Southeast Division Champion Florida Panthers To Open Stanley Cup Playoffs On Friday, April 13

SUNRISE, FL – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, times and national broadcast information for the 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinal round. The Florida Panthers will open the 2012 playoffs presented by Party City as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and will host the No. 6 seed New Jersey Devils in a best-of-seven series. A complete series schedule can be found below.
 

SERIES C	TIME (ET)	#3 Florida vs. #6 New Jersey	National Networks
Friday, April 13, 2012	7 p.m.	New Jersey at Florida	NHL Network, TSN
Sunday, April 15, 2012	7:30 p.m.	New Jersey at Florida	NBC Sports Network, TSN
Tuesday, April 17, 2012	7 p.m.	Florida at New Jersey	NHL Network, TSN
Thursday, April 19, 2012	7 p.m.	Florida at New Jersey	NHL Network, TSN
*Saturday, April 21, 2012	6:30 p.m.	New Jersey at Florida	NHL Network, TSN
*Tuesday, April 24, 2012	TBD	Florida at New Jersey	TBD
*Thursday, April 26, 2012	TBD	New Jersey at Florida	TBD

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FOX Sports Florida’s local broadcast schedule for the first round of the playoffs will be announced this week.  All Panthers playoff games will also be heard on 560 WQAM and playoff games 1, 2, 3 and if necessary game 5 will be heard on ESPN 760 West Palm Beach.
 
Single-game playoff tickets are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone (800-745-3000), at www.ticketmaster.com and at the BankAtlantic Center box office or by calling 954-835-PUCK.
 
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