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The NHL has announced the openers for all eight playoff series, with three games on Saturday, April 18, four on Sunday and one on Monday, April 20.
The Carolina Hurricanes are first, hosting the Ottawa Senators at 3 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars at 5;30 p.m. and the Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins at 8 p.m. All of those games will be broadcast by ESPN.
The Sunday games are the second wild card team (to be determined on Thursday night) at the Colorado Avalanche, the Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, the Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres and the Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights. Times and TV are TBA.
The final opener will be on Monday, with the second-place Pacific Division team hosting the third-place team. That, too, will be determined on Thursday night.
A look at weekend NHL Stanley Cup playoff openers:
NHL playoff schedule: Game 1 dates
Saturday, April 18
All times p.m. ET
- Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, 3, ESPN
- Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, 5:30, EPSN
- Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 8, ESPN
Sunday, April 19
Times and TV are TBA
- Wild card 2 at Colorado Avalanche
- Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
- Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
- Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights
Monday, April 20
Time and TV are TBA
How to watch NHL playoffs
NHL playoff games will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN, TNT and their affiliated networks.
How to stream NHL playoffs
Fubo carries ESPN, and Sling carries TNT.
