The National Hockey League today announced the schedule for the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, broadcasting information between the Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers beginning Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at FLA Live Arena. All first round games will be televised on NBC Sports Washington and streamed live on the MyTeams app.
Washington will host Game 3, Game 4, and possibly Game 6 in the first round of the Eastern Conference.
The following is the full Washington/Baltimore area Capitals playoff televised schedule for Round 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs vs. the Florida Panthers:
Game 1 – Tuesday May 3rd – 7:30 p.m. – Washington, Fla. – NBCSW, ESPN2
game 2 – Thursday May 5th – 7:30 p.m. – Washington, Fla. – NBCSW, TBS
Game 3 – Saturday May 7th – 1:00 p.m. – Florida in Washington – NBCSW, ESPN
Game 4 – Monday, May 9th – 7:00 p.m. – Florida in Washington – NBCSW, TBS
*Game 5 – Wednesday May 11th – TBD – Washington, Fla. – NBCSW
*Game 6 – Friday May 13th – TBD – Florida in Washington – NBCSW
*Game 7 – Sunday May 15th – TBD – Washington, Fla. – NBCSW
*If necessary
A limited number of single-game tickets for all possible home games of the First Round of the Capitals 2022 Playoffs presented by Boeing are available via Ticketmaster.com/Caps. Capitals fans are encouraged to make their ticket purchases directly from the team. Only tickets purchased through the team are guaranteed to be valid. Fans can purchase their tickets through any Ticketmaster sales channel and also through the NHL Ticket Exchange. NHL Ticket Exchange is the only guaranteed second ticket reseller and all tickets purchased from NHL Ticket Exchange are verified by Ticketmaster. For more information on Capitals tickets, call 202-266-CAPS or visit WashingtonCaps.com/Tickets.
Live game coverage will again be helmed by Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati and game analyst Craig Laughlin. NBC Sports Washington will surround all playoff games with live game day programming Capitals Pregame Live and Capitals Postgame Live. The shows provide news, analysis and commentary for an hour before and after the games. The shows are hosted by Alexa Landestoy and analyzed by Alan May, with Beninati and Laughlin contributing coverage. Brent Johnson and Al Koken will make regular appearances on the pregame and postgame programs during the playoffs. NBC Sports Washington live coverage, including gameday shows, will continue to be available for authenticated subscribers to stream live on the MyTeams app and NBCSportsWashington.com.
All Capitals playoff games will be broadcast on 106.7 The Fan and on the 24-hour radio station dedicated specifically to the Capitals, Caps Radio 24/7, featuring play-by-play announcer John Walton and former Capital and analyst Ken Sabourin calling the action. In addition to broadcasting all games, Caps Radio 24/7 will continue to provide instant news and access to the Capitals throughout the day, including live game audio and exclusive Capitals playoff hockey content. The channel is available through the Caps Mobile App by accessing the “Caps Radio 24/7” button at the bottom of the home screen, through WashingtonCaps.com/Radio and also through TuneIn Radio, a free app that helps people find and listen helps music, sports, news and conversation content across the web.
The Capitals (Wild Card 2) meet the Panthers in Game 1 of their first-ever playoff meeting. The Capitals’ streak of eight straight playoff appearances – the second longest in franchise history after 14 straight games from 1983 to 1996 – includes a Stanley Cup win in 2018 and is the second longest active streak. With a record of 44-26-12, the Caps reached 100 points for the sixth time in eight seasons. Washington is the only team in the NHL to have 100 points six times in that span.
Caps captain Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, who collectively hold the Capitals records for career playoff goals, assists, points and games played, are expected to raise their combined franchise benchmark to 14 for most years in the postseason. Washington’s roster includes 13 Stanley Cup Champions, including nine who won with them in 2018: Backstrom, Ovechkin, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller, Michal Kempny, Dmitry Orlov, TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson.