Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Schedule Released, Panthers-Hurricanes Game 1 Thursday

The Florida Panthers finished their business against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night, while their Eastern Conference Finals counterpart Carolina Hurricanes ended their series against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. 

After days of waiting, we finally have the schedule for both the NHL’s Eastern and Western Conference Finals. 

The East series will see the Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Raleigh for Game 1 at 8PM ET. 

The entirety of the schedule is as follows:

Game 1 – Panthers @ Hurricanes, Thursday 5/18 8 PM ET

Game 2 – Panthers @ Hurricanes, Saturday 5/20 8 PM ET

Game 3 – Hurricanes @ Panthers, Monday 5/22 8 PM ET

Game 4 – Hurricanes @ Panthers, Wednesday 5/24 8 PM ET

*Game 5 – Panthers @ Hurricanes, Friday 5/26 8 PM ET

*Game 6 – Hurricanes @ Panthers, Sunday 5/28 8 PM ET

*Game 7 – Panthers @ Hurricanes, Tuesday 5/30 8 PM ET 

*IF NECESSARY 

South Florida sports fans were happy to see this schedule because it means that the Florida Panthers and Miami Heat will not have overlapping games, allowing fans to watch both of their local teams in their respective conference finals series. 

On the other side of the bracket, the Dallas Stars knocked off the Seattle Kraken 2-1 in Game 7 on Monday night, setting up a Western Conference Finals matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. 

Their schedule is as follows:

Game 1 – Stars @ Knights, Friday 5/19, 8:30 PM ET 

Game 2 – Stars @ Knights, Sunday 5/21 , 3 PM ET

Game 3 – Knights @ Stars, Tuesday 5/23 8 PM ET

Game 4 – Knights @ Stars, Thursday 5/25, 8 PM ET

*Game 5 – Stars @ Knights, Saturday 5/27, 8 PM ET

*Game 6 – Knights @ Stars, Monday  5/29 8 PM ET 

*Game 7 – Stars @ Knights, Wednesday 5/31, 9 PM ET

*IF NECESSARY

TNT will have the East series while ESPN/ABC will carry the West.

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