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It’s the greatest time of the year for hockey fans. The rivalry that develops between two teams in a seven-game series. The intensity of sudden death outside working hours. Playoff beards. The ability of a hot goaltender to lead an underdog team to a deep playoff run. The Holy Grail that is the Stanley Cup itself. There’s nothing quite like the NHL playoffs.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch second-round action tonight and the rest of the week, with or without cable.
The Florida Panthers lead the Boston Bruins three games to one in the second-round series and can eliminate the B’s tonight in Game 5 on home ice.
How to watch the NHL playoffs
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, TBS and TNT. You can watch the games with a cable subscription or a live tv streaming service. Four of the five major services (all but Fubo, which lacks TNT and TBS) offer the five channels needed to watch every NHL playoff game. You can also watch the games on TNT and TBS with Max.
In some markets, fans who live in the same area as their favorite team can also watch its games on a regional sports network, or RSN. Bruins fans in the Boston area, for example, can watch Bruins games on NESN. Other examples include Rangers fans in the New York area watching Rangers games on MSG, and Oilers fans in Edmonton watching the Oilers on Bally Sports West.
What is the NHL playoff schedule?
Here’s the schedule for tonight and the rest of the week (all times ET).
Tuesday, May 14
- Game 5: Bruins vs. Panthers, 7 p.m. on ESPN
- Game 4: Canucks vs. Oilers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, May 15
- Game 5: Avalanche vs. Stars, 8 p.m. on ESPN
Thursday, May 16
- Game 6: Rangers vs. Hurricanes, 7 p.m. on TNT
- Game 5: Oilers vs. Canucks, 10 p.m. on TNT
Friday, May 17
- Game 6*: Panthers vs. Bruins, TBD
- Game 6*: Stars vs. Avalanche, TBD
*If necessary.
What are the playoff games for the second round?
The disruptions were few in the first round. In fact, there was only one with the Avalanche in third, knocking out the Jets in second. The lack of upsets means we have a few heavyweight matches left for Round 2.
Here are the matchups and standings for each series from Tuesday.
Eastern Conference
- Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins (Panthers lead series 3-1)
- New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Rangers lead series 3-2)
Western Conference
- Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche (Stars lead series 3-1)
- Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers (Canucks lead series 2-1)
YouTube TV costs $73 per month and includes all the channels you need for the NHL playoffs. Include your zip code in it welcome page to confirm which local networks are available in your area.
Hulu with Live TV costs $77 a month and includes all the channels you need for the playoffs. Click on the “View channels in your area” link. welcome page to confirm which local channels are available in your postcode.
The ad-supported Max plan costs $10 per month and will show games broadcast on TBS and TNT. Only with Max will you miss games on ESPN and ABC.
Max Live Sports will soon require $10 per month B/R Sports add-on, but you don’t need to pay for it yet. Warner Bros. Discovery is delay in billing customers for the add-on for now and includes it in the standard subscription.
All of the above live TV streaming services offer free trials, allow you to cancel at any time, and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out ours guide to live tv streaming services.
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