in a 3–2 victory for a 3–0 series lead.[23] Game four went to overtime, during which forward Mathew Barzal scored his second of the game for the Islanders, forcing a fifth game with a 3–2 victory.[24] In game five, the Hurricanes scored twice in eight seconds to take a 5–3 lead in the third period, adding an insurance goal to advance to the second round with a 6–3 victory.[25]


April 20 New York Islanders 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
Kyle MacLean (1) – 08:20 First period 01:35 – pp – Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:44 – Stefan Noesen (1)
18:28 – en – Martin Necas (1)
Semyon Varlamov 23 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 33 saves / 34 shots
April 22 New York Islanders 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
Kyle Palmieri (1) – 16:22
Bo Horvat (1) – 19:45 		First period No scoring
Anders Lee (1) – pp – 03:54 Second period 13:01 – pp – Teuvo Teravainen (1)
No scoring Third period 10:43 – Seth Jarvis (1)
17:45 – Sebastian Aho (1)
17:54 – Jordan Martinook (1)
19:04 – en – Jake Guentzel (1)
Semyon Varlamov 34 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 9 saves / 12 shots
April 25 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 New York Islanders UBS Arena Recap  
Brent Burns (1) – 04:46
Dmitry Orlov (1) – 10:25 		First period No scoring
Sebastian Aho (2) – 07:14 Second period 02:48 – Pierre Engvall (1)
17:39 – Brock Nelson (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Frederik Andersen 29 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ilya Sorokin 11 saves / 14 shots
Semyon Varlamov 8 saves / 8 shots
April 27 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 2OT New York Islanders UBS Arena Recap  
Seth Jarvis (2) – pp – 08:00 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:10 – Mathew Barzal (1)
Stefan Noesen (2) – pp – 14:08 Third period 01:38 – pp – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1)
No scoring Second overtime period 01:24 – Mathew Barzal (2)
Frederik Andersen 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Semyon Varlamov 42 saves / 44 shots
April 30 New York Islanders 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena Recap  
Mike Reilly (1) – pp – 03:54 First period 01:23 – Teuvo Teravainen (2)
03:13 – pp – Andrei Svechnikov (1)
13:22 – ps – Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)
Brock Nelson (2) – 03:47
Casey Cizikas (1) – 19:38 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 04:36 – Jack Drury (1)
04:44 – Stefan Noesen (3)
18:21 – en – Seth Jarvis (3)
Semyon Varlamov 32 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Frederik Andersen 22 saves / 25 shots
Carolina won series 4–1


Western Conference first round

(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (WC2) Vegas Golden Knights

The Dallas Stars finished first in the Central Division and Western Conference earning 113 points. The Vegas Golden Knights earned 98 points to finish as the Western Conference's second wild card. This is the second consecutive and third overall playoff series between these two teams with both teams splitting the previous two series. Vegas won the previous year's Western Conference final in six games. Vegas won all three games in this year's regular season series.


April 22 Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Mark Stone (1) – pp – 01:23
Jonathan Marchessault (1) – 08:27
Tomas Hertl (1) – pp – 17:51 		First period 16:07 – Jamie Benn (1)
18:29 – Jason Robertson (1)
Brayden McNabb (1) – 01:06 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:46 – Mason Marchment (1)
Logan Thompson 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 11 saves / 15 shots
April 24 Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Jonathan Marchessault (2) – 18:09 First period 16:47 – pp – Jason Robertson (2)
Noah Hanifin (1) – 18:53 Second period No scoring
Jack Eichel (1) – en – 19:26 Third period No scoring
Logan Thompson 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 25 shots
April 27 Dallas Stars 3–2 OT Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Wyatt Johnston (1) – 11:11 First period No scoring
Miro Heiskanen (1) – 05:25 Second period 10:40 – Brayden McNabb (2)
13:50 – sh – Jack Eichel (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Wyatt Johnston (2) – 16:23 First overtime period No scoring
Jake Oettinger 32 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Logan Thompson 43 saves / 46 shots
April 29 Dallas Stars 4–2 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
Evgenii Dadonov (1) – 17:52 First period 14:25 – Michael Amadio (1)
Wyatt Johnston (3) – pp – 09:45
Ty Dellandrea (1) – 18:34 		Second period 03:09 – Jack Eichel (3)
Roope Hintz (1) – en – 18:38 Third period No scoring
Jake Oettinger 32 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Logan Thompson 28 saves / 31 shots
May 1 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center Recap  
Mark Stone (2) – pp – 04:00
William Carrier (1) – 12:51 		First period 05:02 – Evgenii Dadonov (2)
08:04 – pp – Matt Duchene (1)
No scoring Second period 16:32 – pp – Jason Robertson (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Adin Hill 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Jake Oettinger 25 saves / 27 shots
May 3 Dallas Stars 0–2 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 09:54 – Noah Hanifin (2)
19:41 – en – Mark Stone (3)
Jake Oettinger 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Adin Hill 23 saves / 23 shots
May 5 Vegas Golden Knights 7:30 p.m. Dallas Stars American Airlines Center SN, TBS, TruTV
Series tied 3–3


