Bruins-Panthers playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV channel for second round

Bruins-Panthers playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV channel for second round originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston

For the second year in a row, the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers will face each other in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Panthers upset the favorite and record-holding Bruins in the first round last season by overcoming a 3-1 series deficit, highlighted by a dramatic overtime victory in Game 7 at TD Garden.

This time they have home ice advantage. The Panthers leapfrogged the Bruins in the Atlantic Division standings on the final day of the regular season to secure first place and home-ice advantage for the first two rounds.

This series will be the Bruins’ first second-round appearance since 2021. Boston eliminated rival Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the first round. The Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in a five-game first-round series.

The Bruins and Panthers met four times in the regular season, and Boston won each time, including two overtime victories.

Here’s the complete Bruins-Panthers schedule in the second round (all times Eastern). This article will be updated when the NHL provides more information for Games 2 through 7.

• Game 1 in Florida: Monday, May 6 at 8pm on ESPN

• Game 2 in Florida: Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 pm on ESPN

• Game 3 in Boston: Friday, May 10 at 7pm on TNT

• Game 4 in Boston: Sunday, May 12 on TBS (times TBD)

• 5* game in Florida: Tuesday, May 14th (Time and TV channel to be defined)

• Game 6* in Boston: Friday, May 17th (Time and TV channel to be defined)

• Game 7* in Florida: Sunday, May 19th (Time and TV channel to be defined)

*If necessary