Sabres know their full Bruins playoff schedule for first round in NHL's Eastern Conference
Buffalo is going to be ready.
Sabres know their full Bruins playoff schedule for first round in NHL's Eastern Conference originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Buffalo Sabres are back in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
Now, they know what the full schedule looks like for their Eastern Conference playoff series in the first round against the Boston Bruins . There was already no question that the building will be rocking as the Sabres make their return -- the first two games are in Buffalo, and those fans are more than ready. But even when the series shifts to Boston, that's an environment that should bring some awesome intensity as a perennial contender tries to spoil a surprise Sabres team from making a deep run.
Whatever happens, it promises to be a special series. MORE: Sabres' playoff ticket costs are mind-blowing Sabres-Bruins playoff schedule The seven-game series will commence on Sunday, April 19. That first game is slated to begin at 7:30 p.
m. ET and be broadcast on ESPN. The schedule isn't fully determined, because the NHL figures out the games deeper into the series depending on how many series are still being played across the league.