2025 NHL playoffs: Previews for Stars-Jets, Panthers-Leafs

The second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup PlayOffs Is off to a ferocious start, and the center division series has yet to be.

What should fans expects out of the Dallas stars And Winnipeg jets (9:30 PM ESPN)? Will there be any fallout from game 1 of Florida panthers–Toronto maple leafs in the next class tuesday night (7. PM ESPN)? And what should we make of the initial showdowns in the other two series that transferred tuesday night?

Read on for game previews With Statistical Insights From Espn Research, A recap Of what wont down in tuesday’s games and the Three Stars of Tuesday From Arda .cal.

Matchup notes

Florida panthers at Toronto maple leafs
Game 2 | 7 PM ET | Espn

In Stanley Cup Playoff History, Teams That Have Won Game 1 in a Best-of-Save Series Have Won the Series 68% Of The Time, Including A 6-2 mark in round 1 this year. The Mple Leafs specifically have won a best-of-sense series 57% of the time when winning game 1.

William Nylander‘S Two Goals in Game 1 Made Him the first Toronto Player with conscious multigoal games in the Same PostSeason Since Wendel Clark In 1994.

The big question looking ahead is the availability of goaltender Anthony Stolarz. The new Jersey Native Made Eight Saves on Nine Shots Before Being Knocked Out of the game after contact from Sam. Joseph woll Allowed Three Goals on 20 shots in Relief.

With Two Assists in Game 1, Brad Marchand Is up to 31 Career Playoff Points Against the Mple Leafs, Tied for Fourth Most With Maurice Richard and Ted Lindsay.

Sergei bobrovsky Didn is his best night in game 1, allowing five goals on 29 shots. In Four Regular-Season Games Against The Leafs, He Had A 1.77 Goals-Gainst Average.

Dallas stars at Winnipeg jets
Game 1 | 9:30 PM et | Espn

The Jets Won the Regular-Season Series Between the Two Teams 3-1, with an aggregate score of 13-5. The stars are favored to win the series (-175) by Espn Bet, when the jets are +150 to win.

These two franchises have never met in the postseason, and the Jets 1.0/Arizona Coyotes Never Met the North Stars/Stars Franchise Either.

Dallas’ Jake oettinger And Winnipeg’s Connor hellbuyuck are the top candidates to be Team Usa’s Goalie at the 2026 OlympicsAnd Both are among the most-used goalies in the NHL. Since 2021-22, oetinger is third in games played (including regular season and playoffs) with 274, trailing only Andrei Vasilevskiy (277) and Sergei bobrovsky (275). Hellbuyuck is tied for fourth in that span with Igor Shesterkin (270).

Mikko Rantanen Set a few new benchmarks for his heroics last in round 1, becoming the first player in Stanley Cup Playofs History With Trick in the Third Period of A Game 7 And The FIRST Player in History With A Hat Ticket Against His Former Team in a Game 7. He also because the first player in Nhl History (Regular Season or Playoffs) to have a for-point in consecutive games.

Stars captain Jamie Benn Now has 28 Career Playoff Goals, which is tied with Dino Ciccarelli And Nail bread For Fourth Most in North Stars/Stars History, Behind Mike modano (58), Steve payne (35) and Brian bellows (34).

Kyle Connor‘s 12 Points (Four Goals, Eight Assists) in the first round set a thrashers/jets 2.0 franchise record for points in a single posts. The Previous High Was 11, Set by Blake Wheeler And Mark creams In 2018 vs Nashville.

Playing in his franchise-resord 56th Career Postseon Game, Adam Lowry Scored his first career overtime goal to win game 7 against the blues. He is one of Two Captains in Stanley Cup Playoff History to Score an Ot Goal in Game 7; Steve yzerman (1996, also against st. louis) is the other.

Öcal’s three stars from tuesday

Slavin scored his first career Playoff game-Winning Goal in his 77th Career Playoff game as the canes outlasted the capitals to take game 1.

In defeat, Thompson Made 31 Saves, Giving His Team a Chance to Win the ENTIRE WAY UNTER THE ORY END.

Hyman scored the game-winner as Edmonton Pulls Off Its Third Third-Period Comeback This PostSeason, and Fifth Straight Comeback Win Overall.

Tuesday’s recaps

Carolina hurricanes 2, Washington Capitals 1 (ot)
Car Leads 1-0 | Game 2 Thursday

Like Two Prizefighters, The Canes and Caps Measured One Another Out Out in a Scoreless FIRST PERIOD BEFORE Aliakshei’s mind Notched His FIRST GOAL OF THE POSTSESON TO get Washington on the boat first in the second. Logan Stankoven Notched His Third Goal of the Playoffs Midway Through the Third Period, and Neigher Club could not goal in the final regulation frame. The overtime period did not last long, however, as hurricanes defensive whiz Jaccob Slavin Scored His Second PostSeason Goal 3:06 Into Ot to Send the Dc Faithful Home Unhappy and Give His Squad A 1-0 Lead in the Series. Full Recap.

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Hurricanes score early in ot to cloudam game 1

Jaccob Slavin Scores His Second Goal of the Playoffs to Give The Hurricanes The Win Over the Capitals.

Edmonton oilers 4, Vegas golden knights 2
EDM Leads 1-0 | Game 2 Thursday

The game started off well for the host Golden Knights, with Captain Mark Stone Scoring Two Goals Within the first 9:03 of the first period. Thereaffter, thought, the scoring was all edmonton. Corey perry Broughht the oilers with one goal with 3:34 Left in the first, Before Leon draisaitl, Zach Hyman And Connor brown All scored in the third. The win was an nhl record fifth straight comeback playoff victory for the oilers. Full Recap.

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Oilers Pull AHead With Two Late Goals in the 3rd

Zach Hyman and Connor Brown Score in Quick Succession to Give The Oilers a Late Two-Goal Lead Vs. The Golden Knights.