2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Schedule Information

[nabby12]

ESPN saying Peg hosting Avs game 1 Sunday

 

[nabby12]

 

[syz]

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Is the report of there being 2 games on Saturday and 2 games on Sunday true? Cause that along with this would mean no western series until Monday?

 

[FoxyClean]

Is the report of there being 2 games on Saturday and 2 games on Sunday true? Cause that along with this would mean no western series until Monday?

Makes sense, East is already set. West won’t be set for another couple days.

 

[syz]

Makes sense, East is already set. West won’t be set for another couple days.

Suppose so, yea. The last west match up could potentially be unknown until the last game of the season ends.

 

[nabby12]

Is the report of there being 2 games on Saturday and 2 games on Sunday true? Cause that along with this would mean no western series until Monday?

That's correct.

 

[redwings8831]

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This looks right. Vancouver doesn't start until Tuesday and I wonder if Dallas won't either.

Early guess for games 1-4 schedule:

Monday:
Leafs/Bruins game 2 - Celtics play Sunday so their game 2 should be Tuesday/Wednesday
Lightning/Panthers game 2
Avs/Jets game 1
Oilers series game 1

Tuesday:
Caps/Rangers game 2 - Knicks play Saturday so their game 2 could be Monday
Isles/Hurricanes game 2
Dallas series game 1
Vancouver series game 1

Wednesday:
Avs/Jets game 2
Oilers series game 2

Thursday:
Bruins/Leafs game 3
Panthers/Lightning game 3
Dallas series game 2
Vancouver series game 2

Friday:
Rangers/Caps game 3
Hurricanes/Isles game 3
Jets/Avs game 3
Oilers series game 3

Saturday:
Bruins/Leafs game 4
Panthers/Lightning game 4
Dallas series game 3
Vancouver series game 3

Sunday:
Rangers/Caps game 4
Hurricanes/Isles game 4
Jets/Avs game 4
Oilers series game 4

Monday:
Dallas series game 4
Vancouver series game 4

 

[nyscene]

This looks right. Vancouver doesn't start until Tuesday and I wonder if Dallas won't either.

Early guess for games 1-4 schedule:

Monday:
Leafs/Bruins game 2 - Celtics play Sunday so their game 2 should be Tuesday/Wednesday
Lightning/Panthers game 2
Avs/Jets game 1
Oilers series game 1

Tuesday:
Caps/Rangers game 2 - Knicks play Saturday so their game 2 could be Monday
Isles/Hurricanes game 2
Dallas series game 1
Vancouver series game 1

Wednesday:
Avs/Jets game 2
Oilers series game 2

Thursday:
Bruins/Leafs game 3
Panthers/Lightning game 3
Dallas series game 2
Vancouver series game 2

Friday:
Rangers/Caps game 3
Hurricanes/Isles game 3
Jets/Avs game 3
Oilers series game 3

Saturday:
Bruins/Leafs game 4
Panthers/Lightning game 4
Dallas series game 3
Vancouver series game 3

Sunday:
Rangers/Caps game 4
Hurricanes/Isles game 4
Jets/Avs game 4
Oilers series game 4

Monday:
Dallas series game 4
Vancouver series game 4

I expect isles-canes game 4 to be on Saturday 4/27. UBS moved PWHL game from Saturday to Sunday (4/28)afternoon a few days back, presumably for that reason.

 

[Rob Brown]

They should really just announce the East schedule now and then West once those matchups are set.

 

[Daximus]

Such a weird situation all the east games are done today, west games all done by Thursday.

Why they couldn't just do all East start Saturday, all west start Sunday.

The NHL and NBA having same buildings and season schedules is always a problem.

 

[um]

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I wonder why the NHL likes the night games for Saturday and the day games for Sunday. I much rather watch hockey at night.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

I wonder why the NHL likes the night games for Saturday and the day games for Sunday. I much rather watch hockey at night.

The NHL does what ESPN tells them to do, in this case.

 

[um]

The NHL does what ESPN tells them to do, in this case.

they did this before ESPN

 

[Captain Lindy]

Lightning played Florida during 2nd round not long ago, they finished 4th game of their series before some teams were just starting 2nd game of their series. This kind of time difference should not be happening so soon into playoffs, and it caused Lightning to have like a 9+ day break until ECF's before playing Rangers. Lightning looked cold to the bone at start ECF series. Some teams handle layoffs better than others, Lightning are not one of those teams.

The Rangers didn't have any break going into that series and ran out of gas after game 2.

 

[Avs2022]

Since ESPN & TNT dictate both league's schedules, it's really up to them.

Normally the basketball games are scheduled first since NHL OT games can go on forever, vs NBA OT games that will still end in not too much time.

I'm only referring to when the NBA/NHL teams play on the same day.

 

[Captain Lindy]

I wonder why the NHL likes the night games for Saturday and the day games for Sunday. I much rather watch hockey at night.

This x 1000.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

This x 1000.

I presume networks don't want Saturday afternoon games. There are very few Sat afternoon bb games either.

 

[Timmer44]

Rumour out of Vancouver is that they will start on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Kingfan1967]

Would rather have 2 East games then 2 West games every day instead of just East games one day, then just West games on another. Especially in the first round, and staggered starts (like 30 mins - one at 7:00 , the other at 7:30)

 

[nabby12]

 

[IU Hawks fan]

they did this before ESPN

What do you mean?

ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball, they were never getting that slot. NHL knew what was available, even if it wasn't formally announced.

 

[um]

What do you mean?

ESPN has Sunday Night Baseball, they were never getting that slot. NHL knew what was available, even if it wasn't formally announced.

before ESPN got a hold of the NHL rights. When it was NBC NHL usually did Sunday afternoon games.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

before ESPN got a hold of the NHL rights. When it was NBC NHL usually did Sunday afternoon games.

Gotcha.

In that case, they had main NBC (not cable) slots in the afternoons.

 

[Dibbs31]

 

[leafsfan5]

Tampa Florida being at 12:30 is terrible

Why does the NHL hate good hockey