The Hurricanes’ best players met expectations in Round 1, with Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov combining for 10 goals and 19 points. With a solid defense corps that is superior to Washington’s, Carolina has what it takes to get back to the Eastern final for the second time in the past three seasons and the third time since 2018-19.

The Maple Leafs haven’t made it to Round 3 in 23 years, and it will be a grind to change that against the Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers will meet the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of the Second Round on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena. The Second Round is here as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Maple Leafs Game 1 prediction and pick.