Blackhawks Open Playoffs Wednesday
(CBS) The Blackhawks will open the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday against the Predators in Nashville.
Here's the full schedule, which was released by the NHL early Sunday morning.
Game 1: Blackhawks at Predators, Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, SN 360, TVA Sports
Game 2: Blackhawks at Predators, Friday, April 17 at 8:30 p.m., NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Game 3: Predators at Blackhawks, Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m., NBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Game 4: Predators at Blackhawks, Tuesday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m., NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
*Game 5: Blackhawks at Predators, Thursday, April 23, time TBD
*Game 6: Predators at Blackhawks, Saturday, April 25, time TBD
*Game 7: Blackhawks at Predators, Monday, April 27, time TBD
* -- if necessary
Now that we know the Blackhawks' first-round playoff schedule and their Sunday-Tuesday home schedule, it's also likely that the fellow United Center tenant Bulls will play their NBA playoff home opener Saturday, assuming they get the third or fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.