2023 Stanley Cup playoffs#Eastern Conference final

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This was the eighth year in which the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/standings/2022|title=2022–2023 Wild Card Standings|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 14, 2023}}

1. Boston Bruins, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 135 points
2. Toronto Maple Leafs – 111 points
3. Tampa Bay Lightning – 98 points

1. Carolina Hurricanes, Metropolitan Division champions – 113 points
2. New Jersey Devils – 112 points
3. New York Rangers – 107 points

1. New York Islanders – 93 points
2. Florida Panthers – 92 points

1. Colorado Avalanche, Central Division champions – 109 points
2. Dallas Stars – 108 points
3. Minnesota Wild – 103 points

1. Vegas Golden Knights, Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 111 points
2. Edmonton Oilers – 109 points
3. Los Angeles Kings – 104 points

1. Seattle Kraken – 100 points
2. Winnipeg Jets – 95 points

In each round, teams competed 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 played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was 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 played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third-place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home-ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

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;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

The Boston Bruins earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with a record-setting 135 points. Florida earned 92 points to finish as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which Florida won in five games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Bruins in seven games after being down 3–1 in the series, in one of the greatest upsets in NHL history. In game one, goaltender Linus Ullmark made 31 saves to backstop the Bruins in a 3–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-boston-bruins-game-1-recap/c-343600982|title=Ullmark, Bruins defeat Panthers in Game 1 of Eastern 1st Round|last=Pohoryles|first=Joe|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 17, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 18, 2023}} A four-goal third period, coupled with Brandon Montour's two goals helped the Panthers win game two 6–3.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-boston-bruins-game-2-recap/c-343600464|title=Montour, Panthers even East 1st Round with Game 2 win against Bruins|first=Joe|last=Pohoryles|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 20, 2023}} In game three, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for Boston defeating Florida 4–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-343600094|title=Hall, Bruins defeat Panthers in Game 3 to take lead in East 1st Round|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 21, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} Hall scored twice and provided two assists in game four for the Bruins, giving Boston a 3–1 series lead with a 6–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-343600096|title=Bruins defeat Panthers in Game 4, extend lead in Eastern 1st Round|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 23, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game five, Carter Verhaeghe assisted on three goals including the Panthers' overtime goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk, keeping Florida alive in the series with a 4–3 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-boston-bruins-game-5-recap/c-343600612|title=Panthers defeat Bruins in OT in Game 5, extend Eastern 1st Round|last=Pohoryles|first=Joe|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 26, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 27, 2023}} Tkachuk scored twice and provided an assist in a high-scoring affair between Florida and Boston in game six, defeating the Bruins 7–5 to force a seventh game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-bruins-florida-panthers-game-6-recap/c-343601424|title=Panthers defeat Bruins in Game 6, push Eastern 1st-Round series to limit|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 28, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 28, 2023}} In game seven, after the Panthers rallied a late goal to tie the game, Verhaeghe scored in the subsequent overtime to send Florida to the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-boston-bruins-game-7-recap/c-343600192|title=Panthers stun Bruins in Game 7 in OT, win Eastern 1st-Round series|last=Pohoryles|first=Joe|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 30, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

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|team2=Florida Panthers

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|stadium2=FLA Live Arena

|homeright=yes

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|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =03:41 – Brad Marchand (1)
17:32 – Jake DeBrusk (1)

|1-2-2 =Matthew Tkachuk (1) – 06:34

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie1-1 =Linus Ullmark 31 saves / 32 shots

|goalie1-2 =Alex Lyon 26 saves / 29 shots

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|score2 =6–3

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|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =12:13 – sh – Brad Marchand (2)
17:01 – pp – Tyler Bertuzzi (1)

|2-2-2 =Sam Bennett (1) – 01:42
Eric Staal (1) – 14:18

|2-3-1 =18:50 – Taylor Hall (1)

|2-3-2 =Brandon Montour (1) – 00:22
Carter Verhaeghe (1) – 07:00
Brandon Montour (2) – 12:30
Eetu Luostarinen (1) – en – 17:35

|goalie2-1 =Linus Ullmark 24 saves / 29 shots

|goalie2-2 =Alex Lyon 34 saves / 37 shots

|date3 =April 21

|score3 =4–2

|won3 =1

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|3-1-1 =Taylor Hall (2) – 02:26

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Charlie Coyle (1) – 06:00

|3-2-2 =No scoring

|3-3-1 =David Pastrnak (2) – 08:32
Nick Foligno (1) – 11:45

|3-3-2 =14:41 – sh – Gustav Forsling (1)
15:59 – Sam Reinhart (1)

|goalie3-1 =Linus Ullmark 29 saves / 31 shots

|goalie3-2 =Alex Lyon 23 saves / 26 shots
Sergei Bobrovsky 8 saves / 9 shots

|date4 =April 23

|score4 =6–2

|won4 =1

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|4-1-1 =Brad Marchand (3) – pp – 09:45

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =Jake DeBrusk (2) – pp – 01:52

|4-2-2 =16:00 – Matthew Tkachuk (2)

|4-3-1 =Tyler Bertuzzi (2) – 02:26
Jake DeBrusk (3) – 08:05
Taylor Hall (3) – 16:24
Taylor Hall (4) – en – 19:31

|4-3-2 =06:11 – pp – Sam Bennett (2)

|goalie4-1 =Linus Ullmark 41 saves / 43 shots
Jeremy Swayman 1 save / 1 shot

|goalie4-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 25 saves / 30 shots

|date5 =April 26

|score5 =4–3

|ot5 =1

|won5 =2

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|5-1-1 =No scoring

|5-1-2 =Anthony Duclair (1) – 08:26

|5-2-1 =02:27 – pp – Brad Marchand (4)

|5-2-2 =Sam Bennett (3) – 18:52

|5-3-1 =04:33 – pp – Patrice Bergeron (1)
09:16 – Taylor Hall (5)

|5-3-2 =Sam Reinhart (2) – pp – 05:14

|5-4-1 =No scoring

|5-4-2 =Matthew Tkachuk (3) – 06:05

|goalie5-1 =Linus Ullmark 21 saves / 25 shots

|goalie5-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 44 saves / 47 shots

|date6 =April 28

|score6 =5–7

|won6 =2

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|6-1-1 =Tyler Bertuzzi (3) – pp – 06:09

|6-1-2 =02:01 – pp – Brandon Montour (3)
13:52 – Matthew Tkachuk (4)

|6-2-1 =David Pastrnak (3) – pp – 05:42

|6-2-2 =09:22 – Aleksander Barkov (1)

|6-3-1 =Tyler Bertuzzi (4) – 01:31
David Pastrnak (4) – pp – 03:53
Jake DeBrusk (4) – sh – 10:22

|6-3-2 =07:21 – Zac Dalpe (1)
10:49 – pp – Matthew Tkachuk (5)
14:22 – Eetu Luostarinen (2)
19:32 – en – Sam Reinhart (3)

|goalie6-1 =Linus Ullmark 26 saves / 32 shots

|goalie6-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 29 saves / 34 shots

|date7 =April 30

|score7 =4–3

|ot7 =1

|won7 =2

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|7-1-1 =No scoring

|7-1-2 =Brandon Montour (4) – pp – 12:23

|7-2-1 =07:52 – pp – David Krejci (1)

|7-2-2 =Sam Reinhart (4) – 01:14

|7-3-1 =00:55 – pp – Tyler Bertuzzi (5)
04:11 – David Pastrnak (5)

|7-3-2 =Brandon Montour (5) – 19:00

|7-4-1 =No scoring

|7-4-2 =Carter Verhaeghe (2) – 08:35

|goalie7-1 =Jeremy Swayman 27 saves / 31 shots

|goalie7-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 33 saves / 36 shots

|series = Florida won series 4–3

}}

The Toronto Maple Leafs finished second in the Atlantic Division, earning 111 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned 98 points to finish third in the Atlantic Division. This was the second consecutive and the second overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Tampa Bay won the previous year's Eastern Conference first-round series in seven games. Toronto won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Maple Leafs defeated the Lightning in six games, winning their first playoff series since 2004. The Lightning scored four power play goals in game one, outscoring the Maple Leafs in a 7–3 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-toronto-maple-leafs-game-1-recap/c-343602914|title=Lightning score 7, defeat Maple Leafs in Game 1 of Eastern 1st Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 18, 2023}} In game two, Maple Leafs captain John Tavares scored a hat trick and Ryan O'Reilly provided four assists for Toronto's 7–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-toronto-maple-leafs-game-2-recap/c-343601712|title=Tavares scores 3, Maple Leafs top Lightning in Game 2, tie East 1st Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 20, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 21, 2023}} O'Reilly scored a goal and two assists in the Maple Leafs' game three victory where Morgan Rielly scored the overtime goal in a 4–3 triumph.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-3-recap/c-343601918|title=Maple Leafs rally, defeat Lightning in OT in Game 3, lead East 1st Round|last=Long|first=Corey|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game four, the Maple Leafs overcame a three-goal deficit led by two goals from Auston Matthews, and in the subsequent overtime, Alexander Kerfoot tipped in a shot to give Toronto a 5–4 victory and 3–1 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-4-recap/c-343602514|title=Maple Leafs rally to top Lightning in OT in game four, extend series lead|last=Long|first=Corey|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 24, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} The Lightning kept their season alive, being backed by a 28-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy in game five for a 4–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-toronto-maple-leafs-game-5-recap/c-343602814|title=Lightning hold off Maple Leafs in Game 5, stay alive in Eastern 1st Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 27, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 28, 2023}} In game six and with overtime required, Tavares scored to send Toronto to the second round with a 2–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-6-recap/c-343602516|title=Maple Leafs defeat Lightning in OT in Game 6, win East 1st Round series|last=Long|first=Corey|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 29, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

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|team2=Tampa Bay Lightning

|stadium1=Scotiabank Arena

|stadium2=Amalie Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 18

|score1 =7–3

|won1 =2

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|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (1) – 01:18
Anthony Cirelli (1) – 07:18
Nikita Kucherov (1) – pp – 19:56

|1-2-1 =08:06 – pp – Ryan O'Reilly (1)
13:11 – pp – William Nylander (1)

|1-2-2 =Brayden Point (1) – pp – 14:29
Corey Perry (1) – pp – 17:54
Brayden Point (2) – pp – 19:58

|1-3-1 =08:06 – Calle Jarnkrok (1)

|1-3-2 =Ross Colton (1) – 06:59

|goalie1-1 =Ilya Samsonov 23 saves / 29 shots
Joseph Woll 4 saves / 5 shots

|goalie1-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 28 saves / 31 shots

|date2 =April 20

|score2 =2–7

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-toronto-maple-leafs-game-2-recap/c-343601712

|2-1-1 =00:47 – pp – Mitch Marner (1)
12:45 – John Tavares (1)
15:08 – William Nylander (2)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =13:14 – John Tavares (2)
15:52 – Zach Aston-Reese (1)
18:02 – Mitch Marner (2)

|2-2-2 =Ian Cole (1) – 08:58

|2-3-1 =15:06 – pp – John Tavares (3)

|2-3-2 =Corey Perry (2) – 12:38

|goalie2-1 =Ilya Samsonov 20 saves / 22 shots

|goalie2-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 30 saves / 37 shots

|date3 =April 22

|score3 =4–3

|ot3 =1

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-3-recap/c-343601918

|3-1-1 =Noel Acciari (1) – 03:24
Auston Matthews (1) – 11:10

|3-1-2 =04:50 – Anthony Cirelli (2)
19:28 – Brandon Hagel (1)

|3-2-1 =No scoring

|3-2-2 =13:34 – Darren Raddysh (1)

