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The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here! The NHL's 32 teams are down to just three left for the conference finals.

The Florida Panthers are in the Cup Final after beating the New York Rangers 4-2 in the East finals. Will they face the Dallas Stars or the Edmonton Oilers?

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

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Conference finals Eastern Conference

M1 New York Rangers vs.

A1 Florida Panthers

Path to conference finals:

Rangers: defeated Capitals 4-0; defeated Hurricanes 4-2 Panthers: defeated Lightning 4-1; defeated Bruins 4-2

Leading scorers in playoffs:

Rangers: Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck (14 points) Panthers: Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov (13 points)

Schedule: (Panthers win 4-2)

Keys to the offseason for the Rangers

Game 1: FLA 3, NYR 0 | Recap | Replay Game 2: NYR 2, FLA 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 3: NYR 5, FLA 4 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 4: FLA 3, NYR 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 5: FLA 3, NYR 2 | Recap | Replay Game 6: FLA 2, NYR 1 | Recap

Western Conference

C1 Dallas Stars vs.

P2 Edmonton Oilers

Path to conference finals:

Stars: defeated Golden Knights 4-3; defeated Avalanche 4-2 Oilers: defeated Kings 4-1; defeated Canucks 4-3

Leading scorers in playoffs:

Stars: Miro Heiskanen (13 points), Jason Robertson (12 points) Oilers: Leon Draisaitl (24 points), Connor McDavid (21 points)

Schedule: (Oilers lead 3-2)

Game 1: EDM 3, DAL 2 (2OT) | Recap | Replay Game 2: DAL 3, EDM 1 Recap | Replay Game 3: DAL 5, EDM 3 | Recap | Replay Game 4: EDM 5, DAL 2 | Recap | Replay Game 5: EDM 3, DAL 1 | Recap Game 6: DAL @ EDM | June 2, 8 p.m. ET (TNT) | Preview Game 7: EDM @ DAL | June 4, 8:30 p.m. ET* (TNT) | Preview

Second round Atlantic Division

A1 Florida Panthers vs.

A2 Boston Bruins

Path to Round 2:

Panthers: defeated Lightning 4-1 Bruins: defeated Maple Leafs 4-3

Leading scorers in Round 1:

Panthers: Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe (9 points) Bruins: Brad Marchand (8 points)

Schedule: (FLA wins 4-2)

Keys to the offseason for the Bruins

Game 1: BOS 5, FLA 1 | Recap | Replay Game 2: FLA 6, BOS 1 | Recap | Replay Game 3: FLA 6, BOS 2 | Recap | Replay Game 4: FLA 3, BOS 2 | Recap | Replay Game 5: BOS 2, FLA 1 | Recap | Replay Game 6: FLA 2, BOS 1 | Recap

Consensus pick: Panthers

Metropolitan Division

M1 New York Rangers vs.

M2 Carolina Hurricanes

Path to Round 2:

Rangers: defeated Capitals 4-0 Hurricanes: defeated Islanders 4-1

Leading scorers in Round 1:

Rangers: Mika Zibanejad (7 points) Hurricanes: Seth Jarvis (7 points)

Schedule: (NYR win 4-2)

Keys to the offseason for the Hurricanes

Game 1: NYR 4, CAR 3 | Recap | Replay Game 2: NYR 4, CAR 3 (2OT) | Recap | Replay Game 3: NYR 3, CAR 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 4: CAR 4, NYR 3 | Recap | Replay Game 5: CAR 4, NYR 1 | Recap | Replay Game 6: NYR 5, CAR 3 | Recap

Consensus pick: Rangers

Central Division

C1 Dallas Stars vs.

C3 Colorado Avalanche

Path to Round 2:

Stars: defeated Golden Knights 4-3 Avalanche: defeated Jets 4-1

Leading scorers in Round 1:

Stars: Wyatt Johnston (7 points) Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar (9 points)

Schedule: (DAL wins 4-2)

Keys to the offseason for Avalanche

Game 1: COL 4, DAL 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 2: DAL 5, COL 3 | Recap | Replay Game 3: DAL 4, COL 1 | Recap | Replay Game 4: DAL 5, COL 1 | Recap | Replay Game 5: COL 5, DAL 3 | Recap | Replay Game 6: DAL 2, COL 1 (2OT) | Recap

Consensus pick: Stars

Pacific Division

P1 Vancouver Canucks vs.

