With the National Hockey League’s regular season now concluded, the playoff matchups have been set and the schedule of games announced. The Detroit Red Wings will open the first round of the playoffs at home, hosting the Nashville Predators.
The eighth-seeded Predators are making their first appearance in the the playoffs in the franchise’s six-year history.
The series opens in Detroit on Wednesday night. The schedule of games is as follows:
April 7 – @ Detroit – 7:00
April 10 – @ Detroit – 3:00
April 11 – @ Nashville – 4:00
April 13 – @ Nashville – 7:30
April 15 – @ Detroit – 7:30*
April 17 – @ Nashville – 3:00*
April 19 – @ Detroit – 7:30*
* denotes “if necessary”