|3-3-1 =Ryan O'Reilly (2) – 19:00

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|3-4-1 =Morgan Rielly (1) – 19:15

|3-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Ilya Samsonov 36 saves / 39 shots

|goalie3-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 23 saves / 27 shots

|date4 =April 24

|score4 =5–4

|ot4 =1

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-4-recap/c-343602514

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =09:57 – pp – Alex Killorn (1)
18:27 – Mikhail Sergachev (1)

|4-2-1 =Noel Acciari (2) – 04:51

|4-2-2 =11:31 – Steven Stamkos (1)
18:49 – Alex Killorn (2)

|4-3-1 =Auston Matthews (2) – 09:44
Auston Matthews (3) – pp – 12:29
Morgan Rielly (2) – 16:04

|4-3-2 =No scoring

|4-4-1 =Alexander Kerfoot (1) – pp – 04:14

|4-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie4-1 =Ilya Samsonov 27 saves / 31 shots

|goalie4-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 32 saves / 37 shots

|date5 =April 27

|score5 =4–2

|won5 =2

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-toronto-maple-leafs-game-5-recap/c-343602814

|5-1-1 =05:46 – Morgan Rielly (3)

|5-1-2 =Anthony Cirelli (3) – 06:12

|5-2-1 =No scoring

|5-2-2 =Michael Eyssimont (1) – 04:23

|5-3-1 =16:26 – Auston Matthews (4)

|5-3-2 =Nick Paul (1) – 11:53
Alex Killorn (3) – en – 19:55

|goalie5-1 =Ilya Samsonov 34 saves / 37 shots

|goalie5-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 28 saves / 30 shots

|date6 =April 29

|score6 =2–1

|ot6 =1

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-6-recap/c-343602516

|6-1-1 =No scoring

|6-1-2 =No scoring

|6-2-1 =Auston Matthews (5) – 13:47

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =No scoring

|6-3-2 =04:11 – Steven Stamkos (2)

|6-4-1 =John Tavares (4) – 04:36

|6-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie6-1 =Ilya Samsonov 31 saves / 32 shots

|goalie6-2 =Andrei Vasilevskiy 20 saves / 22 shots

|series = Toronto won series 4–2

}}

The Carolina Hurricanes finished first in the Metropolitan Division earning 113 points. New York finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild card earning 93 points. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was during the 2019 Eastern Conference second round, which Carolina won in a four-game sweep. Carolina won three of the four games in this year's regular-season series.

The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders in six games. Martin Necas and Brent Burns assisted on both Carolina goals in game one whose team emerged victorious for a 2–1 triumph.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-343602964|title=Hurricanes defeat Islanders in Game 1 of Eastern 1st Round|last=Dusterberg|first=Karl|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 17, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 18, 2023}} The Hurricanes prevented New York from achieving a two-goal comeback in game two by forcing overtime wherein Jesper Fast scored to give Carolina a 4–3 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-343602454|title=Hurricanes top Islanders in OT in Game 2, extend East 1st Round lead|last=Dusterberg|first=Karl|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 20, 2023}} With game three tied at 1–1 and it appearing to head to overtime, in a span of 2:18, the Islanders scored four times within the final four minutes and set a league record for the fastest four goals scored by one team in the playoffs to win the game 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-3-recap/c-343602614|title=Palmieri, Islanders defeat Hurricanes in Game 3 of East 1st Round|last=Gorman|first=Denis P.|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 21, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game four, Seth Jarvis scored twice for the Hurricanes in a 5–2 victory, winning their first playoff road game since game three of the 2021 Eastern Conference second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-4-recap/c-343602206|title=Hurricanes win Game 4, push Islanders to brink in Eastern 1st Round|last=Gorman|first=Denis P.|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 23, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves for the Islanders in game five, forcing a sixth game with a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-5-recap/c-343602520|title=Islanders hold off Hurricanes in Game 5, stay alive in East 1st Round|last=Dusterberg|first=Karl|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 25, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} In game six, with the game headed to overtime, Paul Stastny scored for the Hurricanes, sending Carolina to the second round with a 2–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-6-recap/c-343602842|title=Stastny scores in OT, Hurricanes eliminate Islanders with Game 6 victory|last=Gorman|first=Denis P.|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 28, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 28, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Carolina Hurricanes

|team2=New York Islanders

|stadium1=PNC Arena

|stadium2=UBS Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 17

|score1 =1–2

|won1 =1

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-343602964

|1-1-1 =03:47 – pp – Sebastian Aho (1)

|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =02:27 – pp – Stefan Noesen (1)

|1-2-2 =Ryan Pulock (1) – 02:51

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie1-1 =Antti Raanta 25 saves / 26 shots

|goalie1-2 =Ilya Sorokin 35 saves / 37 shots

|date2 =April 19

|score2 =3–4

|ot2 =1

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-343602454

|2-1-1 =05:49 – Paul Stastny (1)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =07:19 – pp – Stefan Noesen (2)

|2-2-2 =Kyle Palmieri (1) – 10:48
Mathew Barzal (1) – 19:39

|2-3-1 =12:19 – Jaccob Slavin (1)

|2-3-2 =Brock Nelson (1) – 09:18

|2-4-1 =05:03 – Jesper Fast (1)

|2-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Antti Raanta 23 saves / 26 shots

|goalie2-2 =Ilya Sorokin 32 saves / 36 shots

|date3 =April 21

|score3 =1–5

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-3-recap/c-343602614

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Jesper Fast (2) – sh – 16:56

|3-2-2 =12:49 – Casey Cizikas (1)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =16:09 – pp – Kyle Palmieri (2)
16:53 – Matt Martin (1)
18:11 – en – Scott Mayfield (1)
18:27 – Anders Lee (1)

|goalie3-1 =Antti Raanta 32 saves / 36 shots

|goalie3-2 =Ilya Sorokin 30 saves / 31 shots

|date4 =April 23

|score4 =5–2

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-4-recap/c-343602206

|4-1-1 =Seth Jarvis (1) – pp – 04:05

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =Martin Necas (1) – pp – 01:15
Sebastian Aho (2) – 13:30

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Seth Jarvis (2) – 01:20
Mackenzie MacEachern (1) – 14:01

|4-3-2 =03:14 – Adam Pelech (1)
17:57 – sh – Bo Horvat (1)

|goalie4-1 =Antti Raanta 27 saves / 29 shots

|goalie4-2 =Ilya Sorokin 24 saves / 29 shots

|date5 =April 25

|score5 =3–2

|won5 =2

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-carolina-hurricanes-game-5-recap/c-343602520

|5-1-1 =No scoring

|5-1-2 =Pierre Engvall (1) – 10:27

|5-2-1 =13:10 – Paul Stastny (2)

|5-2-2 =Brock Nelson (2) – 03:16
Mathew Barzal (2) – 18:05

|5-3-1 =10:28 – Sebastian Aho (3)

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie5-1 =Antti Raanta 19 saves / 22 shots

|goalie5-2 =Ilya Sorokin 34 saves / 36 shots

|date6 =April 28

|score6 =2–1

|ot6 =1

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-york-islanders-game-6-recap/c-343602842

|6-1-1 =No scoring

|6-1-2 =09:21 – Cal Clutterbuck (1)

|6-2-1 =No scoring

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =Sebastian Aho (4) – 09:24

|6-3-2 =No scoring

|6-4-1 =Paul Stastny (3) – 06:00

|6-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie6-1 =Frederik Andersen 33 saves / 34 shots

|goalie6-2 =Ilya Sorokin 39 saves / 41 shots

|series = Carolina won series 4–2

}}

The New Jersey Devils finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 112 points. The New York Rangers earned 107 points to finish third in the Metropolitan Division. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two rivals with New York winning four of the six previous series. They last met in the 2012 Eastern Conference final, which New Jersey won in six games. New Jersey won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Devils defeated the Rangers in seven games. In game one, Adam Fox assisted four times for the Rangers emerging with a 5–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-1-recap/c-343602978|title=Fox's 4 assists help Rangers top Devils in Game 1 of Eastern 1st Round|last=Morreale|first=Mike G|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 19, 2023}} Patrick Kane scored a goal and assisted on both of Chris Kreider's goals in the Rangers 5–1 game two victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-2-recap/c-343602458|title=Rangers ease past Devils again in Game 2 of Eastern 1st Round|last=Morreale|first=Mike G|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 20, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 21, 2023}} In game three, the Devils made a goaltender change and started rookie Akira Schmid, who made 35 saves en route to a 2–1 overtime victory, in which Dougie Hamilton scored the game-winning goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-3-recap/c-343602554|title=Schmid, Devils edge Rangers in OT in Game 3 of Eastern 1st Round|last=Morreale|first= Mike G.|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game four, Jonas Siegenthaler scored a goal and provided an assist for the Devils for a 3–1 win to tie the series 2–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-4-recap/c-343602846|title=Siegenthaler, Devils top Rangers in Game 4 to even Eastern 1st Round|last=Morreale|first=Mike G.|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 24, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} In game five, Erik Haula scored twice and notched an assist while Schmid stopped all 23 shots he faced for the Devils, defeating the Rangers 4–0 for a 3–2 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-5-recap/c-343602316|title=Devils shut out Rangers in Game 5, take lead in Eastern 1st Round|last=Morreale|first=Mike G|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 27, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 28, 2023}} Kreider scored a goal and provided two assists for the Rangers in game six, defeating the Devils 5–2 to force a seventh game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-6-recap/c-343602208|title=Rangers defeat Devils in Game 6, push East 1st-Round series to limit|last=Lane|first=Jon|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 29, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 1, 2023}} In game seven, Schmid stopped all 31 shots he faced in a 4–0 victory to send the Devils to the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-7-recap/c-343602844|title=Schmid, Devils blank Rangers in Game 7 to win Eastern 1st-Round series|last=Satriano|first=David|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 1, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=New Jersey Devils

|team2=New York Rangers

|stadium1=Prudential Center

|stadium2=Madison Square Garden

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 18

|score1 =5–1

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-1-recap/c-343602978

|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =Vladimir Tarasenko (1) – 04:58
Chris Kreider (1) – pp – 09:30

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =Ryan Lindgren (1) – 16:57

|1-3-1 =17:14 – ps – Jack Hughes (1)

|1-3-2 =Chris Kreider (2) – pp – 11:07
Filip Chytil (1) – en – 18:02

|goalie1-1 =Vitek Vanecek 18 saves / 22 shots

|goalie1-2 =Igor Shesterkin 27 saves / 28 shots

|date2 =April 20

|score2 =5–1

|won2 =2

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-2-recap/c-343602458

|2-1-1 =11:44 – pp – Erik Haula (1)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Vladimir Tarasenko (2) – 05:53
Chris Kreider (3) – pp – 09:57
Chris Kreider (4) – pp – 16:00

|2-3-1 =No scoring

|2-3-2 =Patrick Kane (1) – 06:34
Kaapo Kakko (1) – 13:05

|goalie2-1 =Vitek Vanecek 25 saves / 30 shots

|goalie2-2 =Igor Shesterkin 23 saves / 24 shots

|date3 =April 22

|score3 =2–1

|ot3 =1

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-3-recap/c-343602554

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Jack Hughes (2) – pp – 10:37

|3-2-2 =03:39 – Chris Kreider (5)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|3-4-1 =Dougie Hamilton (1) – 11:36

|3-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Akira Schmid 35 saves / 36 shots

|goalie3-2 =Igor Shesterkin 26 saves / 28 shots

|date4 =April 24

|score4 =3–1

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-4-recap/c-343602846

|4-1-1 =Jack Hughes (3) – 02:50

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =No scoring

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Jonas Siegenthaler (1) – 08:22
Ondrej Palat (1) – en – 19:34

|4-3-2 =01:42 – Vincent Trocheck (1)

|goalie4-1 =Akira Schmid 22 saves / 23 shots

|goalie4-2 =Igor Shesterkin 20 saves / 22 shots

|date5 =April 27

|score5 =0–4

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-5-recap/c-343602316

|5-1-1 =00:39 – Ondrej Palat (2)

