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Stanley Cup playoffs 2022: The Round 1 lessons that will impact eight remaining contenders

The first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs lasted 51 games -- including a pair of Game 7 overtime thrillers in games No. 50 and 51 -- and now we're on to Round 2.

To help digest what we saw from each of the eight surviving teams, as well as preview the all the matchups for the next round, we're here to serve up our top takeaways for each remaining club.

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Panthers rewriting their winning script

The Presidents' Trophy winners didn't dominate the eighth-seed Washington Capitals in their first-round victory.