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NHL Playoff Round 1 Television Schedule; Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens Kickoff on NHL Network

Happy Playoff Start Day, everybody!

While the Dallas Stars aren’t in it this season, I’m sure you’re all going to watch the best part of the NHL season as the playoffs get underway tonight.

We will be throwing up general gameday threads to chat playoffs each night. Later today, we’ll give you the DBD staff’s playoff predictions in round 1. Until then, we thought you might want to plan our your next couple of weeks worth of television watching, as most nights will feature action-packed series play.

Here’s each matchup and their television schedule throughout the first round. Make sure to bookmark this page, it’ll come in handy later! Also fun fact: you can stream all of the playoff games if you have NBC as part of your cable package on NBCSN’s network website.

Visiting Team Home Team Time Network
Wednesday, April 15
Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens 6 PM CST NHL Network
New York Islanders Washington Capitals 6 PM CST USA
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators 7:30 PM CST NBCSN
Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks 9 PM CST USA
Thursday, April 16
Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers 6 PM CST NBCSN
Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning 6:30 PM EST CNBC
Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues 8:30 PM CST NBCSN
Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks 9:30 PM CST CNBC
Friday, April 17
Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens 6 PM CST CNBC
New York Islanders Washington Capitals 6 PM CST NBCSN
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators 8:30 PM CST NBCSN
Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks 9 PM CST CNBC
Saturday, April 18
Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning 2 PM CST NBC
Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues 2 PM CST NBC
Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers 7 PM CST NBC
Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks 9:30 PM CST NBCSN
Sunday, April 19
Washington Capitals New York Islanders 11 AM CST NBC
Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks 2 PM CST NBC
Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators 6 PM CST NBCSN
Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames 9 PM CST NBCSN
Monday, April 20
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins 6 PM CST NBCSN
St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild 7 PM CST CNBC
Anaheim Ducks Winnipeg Jets 8 PM CST NHL Network
Tuesday, April 21
Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings 6 PM CST NBCSN
Washington Capitals New York Islanders 6:30 PM CST USA
Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 PM CST NBCSN
Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames 9 PM CST USA
Wednesday, April 22
Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators 6 PM CST USA
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins 6 PM CST NBCSN
St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild 8:30 PM CST NBCSN
Anaheim Ducks Winnipeg Jets 8:30 PM CST USA
Thursday, April 23
New York Islanders Washington Capitals TBD* TBD
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators TBD* TBD
Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks TBD* TBD
Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings 6 PM CST NBCSN
Friday, April 24
Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens TBD* TBD
Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers TBD* TBD
Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues TBD* TBD
Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks TBD* TBD
Saturday, April 25
Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning TBD* TBD
Washington Capitals New York Islanders TBD* TBD
Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks TBD* TBD
Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames TBD* TBD
Sunday, April 26
Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators TBD* TBD
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins TBD* TBD
St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild TBD* TBD
Anaheim Ducks Winnipeg Jets TBD* TBD
Monday, April 27
Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings TBD* TBD
New York Islanders Washington Capitals TBD* TBD
Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators TBD* TBD
Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks TBD* TBD
Tuesday, April 28
Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens TBD* TBD
Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers TBD* TBD
Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks TBD* TBD
Wednesday, April 29
Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning TBD* TBD
Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues TBD* TBD