Finally, the second round of the Western Conference playoffs are set. No, not the teams participating–that was the easy part. No, the NHL has finally pieced together the schedule for the second round. Sort of. We won’t find out the details (including start times and television information) until the first round of the Eastern Conference comes to a conclusion on Thursday night.
Just going out a limb here, but NBC and the NHL probably want the New York Rangers (and their market) to find a way to win Game 7 against the Ottawa Senators. If you’re wondering why the Kings vs. Blues series doesn’t start until Saturday, the league had to work around a Van Halen concert at Scottrade Center on Sunday, April 29. Apparently, they weren’t thinking about the NHL Playoffs when the wrote: “Right here, right now.”
For now, here’s the “full” schedule for each of the second round series in the Western Conference. And by “full,” we mean the first four games, no actual start times, and no broadcast announcements. But at least we know which days the games will be played on, right?
(#4) Nashville Predators vs. (#3) Phoenix Coyotes
Game 1: Friday, April 27th in Phoenix… err, Glendale
Game 2: Sunday, April 29th in Phoenix
Game 3: Wednesday, May 2nd in Nashville
Game 4: Friday, May 4th in Nashville
Game 5: TBD (if necessary)
Game 6: TBD (if necessary)
Game 7: TBD (if necessary)
(#8) Los Angeles Kings vs. (#2) St. Louis Blues
Game 1: Saturday, April 28th in St. Louis
Game 2: Monday, April 30th in St. Louis
Game 3: Thursday, May 3rd in Los Angeles
Game 4: Sunday, May 6th in Los Angeles
Game 5: TBD (if necessary)
Game 6: TBD (if necessary)
Game 7: TBD (if necessary)
Matt Reitz is the Editor-In-Chief here at ViewFromMySeats.com and former NHL Writer for ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports. When he’s not shoving a mic in the face of NHLers or explaining why home teams should wear white, he’s usually trying to figure out what song to play next on his iPod. It’s a never-ending job.
