2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Schedule

[DSgamby]

2012 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES A TIME (ET) #1 vs. #8 Networks
Thursday, April 12, 2012 7 p.m. Ottawa at NY Rangers NHL Network, CBC
Saturday, April 14, 2012 7 p.m. Ottawa at NY Rangers NBC Sports Network, CBC
Monday, April 16, 2012 7:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Ottawa CBC, CNBC
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Ottawa CBC, CNBC
*Saturday, April 21, 2012 7 p.m. Ottawa at NY Rangers NBC Sports Network, CBC
*Monday, April 23, 2012 TBD NY Rangers at Ottawa TBD
*Thursday, April 26, 2012 TBD Ottawa at NY Rangers TBD

SERIES B TIME (ET) #2 vs. #7 Networks
Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:30 p.m. Washington at Boston NBC Sports Network, CBC (CHEX)
Saturday, April 14, 2012 3 p.m. Washington at Boston NBC, CBC
Monday, April 16, 2012 7:30 p.m. Boston at Washington NBC Sports Network, CBC (CHEX)
Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:30 p.m. Boston at Washington NBC Sports Network, CBC
*Saturday, April 21, 2012 3 p.m. Washington at Boston NBC, CBC
*Sunday, April 22, 2012 TBD Boston at Washington TBD
*Wednesday, April 25, 2012 TBD Washington at Boston TBD

SERIES C TIME (ET) #3 vs. #6 Networks
Friday, April 13, 2012 7 p.m. New Jersey at Florida NHL Network, TSN2
Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida NBC Sports Network, TSN
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7 p.m. Florida at New Jersey NHL Network, TSN
Thursday, April 19, 2012 7 p.m. Florida at New Jersey NHL Network, TSN2
*Saturday, April 21, 2012 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida NHL Network, TSN2
*Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TBD Florida at New Jersey TBD
*Thursday, April 26, 2012 TBD New Jersey at Florida TBD

SERIES D TIME (ET) #4 vs. #5 Networks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh NBC Sports Network, TSN
Friday, April 13, 2012 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh NBC Sports Network, TSN
Sunday, April 15, 2012 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia NBC, TSN
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia NBC Sports Network, TSN
*Friday, April 20, 2012 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh NBC Sports Network, TSN
*Sunday, April 22, 2012 TBD Pittsburgh at Philadelphia TBD
*Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TBD Philadelphia at Pittsburgh TBD

2012 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES E TIME (ET) #1 vs. #8 Networks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver CBC, NBC Sports Network
Friday, April 13, 2012 10 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver CBC, NBC Sports Network
Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles NBC Sports Network, CBC
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles NBC Sports Network, CBC
*Sunday, April 22, 2012 TBD Los Angeles at Vancouver TBD
*Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TBD Vancouver at Los Angeles TBD
*Thursday, April 26, 2012 TBD Los Angeles at Vancouver TBD

SERIES F TIME (ET) #2 vs. #7 Networks
Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis CNBC, TSN
Saturday, April 14, 2012 7:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis CNBC, TSN
Monday, April 16, 2012 10 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose NBC Sports Network, TSN
Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:30 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose NBC Sports Network, TSN
*Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis CNBC, TSN
*Monday, April 23, 2012 TBD St. Louis at San Jose TBD
*Wednesday, April 25, 2012 TBD San Jose at St. Louis TBD

SERIES G TIME (ET) #3 vs. #6 Networks
Thursday, April 12, 2012 10 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix NBC Sports Network, TSN
Saturday, April 14, 2012 10 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix NBC Sports Network, TSN
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago CNBC, TSN
Thursday, April 19, 2012 8 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago CNBC, TSN
*Saturday, April 21, 2012 10 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix NBC Sports Network, TSN
*Monday, April 23, 2012 TBD Phoenix at Chicago TBD
*Wednesday, April 25, 2012 TBD Chicago at Phoenix TBD

SERIES H TIME (ET) #4 vs. #5 Networks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8 p.m. Detroit at Nashville CNBC, CBC
Friday, April 13, 2012 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Nashville CNBC, CBC
Sunday, April 15, 2012 Noon Nashville at Detroit NBC, CBC
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Detroit NBC Sports Network, CBC
*Friday, April 20, 2012 8 p.m. Detroit at Nashville CNBC, CBC
*Sunday, April 22, 2012 TBD Nashville at Detroit TBD
*Tuesday, April 24, 2012 TBD Detroit at Nashville TBD
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=626625

[hwy19man]

Game one and game three of the Capitals-Bruins series will be on CHEX Peterborough. This is due to the Senators-Rangers games being televised on the CBC at the same time.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockeynightincanada/broadcast/

[DSgamby]

Hopefully, the TV providers will show the game on one of their channels for providers that don't have the channel.