P2 Edmonton Oilers

Path to Round 2:

Canucks: defeated Predators 4-2 Oilers: defeated Kings 4-1

Leading scorers in Round 1:

Canucks: Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller (6 points) Oilers: Connor McDavid (12 points)

Schedule: (EDM wins 4-3)

Keys to the offseason for Canucks

Game 1: VAN 5, EDM 4 | Recap | Replay Game 2: EDM 4, VAN 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 3: VAN 4, EDM 3 |  Recap | Replay Game 4: EDM 3, VAN 2 | Recap | Replay Game 5: VAN 3, EDM 2 | Recap Game 6: EDM 5, VAN 1 | Recap Game 7: EDM 3, VAN 2 | Recap | Replay

Consensus pick: Oilers

First round Atlantic Division

A1 Florida Panthers vs.

WC1 Tampa Bay Lightning

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 wins 4-1)

Keys to the offseason for the Lightning

Game 1: FLA 3, TB 2 | Recap | Replay Game 2: FLA 3, TB 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 3: FLA 5, TB 3 | Recap | Replay Game 4: TB 6, FLA 3 | Recap | Replay Game 5: FLA 6, TB 1 | Recap | Replay

A2 Boston Bruins vs.

A3 Toronto Maple Leafs

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 wins 4-3)

Keys to the offseason for the Maple Leafs

Game 1: BOS 5, TOR 1 | Recap | Replay Game 2: TOR 3, BOS 2 | Recap | Replay Game 3: BOS 4, TOR 2 | Recap | Replay Game 4: BOS 3, TOR 1 | Recap | Replay Game 5: TOR 2, BOS 1 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 6: TOR 2, BOS 1 | Recap Game 7: BOS 2, TOR 1 (OT) | Recap

Metropolitan Division

M1 New York Rangers vs.

WC2 Washington Capitals

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 wins 4-0)

Keys to the offseason for the Capitals

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 4, WSH 2 | Recap | Replay

M2 Carolina Hurricanes vs.

M3 New York Islanders

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 wins 4-1)

Keys to the offseason for the Islanders

Game 1: CAR 3, NYI 1 | Recap | Replay Game 2: CAR 5, NYI 3 | Recap | Replay Game 3: CAR 3, NYI 2 | Recap | Replay Game 4: NYI 3, CAR 2 (2OT) | Recap | Replay Game 5: CAR 6, NYI 3 | Recap

Central Division

C1 Dallas Stars vs.

WC2 Vegas Golden Knights

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: (Stars win 4-3)

Game 1: VGK 4, DAL 3 | Recap | Replay Game 2: VGK 3, DAL 1 | Recap | Replay Game 3: DAL 3, VGK 2 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 4: DAL 4, VGK 2 | Recap | Replay Game 5: DAL 3, VGK 2 | Recap | Replay Game 6: VGK 2, DAL 0 | Recap Game 7: DAL 2, VGK 1 | Recap

C2 Winnipeg Jets vs.

C3 Colorado Avalanche

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 wins 4-1)

Keys to the offseason for the Jets

Game 1: WPG 7, COL 6 | Recap | Replay Game 2: COL 5, WPG 2 | Recap | Replay Game 3: COL 6, WPG 2 | Recap | Replay Game 4: COL 5, WPG 1 | Recap | Replay Game 5: COL 6, WPG 3 | Recap | Replay

Pacific Division

P1 Vancouver Canucks vs.

WC1 Nashville Predators

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 wins 4-2)

Keys to the offseason for the Predators

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 4, NSH 3 (OT) | Recap | Replay Game 5: NSH 2, VAN 1 | Recap Game 6: VAN 1, NSH 0 | Recap

P2 Edmonton Oilers vs.

P3 Los Angeles Kings

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: (EDM wins 4-1)

Keys to the offseason for the Kings

Game 1: EDM 7, LA 4 | Recap | Replay Game 2: LA 5, EDM 4 (OT) | Recap Game 3: EDM 6, LA 1 | Recap | Replay Game 4: EDM 1, LA 0 | Recap | Replay Game 5: EDM 4 LA 3 | Recap