NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
The NHL Stanley Cup Conference semifinals are set to begin Thursday, May 8th. The complete schedule has been released, including the starting times and channels for all games leading up to the Finals.
The “all-American” Stanley Cup Playoffs will be carried on Versus and NBC in the United States and on CBC, TSN and RDS in Canada. All games will be available in high definition with exclusive national broadcast coverage. That means no Regional Sports Network coverage and no blackouts to worry about.
| NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals | |||
| DATE | TIME (ET) | DESCRIPTION | NETWORK |
| 5/8/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings – Game 1 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD TSN HD |
| 5/9/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 1 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/10/2008 | 7:00 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings – Game 2 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/11/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 2 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/12/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars – Game 3 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD TSN HD |
| 5/13/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers – Game 3 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/14/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars – Game 4 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD TSN HD |
| 5/15/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers – Game 4 |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/17/2008 | 1:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings – Game 5 (If Needed) |
NBC (1080i) CBS HD RDS HD |
| 5/18/2008 | 3:00 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 5 (If Needed) |
NBC (1080i) CBS HD RDS HD |
| 5/19/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars – Game 6 (If Needed) |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/20/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers – Game 6 (If Needed) |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/21/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings – Game 7 (If Needed) |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/22/2008 | 7:30 PM | NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – Game 7 (If Needed) |
Versus (1080i) CBC HD RDS HD |
| 5/31/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/2/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/4/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/7/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Playoffs: Stanely Cup Finals | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/9/2008 | 8:00 PM | NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals | NBC (1080i) |
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May 6th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I would definitely prefer CSN coverage for the Flyers/Penguins than the Versus crappy coverage. Are they going to definitely show all of these games in HD this round?
May 7th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Currently game 1 of the ECF on Friday is not scheduled to be shown in HD.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Rob, Can you post a source for this? Everything we have seen indicates it will be on Versus HD, CBC HD and RDS HD.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:32 am
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/versus_hd_update/
Maybe you can get a different answer from Versus then he did. He is very reliable.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am
UPDATE: Turns out NHL.com and Versus don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on what Versus is broadcasting in HD. Despite conflicting reports, the Flyers vs Penguins game will be in SD on Friday on Versus. The game is still HD on CBC and
TBSRDS for all you lucky Canadian fans of Pennsylvanian hockey.May 8th, 2008 at 9:51 am
That would be RDS not TBS for the French broadcast in Canada.
May 9th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals has been added to Mojo HD. I love the sport, but what a joke the NHL is…
May 9th, 2008 at 11:39 am
UPDATE: We’ve added Mojo HD to the list of networks broadcasting the 5/9 ECF game, but were unable to find information about the rest of the series thus far. We are trying to get more information about the upcoming series and the Versus/Mojo rift, and will update the guide as necessary. Thanks to William for bringing this to our attention.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
In an underwhelming announcement by the NHL, the first round ECF game for Friday May 9 WILL be on Versus in HD, according to a last minute post on Versus.com
May 9th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
All of our bitching and moaning worked!