The National Hockey League today announced the dates for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Finals, which begin in the Western Conference on Sunday, May 17 when the Detroit Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks. The Eastern Conference Final will match the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Carolina Hurricanes and will start on Monday, May 18.National rightsholders NBC and VERSUS in the United States and CBC, TSN and RDS in Canada will provide exclusive broadcast coverage of the Conference Finals. All games also will be carried on Sirius XM Radio. Start times and broadcast information will be announced when available.
| 2009 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS |
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| Monday, May 18 | at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, TSN, RDS | ||||||
| Thursday, May 21 | at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, TSN, RDS | ||||||
| Saturday, May 23 | at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| Tuesday, May 26 | at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Friday, May 29 | at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Sunday, May 31 | at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Tuesday, June 2 | at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| 2009 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS | ||||||||
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| Sunday, May 17 | at Detroit, 3:00 p.m. | NBC, TSN, RDS | ||||||
| Tuesday, May 19 | at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, TSN, RDS | ||||||
| Friday, May 22 | at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| Sunday, May 24 | at Chicago, 3:00 p.m. | NBC, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Wednesday, May 27 | at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Saturday, May 30 | at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
| * Monday, June 1 | at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. | VERSUS, CBC, RDS | ||||||
- * denotes if necessary
- All Times are Eastern Standard Time
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