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NHL announces 1st-round playoff schedule

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The Boston Bruins fell in defeat Sunday, meaning the Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched the Atlantic Division. As a result, the eight series to open the Stanley Cup Playoffs are now set in stone:

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. New Jersey Devils (WC2)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Thursday April 12 7 p.m. Lightning NHL Network / SN / TVA Sports
2 Saturday April 14 3 p.m. Lightning NBC / CNBC / SN360 / TVA Sports
3 Monday April 16 7:30 p.m. Devils CNBC / SN / TVA Sports
4 Wednesday April 18 7:30 p.m. Devils GOLF / SN / TVA Sports
*5 Saturday April 21 TBD Lightning TBD
*6 Monday April 23 TBD Devils TBD
*7 Wednesday April 25 TBD Lightning TBD

Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Thursday April 12 7 p.m. Bruins NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
2 Saturday April 14 8 p.m. Bruins NBC / CBC / TVA Sports
3 Monday April 16 7 p.m. Maple Leafs CBC / TVA Sports / NBCSN
4 Thursday April 19 7 p.m. Maple Leafs CBC / TVA Sports / NBCSN
*5 Saturday April 21 TBD Bruins TBD
*6 Monday April 23 TBD Maple Leafs TBD
*7 Wednesday April 25 TBD Bruins TBD

Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (WC1)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Thursday April 12 7:30 p.m. Capitals USA / SN360 / TVA Sports
2 Sunday April 15 7:30 p.m. Capitals NBCSN / SN360 / TVA Sports
3 Tuesday April 17 7:30 p.m. Blue Jackets NBCSN / SN360 / TVA Sports
4 Thursday April 19 7:30 p.m. Blue Jackets USA / SN / TVA Sports
*5 Saturday April 21 TBD Capitals TBD
*6 Monday April 23 TBD Blue Jackets TBD
*7 Wednesday April 25 TBD Capitals TBD

Pittsburgh Penguins (M2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (M3)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Wednesday April 11 7 p.m. Penguins NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
2 Friday April 13 7 p.m. Penguins NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
3 Sunday April 15 3 p.m. Flyers NBC / CBC / TVA Sports
4 Wednesday April 18 7 p.m. Flyers NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
*5 Friday April 20 TBD Penguins TBD
*6 Sunday April 22 TBD Flyers TBD
*7 Tuesday April 24 TBD Penguins TBD

Western Conference

Central Division

Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (WC2)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Thursday April 12 9:30 p.m. Predators NBCSN / SN / TVA Sports
2 Saturday April 14 3 p.m. Predators NBC / CNBC / SN / TVA Sports
3 Monday April 16 10 p.m. Avalanche NBCSN / SN / TVA Sports
4 Wednesday April 18 10 p.m. Avalanche NBCSN / SN / TVA Sports
*5 Friday April 20 TBD Predators TBD
*6 Sunday April 22 TBD Avalanche TBD
*7 Tuesday April 24 TBD Predators TBD

Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. Minnesota Wild (C3)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Wednesday April 11 7 p.m. Jets SN / TVA Sports / CNBC
2 Friday April 13 7:30 p.m. Jets SN / TVA Sports / USA
3 Sunday April 15 7 p.m. Wild USA / SN / TVA Sports
4 Tuesday April 17 8 p.m. Wild CNBC / SN / TVA Sports
*5 Friday April 20 TBD Jets TBD
*6 Sunday April 22 TBD Wild TBD
*7 Wednesday April 25 TBD Jets TBD

Pacific Division

Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Los Angeles Kings (WC1)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Wednesday April 11 10 p.m. Knights NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
2 Friday April 13 10 p.m. Knights NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
3 Sunday April 15 10:30 p.m. Kings NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
4 Tuesday April 17 10:30 p.m. Kings NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
*5 Thursday April 19 10 p.m. Knights NBCSN / CBC / TVA Sports
*6 Saturday April 21 TBD Kings TBD
*7 Monday April 23 TBD Knights TBD

Anaheim Ducks (P2) vs. San Jose Sharks (P3)

Game Date Time (ET) Home TV
1 Thursday April 12 10:30 p.m. Ducks USA / SN360 / TVA Sports
2 Saturday April 14 10:30 p.m. Ducks NBCSN / SN360 / TVA Sports
3 Monday April 16 10:30 p.m. Sharks CNBC / SN1 / TVA Sports
4 Wednesday April 18 10:30 p.m. Sharks GOLF / SN1 / TVA Sports 
*5 Friday April 20 TBD Ducks TBD
*6 Sunday April 22 TBD Sharks TBD
*7 Tuesday April 24 TBD Ducks TBD

*If necessary
All times Eastern.
TBD: To be determined.

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