SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 3
National Hockey League–Stanley Cup Playoffs continue with 4 games:
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals)
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
(Both are opening games of best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals)
The remaining four series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
(St. Louis leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Estevan Bruins at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(Estevan leads the best-of-seven championship final 3-2)
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The Western Hockey League playoffs are off until Thursday when the second round begins, as follows…
Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings—Thursday at 7 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Winnipeg ICE—Friday at 6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
The two Western Conference semi-final series don’t have their best-of-seven schedules finalized as of yet. The match-ups are as follows…
Vancouver Giants vs Kamloops Blazers
Seattle Thunderbirds vs Portland Winterhawks
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—5 night games
National League—1 doubleheader, 4 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics—5 p.m.
(Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0)
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies—7:30 p.m.
(Golden State leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs begin Friday and Saturday with quarter-final match-ups, as follows…
Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock—Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Mammoth at Calgary Roughnecks—Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Albany Firewolves at Buffalo Bandits—Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at San Diego Seals—Saturday at 8 p.m.
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