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =03:27 – pp – Erik Haula (2)
13:32 – sh – Dawson Mercer (1)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =14:48 – en – Erik Haula (3)

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie5-1 =Akira Schmid 23 saves / 23 shots

|goalie5-2 =Igor Shesterkin 39 saves / 42 shots

|date6 =April 29

|score6 =2–5

|won6 =2

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-6-recap/c-343602208

|6-1-1 =Curtis Lazar (1) – 11:49

|6-1-2 =19:35 – pp – Chris Kreider (6)

|6-2-1 =No scoring

|6-2-2 =10:10 – Mika Zibanejad (1)
18:25 – Vladimir Tarasenko (3)

|6-3-1 =Dawson Mercer (2) – pp – 15:12

|6-3-2 =07:23 – Barclay Goodrow (1)
12:28 – Braden Schneider (1)

|goalie6-1 =Akira Schmid 24 saves / 29 shots
Vitek Vanecek 0 saves / 0 shots

|goalie6-2 =Igor Shesterkin 34 saves / 36 shots

|date7 =May 1

|score7 =0–4

|won7 =1

|recap7 =www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-new-jersey-devils-game-7-recap/c-343602844

|7-1-1 =No scoring

|7-1-2 =No scoring

|7-2-1 =09:53 – sh – Michael McLeod (1)
15:39 – Tomas Tatar (1)

|7-2-2 =No scoring

|7-3-1 =14:27 – Erik Haula (4)
16:41 – en – Jesper Bratt (1)

|7-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie7-1 =Akira Schmid 31 saves / 31 shots

|goalie7-2 =Igor Shesterkin 20 saves / 23 shots

|series = New Jersey won series 4–3

}}

The Colorado Avalanche finished first in the Central Division, earning 109 points. The Seattle Kraken earned 100 points to finish as the Western Conference's first wild card for their first playoff appearance. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This series also marked the first appearance of a team representing Seattle in the Stanley Cup playoffs in ninety-nine years. The most recent team to represent Seattle before this was the Seattle Metropolitans who lost the PCHA Final in 1924. Seattle won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Kraken defeated the Avalanche in seven games. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves in game one for the Kraken, defeating Colorado 3–1 for the city of Seattle's first playoff victory since game four of the 1920 Stanley Cup Finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-1-recap/c-343603174|title=Kraken defeat defending champion Avalanche in Stanley Cup Playoff debut|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 19, 2023}} In game two, the Avalanche overcame a two-goal deficit, spearheaded by Devon Toews third period goal, to win 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-2-recap/c-343602848|title=Avalanche rally to defeat Kraken in Game 2, even Western 1st Round|last=Boulding|first=Ryan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 20, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 21, 2023}} Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen both scored twice for the Avalanche in game three, defeating 6–4.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-3-recap/c-343602350|title=Avalanche pull away from Kraken in Game 3, lead Western 1st Round series|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game four, with the game tied 2–2 after three periods, the Kraken's Jordan Eberle scored in the overtime period to give Seattle a 3–2 victory with a series tied 2–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-4-recap/c-343602462|title=Eberle, Kraken tie West 1st Round with OT win against Avalanche in Game 4|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 25, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} Grubauer made 26 saves for the Kraken in game five, who took a 3–2 series lead with a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-5-recap/c-343602348|title=Kraken hold off Avalanche in Game 5, take lead in Western 1st Round|last=Boulding|first=Ryan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 26, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 27, 2023}} In game six, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Toews assisted thrice for Colorado, forcing a seventh game with a 4–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-6-recap/c-343602556|title=Avalanche defeat Kraken in Game 6, push West 1st-Round series to limit|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 28, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 30, 2023}} Game seven saw Oliver Bjorkstrand score twice for Seattle, and coupled with Grubauer's 33-save performance to hold a 2–1 lead, the Kraken advanced to the second round, becoming the first expansion team to triumph over the defending Stanley Cup champions in their inaugural playoff series.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-7-recap/c-343602460|title=Kraken hold off Avalanche in Game 7, win Western 1st-Round series|last=Boulding|first=Ryan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 1, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/philipp-grubauer-colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game7-stanley-cup-playoffs/|title=Defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche fall to Seattle Kraken in Game 7, exit Stanley Cup playoffs|first=Pat|last=Graham|publisher=CBS Broadcasting, Inc.|website=CBSNews.com|date=May 1, 2023|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Colorado Avalanche

|team2=Seattle Kraken

|stadium1=Ball Arena

|stadium2=Climate Pledge Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 18

|score1 =3–1

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-1-recap/c-343603174

|1-1-1 =12:35 – Mikko Rantanen (1)

|1-1-2 =Eeli Tolvanen (1) – 03:26

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =Alexander Wennberg (1) – 01:20

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =Morgan Geekie (1) – 04:03

|goalie1-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 27 saves / 30 shots

|goalie1-2 =Philipp Grubauer 34 saves / 35 shots

|date2 =April 20

|score2 =2–3

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-2-recap/c-343602848

|2-1-1 =No scoring

|2-1-2 =Justin Schultz (1) – 02:40
Brandon Tanev (1) – sh – 13:27

|2-2-1 =06:42 – Artturi Lehkonen (1)
07:30 – Valeri Nichushkin (1)

|2-2-2 =No scoring

|2-3-1 =12:59 – Devon Toews (1)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 27 saves / 29 shots

|goalie2-2 =Philipp Grubauer 38 saves / 41 shots

|date3 =April 22

|score3 =6–4

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-3-recap/c-343602350

|3-1-1 =J. T. Compher (1) – sh – 16:07
Nathan MacKinnon (1) – 19:15

|3-1-2 =06:08 – Jaden Schwartz (1)

|3-2-1 =Cale Makar (1) – 04:33

|3-2-2 =12:51 – Jamie Oleksiak (1)
13:10 – Matty Beniers (1)

|3-3-1 =Mikko Rantanen (2) – 03:01
Nathan MacKinnon (2) – 04:29
Mikko Rantanen (3) – en – 17:46

|3-3-2 =19:20 – pp – Jaden Schwartz (2)

|goalie3-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 25 saves / 29 shots

|goalie3-2 =Philipp Grubauer 28 saves / 33 shots

|date4 =April 24

|score4 =2–3

|ot4 =1

|won4 =2

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-4-recap/c-343602462

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =03:56 – Will Borgen (1)
10:09 – pp – Daniel Sprong (1)

|4-2-1 =Mikko Rantanen (4) – 14:08
Mikko Rantanen (5) – pp – 19:10

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =No scoring

|4-3-2 =No scoring

|4-4-1 =No scoring

|4-4-2 =03:00 – pp – Jordan Eberle (1)

|goalie4-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 40 saves / 43 shots

|goalie4-2 =Philipp Grubauer 20 saves / 22 shots

|date5 =April 26

|score5 =3–2

|won5 =2

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-5-recap/c-343602348

|5-1-1 =No scoring

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =07:55 – Nathan MacKinnon (3)

|5-2-2 =Morgan Geekie (2) – 06:35
Tye Kartye (1) – 09:59

|5-3-1 =16:23 – Evan Rodrigues (1)

|5-3-2 =Yanni Gourde (1) – 01:40

|goalie5-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 26 saves / 29 shots

|goalie5-2 =Philipp Grubauer 26 saves / 28 shots

|date6 =April 28

|score6 =4–1

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-seattle-kraken-game-6-recap/c-343602556

|6-1-1 =Mikko Rantanen (6) – 19:40

|6-1-2 =15:48 – Vince Dunn (1)

|6-2-1 =Erik Johnson (1) – 07:21
Artturi Lehkonen (2) – 16:57

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =Artturi Lehkonen (3) – en – 19:48

|6-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie6-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 22 saves / 23 shots

|goalie6-2 =Philipp Grubauer 35 saves / 38 shots

|date7 =April 30

|score7 =2–1

|won7 =2

|recap7 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-colorado-avalanche-game-7-recap/c-343602460

|7-1-1 =No scoring

|7-1-2 =No scoring

|7-2-1 =19:32 – pp – Mikko Rantanen (7)

|7-2-2 =Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) – 03:24
Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) – 07:22

|7-3-1 =No scoring

|7-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie7-1 =Alexandar Georgiev 25 saves / 27 shots

|goalie7-2 =Philipp Grubauer 33 saves / 34 shots

|series = Seattle won series 4–3

}}

The Dallas Stars finished with 108 points to finish second in the Central Division. The Minnesota Wild earned 103 points to finish third in the Central Division. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous playoff meeting was in the 2016 Western Conference first round, which Dallas won in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.

The Stars defeated the Wild in six games. In game one, both teams remained tied after three periods and an overtime period; however, at 12:20 of the second overtime, the Wild's Ryan Hartman scored to give Minnesota a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-1-recap/c-343602464|title=Hartman, Wild top Stars in 2OT in Game 1 of Western 1st Round|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 18, 2023}} Forward Roope Hintz scored a hat trick and defenceman Miro Heiskanen provided four assists for the Stars in game two, defeating the Wild 7–3 to tie the series 1–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-2-recap/c-343602352|title=Hintz hat trick helps Stars defeat Wild in Game 2, even Western 1st Round|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 20, 2023}} In game three, Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Hartman scored a goal and provided two assists for Minnesota, defeating Dallas 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-3-recap/c-343602850|title=Wild defeat Stars in Game 3, take series lead in Western 1st Round|last=Pierce|first=Jessi|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 21, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} Hintz assisted thrice and goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves for the Stars, tying the series 2–2 with a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-4-recap/c-343602468|title=Seguin, Stars hold off Wild in Game 4 to even Western 1st Round|last=Pierce|first=Jessi|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 23, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game five, Oettinger shut out the Wild stopping all 27 shots in a 4–0 victory to give Dallas a 3–2 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-5-recap/c-343602558|title=Stars shut out Wild in Game 5, take lead in Western 1st Round|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 25, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 26, 2023}} Max Domi and Mason Marchment both scored a goal and provided an assist in game six, moving onto the second round with a 4–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-6-recap/c-343602852|title=Stars defeat Wild in Game 6, win Western 1st-Round series|last=Pierce|first=Jessi|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 28, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 28, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Dallas Stars

|team2=Minnesota Wild

|stadium1=American Airlines Center

|stadium2=Xcel Energy Center

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 17

|score1 =3–2

|ot1 =2

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-1-recap/c-343602464

|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =Kirill Kaprizov (1) – pp – 19:12

|1-2-1 =02:08 – pp – Roope Hintz (1)
04:13 – pp – Jason Robertson (1)

|1-2-2 =Sam Steel (1) – 14:25

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|1-4-1 =No scoring

|1-4-2 =Ryan Hartman (1) – 12:20

|goalie1-1 =Jake Oettinger 45 saves / 48 shots

|goalie1-2 =Filip Gustavsson 51 saves / 53 shots

|date2 =April 19

|score2 =3–7

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-2-recap/c-343602352

|2-1-1 =04:14 – sh – Roope Hintz (2)
11:20 – pp – Tyler Seguin (1)

|2-1-2 =Oskar Sundqvist (1) – 16:11

|2-2-1 =04:07 – pp – Jamie Benn (1)
05:34 – Evgenii Dadonov (1)
16:08 – Evgenii Dadonov (2)
16:56 – Roope Hintz (3)

|2-2-2 =Marcus Johansson (1) – pp – 11:54
Frederick Gaudreau (1) – 12:05

|2-3-1 =12:16 – pp – Roope Hintz (4)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 26 shots

|goalie2-2 =Marc-Andre Fleury 24 saves / 31 shots

|date3 =April 21

|score3 =1–5

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-3-recap/c-343602850

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =16:45 – Mats Zuccarello (1)

|3-2-1 =Luke Glendening (1) – 02:25

|3-2-2 =02:14 – Marcus Johansson (2)
11:24 – pp – Marcus Foligno (1)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =14:07 – Mats Zuccarello (2)
18:10 – en – Ryan Hartman (2)

|goalie3-1 =Jake Oettinger 20 saves / 24 shots

|goalie3-2 =Filip Gustavsson 23 saves / 24 shots

|date4 =April 23

|score4 =3–2

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-4-recap/c-343602468

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =Tyler Seguin (2) – pp – 15:42

