The NHL playoff bracket got finalized Thursday night, the final night of the regular season, when the Edmonton Oilers easily beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 to clinch second place in the Pacific Division and a first-round matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, which will start on Monday.

The postseason will begin Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., where the Eastern Conference’s top seed, the Carolina Hurricanes, host the Ottawa Senators. That will be followed by the marquee first-round matchup between the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars, two of the top three teams in the Western Conference standings. The teams split the regular-season series 2-2, with the Stars winning the most recent matchup, a 5-4 thriller on April 9.

Saturday’s playoff slate wraps up with an intrastate clash between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins, who are meeting in the postseason for the first time since 2018 (and for the eighth time ever).

The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche will host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. The Avalanche set a franchise record with 121 points this season. In their previous best season, they went on to win it all in 2021-22.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens will also play Game 1 on Sunday in what should be a physical series. The last time the teams met on April 9, there were 126 combined penalty minutes. Later on Sunday, the Buffalo Sabres will host their first playoff game in 14 years, against the Boston Bruins, and the Pacific Division-winning Vegas Golden Knights will host the Utah Mammoth in their first playoff game since relocating.

Here’s the full schedule for all eight series.

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Eastern Conference

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators
Game 1: Senators at Hurricanes, Saturday, April 18, 3 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, OMNI, TVAS
Game 2: Senators at Hurricanes, Monday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 3: Hurricanes at Senators, Thursday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. ET; TBS/HBO Max, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 4: Hurricanes at Senators, Saturday, April 25, 3 p.m. ET; TBS/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS, OMNI
*Game 5: Senators at Hurricanes, Monday, April 27, TBD
*Game 6: Hurricanes at Senators, Thursday, April 30, TBD
*Game 7: Senators at Hurricanes, Saturday, May 2, TBD

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Game 1: Flyers at Penguins, Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, TVAS
Game 2: Flyers at Penguins, Monday, April 20, 7 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 3: Penguins at Flyers, Wednesday, April 22, 7 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 4: Penguins at Flyers, Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. ET; TBS/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS
*Game 5: Flyers at Penguins, Monday, April 27, TBD
*Game 6: Penguins at Flyers, Wednesday, April 29, TBD
*Game 7: Flyers at Penguins, Saturday, May 2, TBD

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
Game 1: Bruins at Sabres, Sunday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 2: Bruins at Sabres, Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 3: Sabres at Bruins, Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 4: Sabres at Bruins, Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS
*Game 5: Bruins at Sabres, Tuesday, April 28, TBD
*Game 6: Sabres at Bruins, Friday, May 1, TBD
*Game 7: Bruins at Sabres, Sunday, May 3, TBD

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
Game 1: Canadiens at Lightning, Sunday, April 19, 5:45 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 2: Canadiens at Lightning, Tuesday, April 21, 7 p.m. ET; ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 3: Lightning at Canadiens, Friday, April 24, 7 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 4: Lightning at Canadiens, Sunday, April 26, 7 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
*Game 5: Canadiens at Lightning, Wednesday, April 29, TBD
*Game 6: Lightning at Canadiens, Friday, May 1, TBD
*Game 7: Canadiens at Lightning, Sunday, May 3, TBD

Western Conference

Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings
Game 1: Kings at Avalanche, Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS
Game 2: Kings at Avalanche, Tuesday, April 21, 10 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 3: Avalanche at Kings, Thursday, April 23, 10 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 4: Avalanche at Kings, Sunday, April 26, 4:30 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, Sportsnet360, TVAS
*Game 5: Kings at Avalanche, Wednesday, April 29, TBD
*Game 6: Avalanche at Kings, Friday, May 1, TBD
*Game 7: Kings at Avalanche, Sunday, May 3, TBD

Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
Game 1: Wild at Stars, Saturday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, TVAS
Game 2: Wild at Stars, Monday, April 20, 9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 3: Stars at Wild, Wednesday, April 22, 9:30 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS
Game 4: Stars at Wild, Saturday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. ET; TBS/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, TVAS
*Game 5: Wild at Stars, Tuesday, April 28, TBD
*Game 6: Stars at Wild, Thursday, April 30, TBD
*Game 7: Wild at Stars, Saturday, May 2, TBD

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Utah Mammoth
Game 1: Mammoth at Golden Knights, Sunday, April 19, 10 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 2: Mammoth at Golden Knights, Tuesday, April 21, 9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 3: Golden Knights at Mammoth, Friday, April 24, 9:30 p.m. ET; TBS/HBO Max, Sportsnet360, TVAS
Game 4: Golden Knights at Mammoth, Monday, April 27, TBD; ESPN
*Game 5: Mammoth at Golden Knights, Wednesday, April 29, TBD
*Game 6: Golden Knights at Mammoth, Friday, May 1, TBD
*Game 7: Mammoth at Golden Knights, Sunday, May 3, TBD

Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks
Game 1: Ducks at Oilers, Monday, April 20, 10 p.m. ET; ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 2: Ducks at Oilers, Wednesday, April 22, 10 p.m. ET; TBS/HBO Max, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 3: Oilers at Ducks, Friday, April 24, 10 p.m. ET; TNT/truTV/HBO Max, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
Game 4: Oilers at Ducks, Sunday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS
*Game 5: Ducks at Oilers, Tuesday, April 28, TBD
*Game 6: Oilers at Ducks, Thursday, April 30, TBD
*Game 7: Ducks at Oilers, Saturday, May 2, TBD

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