NHL Playoffs 2025 Round 2 Including Edmonton-Vegas

The Stanley Cup playoffs continue and Round 2 of the NHL Playoffs 2025 series got off to a good start with Toronto’s 5-4 win over Florida in Game 1. I bet the Maple Leafs in the opener, and for the series. Now the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights start their Round 2 series at The Fortress in Las Vegas. I’m passing on Game 1, but you can review my series picks and teams stats, leaders and more in my NHL Playoffs 2025 Round 2 coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association.

Included are the series odds, which adjust following each game.

NHL Series Odds

NHL playoff series and daily game odds from leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.

– Carolina Hurricanes (-165) vs. Washington Capitals (+142) – Pick Hurricanes in less than 7 games
– Florida Panthers (-180) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (+155) – Pick Maple Leafs
– Edmonton Oilers (-115) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (-105) – Pick Golden Knights
– Dallas Stars (-173) vs. Winnipeg Jets (+152)

Some of my previous coverage of NHL Playoffs 2025 teams was included in Forbes including the Golden Knights and key games to follow.

Series leaders from opening round to watch in Round 2

Edge stats insights Maple Leafs-Panthers, who played played four times this season with Florida going 3-1 and outscoring Toronto 13-7 in goals.

Toronto William Nylander led the Maple Leafs scoring 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists). Other members of the “Core 4” for the Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner had 8 points (1/7), Auston Matthews had 7 points (2/5) and John Tavares had 5 points (3 goals, 6 assists).

Between the pipes, Anthony Stolarz went 4-2 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .901 save percentage.

Florida – Matthew Tkachuk returned from a stint on the NTIR to notch 5 points (3/2). Other players tied for team lead with 5 points in opening round win includes Sam Bennett (3/2), Eetu Luostarinen (1/4), Anton Lundell (2/3) and Aleksander Barkov (1/4).

Sergei Bobrovsky went 4-1 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .901 save percentage manning the net for the Panthers in Round 1.

Washington – Dylan Strome led the Capitals with 9 points (2/7) in the first round. Next with 5 points were Alex Ovechkin (4/1), Tom Wilson (2/3), Connor McMichael (3/2) and Anthony Beauvillier (1/4).

Logan Thompson went 4-1 in the first round with a 2.23 goals-against average and .923 save percentage for Washington. Charlie Lindgren played some for an injured Thompson in Game 3 and allowed one goal on four shots.

Carolina –  Sebastian Aho had 8 points (3/5) to lead the Hurricanes in the shortest series win (5 games) over New Jersey. Andrei Svechnikov topped the ‘Canes in with 5 goals and 1 assist Seth Jarvis (2/3).

Frederik Andersen went 3-1 and was leading the Stanley Cup Playoffs in goals-against average (1.59) and save percentage (.936) before sustaining an injury in Game 4. Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves in the Game 5 win in relief.

The Capitals went 2-2-0 against the Hurricanes this season.

Vegas – The Golden Knights have a stronger defensive core, goaltending and deeper more balanced offense. Vegas scoring leaders Round 1 included Jack Eichel 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists), Tomas Hertl (3/2), Mark Stone (2/2), Shea Theodore (2/2) and Brett Howden (3 goals).

Adin Hill was 4-2 with a 2.83 goals-against average and .880 save percentage in six games. Akira Schmid made nine saves in his lone appearance, in relief.

Edmonton – Connor McDavid (2/9) led the Oilers in the first round with 11 points. Leon Draisaitl had 10 points (3/7) and Evan Bouchardhad 7 points (4/3).

Calvin Pickard, who took over as the starter for Game 3, had a .893 save percentage while going 4-0 with a 2.93 GAA. Stuart Skinner was 0-2 with a 6.11 GAA and .810 save percentage, allowing 11 goals on 58 shots in two games.

The Golden Knights went 2-2 vs. the Oilers this season. Adin Hill was 2-2 with a 2.82 GAA, .901 in those four games.

More updates including the final Round 2 series to be determined.

Dallas – Mikko Rantanen led the Stars in Round 1 with 5 goals and 7 assists for 12 points including a third period hat trick in Game 7. Roope Hintz (4/3) and Wyatt Johnston (3/4) each had seven points. Tyler Seguin and Thomas Harley each had two goals.

Jake Oettinger was 4-3 with a 2.85 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in seven games. Backup Casey DeSmith made 13 saves on 14 shots in one relief appearance. The Stars went just 1-3 vs. the Jets this season scoring a total of 5 goals.

Winnipeg – Kyle Connor led the Jets in the first round with 12 points on 4 goals and 8 assists. Mark Scheifele had 6 points (2/4) in five games missing the final two games with injury. Neal Pionk (1/4) and Cole Perfetti (3/2) each had five points.

Connor Hellebuyck was 4-3 with a 3.85 GAA and .830 save percentage. Eric Comrie made 12 saves on 13 shots in three relief appearances. Hellebuyck led the NHL in wins (47), goals-against average (2.00), and shutouts (8), while also ranking second in save percentage during the regular season, but struggled more in Round 1 of the playoffs.

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