(C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche

The Winnipeg Jets finished second in the Central Division earning 110 points. The Colorado Avalanche earned 107 points to finish third in the Central. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Winnipeg won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Avalanche defeated the Jets in five games. In game one, Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each scored twice for the Jets, triumphing over the Avalanche 7–6.[26] Goaltender Alexander Georgiev bounced back in game two for the Avalanche, making 28 saves in a 5–2 victory.[27] Colorado was granted a five-goal third period, ensuring a 6–2 victory in game three for the Avalanche.[28] Valeri Nichushkin scored a hat trick in game four for the Avalanche, snatching a 5–1 triumph with a 3–1 series lead.[29] In game five, Mikko Rantanen scored twice and provided an assist for the Avalanche, defeating the Jets 6–3 to advance to the second round.[30]


April 21 Colorado Avalanche 6–7 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap  
Valeri Nichushkin (1) – 06:10
Miles Wood (1) – 14:47
Nathan MacKinnon (1) – 15:05 		First period 08:02 – Josh Morrissey (1)
11:57 – Vladislav Namestnikov (1)
15:53 – Mark Scheifele (1)
No scoring Second period 08:57 – Adam Lowry (1)
Artturi Lehkonen (1) – pp – 06:29
Cale Makar (1) – pp – 12:24
Casey Mittelstadt (1) – 19:30 		Third period 03:31 – Adam Lowry (2)
05:51 – pp – Kyle Connor (1)
08:54 – Kyle Connor (2)
Alexandar Georgiev 16 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Connor Hellebuyck 40 saves / 46 shots
April 23 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 03:15 – David Gustafsson (1)
Miles Wood (2) – 01:59
Artturi Lehkonen (2) – 14:16
Zach Parise (1) – 17:20
Josh Manson (1) – 19:53 		Second period 08:37 – Mark Scheifele (2)
Valeri Nichushkin (2) – en – 19:03 Third period No scoring
Alexandar Georgiev 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Connor Hellebuyck 27 saves / 31 shots
April 26 Winnipeg Jets 2–6 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 11:18 – Zach Parise (2)
Tyler Toffoli (1) – 05:03
Josh Morrissey (2) – pp – 10:50 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:11 – pp – Nathan MacKinnon (2)
04:39 – pp – Valeri Nichushkin (3)
08:11 – Artturi Lehkonen (3)
12:36 – Ross Colton (1)
16:25 – sh-en – Devon Toews (1)
Connor Hellebuyck 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 22 saves / 24 shots
April 28 Winnipeg Jets 1–5 Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena Recap  
Nate Schmidt (1) – 13:56 First period 08:10 – Artturi Lehkonen (4)
No scoring Second period 11:36 – pp – Valeri Nichushkin (4)
15:03 – Cale Makar (2)
19:36 – pp – Valeri Nichushkin (5)
No scoring Third period 19:47 – en – Valeri Nichushkin (6)
Connor Hellebuyck 26 saves / 30 shots
Laurent Brossoit 4 saves / 4 shots 		Goalie stats Alexandar Georgiev 26 saves / 27 shots
April 30 Colorado Avalanche 6–3 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre Recap  
Valeri Nichushkin (7) – 03:18 First period 01:15 – Kyle Connor (3)
Yakov Trenin (1) – 05:42
Artturi Lehkonen (5) – 13:45 		Second period 06:48 – pp – Josh Morrissey (3)
Mikko Rantanen (1) – 04:11
Mikko Rantanen (2) – 08:01
Josh Manson (2) – en – 19:58 		Third period 02:06 – Tyler Toffoli (2)
Alexandar Georgiev 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Connor Hellebuyck 26 saves / 31 shots
Colorado won series 4–1


