— The Rangers got the shaft. They'll have played six games in nine days by Game 4 of their series against the Penguins. Scheduling issues came up in their first round against Philadelphia, and Consol Energy is essentially booked on Saturday, meaning that Round 2 starts on Friday. Rough.
— Each series features at least one three-day break ... again, except Pittsburgh-New York.
— The NBC network games on the schedule so far: Game 2 of Bruins-Habs on Saturday and Hawks-Wild on Sunday.
The full rundown:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION: (1) BOSTON BRUINS vs. (3) MONTREAL CANADIENS (Series tied 1-1)
Game 1: Canadiens 4, Bruins 3 (2OT) Game 2: Bruins 5, Canadiens 3 Game 3: Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m. (CBC, RDS, NBCSN) Game 4: Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. (CBC, RDS, NBCSN) *Game 5: Saturday, May 10 (CBC, RDS) *Game 6: Monday, May 12 (CBC, RDS) *Game 7: Wednesday, May 14 (CBC, RDS)
METROPOLITAN DIVISION: (1) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS vs. (2) NEW YORK RANGERS (Series tied 1-1)
Game 1: Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (OT) Game 2: Penguins 3, Rangers 0 Game 3: Penguins 2, Rangers 0 Game 4: Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN, CBC, RDS) Game 5: Friday, May 9, TBD (CBC) *Game 6: Sunday, May 11, TBD (CBC) *Game 7: Tuesday, May 13, TBD (CBC)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION: (3) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. (4) MINNESOTA WILD (Blackhawks lead series 2-0)
Game 1: Blackhawks 5, Wild 2 Game 2: Blackhawks 4, Wild 1 Game 3: Tuesday, May 6, 9 p.m. (CNBC, TSN, RDS2) Game 4: Friday, May 9, TBD (TSN) *Game 5: Sunday, May 11, TBD (TSN) *Game 6: Tuesday, May 13, TBD (TSN) *Game 7: Thursday, May 15, TBD, (TSN)
PACIFIC DIVISION: (1) ANAHEIM DUCKS vs. (3) LOS ANGELES KINGS (Kings lead series 1-0)
Game 1: Kings 3, Ducks 2 (OT) Game 2: Monday, May 5, 10 p.m. (NBCSN, TSN, RDS) Game 3: Thursday, May 8, 10 p.m. (NBCSN, TSN, RDS) Game 4: Saturday, May 10, TBD (TSN) *Game 5: Monday, May 12, TBD (TSN) *Game 6: Wednesday, May 14, TBD (TSN) *Game 7: Friday, May 16, TBD (TSN)