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Evgenii Dadonov (3) – 03:05
Tyler Seguin (3) – pp – 16:29

|4-3-2 =05:58 – John Klingberg (1)
18:40 – pp – Frederick Gaudreau (2)

|goalie4-1 =Jake Oettinger 32 saves / 34 shots

|goalie4-2 =Filip Gustavsson 21 saves / 24 shots

|date5 =April 25

|score5 =0–4

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-dallas-stars-game-5-recap/c-343602558

|5-1-1 =02:22 – pp – Tyler Seguin (4)
11:04 – pp – Jason Robertson (2)

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =01:19 – Mason Marchment (1)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =16:03 – en – Ty Dellandrea (1)

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie5-1 =Jake Oettinger 27 saves / 27 shots

|goalie5-2 =Filip Gustavsson 21 saves / 24 shots

|date6 =April 28

|score6 =4–1

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-minnesota-wild-game-6-recap/c-343602852

|6-1-1 =Roope Hintz (5) – 06:22

|6-1-2 =No scoring

|6-2-1 =Wyatt Johnston (1) – 13:37
Mason Marchment (2) – 19:59

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =Max Domi (1) – en – 19:03

|6-3-2 =12:53 – Frederick Gaudreau (3)

|goalie6-1 =Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 24 shots

|goalie6-2 =Filip Gustavsson 23 saves / 26 shots
Marc-Andre Fleury 6 saves / 6 shots

|series = Dallas won series 4–2

}}

The Vegas Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division and Western Conference earning 111 points. The Winnipeg Jets earned 95 points to finish as the Western Conference's second wild card. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2018 Western Conference final, which Vegas won in five games. Vegas won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Jets in five games. In game one, Blake Wheeler scored a goal and provided two assists for the Jets in their 5–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-343603264|title=Wheeler, Jets defeat Golden Knights in Game 1 of Western 1st Round|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 19, 2023}} Mark Stone provided two goals and an assist for Vegas in game two, tying the series 1–1 in a 5–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-343602616|title=Golden Knights defeat Jets in Game 2, even Western 1st Round|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 20, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 21, 2023}} The Golden Knights prevented the Jets from overtaking a three-goal lead in game three with Michael Amadio scoring in double overtime to win 5–4.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-winnipeg-jets-game-3-recap/c-343602560|title=Golden Knights top Jets in 2OT in Game 3, take lead in Western 1st Round|last=Bauming|first=Darrin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game four, Brett Howden scored twice for the Golden Knights to defeat the Jets 4–2 and take a 3–1 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-winnipeg-jets-game-4-recap/c-343602212|title=Golden Knights hang on in Game 4, push Jets to brink in West 1st Round|last=Bauming|first=Darrin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 24, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} Chandler Stephenson scored twice for the Golden Knights in game five, sending Vegas to the second round with a 4–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-343602618|title=Golden Knights defeat Jets in Game 5, win Western 1st-Round series|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 27, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 27, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Vegas Golden Knights

|team2=Winnipeg Jets

|stadium1=T-Mobile Arena

|stadium2=Canada Life Centre

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 18

|score1 =5–1

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-343603264

|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =15:49 – William Karlsson (1)

|1-2-2 =Kyle Connor (1) – 01:24
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) – 02:26

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =Blake Wheeler (1) – 03:53
Adam Lowry (1) – en – 18:39
Adam Lowry (2) – pp – 19:41

|goalie1-1 =Laurent Brossoit 26 saves / 30 shots

|goalie1-2 =Connor Hellebuyck 16 saves / 17 shots

|date2 =April 20

|score2 =2–5

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-343602616

|2-1-1 =No scoring

|2-1-2 =Adam Lowry (3) – pp – 09:18

|2-2-1 =05:54 – William Karlsson (2)
10:25 – Jack Eichel (1)

|2-2-2 =Kevin Stenlund (1) – 16:01

|2-3-1 =05:37 – Chandler Stephenson (1)
13:01 – Mark Stone (1)
17:30 – Mark Stone (2)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Laurent Brossoit 31 saves / 33 shots

|goalie2-2 =Connor Hellebuyck 34 saves / 39 shots

|date3 =April 22

|score3 =5–4

|ot3 =2

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-winnipeg-jets-game-3-recap/c-343602560

|3-1-1 =Chandler Stephenson (2) – 02:52
Jack Eichel (2) – pp – 06:18

|3-1-2 =09:07 – Kyle Connor (2)

|3-2-1 =Jack Eichel (3) – pp – 10:46
Keegan Kolesar (1) – 17:45

|3-2-2 =No scoring

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =02:04 – Nino Niederreiter (1)
14:08 – pp – Mark Scheifele (1)
19:38 – Adam Lowry (4)

|3-4-1 =Michael Amadio (1) – 03:40

|3-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Laurent Brossoit 30 saves / 34 shots

|goalie3-2 =Connor Hellebuyck 43 saves / 48 shots

|date4 =April 24

|score4 =4–2

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-winnipeg-jets-game-4-recap/c-343602212

|4-1-1 =Brett Howden (1) – 09:53

|4-1-2 =05:53 – pp – Blake Wheeler (2)

|4-2-1 =William Karlsson (3) – 13:32
Ivan Barbashev (1) – 14:19

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Brett Howden (2) – en – 19:43

|4-3-2 =02:57 – pp – Pierre-Luc Dubois (2)

|goalie4-1 =Laurent Brossoit 24 saves / 26 shots

|goalie4-2 =Connor Hellebuyck 26 saves / 29 shots

|date5 =April 27

|score5 =1–4

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-343602618

|5-1-1 =00:50 – Chandler Stephenson (3)

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =00:42 – Mark Stone (3)
04:41 – William Karlsson (4)
08:37 – pp – Chandler Stephenson (4)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =No scoring

|5-3-2 =Kyle Connor (3) – 14:22

|goalie5-1 =Laurent Brossoit 29 saves / 30 shots

|goalie5-2 =Connor Hellebuyck 21 saves / 25 shots

|series = Vegas won series 4–1

}}

The Edmonton Oilers finished second in the Pacific Division with 109 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 104 points to finish third in the Pacific Division. This was the second consecutive playoff meeting and ninth playoff meeting overall between these two rivals with Edmonton winning six of the eight previous series. Edmonton won the previous year's Western Conference first-round series in seven games. These teams split their four-game regular-season series.

The Oilers defeated the Kings in six games. Los Angeles came back from a two-goal deficit in game one, and, assisted by captain Anze Kopitar's goal and three assists, the Kings won 4–3 in overtime by forward Alex Iafallo's goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-1-recap/c-343603364|title=Iafallo, Kings rally, defeat Oilers in OT in Game 1 of Western 1st Round|last=Satriano|first=David|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 18, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 18, 2023}} Although the Kings tied game two after being down by two goals, Edmonton forward Klim Kostin's goal at 2:20 of the third period proved to be the game-winner for the Oilers in a 4–2 affair.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-2-recap/c-343602622|title=Oilers defeat Kings in Game 2, even Western Conference 1st Round|last=Satriano|first=David|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 20, 2023}} In game three, the game again headed to overtime where Trevor Moore scored for the Kings to win 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-3-recap/c-343602562|title=Moore, Kings defeat Oilers in Game 3 in OT, take Western 1st Round lead|last=Greenspan|first=Dan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} The Oilers came back from a three-goal deficit and a one-goal deficit in game four to force overtime then Zach Hyman scored to give Edmonton the 5–4 victory and a series tied 2–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-4-recap/c-343603086|title=Oilers rally, defeat Kings in OT in Game 4 to even Western 1st Round|last=Greenspan|first=Dan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 23, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 24, 2023}} In game five, the Oilers forced Kings goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to be pulled after tallying four goals on nineteen shots, wrapping in a 6–3 victory to take a 3–2 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-5-recap/c-343602354|title=Oilers ease past Kings in Game 5, take lead in Western 1st Round|last=Moddejonge|first=Gerry|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 25, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 26, 2023}} Kailer Yamamoto sealed the Oilers' victory late in game six, scoring with 3:03 left in the third period to win 5–4 and advance to the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-6-recap/c-343603088|title=Yamamoto scores late, Oilers eliminate Kings with Game 6 victory|last=Greenspan|first=Dan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 29, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Edmonton Oilers

|team2=Los Angeles Kings

|stadium1=Rogers Place

|stadium2=Crypto.com Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =April 17

|score1 =4–3

|ot1 =1

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-1-recap/c-343603364

|1-1-1 =06:57 – Leon Draisaitl (1)
12:31 – pp – Evan Bouchard (1)

|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =No scoring

|1-3-1 =08:46 – Leon Draisaitl (2)

|1-3-2 =Adrian Kempe (1) – 00:52
Adrian Kempe (2) – 11:23
Anze Kopitar (1) – pp – 19:43

|1-4-1 =No scoring

|1-4-2 =Alex Iafallo (1) – pp – 09:19

|goalie1-1 =Stuart Skinner 31 saves / 35 shots

|goalie1-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 37 saves / 40 shots

|date2 =April 19

|score2 =2–4

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-2-recap/c-343602622

|2-1-1 =02:34 – Derek Ryan (1)
12:06 – pp – Leon Draisaitl (3)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Phillip Danault (1) – 14:38
Gabriel Vilardi (1) – 19:16

|2-3-1 =02:20 – Klim Kostin (1)
19:37 – en – Evander Kane (1)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Stuart Skinner 22 saves / 24 shots

|goalie2-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 33 saves / 36 shots

|date3 =April 21

|score3 =2–3

|ot3 =1

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-3-recap/c-343602562

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =19:27 – Alex Iafallo (2)

|3-2-1 =Connor McDavid (1) – pp – 07:42
Connor McDavid (2) – pp – 09:22

|3-2-2 =09:40 – pp – Adrian Kempe (3)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|3-4-1 =No scoring

|3-4-2 =03:24 – pp – Trevor Moore (1)

|goalie3-1 =Stuart Skinner 28 saves / 31 shots

|goalie3-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 38 saves / 40 shots

|date4 =April 23

|score4 =5–4

|ot4 =1

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-4-recap/c-343603086

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =09:25 – Gabriel Vilardi (2)
16:48 – Viktor Arvidsson (1)
18:11 – pp – Anze Kopitar (2)

|4-2-1 =Evan Bouchard (2) – pp – 04:55
Leon Draisaitl (4) – 09:41
Leon Draisaitl (5) – pp – 19:49

