Stanley Cup playoffs first-round schedule set

The Stanley Cup playoffs begin Monday with four first-round series, with four more slated to start on Tuesday.

In the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Maple Leafs will host the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Boston Bruins, the top wild card in the East, will travel to face the Carolina Hurricanes in series that start on Monday.

Beginning Tuesday, the Florida Panthers -- the winners of the Pre