Welcome to the opening night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ first round. We won’t be doing these every night, but this one at least seems fitting.
Four series start tonight and the NHL actually staggered the start times! Hooray!
Time: 7:00pm EST
TV: ESPN, BSSO, NESN, SN360, TVAS2
Bruins Blog: Stanley Cup of Chowder
Canes Blog: Canes Country
Gross series.
Time: 7:30pm EST
TV: ESPN, BSSUN, SN, TVAS, CBC
Bolts Blog: Raw Charge
Leafs Blog: Pension Plan Puppets
I’d be willing to risk Tampa putting it all together and threepeating just to see the Leafs trip over their own wispy creeper-staches again.
Time: 9:30pm EST
TV: ESPN, BSMW, BSWI, BSN, SN360, TVAS2
Blues Blog: St. Louis Game Time
Wild Blog: Hockey Wilderness
I guarantee the flyover rage that the normally mild-mannered mid-country dorks get up to during this series will rival any of the uptight coastal elites who will be completely ignoring it.
Time: 10:00pm EST
TV: ESPN, BSW, CBS, SN, TVAS
Kings Blog: Jewels from the Crown
Oilers Blog: Copper & Blue
One game closer to the end of Dustin Brown’s career.