The New Jersey Devils polished off their regular season with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The result helped finalize the 2012 NHL Playoff first-round match-ups and TV schedule, which features the No. 6-seeded Devils playing the No. 3 Florida Panthers.
Here's a look at the series schedule and TV coverage:
Friday, April 13 | 7 p.m. | New Jersey at Florida | NHL Network, TSN |
Sunday, April 15 | 7:30 p.m. | New Jersey at Florida | NBC Sports Network, TSN |
Tuesday, April 17 | 7 p.m. | Florida at New Jersey | NHL Network, TSN |
Thursday, April 19 | 7 p.m. | Florida at New Jersey | NHL Network, TSN |
*Saturday, April 21 | 6:30 p.m. | New Jersey at Florida | NHL Network, TSN |
*Tuesday, April 24 | TBD | Florida at New Jersey | TBD |
*Thursday, April 26 | TBD | New Jersey at Florida | TBD |
Here's how the rest of the Eastern Conference shapes out.
No. 1 New York Rangers vs. No. 8 Ottawa Senators: The Sens' won the season-series 3-1.
No. 2 Boston Bruins vs. No. 7 Washington Capitals: The Caps won the season-series 3-1.
No. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 5 Philadelphia Flyers: This inter-state rivalry featured Flyers winning the season series 4-2
Here's what the Western Conference looks like:
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