Nervous time as travel to Hub cities nears
TSN: Darren Dreger on the anxious few days for the league and players.
“I would say that’s a fair assessment, but it’s been that way pretty much all the way through Phase 3 and perhaps everyone is encouraged by the most recent numbers which are incredibly impressive, but as Ryan Rishaug reported earlier this week, everyone going into the hub cities has to have three negative tests within a 48-hour window. So if there are some positive tests, we should know that, or at least the league and PA will know that within the next couple of days and that would mean that those individuals wouldn’t be jumping on that plane to Toronto or Edmonton.”
TV schedule and game times
NHL.com: TV schedule and times for all play-in and round-robin games.
EASTERN CONFERENCE (all games at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto)
(5) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (12) Montreal Canadiens
Saturday, Aug. 1: Canadiens vs. Penguins, 8 p.m. | NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
Monday, Aug. 3: Canadiens vs. Penguins, 8 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Penguins vs. Canadiens, 8 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Friday, Aug. 7: Penguins vs. Canadiens*
Saturday, Aug. 8: Canadiens vs. Penguins*
(6) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (11) New York Rangers
Saturday, Aug. 1: Rangers vs. Hurricanes, 12 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS
Monday, Aug. 3: Rangers vs. Hurricanes, 12 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Hurricanes vs. Rangers, 8 p.m. | NBCSN, SN360, TVAS
Thursday, Aug. 6: Hurricanes vs. Rangers*
Saturday, Aug. 8: Rangers vs. Hurricanes*
(7) New York Islanders vs. (10) Florida Panthers
Saturday, Aug. 1: Panthers vs. Islanders, 4 p.m. | NBCSN, SN1, TVAS
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Panthers vs. Islanders, 12 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Islanders vs. Panthers, 12 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Friday, Aug. 7: Islanders vs. Panthers*
Sunday, Aug. 9: Panthers vs. Islanders*
(8) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (9) Columbus Blue Jackets
Sunday, Aug. 2: Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs, 8 p.m. | NHLN, SN, TVAS
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs, 4 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Thursday, Aug. 6: Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets, TBD
Friday, Aug. 7: Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets*, TBD
Sunday, Aug. 9: Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs*, TBD
Round-robin
Sunday, Aug. 2: Flyers vs. Bruins, 3 p.m. | NBC, SN, TVAS
Monday, Aug. 3: Capitals vs. Lightning, 4 p.m. | NBCSN, SN360, TVAS
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Lightning vs. Bruins, 4 p.m. | NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Thursday, Aug. 6: Capitals vs. Flyers, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 8: Flyers vs. Lightning, TBD
Sunday, Aug. 9: Bruins vs. Capitals, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE (all games at Rogers Place, Edmonton)
(5) Edmonton Oilers vs. (12) Chicago Blackhawks
Saturday, Aug. 1: Blackhawks vs. Oilers, 3 p.m. | NBC, SN
Monday, Aug. 3: Blackhawks vs. Oilers, 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN, SN
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Oilers vs. Blackhawks, 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN, SN
Friday, Aug. 7: Oilers vs. Blackhawks*, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 8: Blackhawks vs. Oilers*, TBD
(6) Nashville Predators vs. (11) Arizona Coyotes
Sunday, Aug. 2: Coyotes vs. Predators, 2 p.m. | USA, SN360
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Coyotes vs. Predators, 2:30 p.m. | NHLN, SN1, SN360
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Predators vs. Coyotes, 2:30 p.m. | NHLN, SN360
Friday, Aug. 7: Predators vs. Coyotes*, TBD
Sunday, Aug. 9: Coyotes vs. Predators*, TBD
(7) Vancouver Canucks vs. (10) Minnesota Wild
Sunday, Aug. 2: Wild vs. Canucks, 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN, SN
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Wild vs. Canucks, 10:45 p.m. | USA, SN
Thursday, Aug. 6: Canucks vs. Wild, TBD
Friday, Aug. 7: Canucks vs. Wild*, TBD
Sunday, Aug. 9: Wild vs. Canucks*, TBD
(8) Calgary Flames vs. (9) Winnipeg Jets
Saturday, Aug. 1: Jets vs. Flames, 10:30 p.m. | NBCSN, CBC, SN
Monday, Aug. 3: Jets vs. Flames, 2:30 p.m. | NHLN, SN
Tuedsay, Aug. 4: Flames vs. Jets, 4:45 p.m. | NHLN, SN
Thursday, Aug. 6: Flames vs. Jets*, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 8: Jets vs. Flames*, TBD
Round-robin
Sunday, Aug. 2: Blues vs. Avalanche, 6:30 p.m. | NBCSN, SN360, TVAS2
Monday, Aug. 3: Stars vs. Golden Knights, 6:30 p.m. | NHLN, SN1
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Avalanche vs. Stars, 6:30 p.m. | NHLN, FX
Thursday, Aug. 6: Golden Knights vs. Blues, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 8: Golden Knights vs. Avalanche, TBD
Sunday, Aug. 9: Stars vs. Blues, TBD
* – if necessary
