Florida Panthers first three playoff games will be on NBCSN / Fox Sports Florida

The National Hockey League has released the North American TV broadcast schedule for the round robin games and the qualification round of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The league’s main broadcast partners for these games will be NBC, NBCSN, and NHL Network in the U.S. of A. while the CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports will handle things for our friends north of the border.

It’s important to note that the league’s schedule doesn’t include local broadcast affiliates. In fact, in the press release, the league notes “many games will be available in the local market on the team partner regional sports network.”

Here’s the Florida Panthers broadcast schedule for Games 1 through 3.

Update: Fox Sports Florida will be broadcasting the games locally.

July 29 - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers (Exhibition)

• 12 PM Eastern
• NHL Network, Fox Sports Florida

August 1 - Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders (Game 1)

• 4 PM Eastern
• NBCSN, Fox Sports Florida, SN1, TVAS

August 4 - Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders (Game 2)

• 12 PM Eastern
• NBCSN, Fox Sports Florida,SN, TVAS

August 5 - New York Islanders vs. Florida Panthers (Game 3)

• 12 PM Eastern
• NBCSN, Fox Sports Florida, SN, TVAS

Opening Weekend Playoff Schedule

August 1

• New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 12 PM NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS
• Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers, 3 PM,NBC, SN
• Panthers vs. Islanders, 4 PM NBCSN, SN1, TVAS
• Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 8 PM NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
• Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets, 10:30 PM NBCSN, CBC, SN

August 2

• Arizona Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators, 2 PM, USA, SN360
• Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins, 3 PM, NBC, SN, TVAS
• St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche 6:30 PM NBCSN, SN360, TVAS2
• Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 8 PM, NHL Network, SN, TVAS
• Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks, 10:30 PM, NBCSN, SN

Wow! What a weekend that’s going to be!