The NHL announced Saturday night several start times for its playoff games at the start of next week. Included in those games was the Washington Capitals’ potential Game Five matchup with the New York Rangers.
The Capitals will first need to win Game Four to stave off a Rangers series sweep for there to even be a Game Five. If they do so, the series will return to Madison Square Garden and they’ll be dropping the puck at 7 pm on Wednesday.
The start time for the potential Game 5, if necessary, of the First Round series between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers has been set for 7 p.m. ET, on Wednesday, May 1, in New York. The game would be televised on ESPN in the U.S. Canadian national broadcast information will be announced when available.
Game Five would also be aired on local TV. Per an earlier Monumental Sports Network press release, “all Capitals games during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be available on Monumental Sports Network to fans both on linear tv and via streaming platforms.”
Both of the other teams in the Eastern Conference down 3-0 in their series won on Saturday. The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 in their Game Four and the New York Islanders defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime of their Game Four.
The winner of the Capitals-Rangers series will meet the winner of the series between the Islanders and Hurricanes.
Here’s the full press release from the NHL:
Start Times and National Broadcast Information for 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Games on April 29, April 30 and May 1
NEW YORK (April 27, 2024) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:
Monday, April 29
As previously announced, the start time of Game 5, of the First Round series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers is set for 7 p.m. ET, on Monday, April 29, in Sunrise. The game will be televised on ESPN in the U.S. In Canada, the game will be on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
The start time for Game 4 of the First Round series between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights has been set for 9:30 p.m. ET, on Monday, April 29, in Las Vegas. The game will be televised on ESPN in the U.S. In Canada, the game will be on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
Tuesday, April 30
As previously announced, the start time of Game 5 of the First Round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins is set for 7 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, April 30, in Boston. The game will be televised on ESPN in the U.S. In Canada, the game will be on SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC and TVA Sports.
As previously announced, the start time of Game 5, of the First Round series between the NY Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 30, in Raleigh. The game will be televised on TBS and MAX in the U.S. In Canada, the game will be on SN360 and TVA Sports.
The start time for Game 5 of the First Round series between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets has been set for 9:30 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, April 30, in Winnipeg. The game will be televised on SNW, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada. In the U.S., the game will be on ESPN.
As previously announced, the start time of Game 5 of the First Round series between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks is set for 10 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, April 30, in Vancouver. The game will be televised on SNE, SNO, SNP and TVA Sports in Canada. In the U.S., the game will be on TBS and MAX.
Wednesday, May 1
The start time for the potential Game 5, if necessary, of the First Round series between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers has been set for 7 p.m. ET, on Wednesday, May 1, in New York. The game would be televised on ESPN in the U.S. Canadian national broadcast information will be announced when available.
Start times and national broadcast information for the remaining games scheduled on Wednesday, May 1 will be announced when available.
The complete schedule for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs can be accessed here.
