The Stanley Cup Finals are set!
The Pittsburgh Penguins will meet the Detroit Red Wings in a rematch of last year’s finals. Games 1 and 2 are on NBC on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, in Detroit. Games 3 and 4 are on Versus on Tuesday and Thursday, June 2 and 4, in Pittsburgh.
Game 5 (if necessary) will be on NBC on Saturday, June 6, in Detroit. Game 6 (if necessary) will be on NBC on Tuesday, June 9, in Pittsburgh. Game 7 (if necessary) will be on NBC on Friday, June 12, in Detroit.
All games except Game 2 are at 8:00pm EDT. Game 2 is “TBD – Night”.
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The NHL has posted the Conference Finals schedules.
The Penguins (#4 seed) will meet the Carolina Hurricanes (#6 seed), with home ice advantage, at the Mellon Arena beginning Monday, May 18. Game 2 is Thursday, May 21. Games 3 and 4 are at Carolina on Saturday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 26. Game 5 (if necessary) is Friday, May 29 at Mellon Arena; Game 6 (if necessary) is Sunday, May 31 at Carolina, and Game 7 (if necessary) is Tuesday, June 2 at Mellon Arena.
All games are at 7:30pm and will be nationally televised on Versus. Games 1-2 will be on TSN; games 3-7 will be on CBC.
(I’m pretty sure they’re trying to make sure the Stanley Cup Finals will conflict with the WWDC on purpose.)
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The NHL has posted the second-round schedule. The Pens meet the Capitals in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Game 1 is on Saturday, May 2 at Washington. Game 2 is on Monday, May 4. Games 3 and 4 are in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and Friday, May 6 and 8.
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Boston: If the Capitals beat the Rangers and the Devils beat the Hurricanes. (And the Caps would play the Devils. 1 vs 4; 2 vs 3.)
Washington: If the Capitals beat the Rangers and the Hurricanes beat the Devils. (And the Bruins would play the Canes. 1 vs 6; 2 vs 4.)
New Jersey: If the Rangers beat the Capitals and the Devils beat the Hurricanes. (And the Bruins would play the Rangers. 1 vs 7; 3 vs 4.)
Carolina: If the Rangers beat the Capitals and the Hurricanes beat the Devils. (And the Bruins would play the Rangers. 1 vs 7; 4 vs 6.)
(Notice that it’s not possible for the Penguins to meet the Rangers next. If the Rangers beat the Caps, they’ll face the Bruins and the Pens will play the Canes-Devils winner.)
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