(P1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators

The Vancouver Canucks finished first in the Pacific Division earning 109 points. The Nashville Predators earned 99 points to finish as the first wild card in the Western Conference. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2011 Western Conference semifinals, which Vancouver won in six games. Vancouver won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Canucks defeated the Predators in six games. In game one, Dakota Joshua scored twice and added an assist for the Canucks, defeating the Predators 4–2.[31] Filip Forsberg scored a goal and provided an assist for the Predators in game two, tying the series with a 4–1 victory.[32] In game three, goaltender Casey DeSmith made 29 saves for the Canucks, defeating the Predators 2–1.[33] Brock Boeser's hat trick tying goal sent game four to overtime wherein Elias Lindholm scored for Vancouver to give the Canucks a 4–3 victory and a 3–1 series lead.[34] In game five, Forsberg assisted on both Nashville goals as the Predators forced a sixth game with a 2–1 victory.[35] Pius Suter scored the only goal of game six with 1:39 left in the game, and with Arturs Silovs' 28 saves, Vancouver moved onto the second round with a 1–0 victory.[36]


April 21 Nashville Predators 2–4 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena Recap  
Jason Zucker (1) – 16:15 First period No scoring
Ryan O'Reilly (1) – pp – 10:46 Second period 00:47 – Elias Lindholm (1)
No scoring Third period 08:59 – Pius Suter (1)
09:11 – Dakota Joshua (1)
18:32 – en – Dakota Joshua (2)
Juuse Saros 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Thatcher Demko 20 saves / 22 shots
April 23 Nashville Predators 4–1 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena Recap  
Anthony Beauvillier (1) – 01:14 First period No scoring
Filip Forsberg (1) – 06:29
Colton Sissons (1) – 08:04 		Second period 15:33 – Nikita Zadorov (1)
Kiefer Sherwood (1) – en – 18:07 Third period No scoring
Juuse Saros 17 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Casey DeSmith 12 saves / 15 shots
April 26 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena Recap  
J. T. Miller (1) – pp – 13:23 First period No scoring
Brock Boeser (1) – pp – 04:33 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 16:48 – Luke Evangelista (1)
Casey DeSmith 29 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Juuse Saros 10 saves / 12 shots
April 28 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 OT Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena Recap  
Brock Boeser (2) – 02:55 First period 05:34 – Mark Jankowski (1)
No scoring Second period 05:21 – Gustav Nyquist (1)
Brock Boeser (3) – 17:11
Brock Boeser (4) – 19:52 		Third period 00:12 – Filip Forsberg (2)
Elias Lindholm (2) – 01:02 First overtime period No scoring
Arturs Silovs 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Juuse Saros 16 saves / 20 shots
April 30 Nashville Predators 2–1 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Roman Josi (1) – pp – 07:15
Alexandre Carrier (1) – 12:46 		Third period 03:11 – Nikita Zadorov (2)
Juuse Saros 19 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Arturs Silovs 20 saves / 22 shots
May 3 Vancouver Canucks 1–0 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Pius Suter (2) – 18:21 Third period No scoring
Arturs Silovs 28 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Juuse Saros 28 saves / 29 shots
Vancouver won series 4–2


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

The Edmonton Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division earning 104 points. The Los Angeles Kings finished third in the Pacific with 99 points. This was the third consecutive and tenth overall playoff meeting between these two rivals with Edmonton winning seven of the nine previous series. Edmonton won the previous year's Western Conference first round series in six games. Edmonton won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Oilers defeated the Kings in five games. In game one, Zach Hyman scored a hat-trick and Connor McDavid provided five assists to hold off the Kings for a 7–4 victory.[37] Anze Kopitar scored the overtime goal and provided two assists for the Kings in game two, tying the series with a 5–4 win.[38] The Oilers routed the Kings in game three with Hyman and Leon Draisaitl both scoring twice in Edmonton's 6–1 victory.[39] In game four, Evan Bouchard scored the only goal and goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped all 33 shots he faced to give the Oilers a 1–0 victory and a 3–1 series lead.[40] McDavid and Bouchard each assisted thrice in game five, sending the Oilers to the second round with a 4–3 victory.[41]


