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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. 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. 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 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: Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Florida Panthers, Atlantic Division champions – 110 points Boston Bruins – 109 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 102 points Metropolitan Division New York Rangers, Metropolitan Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 114 points Carolina Hurricanes – 111 points New York Islanders – 94 points Wild Cards Tampa Bay Lightning – 98 points Washington Capitals – 91 points Western Conference Central Division Dallas Stars, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 113 points Winnipeg Jets – 110 points Colorado Avalanche – 107 points Pacific Division Vancouver Canucks, Pacific Division champions – 109 points Edmonton Oilers – 104 points Los Angeles Kings – 99 points Wild Cards Nashville Predators – 99 points 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. 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 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. 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. Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for the Panthers in game three, pushing the series to a 3–0 series lead with a 5–3 win. 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. 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. (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. 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. Brad Marchand scored twice and provided an assist for the Bruins in game three, emerging victorious over the Maple Leafs 4–2. 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. 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. In game six, William Nylander scored twice for the Maple Leafs, forcing a seventh game with a 2–1 victory. 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. With the loss, Toronto extends their game seven-losing streak to six games, with four against Boston; in addition Toronto lost their seventh consecutive playoff series against Boston. (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 .... Discover the M E Carter Andrea Johnston popular books. Find the top 100 most popular M E Carter Andrea Johnston books.