Hurricanes-Islanders playoff schedule, game times released by NHL

The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders will begin their Stanley Cup playoff series with Game 1 on Monday at 7 p.m., the NHL announced Friday.

The Hurricanes, the Metropolitan Division champions, will hold the home-ice advantage over the wild-card Islanders in the best-of-seven series.

Game 2 is set Wednesday at PNC Arena and also will have a 7 p.m. start. The Isles then will host Games 3 and 4 at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York – Game 3 on Friday at 7 p.m. and Game 4 with a 1 p.m. start Sunday.

If Game 5 is necessary, will be played Tuesday April 25 at PNC Arena. Game 6 would be Friday April 28 at UBS Arena, and Game 7 would be Sunday April 30 at PNC Arena.

All of the games in the first-round series will be shown by Bally Sports South, with Mike Maniscalco on the play by play and Tripp Tracy the analyst.

The first two games also will be televised by ESPN2, Game 3 by TBS and Game 4 shown on TNT.

This story was originally published April 14, 2023 at 11:06 PM.

Chip Alexander

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.