NHL Playoffs on DISH: First Round Schedule

There’s no hockey like Playoff hockey. And there’s no trophy in sports like the Stanley Cup.

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have arrived and this year’s bracket feels as wide-open as it has in years. Can the President’s Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets (or the four other Playoff teams from the Great White North) end Canada’s long Stanley Cup drought? Can Florida or Tampa Bay keep the Sunshine State’s five year Stanley Cup Final streak alive? Will Colorado or Vegas claim their second Cup of the 2020s? Can the St. Louis Blues or Los Angeles Kings return to the top of the mountain? Could the Washington Capitals ride the momentum of Alexander Ovechkin’s history-making scoring record to their second Stanley Cup?

Anything is possible ahead of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin Saturday, April 19 with a double-header on TNT. Here’s a look at the First Round matchups, including the schedule and preview. To watch Stanley Cup Playoff games on TNT, TBS, ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC, subscribe to America's Top 120 and up.

Eastern Conference

(A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators

Game 1: Senators at Maple Leafs | Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 2: Senators at Maple Leafs | Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 3: Maple Leafs at Senators | Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 4: Maple Leafs at Senators | Saturday, April 26, 7 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Senators at Maple Leafs | TBD

Game 6: Maple Leafs at Senators | TBD

Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs | TBD

Game 7: Senators at Maple Leafs | TBD

 

(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Florida Panthers

Game 1: Panthers at Lightning | Tuesday, April 22, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 2: Panthers at Lightning | Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. (TBS

Game 3: Lightning at Panthers | Saturday, April 26, 1 p.m. (TBS)

Game 4: Lightning at Panthers | TBD

Game 5: Panthers at Lightning | TBD

Game 6: Lightning at Panthers | TBD

Game 7: Panthers at Lightning | TBD

 

(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC2) Montreal Canadiens

Game 1: Canadiens at Capitals | Monday, April 21, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 2: Canadiens at Capitals | Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3: Capitals at Canadiens | Friday, April 25, 7 p.m. (TNT)

Game 4: Capitals at Canadiens | Sunday, April 27, 6:30 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Canadiens at Capitals | TBD

Game 6: Capitals at Canadiens | TBD

Game 7: Canadiens at Capitals | TBD

 

(M2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M3) New Jersey Devils

Game 1: Devils at Hurricanes | Sunday, April 20, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 2: Devils at Hurricanes | Tuesday, April 22, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3: Hurricanes at Devils | Friday, April 25, 8 p.m. (TBS)

Game 4: Hurricanes at Devils | Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Devils at Hurricanes | TBD

Game 6: Hurricanes at Devils | TBD

Game 7: Devils at Hurricanes | TBD

 

Western Conference

(C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (WC2) St. Louis Blues

Game 1: Blues at Jets | Saturday, April 19, 6 p.m. (TNT)

Game 2: Blues at Jets | Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 3: Jets at Blues | Thursday, April 24, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 4: Jets at Blues | Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Blues at Jets | TBD

Game 6: Jets at Blues | TBD

Game 7: Blues at Jets | TBD

 

(C2) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) Colorado Avalanche

Game 1: Avalanche at Stars | Saturday, April 19, 8:30 p.m. (TNT)

Game 2: Avalanche at Stars | Monday, April 21, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3: Stars at Avalanche | Wednesday, April 23, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 4: Stars at Avalanche | Saturday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Avalanche at Stars | TBD

Game 6: Stars at Avalanche | TBD

Game 7: Avalanche at Stars | TBD

 

(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild

Game 1: Wild at Golden Knights | Sunday, April 20, 10 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 2: Wild at Golden Knights | Tuesday, April 22, 11 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3: Golden Knights at Wild | Thursday, April 24, 9 p.m. (TBS)

Game 4: Golden Knights at Wild | Saturday, April 26, 4 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Wild at Golden Knights | TBD

Game 6: Golden Knights at Wild | TBD

Game 7: Wild at Golden Knights | TBD

 

(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) Edmonton Oilers

Game 1: Oilers at Kings | Monday, April 21, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 2: Oilers at Kings | Wednesday, April 23, 10 p.m. (TBS)

Game 3: Kings at Oilers | Friday, April 25, 10 p.m. (TNT)

Game 4: Kings at Oilers | Sunday, April 27, 9:30 p.m. (TBS)

Game 5: Oilers at Kings | TBD

Game 6: Kings at Oilers | TBD

Game 7: Oilers at Kings | TBD