April 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–7 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
No scoring First period 06:52 – Zach Hyman (1)
09:36 – Adam Henrique (1)
Mikey Anderson (1) – 10:56
Adrian Kempe (1) – 17:56 		Second period 04:50 – Zach Hyman (2)
08:24 – pp – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1)
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) – 16:56
Trevor Moore (1) – 18:49 		Third period 01:08 – pp – Leon Draisaitl (1)
06:17 – pp – Zach Hyman (3)
19:34 – en – Warren Foegele (1)
Cam Talbot 38 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 33 saves / 37 shots
April 24 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
Adrian Kempe (2) – 03:19
Adrian Kempe (3) – 14:57
Drew Doughty (1) – 18:02 		First period 17:33 – Brett Kulak (1)
No scoring Second period 07:51 – Dylan Holloway (1)
10:33 – pp – Zach Hyman (4)
Kevin Fiala (1) – 01:46 Third period 03:23 – Dylan Holloway (2)
Anze Kopitar (1) – 02:07 First overtime period No scoring
Cam Talbot 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 21 saves / 26 shots
April 26 Edmonton Oilers 6–1 Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena Recap  
Zach Hyman (5) – 06:42
Leon Draisaitl (2) – 15:36
Connor McDavid (1) – pp – 18:34 		First period No scoring
Evander Kane (1) – 07:39 Second period 05:32 – Drew Doughty (2)
Zach Hyman (6) – pp – 06:37
Leon Draisaitl (3) – pp – 12:38 		Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Cam Talbot 34 saves / 40 shots
April 28 Edmonton Oilers 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Evan Bouchard (1) – pp – 11:49 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Stuart Skinner 33 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats David Rittich 12 saves / 13 shots
May 1 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap  
Alex Laferriere (1) – 19:32 First period 10:17 – Evander Kane (2)
Blake Lizotte (1) – 03:08 Second period 07:44 – pp – Leon Draisaitl (4)
12:21 – Leon Draisaitl (5)
19:07 – Zach Hyman (7)
Adrian Kempe (4) – 17:42 Third period No scoring
David Rittich 22 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Stuart Skinner 18 saves / 21 shots
Edmonton won series 4–1


Second round

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

Eastern Conference second round

(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (A2) Boston Bruins

This will be the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Florida winning both of the prior two series. They last met in last season's first round, which Florida won in seven games. Boston won all four games in this year's regular season series.

May 6 Boston Bruins 8:00 p.m. Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena CBC, SN, ESPN
May 8 Boston Bruins TBD Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena
May 10 Florida Panthers TBD Boston Bruins TD Garden
May 12 Florida Panthers TBD Boston Bruins TD Garden
May 14 Boston Bruins TBD Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena
May 17 Florida Panthers TBD Boston Bruins TD Garden
May 19 Boston Bruins TBD Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena
Series starts May 6


(M1) New York Rangers vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes

This will be the third playoff meeting between these two teams with both teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 2022 Eastern Conference second round, which New York won in seven games. New York won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


May 5 Carolina Hurricanes 4:00 p.m. New York Rangers Madison Square Garden SN, ESPN
May 7 Carolina Hurricanes TBD New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
May 9 New York Rangers TBD Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
May 11 New York Rangers TBD Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
May 13 Carolina Hurricanes TBD New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
May 16 New York Rangers TBD Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
May 18 Carolina Hurricanes TBD New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
Series starts May 5


Western Conference second round

(P1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers

This will be the third playoff meeting between these two teams with Edmonton winning both previous series. They last met in the 1992 Smythe Division final, which Edmonton won in six games. Vancouver won all four games in this year's regular season series.