[Jason316]

^^^Shaw doesn't get that channel while Bell Tv does.

[DSgamby]

Every other year Shaw would show the CHEX games.

[kirjtc2]

Rogers does not carry CHEX outside the GTA, and has not freed up an alternate channel for it in the past.

I guarantee more people out here care about the Bruins-Caps series than the Senators. If this isn't rectified by Thursday, there will be hell to pay.

I pay $30 for the SSP to get 82 Caps games a year, and now I can't watch the playoffs? Ridiculous.

[gonkster]

Ugh my worse fears come playoff time every year, CBC gets the rights to my team's games. Now I can't watch 2 of them in HD. Might as well watch online in glorious CBC blur-o-vision streaming like those without a CHEX feed will have to do as I'm sure the quality will seem to be about the same.

I'm sure it will get better and I will find out waaaay past his prime Bob Cole is going to attempt to call 10% of the game correctly and Millen will be there too offering us his useless comments/insight.

Do the right thing CBC/NHL and trade the rights for those 2 nights to TSN since TSN2 only has curling repeats scheduled or find a way to ensure every provider in the country gets these games on an alternate channel in both SD/HD for us hockey fans.

I know, I know, I should be thankful the game is even on CHEX as it wasn't that long ago when not all games were televised. It's just that after watching NESN HD on Center Ice for the majority of the regular season games, the playoffs come along and now my viewing experience gets worse and for some people not even an option!! Really NHL this is acceptable?? Joy, can't wait, soooo excited for the playoffs.

[NB Josh]

Bob Cole is doing the Senators series. Personally, I still think he's one of the best and I'm not complaining. Dean Brown and Greg Millen are doing Caps-Bruins. 3 games (if it goes 6) will probably end up on NBC.

I think that a trade of game 3s, FLA-NJ on Sunday to CBC and BOS-WSH on Monday to TSN, would make sense. That would give CBC a Sunday night doubleheader, instead of filler in Eastern primetime and then a late Canucks game. Would give them a good lead-in. It would also give TSN a doubleheader on Monday.

Having said that, it probably won't happen. Last year CBC aired one TB-PIT on CHEX only. TSN2 wasn't showing anything that night, I don't think.

[hercules130]

My question is why CBC does not arrange with NHL to have Ottawa and Vancouver games as double-header? This way Boston and Ottawa games on CBC will be on alternating nights.

I think Bell is the only one that carries CHEX outside its market. Am I wrong?

[NB Josh]

So they can have at least one highly rated game each night. Not to mention the schedule conflicts at Staples Center which made the VAN-LA series hard to schedule.

Shaw Direct carries CHEX to all of Canada as well.

[yiggy]

Hi, just wondering if someone could answer my question.

I live in Toronto and have Rogers Cable. I want to watch Caps/Bruins series. I've browsed several websites but still have doubt if I will be able to watch this series. I've looked on the Rogers cable lineup and I don't see any CHEX PETERBOROUGH. Closest I have is CHEX TV DURHAM (Oshawa).

I can only assume the main CBC channel (6) will be Rangers/Sens, so will I be able to watch Bruins??

Thanks.

[Jay]

For those who do not have CHEX (like Vidéotron), both Bruins/Capitals games (April 12 and 16) are also on RDS2. Every playoffs games are on RDS, RDS2 and RDS INFO.

