SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MAY 2
National Hockey League–The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin with 4 games:
Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals)
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals)
The remaining four series begin tomorrow, as follows…
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals)
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals)
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Western Hockey League playoffs:
Everett Silvertips at Vancouver Giants–8 p.m.
(Vancouver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The other seven series are done. The Eastern Conference semi-final round match-ups have the Winnipeg ICE battling the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Edmonton Oil Kings taking on the Red Deer Rebels. The Kamloops Blazers, Portland Winterhawks and Seattle Thunderbirds have advanced to the Western Conference semi-final round.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—1 day game
Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals—11:15 a.m.
National League—2 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns—8 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
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The National Lacrosse League regular-season is done with the playoffs beginning Friday and Saturday with quarter-final match-ups, as follows…
Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock—Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Mammoth at Calgary Roughnecks—Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Albany Firewolves at Buffalo Bandits—Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at San Diego Seals—Saturday at 8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush finished the 2021-22 season with 8 wins, 10 losses…good for 4th place in the West Division, but out of the playoffs.)
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