Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Cup Final results, highlights

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June 14, 2023

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The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are over. Sixteen teams competed for the most magnificent trophy in sports, with the Vegas Golden Knights outlasting the Florida Panthers 4-1 to win their first Cup title.

The record-setting Boston Bruins were the No. 1 overall seed, but they were ousted in Round 1 by Florida. Out West, the defending Cup champion Colorado Avalanche hoped to continue their reign atop the league, but they were upset by the Seattle Kraken in the latter club’s first trip to the postseason.

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

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Stanley Cup Final

Vegas wraps up the second period with 4th unanswered goal

Michael Amadio scores on the second chance to make it 6-1 to close out the second period for the Knights.

Earlier results:

Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five, Oilers in six, Stars in six
Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven, Maple Leafs in five, Hurricanes in four

Leading scorers:

Schedule:

Consensus pick: Golden Knights

Conference final round

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East: CAR-FLA
West: VGK-DAL

Eastern Conference

Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final with unbelievable goal in final seconds

Matthew Tkachuk nets the game-winning goal with five seconds to spare to send the Panthers to the Stanley Cup Final.

Earlier results:

Hurricanes: Defeated Islanders in six, Devils in five
Panthers: Defeated Bruins in seven, Maple Leafs in five

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Hurricanes

Western Conference

Jonathan Marchessault’s goal makes it 4-0 Vegas

Jonathan Marchessault makes it 4-0 with another Vegas goal in the second period.

Earlier results:

Golden Knights: Defeated Jets in five, Oilers in six
Stars: Defeated Wild in six, Kraken in seven

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Stars

Second round

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Atlantic: TOR-FLA
Metro: CAR-NJ
Central: DAL-SEA
Pacific: VGK-EDM

Atlantic Division

Nick Cousins’ OT winner advances Panthers to East finals

Nick Cousins scores in overtime to eliminate the Maple Leafs as the Panthers advance to the East finals.

First-round results:

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Maple Leafs

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs

Metro Division

Canes advance to East finals with OT winner

The Hurricanes eliminate the Devils with an OT winner by Jesper Fast in Game 5.

First-round results:

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Devils

Consensus pick: Devils

Central Division

Stars defeat the Kraken in Game 7 to advance to the WCF

Stars take care of business at home to defeat the Kraken in Game 7 as they advance to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.

First-round results:

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Kraken

Consensus pick: Stars

Pacific Division

Marchessault’s natural hat trick sends Vegas to Western Conference final

Jonathan Marchessault scores three consecutive goals for the natural hat trick as the Golden Knights advance to the Western Conference finals.

First-round results:

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Oilers

Consensus pick: Oilers

First round

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Atlantic: BOS-FLA | TOR-TB
Metro: CAR-NYI | NJ-NYR
Central: COL-SEA | DAL-MIN
Pacific: VGK-WPG | EDM-LA

Atlantic Division

Carter Verhaeghe ends Bruins’ season in OT

The Florida Panthers end the Boston Bruins’ season with a stunning OT goal from Carter Verhaeghe.

Regular-season records:

Bruins: 65-12-5, 135 points
Panthers: 42-32-8, 92 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Bruins

Consensus pick: Bruins (28 of 29 picks)

Maple Leafs advance for 1st time in 19 years off Tavares’ OT winner

John Tavares scores in overtime as the Maple Leafs advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.

Regular-season records:

Maple Leafs: 50-21-11, 111 points
Lightning: 46-30-6, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Lightning

Consensus pick: Maple Leafs (22 of 29 picks)

Metro Division

Canes eliminate Islanders with OT winner

Paul Stastny nets the game-winner in overtime to move the Hurricanes on to Round 2.

Regular-season records:

Hurricanes: 52-21-9, 113 points
Islanders: 42-31-9, 93 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Islanders

Consensus pick: Tied (14 of 28 picks for each team)

Erik Haula slaps home one-timer to pad the Devils’ lead

Erik Haula puts the Devils up 3-0 in the third period of Game 7.

Regular-season records:

Devils: 52-22-8, 112 points
Rangers: 47-22-13, 107 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Rangers

Consensus pick: Rangers (18 of 29 picks)

Central Division

Kraken knock off defending champion Avs to advance

The Kraken become the first expansion franchise to win their first playoff series against a defending champion with a 2-1 win vs. the Avalanche in Game 7.

