Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd Round Schedule

With the Montreal Canadians finished off the 1st Round in huge fashion by knocking out the top seeded Washington Capitals. That means the top 3 seeds in the Eastern Conference as the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres are done for the season and this leaves the defending Champion Pittsburgh Penguins the top seed at #4.

It will be the Pittsburgh Penguins VS. Montreal Canadains & Boston Bruins VS. Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Who will be able to take advantage after pulling off huge upsets in the 1st Round of the playoffs.

The Western Conference we will have what should be absolute classics as the San Jose Sharks take on the Detroit Red Wings & the Central Division Champion Chicago Blackhawks VS. Vancouver Canucks in the other 2nd Round Series.

The 2nd Round will get underway tonight with San Jose VS. Detroit, Pittsburgh VS. Montreal gets underway tomorrow night while the Chicago VS. Vancouver & Boston VS. Philadelphia Matchups begin on Saturday.

Here's the Conference Semifinals Matchups as the NHL Website released this late last night. All Start Times are CDT.


Eastern Conference

#4 Pittsburgh Penguins VS. #8 Montreal Canadains

Game 1, 4/30: @ Pittsburgh 6:00 PM CBC, Versus

Game 2, 5/2: @ Pittsburgh 1:00 PM NBC, CBC

Game 3, 5/4: @ Montreal 6:00 PM CBC, Versus

Game 4, 5/6: @ Montreal 6:00 PM CBC, Versus

Game 5, 5/8: @ Pittsburgh 6:00 PM CBC, Versus*

Game 6, 5/10: @ Montreal 6:00 PM CBC, Versus*

Game 7, 5/12: @ Pittsburgh TBD CBC, Versus*

*If Necessary


#6 Boston Bruins VS. #7 Philadelphia Flyers

Game 1, 5/1: @ Boston 11:30 AM NBC, TSN

Game 2, 5/3: @ Boston 6:00 PM Versus, TSN

Game 3, 5/5: @ Philadelphia 6:00 PM Versus, TSN

Game 4, 5/7: @ Philadelphia 6:00 PM Versus, TSN

Game 5, 5/10: @ Boston 6:00 PM Versus, TSN*

Game 6, 5/12: @ Philadelphia TBD Versus, TSN*

Game 7, 5/14: @ Boston 6:00 PM Versus, TSN*

*If Necessary


Western Conference

#1 San Jose Sharks VS. #5 Detroit Red Wings

Game 1, 4/29: @ San Jose 8:00 PM Versus, TSN

Game 2, 5/2: @ San Jose 7:00 PM Versus, TSN

Game 3, 5/4: @ Detroit 6:30 PM Versus, TSN

Game 4, 5/6: @ Detroit 6:30 PM Versus, TSN

Game 5, 5/8: @ San Jose 9:00 PM Versus, TSN*

Game 6, 5/10: @ Detroit 6:30 PM Versus, TSN*

Game 7, 5/12: @ San Jose TBD Versus, TSN*


#2 Chicago Blackhawks VS. #3 Vancouver Canucks

Game 1, 5/1: @ Chicago 7:00 PM Versus, CBC

Game 2, 5/3: @ Chicago 7:00 PM Versus, CBC

Game 3, 5/5: @ Vancouver 8:30 PM Versus, CBC

Game 4, 5/7: @ Vancouver 8:30 PM Versus, CBC

Game 5, 5/9: @ Chicago 7:00 PM Versus, CBC*

Game 6, 5/11: @ Vancouver 8:30 PM Versus CBC*

Game 7, 5/13: @ Chicago 7:00 PM Versus, CBC*

*If Necessary