Coyotes, Predators open second round
The second round of the NHL playoffs start on Friday when the third-seed Phoenix Coyotes host the fourth-seed Nashville Predators.
The second-seed St. Louis Blues host the eighth-seed Los Angeles Kings in the opening game of their Western Conference semi-final on Saturday.
The NHL only released the dates for the first four games of each best-of-seven Western Conference series and said they will provide the full schedule after the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs ends on Thursday.
Western Conference semi-final schedule
April 27 - Nashville at Phoenix
April 29 - Nashville at Phoenix
May 2 - Phoenix at Nashville
May 4 - Phoenix at Nashville
TBD - Nashville at Phoenix (if necessary)
TBD - Phoenix at Nashville (if necessary)
TBD - Nashville at Phoenix (if necessary)
April 28 - Los Angeles at St Louis
April 30 - Los Angeles at St Louis
May 3 - St Louis at Los Angeles
May 6 - St Louis at Los Angeles
TBD - Los Angeles at St. Louis (if necessary)
TBD - St. Louis at Los Angeles (if necessary)
TBD - Los Angeles at St. Louis (if necessary)