The Tampa Bay Lightning needed to begin on the highway once more as they attempt to win a 3rd consecutive Stanley Cup.
Final 12 months, they needed to overcome the home-ice benefit of the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes on their option to a repeat.
This 12 months, they completed third in the Atlantic Division and can open on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Different first-round sequence in the Japanese Convention are Florida-Washington, Carolina-Boston and New York Rangers-Pittsburgh.
Within the Western Convention, it’s Colorado-Nashville, Calgary-Dallas, Minnesota-St. Louis and Edmonton-Los Angeles.
Right here is the total schedule for the primary spherical of the NHL playoffs (all sequence better of seven, occasions ET, *-if essential):
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals
Panthers win 4-2
Recreation 1: Capitals 4, Panthers 2
Recreation 2: Panthers 5, Capitals 1
Recreation 3: Capitals 6, Panthers 1
Recreation 4: Panthers 3, Capitals 2 (OT)
Recreation 5: Panthers 5, Capitals 3
Recreation 6: Penguins 4, Capitals 3 (OT)
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
Hurricanes win 4-3
Recreation 1: Hurricanes 5, Bruins 1
Recreation 2: Hurricanes 5, Bruins 2
Recreation 3: Bruins 4, Hurricanes 2
Recreation 4: Bruins 5, Hurricanes 2
Recreation 5: Hurricanes 5, Bruins 1
Recreation 6: Bruins 5, Hurricanes 2
Recreation 7: Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Rangers win 4-3
Recreation 1: Penguins 4, Rangers 3 (3OT)
Recreation 2: Rangers 5, Penguins 2
Recreation 3: Penguins 7, Rangers 4
Recreation 4: Penguins 7, Rangers 2
Recreation 5: Rangers 5, Penguins 3
Recreation 6: Rangers 5, Penguins 3
Recreation 7: Rangers 4, Penguins 3 (OT)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning win 4-3
Recreation 1: Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 0
Recreation 2: Lightning 5, Maple Leafs 3
Recreation 3: Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 2
Recreation 4: Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3
Recreation 5: Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3
Recreation 6: Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Recreation 7: Lightning 2, Maple Leafs 1
Western Convention
Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators
Avalanche win 4-0
Recreation 1: Avalanche 7, Predators 2
Recreation 2: Avalanche 2, Predators 1 (OT)
Recreation 3: Avalanche 7, Predators 3
Recreation 4: Avalanche 5, Predators 3
Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars
Flames win 4-3
Recreation 1: Flames 1, Stars 0
Recreation 2: Stars 2, Flames 0
Recreation 3: Stars 4, Flames 2
Recreation 4: Flames 4, Stars 1
Recreation 5: Flames 3, Stars 1
Recreation 6: Stars 4, Flames 2
Recreation 7: Flames 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues
Blues win 4-2
Recreation 1: Blues 4, Wild 0
Recreation 2: Wild 6, Blues 2
Recreation 3: Wild 5, Blues 1
Recreation 4: Blues 5, Wild 2
Recreation 5: Blues 5, Wild 2
Recreation 6: Blues 5, Wild 1
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
Oilers win 4-3
Recreation 1: Kings 4, Oilers 3
Recreation 2: Oilers 6, Kings 0
Recreation 3: Oilers 8, Kings 2
Recreation 4: Kings 4, Oilers 0
Recreation 5: Kings 5, Oilers 4 (OT)
Recreation 6: Oilers 4, Kings 2
Recreation 7: Oilers 2, Kings 0