CALENDRIER DE DIFFUSION RDS, RDS2 ET RDS INFO (première ronde)

Mercredi 11 avril
19h30 Philadelphie vs Pittsburgh #1 RDS
20h Detroit vs Nashville #1 RDS2
22h30 Los Angeles vs Vancouver #1 RDS

Jeudi 12 avril
19h Ottawa vs New York (Rangers) #1 RDS
19h30 Washington vs Boston #1 RDS2
19h30 San Jose vs St-Louis #1 RDS INFO
22h Chicago vs Phoenix #1 RDS

Vendredi 13 avril
19h New Jersey vs Floride #1 RDS INFO
19h30 Philadelphie vs Pittsburgh #2 RDS
19h30 Detroit vs Nashville #2 RDS2
22h Los Angeles vs Vancouver #2 RDS

Samedi 14 avril
15h Washington vs Boston #2 RDS
19h Ottawa vs New York (Rangers) #2 RDS
19h30 San Jose vs St-Louis #2 RDS INFO
22h Chicago vs Phoenix #2 RDS

Dimanche 15 avril
12h Nashville vs Detroit #3 RDS
15h Pittsburgh vs Philadelphie #3 RDS
19h30 New Jersey vs Floride #2 RDS
22h30 Vancouver vs Los Angeles #3 RDS

Lundi 16 avril
19h30 New York (Rangers) vs Ottawa #3 RDS
19h30 Boston vs Washington #3 RDS2
22h St-Louis vs San Jose #3 RDS

Mardi 17 avril
19h Floride vs New Jersey #3 RDS
19h30 Nashville vs Detroit #4 RDS2
21h30 Phoenix vs Chicago #3 (en cours) RDS

Mercredi 18 avril
19h30 New York (Rangers) vs Ottawa #4 RDS
19h30 Pittsburgh vs Philadelphie #4 RDS2
22h Vancouver vs Los Angeles #4 RDS

Jeudi 19 avril
19h Floride vs New Jersey #4 RDS INFO
19h30 Boston vs Washington #4 RDS
20h Phoenix vs Chicago #4 RDS2
22h30 St-Louis vs San Jose #4 RDS

Vendredi 20 avril
19h30 Philadelphie vs Pittsburgh #5* RDS
20h Detroit vs Nashville #5* RDS INFO

Samedi 21 avril
15h Washington vs Boston #5* RDS
18h30 New Jersey vs Floride #5* RDS INFO
19h Ottawa vs New York (Rangers) #5* RDS
19h30 San Jose vs St-Louis #5* RDS2
22h Chicago vs Phoenix #5* RDS

Dimanche 22 avril
À confirmer Nashville vs Detroit #6* RDS
À confirmer Pittsburgh vs Philadelphie #6* RDS
À confirmer Boston vs Washington #6* RDS
À confirmer Los Angeles vs Vancouver #5* RDS

Lundi 23 avril
À confirmer New York (Rangers) vs Ottawa #6* RDS
À confirmer Phoenix vs Chicago #6* RDS INFO
À confirmer St-Louis vs San Jose #6* RDS

Mardi 24 avril
À confirmer Floride vs New Jersey #6* RDS INFO
À confirmer Philadelphie vs Pittsburgh #7* RDS
À confirmer Detroit vs Nashville #7* RDS2
À confirmer Vancouver vs Los Angeles #6* RDS

Mercredi 25 avril
À confirmer Washington vs Boston #7* RDS
À confirmer San Jose vs St-Louis #7* RDS INFO
À confirmer Chicago vs Phoenix #7* RDS

Jeudi 26 avril
À confirmer Ottawa vs New York (Rangers) #7* RDS
À confirmer New Jersey vs Floride #7* RDS INFO
À confirmer Los Angeles vs Vancouver #7* RDS

[kirjtc2]

For those who do not have CHEX (like Vidéotron), both Bruins/Capitals games (April 12 and 16) are also on RDS2.

Which Rogers doesn't carry either.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by kirjtc2

Which Rogers doesn't carry either.

Weird that Rogers have RDS, RDS INFO, TVA Sports but no RDS2.

[roger1818]

Originally Posted by hercules130

My question is why CBC does not arrange with NHL to have Ottawa and Vancouver games as double-header? This way Boston and Ottawa games on CBC will be on alternating nights.

One reason is if an Ottawa game were to go into overtime, they would have to preempt the Vancouver game in most of the country and if it is a long overtime, do you cut over to the 3rd period of the Vancouver game? They would never preempt a game with a Canadian team to show overtime in a game with only American teams though.

Besides, the Detroit/Nashville series also conflicts with the eastern games, so they would have to do a 3 day rotation (or afternoon games) to avoid conflicts. What would make sense would be for the CBC to be allowed to take half of two different serieses to avoid conflicts.