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Evander Kane (2) – 16:58

|4-3-2 =04:28 – Matt Roy (1)

|4-4-1 =Zach Hyman (1) – 10:39

|4-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie4-1 =Stuart Skinner 8 saves / 11 shots
Jack Campbell 27 saves / 28 shots

|goalie4-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 37 saves / 42 shots

|date5 =April 25

|score5 =3–6

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-edmonton-oilers-game-5-recap/c-343602354

|5-1-1 =08:08 – pp – Evander Kane (3)
10:40 – Leon Draisaitl (6)
14:12 – Brett Kulak (1)

|5-1-2 =Alex Iafallo (3) – 13:12
Adrian Kempe (4) – 17:35

|5-2-1 =11:49 – Nick Bjugstad (1)
15:47 – pp – Zach Hyman (2)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =04:26 – Nick Bjugstad (2)

|5-3-2 =Quinton Byfield (1) – 06:33

|goalie5-1 =Stuart Skinner 25 saves / 28 shots

|goalie5-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 15 saves / 19 shots
Pheonix Copley 6 saves / 8 shots

|date6 =April 29

|score6 =5–4

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-los-angeles-kings-game-6-recap/c-343603088

|6-1-1 =Connor McDavid (3) – 01:25
Klim Kostin (2) – 12:12

|6-1-2 =08:13 – Sean Durzi (1)

|6-2-1 =Leon Draisaitl (7) – pp – 04:06
Klim Kostin (3) – 10:54

|6-2-2 =06:36 – pp – Adrian Kempe (5)
08:16 – pp – Kevin Fiala (1)

|6-3-1 =Kailer Yamamoto (1) – 16:57

|6-3-2 =07:46 – sh – Phillip Danault (2)

|goalie6-1 =Stuart Skinner 40 saves / 44 shots

|goalie6-2 =Joonas Korpisalo 21 saves / 26 shots

|series = Edmonton won series 4–2

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. Matthew Tkachuk had three assists for the Panthers in game one, defeating the Maple Leafs 4–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-1-recap/c-344101282|title=Tkachuk, Panthers defeat Maple Leafs in Game 1 of Eastern 2nd Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 2, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 3, 2023}} In game two, the Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit and with Sergei Bobrovsky's 35 saves, Florida won 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-2-recap/c-344102694|title=Panthers rally past Maple Leafs in Game 2, extend lead in East 2nd Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 4, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 5, 2023}} Game three was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 6; however, due to scheduling conflicts with the Miami Heat and the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, the game was rescheduled to Sunday, May 7.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/nhl-playoffs-vegas-knights-oilers-2f9a7f67a08a68e5531b904ce62ff388|title=Oilers-Knights the lone NHL playoff game on Saturday night|last=Whyno|first=Stephen|publisher=The Associated Press|date=May 5, 2023|website=APNews.com|accessdate=May 6, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golden-knights-oilers-fans-blast-nhl-playoffs-schedule-chaos-travel-plans-game-2-201508243.html|title=Oilers fans blast NHL after scheduling chaos puts travel plans into disarray|last=Cantlon|first=Kyle|publisher=Yahoo|date=May 3, 2023|website=Sports.Yahoo.com|accessdate=May 6, 2023}} The Panthers emerged victorious in this game, winning 3–2 via Sam Reinhart's overtime goal, taking a 3–0 series lead in the process.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-344102518|title=Panthers edge Maple Leafs in OT in Game 3 of East 2nd Round, extend lead|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 7, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} In game four, the Maple Leafs staved off elimination on the back of Mitch Marner's goal and assist in a 2–1 victory to force a fifth game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-344104488|title=Maple Leafs edge Panthers in Game 4, stay alive in Eastern 2nd Round|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 10, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 11, 2023}} With game five tied 2–2 after three periods, the Panthers' Nick Cousins scored in overtime to advance Florida to the Eastern Conference final for the first time in twenty-seven years.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-5-recap/c-344102992|title=Panthers win Game 5 in OT, eliminate Maple Leafs in East 2nd Round|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 12, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 12, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Toronto Maple Leafs

|team2=Florida Panthers

|stadium1=Scotiabank Arena

|stadium2=FLA Live Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 2

|score1 =4–2

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-1-recap/c-344101282

|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =Nick Cousins (1) – 09:25

|1-2-1 =08:09 – Matthew Knies (1)
14:51 – Michael Bunting (1)

|1-2-2 =Sam Bennett (4) – 07:58
Carter Verhaeghe (3) – 17:47

|1-3-1 =No scoring

|1-3-2 =Brandon Montour (6) – 12:24

|goalie1-1 =Ilya Samsonov 24 saves / 28 shots

|goalie1-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 34 saves / 36 shots

|date2 =May 4

|score2 =3–2

|won2 =2

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-2-recap/c-344102694

|2-1-1 =02:20 – Alexander Kerfoot (2)
05:10 – pp – Ryan O'Reilly (3)

|2-1-2 =Anton Lundell (1) – 11:13

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Aleksander Barkov (2) – 00:19
Gustav Forsling (2) – 01:06

|2-3-1 =No scoring

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Ilya Samsonov 26 saves / 29 shots

|goalie2-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 35 saves / 37 shots

|date3 =May 7

|score3 =2–3

|ot3 =1

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-344102518

|3-1-1 =Sam Lafferty (1) – 02:26

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Erik Gustafsson (1) – 07:32

|3-2-2 =02:36 – pp – Anthony Duclair (2)
12:28 – Carter Verhaeghe (4)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|3-4-1 =No scoring

|3-4-2 =03:02 – Sam Reinhart (5)

|goalie3-1 =Ilya Samsonov 8 saves / 8 shots
Joseph Woll 18 saves / 21 shots

|goalie3-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 22 saves / 24 shots

|date4 =May 10

|score4 =2–1

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-344104488

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =William Nylander (3) – pp – 03:29

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =Mitch Marner (3) – 10:03

|4-3-2 =12:13 – pp – Sam Reinhart (6)

|goalie4-1 =Joseph Woll 24 saves / 25 shots

|goalie4-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 23 saves / 25 shots

|date5 =May 12

|score5 =3–2

|ot5 =1

|won5 =2

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-toronto-maple-leafs-game-5-recap/c-344102992

|5-1-1 =No scoring

|5-1-2 =Aaron Ekblad (1) – pp – 03:31
Carter Verhaeghe (5) – 16:18

|5-2-1 =07:50 – Morgan Rielly (4)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =15:33 – William Nylander (4)

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|5-4-1 =No scoring

|5-4-2 =Nick Cousins (2) – 15:32

|goalie5-1 =Joseph Woll 40 saves / 43 shots

|goalie5-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 50 saves / 52 shots

|series = Florida won series 4–1

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Carolina winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, which Carolina won in seven games. These teams split the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Hurricanes defeated the Devils in five games. In game one, Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal assisted twice in the Hurricanes' 5–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-343602456|title=Hurricanes breeze past Devils in Game 1 of Eastern 2nd Round|last=Dusterberg|first=Kurt|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 3, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 4, 2023}} Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in game two, and with Jesperi Kotkaniemi's two goals, Carolina defeated New Jersey 6–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-344102698|title=Hurricanes ease past Devils again in Game 2 of Eastern 2nd Round|last=Dusterberg|first=Kurt|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 5, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 6, 2023}} Jack Hughes had two goals and assists in game three, granting the Devils the victory in an 8–4 affair.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-jersey-devils-game-3-recap/c-344103992|title=Devils score 8 against Hurricanes in Game 3 of Eastern 2nd Round|last=Rosen|first=Dan|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 7, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} In game four, the Hurricanes capitalized on a five-goal second period, routing out the Devils 6–1 for a 3–1 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-jersey-devils-game-4-recap/c-344103726|title=Hurricanes cruise in Game 4, push Devils to the brink in Eastern 2nd Round|last=Satriano|first=David|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 9, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 10, 2023}} Andersen made 27 saves in game five for the Hurricanes and with an overtime goal by Jesper Fast, Carolina advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-5-recap/c-344102496|title=Hurricanes win Game 5 in OT, eliminate Devils in East 2nd Round|last=Dusterberg|first=Kurt|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 11, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 11, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Carolina Hurricanes

|team2=New Jersey Devils

|stadium1=PNC Arena

|stadium2=Prudential Center

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 3

|score1 =1–5

|won1 =1

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-343602456

|1-1-1 =09:41 – Brett Pesce (1)
14:43 – Seth Jarvis (3)

|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =01:55 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1)

|1-2-2 =Nathan Bastian (1) – 05:02

|1-3-1 =10:17 – Brady Skjei (1)
16:44 – en – Jesper Fast (3)

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie1-1 =Frederik Andersen 17 saves / 18 shots

|goalie1-2 =Akira Schmid 8 saves / 11 shots
Vitek Vanecek 10 saves / 11 shots

|date2 =May 5

|score2 =1–6

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-344102698

|2-1-1 =No scoring

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =01:35 – pp – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2)
03:58 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3)
17:25 – Jordan Staal (1)
19:44 – Martin Necas (2)

|2-2-2 =No scoring

|2-3-1 =12:48 – Jordan Martinook (1)
13:42 – Stefan Noesen (3)

|2-3-2 =Miles Wood (1) – 03:49

|goalie2-1 =Frederik Andersen 28 saves / 29 shots

|goalie2-2 =Akira Schmid 21 saves / 25 shots
Vitek Vanecek 8 saves / 10 shots

|date3 =May 7

|score3 =4–8

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-jersey-devils-game-3-recap/c-344103992

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =05:58 – Timo Meier (1)
10:55 – Jack Hughes (4)
12:31 – sh – Michael McLeod (2)

|3-2-1 =Sebastian Aho (5) – 02:00
Jordan Martinook (2) – sh-ps – 12:18

|3-2-2 =00:53 – Nico Hischier (1)
05:33 – Damon Severson (1)

|3-3-1 =Jordan Staal (2) – sh – 07:21
Seth Jarvis (4) – sh – 08:11

|3-3-2 =03:08 – Miles Wood (2)
05:17 – Jack Hughes (5)
10:47 – pp – Ondrej Palat (3)

|goalie3-1 =Frederik Andersen 8 saves / 12 shots
Pyotr Kochetkov 18 saves / 22 shots

|goalie3-2 =Vitek Vanecek 26 saves / 30 shots

|date4 =May 9

|score4 =6–1

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-new-jersey-devils-game-4-recap/c-344103726

|4-1-1 =Martin Necas (3) – 17:40

|4-1-2 =01:55 – Jack Hughes (6)

|4-2-1 =Martin Necas (4) – 07:26
Brett Pesce (2) – 09:51
Jesper Fast (4) – 11:07
Brent Burns (1) – 12:46
Jordan Martinook (3) – 19:36

|4-2-2 =No scoring

|4-3-1 =No scoring

|4-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie4-1 =Frederik Andersen 21 saves / 22 shots

|goalie4-2 =Vitek Vanecek 12 saves / 17 shots
Akira Schmid 11 saves / 12 shots

|date5 =May 11

|score5 =2–3

|ot5 =1

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-carolina-hurricanes-game-5-recap/c-344102496

|5-1-1 =No scoring

|5-1-2 =Dawson Mercer (3) – 15:06

|5-2-1 =00:50 – Jaccob Slavin (2)
19:22 – Brent Burns (2)

|5-2-2 =Timo Meier (2) – pp – 07:15

|5-3-1 =No scoring

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|5-4-1 =07:09 – pp – Jesper Fast (5)

|5-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie5-1 =Frederik Andersen 27 saves / 29 shots

