The Leafs and Oilers are one step closer to an all-Canadian Cup final

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After a chaotic first round of the NHL playoffs that saw Stanley Cup favourite Boston and defending champ Colorado both eliminated, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are suddenly the betting-market favourites to win their conferences.

But before we start planning for the first all-Canadian Stanley Cup final since 1989 — and the first Canadian Cup victory since '93 — the Leafs and Oilers will have to get past the second round. Here's a look at their matchups:

Toronto vs. Florida

The curse is dead: Toronto won a playoff series for the first time in 19 years. Long live the curse: today marks exactly 56 years since the Leafs' last Stanley Cup victory.

The franchise's historical scars aside, this Leafs team has what it takes to end the most infamous ongoing championship drought in sports. Toronto's top-end talent is outstanding and peaking at the right time, with reigning NHL MVP Auston Matthews, 99-point man Mitch Marner, top defenceman Morgan Rielly, slick forward William Nylander and Tavares all averaging more than a point per game in the first round. So did veteran centre Ryan O'Reilly, the former Conn Smythe Trophy winner who has bolstered the Leafs' depth since being acquired in February.

Toronto also caught a big break when Boston got upset by Florida. The Bruins won more games this season than any team in NHL history, and they eliminated the Leafs from the playoffs three times in the past 10 years. There's no such baggage with the Panthers, who Toronto has never faced in the playoffs. The Leafs won three of their four meetings in the regular season, though