For the 2021-22 season of the NHL, ESPN brought the season back to ESPN. Now it's time for The Stanley Cup playoffs. ESPN and ESPN2 will broadcast first- and second round games. There will also be one conference finals series on ESPN2 and one Cup finals series on ABC.
You can see the schedule below to find out when you will be able to watch first-round games. Monday's four ESPN/ESPN games are the first. ESPN2 and ESPN3 will broadcast the first 12 games in the first round.
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Monday, May 2,
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Boston at Carolina (Game 1, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Tampa Bay at Toronto (Game 1), 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
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St. Louis at Minnesota (Game 1), 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Los Angeles at Edmonton (Game 1, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Tuesday, May 3
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Pittsburgh at New York Rangers (Game 1, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Washington at Florida (Game 1), 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
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Nashville at Colorado (Game 1), 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Calgary at Dallas (Game 1), 10:05 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Wednesday, May 4
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Boston at Carolina (Game 2), 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Tampa Bay at Toronto (Game 2), 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
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St. Louis at Minnesota (Game 2), 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Los Angeles at Edmonton (Game 2), 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2:
Saturday, May 7, 2007
Sunday, May 8
Monday, May 9, 2009
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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh, Game 4, 7:05 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Colorado at Nashville (Game 4), 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, May 10, 2010
Wednesday, May 11