|goalie5-2 =Akira Schmid 36 saves / 39 shots

|series = Carolina won series 4–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Stars defeated the Kraken in seven games. Although Joe Pavelski scored four goals in game one for the Stars, Yanni Gourde's overtime goal for the Kraken provided Seattle a 5–4 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-1-recap/c-344101470|title=Kraken overcome Pavelski, Stars with OT win in Game 1 of West 2nd Round|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 2, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 3, 2023}} Wyatt Johnston and Tyler Seguin each provided a goal and an assist in Dallas' game two victory, outscoring Seattle 4–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-2-recap/c-344102994|title=Pavelski, Stars defeat Kraken in Game 2, even Western 2nd Round|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 4, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 5, 2023}} Seven different Kraken players scored in game three, routing the Stars 7–2 to take a 2–1 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-3-recap/c-344104558|title=Kraken pull away from Stars with 5 goals in 2nd, win Game 3|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 7, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} Max Domi scored twice for Dallas in game four, outscoring Seattle 6–3 to even the series 2–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-4-recap/c-344104318|title=Stars chase Grubauer, defeat Kraken in Game 4|last=Woodley|first=Kevin|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 9, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 10, 2023}} In game five, Roope Hintz provided an assist and scored twice for Dallas, giving the Stars a 5–2 victory and a 3–2 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-5-recap/c-344102696|title=Hintz's 3 points lift Stars past Kraken in Game 5|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 11, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 12, 2023}} Eeli Tolvanen scored a goal and had two assists while Jordan Eberle scored twice and provided an assist for the Kraken in game six, sending the series to a seventh game with a 6–3 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-6-recap/c-344104320|title=Kraken defeat Stars in Game 6, push Western 2nd Round to limit|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 13, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 13, 2023}} In game seven, Hintz and Johnston each provided a goal and an assist for the Stars, sending Dallas to the conference finals with a 2–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-7-recap/c-344102996|title=Stars edge Kraken in Game 7, advance to Western Conference Final|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 15, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Dallas Stars

|team2=Seattle Kraken

|stadium1=American Airlines Center

|stadium2=Climate Pledge Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 2

|score1 =5–4

|ot1 =1

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-1-recap/c-344101470

|1-1-1 =02:25 – Joe Pavelski (1)
12:18 – Joe Pavelski (2)

|1-1-2 =Jaden Schwartz (3) – 11:25
Justin Schultz (2) – 14:28
Oliver Bjorkstrand (3) – 14:39
Jordan Eberle (2) – 15:20

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =No scoring

|1-3-1 =09:50 – Joe Pavelski (3)
13:23 – Joe Pavelski (4)

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|1-4-1 =No scoring

|1-4-2 =Yanni Gourde (2) – 12:17

|goalie1-1 =Jake Oettinger 39 saves / 44 shots

|goalie1-2 =Philipp Grubauer 31 saves / 35 shots

|date2 =May 4

|score2 =2–4

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-2-recap/c-344102994

|2-1-1 =No scoring

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =03:43 – Wyatt Johnston (2)
09:05 – Evgenii Dadonov (4)
16:57 – pp – Joe Pavelski (5)

|2-2-2 =Tye Kartye (2) – 11:05

|2-3-1 =10:59 – Tyler Seguin (5)

|2-3-2 =Jordan Eberle (3) – 16:32

|goalie2-1 =Jake Oettinger 25 saves / 27 shots

|goalie2-2 =Philipp Grubauer 33 saves / 37 shots

|date3 =May 7

|score3 =2–7

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-3-recap/c-344104558

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Mason Marchment (3) – 12:40

|3-2-2 =02:10 – Jordan Eberle (4)
03:36 – Alexander Wennberg (2)
06:30 – Carson Soucy (1)
08:22 – Matty Beniers (2)
19:21 – Eeli Tolvanen (2)

|3-3-1 =Jani Hakanpaa (1) – 07:00

|3-3-2 =01:49 – sh – Yanni Gourde (3)
17:30 – pp – Justin Schultz (3)

|goalie3-1 =Jake Oettinger 12 saves / 17 shots
Scott Wedgewood 6 saves / 8 shots

|goalie3-2 =Philipp Grubauer 24 saves / 26 shots

|date4 =May 9

|score4 =6–3

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-4-recap/c-344104318

|4-1-1 =Jamie Benn (2) – pp – 17:13

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =Thomas Harley (1) – 04:46
Max Domi (2) – 09:25
Joe Pavelski (6) – pp – 10:50
Roope Hintz (6) – 19:07

|4-2-2 =11:46 – Jaden Schwartz (4)

|4-3-1 =Max Domi (3) – en – 17:39

|4-3-2 =03:24 – Jaden Schwartz (5)
15:49 – Adam Larsson (1)

|goalie4-1 =Jake Oettinger 16 saves / 19 shots

|goalie4-2 =Philipp Grubauer 17 saves / 22 shots
Martin Jones 2 saves / 2 shots

|date5 =May 11

|score5 =2–5

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-5-recap/c-344102696

|5-1-1 =03:57 – Wyatt Johnston (3)
05:35 – Roope Hintz (7)

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =00:35 – Joe Pavelski (7)

|5-2-2 =Adam Larsson (2) – 01:59
Jared McCann (1) – 07:30

|5-3-1 =11:20 – Roope Hintz (8)
16:43 – en – Radek Faksa (1)

|5-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie5-1 =Jake Oettinger 29 saves / 31 shots

|goalie5-2 =Philipp Grubauer 16 saves / 20 shots

|date6 =May 13

|score6 =3–6

|won6 =2

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-seattle-kraken-game-6-recap/c-344104320

|6-1-1 =Mason Marchment (4) – 09:30

|6-1-2 =08:59 – Yanni Gourde (4)
16:46 – pp – Jordan Eberle (5)

|6-2-1 =Joe Pavelski (8) – pp – 05:37

|6-2-2 =01:34 – Eeli Tolvanen (3)
04:23 – Tye Kartye (3)

|6-3-1 =Joel Kiviranta (1) – 08:58

|6-3-2 =08:43 – Matty Beniers (3)
19:02 – en – Jordan Eberle (6)

|goalie6-1 =Jake Oettinger 14 saves / 18 shots
Scott Wedgewood 9 saves / 10 shots

|goalie6-2 =Philipp Grubauer 20 saves / 23 shots

|date7 =May 15

|score7 =1–2

|won7 =1

|recap7 =www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-dallas-stars-game-7-recap/c-344102996

|7-1-1 =No scoring

|7-1-2 =No scoring

|7-2-1 =15:59 – Roope Hintz (9)

|7-2-2 =No scoring

|7-3-1 =12:48 – Wyatt Johnston (4)

|7-3-2 =Oliver Bjorkstrand (4) – 19:41

|goalie7-1 =Jake Oettinger 22 saves / 23 shots

|goalie7-2 =Philipp Grubauer 26 saves / 28 shots

|series = Dallas won series 4–3

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Oilers in six games. In game one, Leon Draisaitl scored four goals for Edmonton; however, the Golden Knights, led in part by Ivan Barbashev's two goals, defeated the Oilers 6–4.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-343602620|title=Golden Knights withstand 4 goals from Draisaitl, top Oilers in Game 1|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 3, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 4, 2023}} Game two was originally scheduled for Friday, May 5; however, with game three of the Maple Leafs-Panthers series rescheduled to Sunday, May 7, a void was left in the Hockey Night in Canada timeslot, thus game two was moved to Saturday, May 6 to the dismay of Oilers fans. Draisaitl continued his scoring into game two, providing two goals for the Oilers and this time defeating the Golden Knights 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-344103104|title=Oilers ease past Golden Knights in Game 2, even Western 2nd Round|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 6, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} In game three, Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and Jack Eichel provided a goal and two assists for the Golden Knights to win 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-3-recap/c-344104552|title=Golden Knights defeat Oilers in Game 3, take lead in Western 2nd Round|last=Moddejonge|first=Gerry|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 8, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 9, 2023}} Connor McDavid assisted twice and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a goal and provided an assist for the Oilers in game four, tying the series 2–2 with a 4–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-4-recap/c-344103890|title=Oilers respond, ease past Golden Knights in Game 4|last=Moddejonge|first=Gerry|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 10, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 11, 2023}} The Golden Knights won game five on a score of 4–3, thus taking a 3–2 series lead. In game six, Jonathan Marchessault scored a natural hat trick in the second period, giving the Golden Knights a 5–2 victory and a fourth advancement to the conference finals/Stanley Cup semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-6-recap/c-344104422|title=Marchessault hat trick helps Golden Knights eliminate Oilers in Game 6|last=Moddejonge|first=Gerry|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 14, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 14, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Vegas Golden Knights

|team2=Edmonton Oilers

|stadium1=T-Mobile Arena

|stadium2=Rogers Place

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 3

|score1 =4–6

|won1 =1

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-343602620

|1-1-1 =04:36 – Ivan Barbashev (2)
09:54 – Michael Amadio (2)
18:23 – pp – Mark Stone (4)

|1-1-2 =Leon Draisaitl (8) – pp – 03:56
Leon Draisaitl (9) – 19:49

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =No scoring

|1-3-1 =02:36 – Ivan Barbashev (3)
03:26 – Chandler Stephenson (5)
19:26 – pp-en – Jack Eichel (4)

|1-3-2 =Leon Draisaitl (10) – pp – 01:35
Leon Draisaitl (11) – 08:33

|goalie1-1 =Laurent Brossoit 23 saves / 27 shots

|goalie1-2 =Stuart Skinner 28 saves / 33 shots

|date2 =May 6

|score2 =5–1

|won2 =2

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-344103104

|2-1-1 =No scoring

|2-1-2 =Leon Draisaitl (12) – pp – 02:21
Evan Bouchard (3) – pp – 07:01
Connor McDavid (4) – sh – 11:11
Leon Draisaitl (13) – 16:17

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Connor McDavid (5) – pp – 11:43

|2-3-1 =01:36 – Ivan Barbashev (4)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Laurent Brossoit 27 saves / 32 shots
Adin Hill 4 saves / 4 shots

|goalie2-2 =Stuart Skinner 30 saves / 31 shots

|date3 =May 8

|score3 =5–1

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-3-recap/c-344104552

|3-1-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (1) – 04:44
Jonathan Marchessault (2) – 19:09

|3-1-2 =02:45 – Warren Foegele (1)

|3-2-1 =Zach Whitecloud (1) – 07:25
Jack Eichel (5) – 12:03
Chandler Stephenson (6) – 17:13

|3-2-2 =No scoring

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Laurent Brossoit 3 saves / 4 shots
Adin Hill 24 saves / 24 shots

|goalie3-2 =Stuart Skinner 19 saves / 23 shots
Jack Campbell 9 saves / 10 shots

|date4 =May 10

|score4 =1–4

|won4 =2

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-4-recap/c-344103890

|4-1-1 =No scoring

|4-1-2 =06:46 – Nick Bjugstad (3)
07:38 – pp – Evan Bouchard (4)
13:30 – Mattias Ekholm (1)

|4-2-1 =No scoring

|4-2-2 =14:45 – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1)

|4-3-1 =Nicolas Roy (1) – 05:58

|4-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie4-1 =Adin Hill 29 saves / 33 shots

|goalie4-2 =Stuart Skinner 25 saves / 26 shots

|date5 =May 12

|score5 =3–4

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-344349366

|5-1-1 =03:52 – Jack Eichel (6)

|5-1-2 =Connor McDavid (6) – pp – 03:02
Zach Hyman (3) – pp – 09:56

|5-2-1 =14:05 – pp – Mark Stone (5)
14:34 – pp – Reilly Smith (1)
15:34 – Nicolas Hague (1)

|5-2-2 =No scoring

|5-3-1 =No scoring

|5-3-2 =Connor McDavid (7) – pp – 02:40

|goalie5-1 =Adin Hill 32 saves / 35 shots

|goalie5-2 =Stuart Skinner 18 saves / 22 shots
Jack Campbell 9 saves / 9 shots

|date6 =May 14

|score6 =5–2

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-edmonton-oilers-game-6-recap/c-344104422

|6-1-1 =Reilly Smith (2) – 00:24

|6-1-2 =00:55 – Connor McDavid (8)
02:43 – Warren Foegele (2)

|6-2-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (3) – 04:26
Jonathan Marchessault (4) – 07:44
Jonathan Marchessault (5) – 18:36

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =William Karlsson (5) – en – 19:21

|6-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie6-1 =Adin Hill 38 saves / 40 shots

|goalie6-2 =Stuart Skinner 13 saves / 17 shots
Jack Campbell 4 saves / 4 shots

|series = Vegas won series 4–2

}}

{{Main|NHL conference finals}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Carolina made their fifth Conference finals appearance. They were defeated in a four-game sweep against the Boston Bruins in their most recent Conference final in 2019. This was Florida's second Conference final appearance. Their only prior appearance was in 1996, which they won against the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games. Carolina won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.

