And then there were four
Now we have seen that the Toronto Maple Maple Leafs disappeared in a Game 7 and that the chairman’s cup -winning squad was eliminated early (this time Winnipeg jets).
These should be both Doozies – even if there are four champions in the second round.
In the Eastern Conference final, the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers-Final Four is faced with the lowest seed-Carolina Hurricanes. Although Florida won in a four -game screening, four times more overtime in the serial opener, more overtime in the game and the last two conflicts in the last two conflicts, it is a rematch of the 2023 conflict.
In the West, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars meet in the third round for consecutive years. Edmonton won six games a year ago and closed the series with three wins in a row.
Here is a look why the four teams can move to the end, a fantastic first two rounds of the Stanley Cup chase.
Florida Panthers
Until the champions were renewed, the panthers made a brief work of Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, but before they found their forms, they appeared on the ropes when they dropped the first two games against Maple Leafs.
Florida is looking for a third trip in a row in a championship tour, and probably has a complete team than a year ago-with the third line of Brad Marchand, Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarainen, the third line of Aleeksander Barkov.
Carolina Hurricanes
April 17, 2025; Ottawa, Ontario, Box; Carolina Hurricanes Center Jack Roslovic (96) is skating with the second period against the OTTAWA senators in the Canadian Tire Center. Compulsory Credit: Marc Desrosiers-Imagn Images Andrei Svechnikov, who kidnapped 2023 playoffs and was the last meeting with Florida Due to the knee injuryHe scored eight goals – the second one of Dallas Stars Mikko Rantanenen – Hurricanes sent both Montreal Canadiens and the Conference Champion Washington Capitals in five games.
Oddsmakers choose Panthers, but don’t ignore the fact that Carolina has the best team targets and the fact that the penalty plays killed this point in the penalty playoffs-because Goalleter Frederik Andersen has the best average of 1.36 goals and a .937 percentage.
Dallas Stars
May 17, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars defender Thomas Harley (55), Winnipeg Jets Left Wing Alex Iaallo (9), American Airlines Center in the second period of the second round of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs captures the disk in the air. Compulsory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagni Images Dallas passed through the most challenging opposition to reach this unquestionable point, first defeated Colorado in seven games, and then took out the jets of six.
Kicker is that Dallas does not click all cylinders. The stars are not only more than 38-34, but also Rantanen became a dominant forceJason Robertson and Matt Duchene could not score a goal. The key will be Dallas’s lights to boast of private teams. The stars also have a better Goalmer in the series in Jake Oettinger.
Edmonton Oilers
May 10, 2025; Edmonton, Alberta, Can; While Edmonton Oilers goalkeeper Stuart Skinner (74) is looking for a disk, Vegas Golden Knights right -wing player Keegan Kolesar (55) and Oilers defender Brett Kulak (27) fight in the third period of the second round of the second round of the second round of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs in Rogers Place. Compulsory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn Images We all know how Oilers in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl has the best aggressive dynamic duo. A big difference from the past, Corey Perry (five goals), Evander Kane (four goals), Connor Brown (four goals) and Adam Henrique (three goals).
The other new aspect of Oilers is a highly advanced defense games after the first few matches of six -game opening series with Los Angeles Kings. Edmonton’s defense, which was expected to receive great support with Mattias Ekholm, who returned from the injury in this round, was a major factor because the team won eight of the last nine matches and closed Vegas Golden Knights with consecutive closure.
