Stanley Cup playoffs 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores, news

The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here! The NHL's 32 teams are down to just 16 in the postseason, with the first round well underway.

Will the New York Rangers parlay their success in winning the Presidents' Trophy to a championship -- thus breaking the "curse" of that award?

Can the Vegas Golden Knights repeat, despite starting the postseason as the underdog in their initial series?

Read on for the full playoff coverage from every first-round series all the way through the Stanley Cup Final.

More: Playoff schedulebr/>Megapreviewbr/>Lapsed fan's guidebr/>Wyshynski's bracketbr/>Top 50 playersbr/>Cup contender comps

First round

Atlantic Division

Regular-season records:

Panthers:52-24-6, 110 points

>Lightning:45-29-8, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Panthers: Sam Reinhart, 94 points (57 G, 37 A)

>Lightning:Nikita Kucherov, 144 points (44 G, 100 A)

Consensus pick: Panthers

Schedule: (FLA leads 3-0)

Game 1: FLA 3, TB 2 | Recap| Replay

>Game 2:FLA 3, TB 2 (OT) | Recap| Replay

>Game 3: FLA 5, TB 3 | Recap

>Game 4: FLA @ TB | April 27, 5 p.m. (TBS) | Preview

>Game 5: TB @ FLA | April 29, 7 p.m. (ESPN)* | Preview

>Game 6: FLA @ TB | May 1* | Preview

>Game 7: TB @ FLA | May 4* | Preview

Regular-season records:

Bruins:47-20-15, 109 points

>Maple Leafs:46-26-10, 102 points

Leading scorers:

Bruins: David Pastrnak, 110 points (47 G, 63 A)

>Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews, 107 points (69 G, 38 A)

Consensus pick: Bruins

Schedule: (BOS leads 2-1)

Game 1: BOS 5, TOR 1 | Recap

>Game 2: TOR 3, BOS 2 |Recap| Replay

>Game 3: BOS 4, TOR 2 | Recap| Replay

>Game 4: BOS @ TOR | April 27, 8 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 5: TOR @ BOS | April 30, 7 p.m. (ESPN) | Preview

>Game 6: BOS @ TOR | May 2*| Preview

>Game 7: TOR @ BOS | May 4*| Preview

Metropolitan Division

Regular-season records:

Rangers:55-23-4, 114 points

>Capitals:40-31-11, 91 points

Leading scorers:

Rangers: Artemi Panarin, 120 points (49 G, 71 A)

>Capitals: Dylan Strome, 67 points (27 G, 40 A)

Consensus pick: Rangers

Schedule: (NYR leads 3-0)

Game 1:NYR 4, WSH 1 | Recap|Replay

>Game 2:NYR 4, WSH 3 | Recap| Replay

>Game 3:NYR 3, WSH 1 | Recap

>Game 4: NYR @ WSH | April 28, 8 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 5:WSH @ NYR | May 1*| Preview

>Game 6: NYR @ WSH | May 3*| Preview

>Game 7: WSH @ NYR | May 5*| Preview

Regular-season records:

Hurricanes:52-23-7, 111 points

>Islanders:39-27-16, 94 points

Leading scorers:

Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho, 89 points (36 G, 53 A)

>Islanders: Mathew Barzal, 80 points (23 G, 57 A)

Consensus pick: Canes

Schedule: (CAR leads 3-0)

Game 1: CAR 3, NYI 1 | Recap

>Game 2:CAR 5, NYI 3 | Recap| Replay

>Game 3: CAR 3, NYI 2 | Recap| Replay

>Game 4: CAR @ NYI | April 27, 2 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 5: NYI @ CAR | April 30, 7:30 p.m. (TBS)*| Preview

>Game 6: CAR @ NYI | May 2* | Preview

>Game 7:NYI @ CAR | May 4*| Preview

Central Division

Regular-season records:

Stars:52-21-9, 113 points

>Golden Knights:45-29-8, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Stars: Jason Robertson, 80 points (29 G, 51 A)

>Golden Knights: Jonathan Marchessault, 69 points (42 G, 27 A)

Consensus pick: Stars

Schedule: (VGK leads 2-0)

Game 1: VGK 4, DAL 3 | Recap| Replay

>Game 2: VGK 3, DAL 1 | Recap| Replay

>Game 3:DAL @ VGK | April 27, 10:30 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 4: DAL @ VGK | April 29 (ESPN) | Preview

>Game 5:VGK @ DAL | May 1*| Preview

>Game 6:DAL @ VGK | May 3*| Preview

>Game 7:VGK @ DAL | May 5*| Preview

Regular-season records:

Jets:52-24-6, 110 points

>Avalanche:50-25-7, 107 points

Leading scorers:

Jets: Mark Scheifele, 72 points (25 G, 47 A)

>Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon, 140 points (51 G, 89 A)

Consensus pick: Avs

Schedule: (COL leads 2-1)

Game 1:WPG 7, COL 6 | Recap| Replay

>Game 2: COL 5, WPG 2 | Recap| Replay

>Game 3:COL 6, WPG 2 | Recap

>Game 4: WPG @ COL | April 28, 2:30 p.m. (TNT)| Preview

>Game 5: COL @ WPG | April 30 | Preview

>Game 6: WPG @ COL | May 2*| Preview

>Game 7: COL @ WPG | May 4*| Preview

Pacific Division

Regular-season records:

Canucks:50-23-9, 109 points

>Predators:47-30-5, 99 points

Leading scorers:

Canucks: J.T. Miller, 103 points (37 G, 66 A)

>Predators: Filip Forsberg, 94 points (48 G, 46 A)

Consensus pick: Canucks

Schedule: (VAN leads 2-1)

Game 1:VAN 4, NSH 2 | Recap|Replay

>Game 2: NSH 4, VAN 1 | Recap| Replay

>Game 3: VAN 2, NSH 1 | Recap

>Game 4:VAN @ NSH | April 28, 5 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 5: NSH @ VAN | April 30, 10 p.m. | Preview

>Game 6: VAN @ NSH | May 3*| Preview

>Game 7: NSH @ VAN | May 5*| Preview

Regular-season records:

Oilers:49-27-6, 104 points

>Kings:44-27-11, 99 points

Leading scorers:

Oilers: Connor McDavid, 132 points (32 G, 100 A)

>Kings: Adrian Kempe, 75 points (28 G, 47 A)

Consensus pick: Oilers

Schedule: (Series tied 1-1)

Game 1:EDM 7, LA 4 | Recap| Replay

>Game 2: LA 5, EDM 4 (OT) | Recap

>Game 3: EDM @ LA | April 26, 10:30 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 4: EDM @ LA | April 28, 10:30 p.m. (TBS)| Preview

>Game 5: LA @ EDM | May 1 | Preview

>Game 6:EDM @ LA | May 3*| Preview

>Game 7: LA @ EDM | May 5*| Preview

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