The Panthers defeated the Hurricanes in four games, the first four-game sweep in franchise history. Each game was decided by a single goal, with two of them going to overtime. Game one was tied 2–2 after three periods, so it went to overtime. Ryan Lomberg appeared to have scored early in the first overtime period, but the goal was disallowed due to goaltender interference. With 12.7 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime period, Matthew Tkachuk scored for Florida to end the sixth-longest playoff game in NHL history.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-344416480|title=Tkachuk, Panthers defeat Hurricanes in 4OT in Game 1 of Eastern Final|last=Dusterberg|first=Karl|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 19, 2023}} Game two also went to overtime with Tkachuk again providing the winning goal for Florida in a 2–1 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-344416296|title=Tkachuk scores in OT again, Panthers defeat Hurricanes in Game 2|last=Dusterberg|first=Karl|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 20, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 20, 2023}} In game three, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots he faced, helping the Panthers to a 1–0 victory which gave them a 3–0 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-344416502|title=Bobrovsky, Panthers shut out Hurricanes in Game 3, extend series lead|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 22, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 23, 2023}} In game four, the Hurricanes fought back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game. However, another goal from Tkachuk with less than five seconds left in the game sealed Florida's 4–3 victory, thus the Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in their history.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-344415988|title=Panthers sweep Hurricanes with Game 4 win, advance to Stanley Cup Final|last=Poupart|first=Alain|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 24, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 24, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Carolina Hurricanes

|team2=Florida Panthers

|stadium1=PNC Arena

|stadium2=FLA Live Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 18

|score1 =3–2

|ot1 =4

|won1 =2

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes-game-1-recap/c-344416480

|1-1-1 =19:48 – pp – Seth Jarvis (5)

|1-1-2 =No scoring

|1-2-1 =No scoring

|1-2-2 =Aleksander Barkov (3) – 15:28
Carter Verhaeghe (6) – 17:43

|1-3-1 =03:47 – pp – Stefan Noesen (4)

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|1-4-1 =No scoring

|1-4-2 =Matthew Tkachuk (6) – 19:47

|goalie1-1 =Frederik Andersen 57 saves / 60 shots

|goalie1-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 63 saves / 65 shots

|date2 =May 20

|score2 =2–1

|ot2 =1

|won2 =2

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-carolina-hurricanes-game-2-recap/c-344416296

|2-1-1 =01:43 – Jalen Chatfield (1)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Aleksander Barkov (4) – 07:43

|2-3-1 =No scoring

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|2-4-1 =No scoring

|2-4-2 =Matthew Tkachuk (7) – pp – 01:51

|goalie2-1 =Antti Raanta 24 saves / 26 shots

|goalie2-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 37 saves / 38 shots

|date3 =May 22

|score3 =0–1

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-344416502

|3-1-1 =No scoring

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =No scoring

|3-2-2 =10:05 – pp – Sam Reinhart (7)

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Frederik Andersen 16 saves / 17 shots

|goalie3-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 32 saves / 32 shots

|date4 =May 24

|score4 =3–4

|won4 =2

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-344415988

|4-1-1 =Paul Stastny (4) – 13:03

|4-1-2 =00:41 – Anthony Duclair (3)
10:23 – pp – Matthew Tkachuk (8)

|4-2-1 =Teuvo Teravainen (1) – 02:51

|4-2-2 =09:49 – Ryan Lomberg (1)

|4-3-1 =Jesper Fast (6) – 16:38

|4-3-2 =19:55 – pp – Matthew Tkachuk (9)

|goalie4-1 =Frederik Andersen 20 saves / 24 shots

|goalie4-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 36 saves / 39 shots

|series = Florida won the series 4–0

}}

This was the second playoff series between these two teams. Vegas made their fourth Conference final/Stanley Cup semifinal appearance. They were defeated in 2021 by the Montreal Canadiens in six games in their most recent appearance. This was Dallas's tenth Conference final/Stanley Cup semifinal appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980. Their most recent appearance in the Conference final/Stanley Cup semifinal was in 2020 against the Golden Knights, which is also their most recent playoff matchup; Dallas won in five games. Dallas won all three games in this year's regular season series.

The Golden Knights defeated the Stars in six games. In game one, the Stars tied the game late to force overtime, but in the extra period, Brett Howden scored for Vegas to give the Golden Knights a 4–3 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-344416900|title=Howden, Golden Knights defeat Stars in OT in Game 1 of Western Final|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 19, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 20, 2023}} Game two also required overtime, wherein Chandler Stephenson scored for Vegas to give the Golden Knights a 3–2 victory and a 2–0 series lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-344416746|title=Stephenson, Golden Knights rally for OT win against Stars in Game 2|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 21, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 22, 2023}} In game three, Stars captain Jamie Benn was penalized for cross-checking Golden Knights captain Mark Stone resulting in an ejection for the Dallas forward.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-3-recap/c-344416436|title=Golden Knights shut out Stars in Game 3, 1 win from Cup Final|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 23, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 24, 2023}} Benn received a two-game suspension as a result of his actions.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/stars-golden-knights-nhl-playoffs-benn-stone-1e8d7cd32519543f8ea73fd51b83f58e|title=Dallas Stars in 0-3 hole vs. Vegas, Benn suspended 2 games after captain-on-captain hit|last=Hawkins|first=Stephen|publisher=The Associated Press|date=May 24, 2023|website=APNews.com|accessdate=May 25, 2023}} Vegas won the game 4–0 on the backs of Adin Hill's 34-save shutout and Ivan Barbashev's goal and two assists. Game four required overtime and in the subsequent overtime period, Joe Pavelski scored for Dallas to force a fifth game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-4-recap/c-344415664|title=Pavelski, Stars top Golden Knights in OT in Game 4, avoid elimination|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 25, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 26, 2023}} In game five, Ty Dellandrea's two goals in the third period helped Dallas achieve a 4–2 victory, forcing a sixth game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-344416332|title=Stars avoid elimination again, defeat Golden Knights in Game 5|last=Delos Santos|first=Paul|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 27, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 28, 2023}} In game six, William Karlsson scored twice and provided an assist and Hill stopped all 23 shots for the Golden Knights to defeat the Stars 6–0 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-6-recap/c-344416506|title=Golden Knights shut out Stars in Game 6, advance to Stanley Cup Final|last=Baird|first=Taylor|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=May 29, 2023|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 29, 2023}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Vegas Golden Knights

|team2=Dallas Stars

|stadium1=T-Mobile Arena

|stadium2=American Airlines Center

|homeright=yes

|date1 =May 19

|score1 =3–4

|ot1 =1

|won1 =1

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-344416900

|1-1-1 =No scoring

|1-1-2 =Jason Robertson (3) – 18:44

|1-2-1 =09:17 – William Karlsson (6)

|1-2-2 =No scoring

|1-3-1 =01:19 – William Karlsson (7)
09:20 – Teddy Blueger (1)

|1-3-2 =Roope Hintz (10) – 04:01
Jamie Benn (3) – 18:01

|1-4-1 =01:35 – Brett Howden (3)

|1-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie1-1 =Adin Hill 33 saves / 36 shots

|goalie1-2 =Jake Oettinger 33 saves / 37 shots

|date2 =May 21

|score2 =2–3

|ot2 =1

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-2-recap/c-344416746

|2-1-1 =10:08 – pp – Mark Stone (6)

|2-1-2 =Miro Heiskanen (1) – 02:47

|2-2-1 =No scoring

|2-2-2 =Jason Robertson (4) – pp – 09:21

|2-3-1 =17:38 – Jonathan Marchessault (6)

|2-3-2 =No scoring

|2-4-1 =01:12 – Chandler Stephenson (7)

|2-4-2 =No scoring

|goalie2-1 =Adin Hill 26 saves / 28 shots

|goalie2-2 =Jake Oettinger 21 saves / 24 shots

|date3 =May 23

|score3 =4–0

|won3 =1

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-3-recap/c-344416436

|3-1-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (7) – 01:11
Ivan Barbashev (5) – pp – 05:57
William Carrier (1) – 07:10

|3-1-2 =No scoring

|3-2-1 =Alex Pietrangelo (1) – 08:28

|3-2-2 =No scoring

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie3-1 =Adin Hill 34 saves / 34 shots

|goalie3-2 =Jake Oettinger 2 saves / 5 shots
Scott Wedgewood 10 saves / 11 shots

|date4 =May 25

|score4 =2–3

|ot4 =1

|won4 =2

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-4-recap/c-344415664

|4-1-1 =William Karlsson (8) – 04:17

|4-1-2 =15:42 – pp – Jason Robertson (5)

|4-2-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (8) – 10:23

|4-2-2 =17:21 – Jason Robertson (6)

|4-3-1 =No scoring

|4-3-2 =No scoring

|4-4-1 =No scoring

|4-4-2 =03:18 – pp – Joe Pavelski (9)

|goalie4-1 =Adin Hill 39 saves / 42 shots

|goalie4-2 =Jake Oettinger 37 saves / 39 shots

|date5 =May 27

|score5 =4–2

|won5 =2

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-344416332

|5-1-1 =13:36 – Ivan Barbashev (6)

|5-1-2 =Luke Glendening (2) – 15:24

|5-2-1 =03:20 – Chandler Stephenson (8)

|5-2-2 =Jason Robertson (7) – 05:29

|5-3-1 =No scoring

|5-3-2 =Ty Dellandrea (2) – 10:35
Ty Dellandrea (3) – 12:02

|goalie5-1 =Adin Hill 30 saves / 34 shots

|goalie5-2 =Jake Oettinger 27 saves / 29 shots

|date6 =May 29

|score6 =6–0

|won6 =1

|recap6 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-6-recap/c-344416506

|6-1-1 =William Carrier (2) – 03:41
William Karlsson (9) – pp – 10:25
Keegan Kolesar (2) – 14:00

|6-1-2 =No scoring

|6-2-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (9) – 10:25

|6-2-2 =No scoring

|6-3-1 =William Karlsson (10) – 02:06
Michael Amadio (3) – 12:25

|6-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie6-1 =Adin Hill 23 saves / 23 shots

|goalie6-2 =Jake Oettinger 23 saves / 29 shots

|series = Vegas won series 4–2

}}

{{Main|2023 Stanley Cup Finals}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was Vegas's second Finals appearance. Their only previous Finals appearance was in 2018, during their inaugural season, which they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games. Florida made their second Finals appearance as well. Their only previous Finals appearance was in 1996, which they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in a four-game sweep. As had been the case in 2018, this Finals series featured two teams that did not previously win the Stanley Cup. These teams split the two games in this year's regular season series.

