NEW YORK (Aug. 21, 2020) – The National Hockey League today announced that the Second Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin Saturday, Aug. 22, with Game 1 between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on NBC in the U.S. and Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada.

Schedule details for potential Game 7s of the Philadelphia Flyers-Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues-Vancouver Canucks First Round series, which would be played on Sunday, Aug. 23, will be announced later today.

The full schedule for the Second Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.