Best bets: The Maple Leafs had some demons to exorcise in Round 1, and while it was touch and go for a few moments, they got there in the end. The Panthers won the season series 3-1, but this series should be about as good as we've come to expect ... and the difference is going to come in the margins.

SportsLine NHL analyst Scott Erskine gives his thoughts on who to back in Sunday's Game 7 of the first-round series between Winnipeg and St. Louis

With just one spot up for grabs in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the NHL has released the schedule for three of the four Round 2 series.