NHL playoffs 2017: Ducks vs. Oilers TV schedule
The second round of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs features a showdown between the Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers. Here’s the full television schedule for the series.
Two Pacific Division teams made it into the second round of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. Those two teams, the Anaheim Ducks and the Edmonton Oilers, will do battle against each other. Their series will start on Wednesday April 26. It features one of the top defensive teams in the NHL (Anaheim) and one of the highest scoring teams (Edmonton). Both teams are coming off impressive first round wins, so it should be a great series. Here’s a full television schedule for their second round matchup.
Game 1: Wednesday April 26, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports)
Game 2: Friday April 28,10:30 p.m. (NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports)
Game 3: Sunday April 30, 7 p.m. (NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports)
Game 4: Wednesday May 3, 10 p.m. (NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports)
*Game 5: Friday May 5, (TBD)
*Game 6: Sunday May 7, (TBD)
*Game 7: Wednesday May 10, (TBD)
*if needed
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The Ducks enter the series as the highest seed remaining in the Western Conference. Anaheim was the number two seed going into the postseason, but the Chicago Blackhawks first round exit ensures them home ice advantage for the rest of the Western Conference side of the bracket.
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On the other side of the ice, the Oilers are riding momentum following their series win over the San Jose Sharks. Edmonton relies heavily on their speed, specifically that of Hart Trophy candidate Connor McDavid. Leon Draisaitl, Milan Lucic, Jordan Eberle and Patrick Maroon lead an impressive forward group. Cam Talbot arguably should have been a Vezina Trophy finalist.