The Colorado Avalanche will open the NHL’s Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in Denver, with carrying the game. Game 2 is set for 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, also in Colorado and also on.
The series then shifts to Las Vegas for Game 3 at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 24, on, before Game 4 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, with the start time still to be determined and again scheduled to televise. Because this is a best-of-seven series, Games 5 through 7 are listed only if necessary: Game 5 would be back in Colorado at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, on, Game 6 would be in Vegas at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 30, on KMGH-7, and Game 7 would return to Colorado at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1, on.
The matchup comes as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to narrow, following recent bracket movement that has kept attention on the Western field and the road to the Final. For readers tracking the national television slate, has continued to carry much of the postseason, as it has in other playoff listings, including coverage windows highlighted in recent game-day schedules and Sunday-to-Tuesday playoff blocks.
What makes this series worth a closer look is its symmetry: Colorado gets the first two home games, Vegas gets the middle stretch, and the final two potential games swing back to the Avalanche if the series goes long. That setup leaves little margin for either team once the puck drops in Game 1, because the earliest games can shape everything that follows, from travel to momentum to the pressure on the road team to avoid falling behind early in a short postseason sprint.
If the series goes the distance, June 1 would be the night that settles it. If it does not, the opening week will decide who moves one step closer to the Stanley Cup.