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Vegas Golden Knights

|team2=Florida Panthers

|stadium1=T-Mobile Arena

|stadium2=FLA Live Arena

|homeright=yes

|date1 =June 3

|score1 =2–5

|won1 =1

|recap1 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-recap/c-344651606

|1-1-1 =17:18 – pp – Jonathan Marchessault (10)

|1-1-2 =Eric Staal (2) – sh – 09:40

|1-2-1 =10:54 – Shea Theodore (1)

|1-2-2 =Anthony Duclair (4) – 19:49

|1-3-1 =06:59 – Zach Whitecloud (2)
13:41 – Mark Stone (7)
18:15 – pp-en – Reilly Smith (3)

|1-3-2 =No scoring

|goalie1-1 =Adin Hill 33 saves / 35 shots

|goalie1-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 29 saves / 33 shots

|date2 =June 5

|score2 =2–7

|won2 =1

|recap2 =www.nhl.com/news/sergei-bobrovsky-of-florida-panthers-pulled-in-game-2-of-stanley-cup-final/c-344746370

|2-1-1 =07:05 – pp – Jonathan Marchessault (11)
17:59 – Alec Martinez (1)

|2-1-2 =No scoring

|2-2-1 =02:59 – Nicolas Roy (2)
07:10 – Brett Howden (4)

|2-2-2 =No scoring

|2-3-1 =02:10 – Jonathan Marchessault (12)
10:33 – Michael Amadio (4)
17:52 – pp – Brett Howden (5)

|2-3-2 =Anton Lundell (2) – 00:14
Matthew Tkachuk (10) – 12:44

|goalie2-1 =Adin Hill 29 saves / 31 shots

|goalie2-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 9 saves / 13 shots
Alex Lyon 12 saves / 15 shots

|date3 =June 8

|score3 =2–3

|ot3 =1

|won3 =2

|recap3 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-florida-panthers-game-3-recap/c-344650842?game_pk=2022030413

|3-1-1 =Mark Stone (8) – pp – 16:03

|3-1-2 =04:08 – Brandon Montour (7)

|3-2-1 =Jonathan Marchessault (13) – pp – 14:59

|3-2-2 =No scoring

|3-3-1 =No scoring

|3-3-2 =17:47 – Matthew Tkachuk (11)

|3-4-1 =No scoring

|3-4-2 =04:27 – Carter Verhaeghe (7)

|goalie3-1 =Adin Hill 20 saves / 23 shots

|goalie3-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 25 saves / 27 shots

|date4 =June 10

|score4 =3–2

|won4 =1

|recap4 =www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-florida-panthers-game-4-recap/c-344650622

|4-1-1 =Chandler Stephenson (9) – 01:39

|4-1-2 =No scoring

|4-2-1 =Chandler Stephenson (10) – 07:28
William Karlsson (11) – 11:04

|4-2-2 =16:09 – Brandon Montour (8)

|4-3-1 =No scoring

|4-3-2 =03:50 – Aleksander Barkov (5)

|goalie4-1 =Adin Hill 29 saves / 31 shots

|goalie4-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 28 saves / 31 shots

|date5 =June 13

|score5 =3–9

|won5 =1

|recap5 =www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-344649394

|5-1-1 =11:52 – sh – Mark Stone (9)
13:41 – Nicolas Hague (2)

|5-1-2 =No scoring

|5-2-1 =10:28 – Alec Martinez (2)
12:13 – Reilly Smith (4)
17:15 – Mark Stone (10)
19:58 – Michael Amadio (5)

|5-2-2 =Aaron Ekblad (2) – 02:15

|5-3-1 =08:22 – Ivan Barbashev (7)
14:06 – en – Mark Stone (11)
18:58 – Nicolas Roy (3)

|5-3-2 =Sam Reinhart (8) – 08:47
Sam Bennett (5) – 11:39

|goalie5-1 =Adin Hill 31 saves / 33 shots

|goalie5-2 =Sergei Bobrovsky 23 saves / 31 shots

|series = Vegas won series 4–1

}}

These were the top ten skaters based on points, following the conclusion of the playoffs.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=3&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals&page=0&pageSize=50 |title=NHL Stats - NHL.com |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|access-date=April 27, 2023 |date=April 22, 2023}}

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage (SV%), with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&sort=a_goalsAgainstAverage&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=3&filter=timeOnIce,gte,420 |title=NHL Stats - NHL.com |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|access-date=April 27, 2023 |date=April 17, 2023}}

In Canada, this marked the ninth postseason under Rogers Media's 12-year contract. Games aired across the Sportsnet networks, FX, Citytv, and CBC under the Hockey Night in Canada brand. For the first and second rounds' U.S.–U.S. games not on CBC, Sportsnet generally simulcasted the U.S. feed instead of producing their own telecast. Games were streamed live on Sportsnet Now and CBCSports.ca (for games televised on CBC).{{cite press release|url=https://www.rogerssportsandmedia.com/whats-happening/sportsnet-announces-2023-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-coverage-details-beginning-april-17/|title=Sportsnet Announces 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Coverage Details, Beginning April 17|publisher=Rogers Sports & Media|website=rogerssportsandmedia.com|date=April 15, 2023|accessdate=April 15, 2023}}

In the U.S., this marked the second year of a seven-year agreement with the ESPN family of networks and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports (formerly Turner Sports). Games aired across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, and TNT. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster produced local coverage of the first round (except for Saturday primetime games on ABC, which the network began broadcasting this postseason). Only selected ESPN/ABC games were streamed live on ESPN+; for other games, live streams were only available for pay-TV subscribers via authenticated streaming on ESPN and TNT/TBS's respective apps.{{cite web|title=News: WNBA, Black Friday NFL, Van Gundy and more|author=Paulsen|publisher=Sports Media Watch|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/03/wnba-primetime-abc-first-time-amazon-black-friday-nfl-free-van-gundy-ncaa/|website=SportsMediaWatch.com|date=March 9, 2023|accessdate=March 12, 2023|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311131704/https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/03/wnba-primetime-abc-first-time-amazon-black-friday-nfl-free-van-gundy-ncaa/|url-status=live}}

Like the previous year, first-round games were roughly split between ESPN-produced telecasts and WBD-produced telecasts, ensuring that both broadcasters televised two of the first four games in each series and roughly half of the total first-round games.{{cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/04/espn-drops-the-puck-on-the-2023-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by-geico-with-13-first-round-games-over-four-days/|title=ESPN Drops the Puck on the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO with 13 First Round Games Over Four Days|last=DiCristoforo|first=Andrea|publisher=ESPN Interactive|website=ESPNPressroom.com|date=April 15, 2023|accessdate=April 15, 2023}}{{cite press release|url=https://wbd.com/warner-bros-discovery-announces-commentators-for-2023-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by-geico-first-round-starting-tuesday-april-18/|title=Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Announces Commentators for 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO, First Round – Starting Tuesday, April 18 |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery|website=www.wbd.com|date=April 17, 2023|accessdate=April 17, 2023}} In the second round this year, coverage of all four series was also split roughly evenly between the ESPN networks and TNT/TBS, rather than being de facto exclusive broadcasters for two specific series the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/05/2023-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by-geico-second-round-begins-tuesday-with-espn-doubleheader-featuring-panthers-vs-maple-leafs-and-kraken-vs-stars/|title=2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO Second Round Begins Tuesday with ESPN Doubleheader featuring Panthers vs. Maple Leafs and Kraken vs. Stars|last=DiCristoforo|first=Andrea|publisher=ESPN Interactive|website=ESPNPressroom.com|date=May 1, 2023|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}{{cite press release |url=https://wbd.com/wbd-sports-delivers-record-breaking-viewership-for-first-round-of-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by-geico-across-tnt-tbs/ |title=WBD Sports Delivers Record-Breaking Viewership for First Round of Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO Across TNT & TBS |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery |website=www.wbd.com |date=May 2, 2023 |accessdate=May 2, 2023}}

Game two of the Edmonton–Vegas series was originally scheduled for Friday, May 5. However, due to the NBA's Miami Heat's home game against the New York Knicks along with the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, game three of Florida–Toronto was moved from Saturday, May 6 to Sunday, May 7, leaving the traditional Hockey Night in Canada timeslot available. Thus, game two of the Edmonton–Vegas series was moved to Saturday, May 6, while a tripleheader of the other three series was held on Sunday, May 7. This left several Edmonton fans to suffer cancelation/rescheduling fees for flights and tickets as they were not initially aware of the NHL schedule change. As a result, game six of the Edmonton–Vegas series was moved to Sunday, May 14; despite this becoming the lone game on that day after both Eastern Conference second round series finished in five games, the start time was pushed to 10:00 p.m. ET so ESPN could air it after Sunday Night Baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/late-start-golden-knights-oilers-game-6-sunday-hockey.html|title=Hockey fans not thrilled about 10 p.m. ET Sunday start time for Golden Knights-Oilers Game 6|last=Keeley|first=Sean|publisher=www.AwfulAnnouncing.com|website=AwfulAnnouncing.com|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=May 14, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-mlb-nhl-playoff-coverage-criticism.html|title=ESPN comes under fire for awkward MLB, NHL coverage|last=Dixon|first=Michael|publisher=www.AwfulAnnouncing.com|website=AwfulAnnouncing.com|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=May 15, 2023}}

Under their contract, ESPN/ABC had the first choice of which Conference finals series to broadcast, selecting the Vegas–Dallas Western Conference finals series. TNT aired the Hurricanes–Panthers Eastern Conference finals series. Had ESPN selected the Eastern Conference finals instead, the Panthers would have gone head-to-head with the Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference finals (airing on TNT).{{cite web|first=David|last=Wilson|url=https://www.aol.com/news/nhl-finally-sets-schedule-panthers-024102595.html|title=NHL finally sets schedule for Panthers-Hurricanes (and there are no conflicts with Heat)|work=Miami Herald|via=AOL|date=May 15, 2023}}

As per the yearly alternating rotation, the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals aired on TNT. This marked the first time that the network carried the Stanley Cup Finals and the first time since 1994 that the entire series aired only on cable television in the U.S.{{cite web|title=NHL moving to Turner Sports is $1 billion risk-reward for hockey|website=CNBC.com|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/turner-sports-nhl-announce-seven-year-deal-for-broadcast-rights.html|last=Young|first=Jabari|publisher=CNBC LLC|date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=March 12, 2023|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104084621/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/turner-sports-nhl-announce-seven-year-deal-for-broadcast-rights.html|url-status=live}} The Stanley Cup Finals were also simulcast on WBD sister networks TruTV and TBS.{{cite press release|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-final-schedule-scenarios/c-344594372|title=Stanley Cup Final schedule scenarios |publisher=National Hockey League|website=NHL.com|date=May 26, 2023|accessdate=May 29, 2023}}

American national radio rights to select Stanley Cup playoff games, including the entire Conference finals and Stanley Cup Finals, were broadcast on the Sports USA Radio Network via NHL Radio. This was the second of a four-year deal signed between the NHL and Sports USA to syndicate NHL games on U.S. national radio.{{cite web|last=Shipley|first=Reice|publisher=Barrett Media|date=October 8, 2021|title=SportsUSA Grabs NHL's National Radio Rights|url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2021/10/08/sportsusa-nhl-radio/|accessdate=May 7, 2023|website=BarrettSportsMedia.com}}

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