{"id":320418,"date":"2026-04-18T02:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=320418"},"modified":"2026-04-18T02:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:36:57","slug":"2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-schedule-and-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-schedule-and-results\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Schedule and Results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EASTERN CONFERENCE<\/h2>\n

Boston Bruins (WC1) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET April 19
Game 2:<\/strong> Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET April 21
Game 3:<\/strong> Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. ET April 23
Game 4:<\/strong> Buffalo at Boston, 2 p.m. ET April 26
*Game 5:<\/strong> Boston at Buffalo, April 28
*Game 6:<\/strong> Buffalo at Boston, May 1
*Game 7:<\/strong> Boston at Buffalo, May 3<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Montreal\u00a0Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5:45 p.m. ET April 19
Game 2:<\/strong> Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET April 21
Game 3:<\/strong> Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7 p.m. ET April 24
Game 4:<\/strong> Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7 p.m. ET April 26
*Game 5:<\/strong> Montreal at Tampa Bay, April 29
*Game 6:<\/strong> Tampa Bay at Montreal, May 1
*Game 7:<\/strong> Montreal at Tampa Bay, May 3<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Ottawa Senators (WC2) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (M1)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Ottawa at Carolina, 3 p.m. ET April 18
Game 2:<\/strong> Ottawa at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET April 20
Game 3:<\/strong> Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. ET April 23
Game 4:<\/strong> Carolina at Ottawa, 3 p.m. ET April 25
*Game 5:<\/strong> Ottawa at Carolina, April 27
*Game 6:<\/strong> Carolina at Ottawa, April 30
*Game 7:<\/strong> Ottawa at Carolina, May 2<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Complete coverage of Senators-Hurricanes series<\/a><\/p>\n

Philadelphia Flyers (M3) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M2)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. ET April 18
Game 2:<\/strong> Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET April 20
Game 3:<\/strong> Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET April 22
Game 4:<\/strong> Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. ET April 25
*Game 5:<\/strong> Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, April 27
*Game 6:<\/strong> Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, April 29
*Game 7:<\/strong> Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, May 2<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

WESTERN CONFERENCE<\/h2>\n

Los Angeles Kings (WC2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (C1)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Los Angeles at Colorado, 3 p.m. ET April 19
Game 2:<\/strong> Los Angeles at Colorado, 10 p.m. ET April 21
Game 3:<\/strong> Colorado at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. April 23
Game 4:<\/strong> Colorado at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m. ET April 26
*Game 5:<\/strong> Los Angeles at Colorado, April 29
*Game 6:<\/strong> Colorado at Los Angeles, May 1
*Game 7:<\/strong> Los Angeles at Colorado, May 3<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Minnesota Wild (C3) vs. Dallas Stars (C2)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. ET April 18
Game 2:<\/strong> Minnesota at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. ET April 20
Game 3:<\/strong> Dallas at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. ET April 22
Game 4:<\/strong> Dallas at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. ET April 25
*Game 5:<\/strong> Minnesota at Dallas, April 28
*Game 6:<\/strong> Dallas at Minnesota, April 30
*Game 7:<\/strong> Minnesota at Dallas, May 2<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Utah Mammoth (WC1) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P1)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m. ET April 19
Game 2:<\/strong> Utah at Vegas, 9:30 p.m. ET
Game 3:<\/strong> Vegas at Utah, 9:30 p.m. ET
Game 4:<\/strong> Vegas at Utah, April 27
*Game 5:<\/strong> Utah at Vegas, April 29
*Game 6:<\/strong> Vegas at Utah, May 1
*Game 7:<\/strong> Utah at Vegas, May 3<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

Anaheim Geese (P3) vs. Edmonton Oilers (P2)<\/h3>\n

Game 1:<\/strong> Anaheim at Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET April 20
Game 2:<\/strong> Anaheim at Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET April 22
Game 3:<\/strong> Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET April 24
Game 4:<\/strong> Edmonton at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. ET April 26
*Game 5:<\/strong> Anaheim at Edmonton, April 28
*Game 6:<\/strong> Edmonton at Anaheim, April 30
*Game 7:<\/strong> Anaheim at Edmonton, May 2<\/p>\n

*- If mandatory<\/p>\n

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston Bruins (WC1) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1) Game 1: Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET April 19Game 2: Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET April 21Game 3: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. ET April 23Game 4: Buffalo at Boston, 2 p.m. ET April 26*Game 5: Boston at Buffalo, April 28*Game 6: Buffalo at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[1060,2751,7970,802,9246],"class_list":["post-320418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-cup","tag-playoffs","tag-results","tag-schedule","tag-stanley"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320421,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320418\/revisions\/320421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}