TBD Edmonton Oilers TBD Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
TBD Edmonton Oilers TBD Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
TBD Vancouver Canucks TBD Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
TBD Vancouver Canucks TBD Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
TBD Edmonton Oilers TBD Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
TBD Vancouver Canucks TBD Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
TBD Edmonton Oilers TBD Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
Series starts TBD


Player statistics

Skaters

These were the top ten skaters based on points, following the conclusion of games played on May 3, 2024. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.[42]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 5 1 11 12 +3 2
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton Oilers 5 5 5 10 +2 2
Carter Verhaeghe Florida Panthers 5 5 4 9 +7 6
Matthew Tkachuk Florida Panthers 5 3 6 9 +4 2
Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche 5 2 7 9 +5 2
Cale Makar Colorado Avalanche 5 2 7 9 +3 0
Mikko Rantanen Colorado Avalanche 5 2 7 9 +6 2
Evan Bouchard Edmonton Oilers 5 1 8 9 +3 14
Zach Hyman Edmonton Oilers 5 7 1 8 +4 2
Artturi Lehkonen Colorado Avalanche 5 5 3 8 +5 2

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 240 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Players in bold are currently active in the playoffs.[43]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Jeremy Swayman Boston Bruins 5 3 2 150 8 1.60 .947 0 299:34
Igor Shesterkin New York Rangers 4 4 0 101 7 1.75 .931 0 240:00
Juuse Saros Nashville Predators 6 2 4 120 12 2.02 .900 0 357:18
Jake Oettinger Dallas Stars 6 3 3 164 13 2.10 .921 1 370:40
Frederik Andersen Carolina Hurricanes 5 4 1 136 12 2.25 .912 0 320:16
Logan Thompson Vegas Golden Knights 4 2 2 127 10 2.35 .921 0 255:00
Semyon Varlamov New York Islanders 5 1 3 152 13 2.70 .914 0 289:09

Media

Canada

In Canada, this marks the tenth postseason under Rogers Media's 12-year contract. Games air across the Sportsnet networks and CBC under the Hockey Night in Canada brand. For first and second-round U.S.–U.S. games not on CBC, Sportsnet generally simulcasts the U.S. feed instead of producing their own telecast. The 2024 Stanley Cup Finals will be simulcast on both CBC and Sportsnet. Sportsnet+ streams all games, and CBC Gem will also stream games televised on CBC.[44]

United States

In the U.S., this marks the third year of a seven-year agreement with the ESPN family of Networks and TNT Sports. Games air across ESPN, ESPN2, ABC; and TNT, TBS. TruTV is also simulcasting selected TNT Sports-produced games. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster is also televising local coverage of first round games, except for games on ABC.[45][46]

First and second-round games are roughly evenly split between ESPN-produced telecasts and TNT Sports-produced telecasts, while working around their broadcast commitments to the 2024 NBA playoffs, and ESPN's commitments to Sunday Night Baseball. With the Stanley Cup playoffs starting on the same day as the NBA playoffs this year, TBS/TruTV aired a majority of TNT Sports-produced first-round games, including the first pair on that Saturday, April 20. ESPN or ESPN2 then aired games on Sunday, April 21 through Tuesday, April 23. Games were then split between ESPN- and TNT Sports-produced telecasts on Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 25; before TNT/TBS/TruTV had the games from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28. ESPN then aired games on Monday, April 29, including the final game four and the first game five. Four game fives were split between ESPN and TNT Sports-produced telecasts on Tuesday, April 30, while ESPN aired both game fives on Wednesday, May 1. TNT/TBS/TruTV then had all game sixes on Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3. ABC was then given a game seven on Saturday, May 4, and TBS/TruTV was assigned the other game seven on Sunday, May 5.[47]

ESPN was given the first second round game on Sunday afternoon, May 5.[48]

ESPN/ABC will have the first choice of which conference finals series to broadcast, and TNT will air the other series. As per the alternating rotation, ABC will have coverage of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.[49]

This is the first playoffs that the streaming service Max will have live access to all TNT Sports-produced games on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-on tier.[50] ESPN+ will stream all ABC games and selected ESPN games.

This is the third of a four-year deal that Sports USA Radio Network will syndicate select Stanley Cup playoff games via NHL Radio across the U.S., including the entire conference finals and Stanley Cup Finals.[51]