Regular-season records:

Avalanche: 51-24-7, 109 points
Kraken: 46-28-8, 100 points

Leading scorers:

Avalanche: C Nathan MacKinnon, 111 points (42 G, 69 A)
Kraken: LW Jared McCann, 70 points (40 G, 30 A)

Schedule:

Keys to the offseason for the Avalanche

Consensus pick: Avalanche (27 of 29 picks)

Mason Marchment beats the buzzer to extend Stars lead

Mason Marchment scores a goal on the breakaway with 0.5 seconds remaining in the second period as the Stars lead 3-0.

Regular-season records:

Stars: 47-21-14, 108 points
Wild: 46-25-11, 103 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Wild

Consensus pick: Stars (22 of 29 picks)

Pacific Division

Golden Knights defeat Jets with ease to advance in Stanley Cup playoffs

The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Vegas wins series, 4-1

Regular-season records:

Leading scorers:

Results:

Consensus pick: Golden Knights (25 of 29 picks)

Keys to the offseason for the Jets

Kostin’s 2nd goal puts the Oilers ahead

Klim Kostin nets his second goal of the game as the Oilers take a 4-3 lead vs. the Kings.

Regular-season records:

Oilers: 50-23-9, 109 points
Kings: 47-25-10, 104 points

Leading scorers:

Results:

Keys to the offseason for the Kings

Consensus pick: Oilers (27 of 29 picks)

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Follow live: Jets, Stars battle in Game 3 as series shifts to Dallas

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May 11, 2025

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Jung hits HR for mom while facing brother Jace

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Jung hits HR for mom while facing brother Jace

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May 11, 2025, 04:07 PM ET

DETROIT — Josh Jung delivered a special Mother’s Day gift to his mom, Mary.

The Texas Rangers third baseman hit a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth inning off Beau Brieske at Detroit on Sunday. Jung’s brother, Jace, was in the Tigers’ lineup at the same position.

Before the game, Mary Jung delivered the game ball to the mound and her sons joined her on the field.

“My heart is just exploding,” Mary Jung said in an interview on the Rangers’ telecast. “I mean, I couldn’t ask for a better Mother’s Day gift. We’re all in the same place, to begin with. But then to watch them live their dream, do what they love to do, I couldn’t be more proud.”

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first home run by a player facing his brother’s team on Mother’s Day since at least 1969.

The Jungs’ parents, Mary and Jeff, have been in attendance throughout the three-game series. The brothers also started Saturday when Texas recorded a 10-3 victory.

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Yankees’ Stroman has setback in rehab of knee

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Yankees' Stroman has setback in rehab of knee

Associated Press

May 11, 2025, 03:28 PM ET

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman had a setback as he tries to return from a left knee injury that has sidelined him for the past month.

Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Stroman still had “discomfort” in the knee after throwing a live batting practice session in Tampa, Florida, on Friday and will be reevaluated before the team figures out the next step in his rehabilitation process.

“He’s gotten a lot of treatments on it and stuff,” Boone said. “It just can’t kind of get over that final hump to really allow him to get to that next level on the mound. We’ll try and continue to get our arms around it and try and make sure we get that out of there.”

Stroman hasn’t pitched since allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning against the San Francisco Giants on April 11. He was placed on the 15-day injured list the next day with what Boone hoped at the time would be a short-term absence.

But there is no timeline for the right-hander’s return, and Boone said the injury likely impacted the way Stroman pitched before going on the IL. He was 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in three starts.

“Certainly that last start, I think he just couldn’t really step on that front side like he needed to,” Boone said. “I talk about how these guys are like race cars, and one little thing off and it can affect just that last level of command or that last level of extra stuff that you need. So we’ll continue to try to get him where we need to.”

Stroman had surgery March 19, 2015, to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He returned to a major league mound that Sept. 12.

Stroman, 34, is in the second season of a two-year contract guaranteeing $37 million. His deal includes a $16 million conditional player option for 2026 that could be exercised if he pitches in at least 140 innings this year.

Last season, Stroman was 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) when he threw 154⅔ innings, his most since 2021 with the Mets. Stroman struggled in the second half and did not pitch in the postseason, when the Yankees made their first World Series appearance since 2009.

In other injury news, DJ LeMahieu played for the second straight day on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday and could join the team in Seattle this week to make his season debut. LeMahieu had a cortisone injection last week in his right hip, dealing with an injury stemming from last year.