The Washington Capitals will play at least one more home game in their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens after a 6-3 loss at the Bell Centre on Friday night.
Due to the loss, the NHL announced the start time and broadcast information for Game 5 between the two clubs at Capital One Arena on Wednesday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm, and Monumental Sports Network wiill broadcast the game locally. ESPN will carry the game nationally in the US, while the game will be aired on SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC, and TVA Sports in Canada.
After the first round is concluded, broadcasts of playoff action from that point forward will all be carried exclusively by the league’s national TV partners.
Here is the press release from the Capitals:
Game 5 between Washington and Montreal will start at 7 p.m.
The game will be broadcast on Monumental Sports Network
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Hockey League announced today that Game 5 of the First Round series between the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens will start 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 30 at Capital One Arena.
The game will air on Monumental Sports Network (MNMT). Nationally, 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.