Announcers

  ESPN/ABC
  TNT Sports
  CBC/Sportsnet
  Sports USA Radio
  NHL International

First round announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Florida–Tampa Bay Bob Wischusen (Games 1 and 2)
Steve Levy (Game 5) 		Ryan Callahan (Games 1 and 2)
Kevin Weekes (Game 5) 		— Leah Hextall (Game 1)
Emily Kaplan (Game 5) 		ESPN (Games 1 and 5)
ESPN2 (Game 2)[45][52]
Kenny Albert (Game 3)
Alex Faust (Game 4) 		Brian Boucher (Game 3)
Jennifer Botterill (Game 4) 		Jody Shelley (Game 3)
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (Game 4) 		— TBS (Games 3 and 4)
TruTV (Game 4)
Max[53]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet[44]
Boston–Toronto Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ESPN (Games 2, 3 and 5)
ABC/ESPN+ (Game 7)[45][54][55]
Kenny Albert (Games 1 and 6)
Jim Jackson (Game 4) 		Eddie Olczyk (Game 1)
Jody Shelley (Game 4)
Brian Boucher (Game 6) 		Brian Boucher (Game 1) Jackie Redmond (Games 4 and 6) TBS (Games 1, 4 and 6)
TruTV (Games 1 and 4)
Max[46][53][56]
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson — Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet[44]
NY Rangers–Washington Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan ESPN (Games 1 and 2)[45]
Kenny Albert Brian Boucher (Game 3)
Jody Shelley (Game 4) 		Jody Shelley (Game 3) Tarik El-Bashir (Game 4) TNT (Game 3)
TBS (Game 4)
TruTV (Games 3 and 4)
Max[53][57]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet[44]
Carolina–NY Islanders Roxy Bernstein (Game 2)
John Buccigross (Game 3) 		Kevin Weekes — Blake Bolden (Game 3) ESPN2 (Games 2 and 3)[45]
John Forslund (Game 1)
Kenny Albert (Game 4)
Jim Jackson (Game 5) 		Jennifer Botterill (Game 1)
Brian Boucher (Game 4)
Jody Shelley (Game 5) 		Darren Pang (Game 1)
Bryce Salvador (Games 4 and 5) 		— TBS (Games 1, 4 and 5)
TruTV (Games 1 and 4)
Max[46][53][58]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet[44]
Dallas–Vegas Bob Wischusen Ryan Callahan — Leah Hextall (Games 1, 2 and 4)
Emily Kaplan (Game 5) 		ESPN (Games 1, 2, 4 and 5)[45][59][54]
John Forslund (Games 3 and 6)
Kenny Albert (Game 7) 		Eddie Olczyk (Games 3 and 7)
Jody Shelley (Game 6) 		Darren Eliot (Game 6)
Brian Boucher (Game 7) 		Alyson Lozoff (Game 3)
Jackie Redmond (Game 7) 		TBS (Games 3 and 7)
TruTV (Games 3, 6 and 7)
TNT (Game 6)
Max[53][60][61]
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet
FX (Game 1)[44]
Winnipeg–Colorado John Buccigross (Games 1 and 2)
Mike Monaco (Game 5) 		Cassie Campbell-Pascall (Game 1)
A.J. Mleczko (Games 2 and 5) 		— Leah Hextall (Games 2 and 5) ESPN2 (Game 1)
ESPN (Games 2 and 5)[45][54]
John Forslund Eddie Olczyk Shane Hnidy (Game 3)
Brian Boucher (Game 4) 		Steve Mears (Game 4) TNT (Games 3 and 4)
TruTV (Games 3 and 4)
Max[53][62]
John Bartlett Garry Galley — Scott Oake CBC (Games 1–3 and 5)
Sportsnet (Games 1, 4 and 5)[44]
Vancouver–Nashville Mike Monaco A. J. Mleczko (Game 1)
Cassie Campbell-Pascall (Game 2) 		— — ESPN (Game 1)
ESPN2 (Game 2)[45]
Brendan Burke (Games 3, 4 and 6)
Steve Mears (Game 5) 		Colby Armstrong (Game 5) Darren Pang (Games 3, 4 and 6) Kathryn Tappen (Games 3 and 4)
Nabil Karim (Games 5 and 6) 		TBS (Games 3–5)
TruTV (Games 4 and 6)
TNT (Game 6)
Max[53][58][60]
John Shorthouse Dave Tomlinson — Dan Murphy CBC (Games 1 and 6)
Sportsnet[44]
Edmonton–Los Angeles Mike Monaco A. J. Mleczko — Leah Hextall (Game 5) ESPN2 (Game 1)
ESPN (Game 5)[45][54]
Steve Mears (Game 2)
Randy Hahn (Games 3 and 4) 		Colby Armstrong (Game 2)
Bret Hedican (Games 3 and 4) 		— Meaghan Mikkelson (Game 2)
Alyson Lozoff (Games 3 and 4) 		TBS (Games 2–4)
TruTV (Game 4)
Max[53]
Harnarayan Singh Louie DeBrusk — Gene Principe CBC (Games 1, 2 and 5)
Sportsnet[44]
Select games John Ahlers Brian Hayward — Sports USA[63][64][65][66][67][68]

