Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals Series Schedule Dates Set

There are potentially two Saturdays in Raleighwood

**Updated 5/4 with more times/TV info**

The Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up their series on Tuesday, and the Washington Capitals have been done since Wednesday. Both have been waiting for word of when their series would start and what the dates of the games would be. Finally, at long last, we have…most of it.

In list form it’s as follows:

• Game 1: Tuesday, May 6 @ 7 p.m. (Washington, DC—Capital One Arena)—ESPN
• Game 2: Thursday, May 8 @ 7 p.m. (Washington, DC—Capital One Arena)—ESPN
• Game 3: Saturday, May 10 @ 6 p.m. (Raleigh, NC—Lenovo Center)—TNT
• Game 4: Monday, May 12 @ 7 p.m. (Raleigh, NC—Lenovo Center)—TNT
• Game 5: Thursday May 15 @ TBD (Washington, DC—Capital One Arena)—TNT*
• Game 6: Saturday, May 17 @ TBD (Raleigh, NC—Lenovo Center)—TV TBA*
• Game 7: Monday, May 19 @ TBD @ TBD (Washington, DC—Capital One Arena)—ESPN*

*Games 5, 6, and 7 if needed

The NHL says the complete schedule will be confirmed once the Game 7 of the Saint Louis Blues versus the Winnipeg Jets concludes on Sunday. Face off for that game is scheduled for 7 PM Eastern.

The schedule had been of much speculation as Lenovo Center has a jam-packed week coming up. Comedian Shane Gillis performs on Friday Night before Game 3, and Game 4 comes in between two Pearl Jam shows. Some felt that there would be some hesitancy to try and tear down and rebuild a stage for the rock group, however it’s now clear in setting up the dates for the show a stipulation was that there had to be one day in between to allow for a hockey game. It also likely means the ice isn’t going to be in great shape for either game, but that’s also just a fact of life for hockey in Raleigh this time of year.

One thing the Canes did luck out on was the schedule breaking in a way that there would be two potential games in Raleigh on a Saturday—guaranteeing a crowd that will be tailgating well before hand and have no trouble dealing with traffic getting into the arena like what was seen during the first round with two weeknight games, one of which started at 6 PM. The unknown, of course, is going to be the times, as it’s clear that the NHL has one set of times in mind if Winnipeg wins and moves on to play Dallas, and another if it’s the Blues.

Also note the TV listings, as from this point forward the games will no longer appear on either regional sports network. ESPN and TNT Sports have exclusive rights to the broadcasts until the Stanley Cup Final, with the Final appearing on TNT this year, and with there being potential that this series will be the only one featuring two teams from the United States plus the star power of Alex Ovechkin, expect to see both networks’ top teams calling the action. For anyone that may want a different voice, Mike Maniscalco and Tripp Tracy will be calling the game for the Hurricanes Radio Network. They will be able to streamed via 99.9 the Fan in Raleigh or via the NHL app.

We now have the dates, we know when and where this series will start, all that’s left is to drop the puck.