Second round announcers

Series Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Network
Florida–Boston ESPN (Game 1)
TNT
Max
Simulcast of American broadcast feed Sportsnet
NY Rangers–Carolina ESPN (Game 1)
TNT
Max
John Bartlett Garry Galley — Scott Oake CBC
Sportsnet
Dallas–Colorado/Colorado–Vegas ESPN (Game 1)
TNT
Max
Harnarayan Singh Louie DeBrusk — Scott Oake CBC
Sportsnet[44]
Vancouver–Edmonton ESPN
TNT
Max
Chris Cuthbert Craig Simpson — Kyle Bukauskas CBC
Sportsnet
Select games John Ahlers Brian Hayward — Sports USA

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  57. ^ NHL Announcer Schedules [@AnnouncersNHL] (April 28, 2024). "Stanley Cup Playoffs East 1st Round, Game 4 Rangers vs. Capitals TBS/truTV 8:00 p.m. ET Broadcasters Play-By-Play: @KennyAlbert Analyst: @shelleyhawk45 Reporter: @Tarik_ElBashir Studio Host: @liam_mchugh Analyst: @AnsonCarterLA Analyst: @BizNasty2point0 Analyst: @armdog" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  58. ^ a b TNT Sports U.S. PR [@TNTSportsUS] (April 29, 2024). "TNT Sports Announces Additional Commentators for 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO - Tuesday, April 30 🏒" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  59. ^ ESPN PR [@ESPNPR] (April 29, 2024). "Monday, #StanleyCup Playoff First Round action continues in primetime on ESPN as the Dallas Stars look to even the series against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 🏒9:30p ET #TexasHockey-#VegasBorn 🎙️@espnbob, @TheRealCally24, @leahhextall, @ESPNRefNHL Studio @Buccigross, @PKSubban1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  60. ^ a b TNT Sports U.S. PR [@TNTSportsUS] (May 3, 2024). "TNT Sports Announces Commentators for Tonight's Doubleheader of 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff, Game 6s 🏒" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  61. ^ TNT Sports U.S. PR [@TNTSportsUS] (May 4, 2024). "On the call for tomorrow's @DallasStars-@GoldenKnights, Game 7 in Dallas: 🎙️ @KennyAlbert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher & @Jackie_Redmond 📺 TBS, truTV & @StreamOnMax" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  62. ^ NHL Announcer Schedules [@AnnouncersNHL] (April 28, 2024). "Stanley Cup Playoffs West 1st Round, Game 4 Jets vs. Avalanche TNT/truTV 2:30 p.m. ET Broadcasters Play-By-Play: @JohnForslund Analyst: Eddie Olczyk Analyst: Brian Boucher Studio Host: @liam_mchugh Analyst: @AnsonCarterLA Analyst: @BizNasty2point0 Analyst: @armdog" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  63. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (April 19, 2024). "Tune in this Saturday as the #MapleLeafs take on the #Bruins from Boston! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  64. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (April 22, 2024). "Tune in tonight as the #MapleLeafs take on the #Bruins from Boston in Game 2! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  65. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (April 28, 2024). "Tune in tonight as the #Rangers take on the #Capitals from DC in Game 4! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  66. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (April 29, 2024). "Tune in tonight as the #Lightning take on the #Panthers from Sunrise in Game 5! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  67. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (May 1, 2024). "Tune in tonight as the #GoldenKnights take on the #Stars from Dallas in Game 5! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  68. ^ Sports USA Live [@SportsUSALive] (May 4, 2024). "Tune in tonight as the #MapleLeafs take on the #Bruins from Boston in Game 7! Stream from the link in bio, the #NHL app, Sirius XM Channel 91 or listen on one of our many radio station affiliates throughout the country. 🏒🥅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Preceded by Stanley Cup playoffs
2024 		Succeeded by
2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
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