Detroit is ready. (Getty Images) Save the best for last? Not the NHL, not in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.The league released the schedule for all the series on Sunday and the first to get started will be the 4/5 matchup in the East between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. A lot of people, including me, expect this to be the best series in the postseason, with the animosity between the intrastate rivals, not to mention their talent.The 4/5 matchup in the West gets started in Nashville just about the same Dillon Radunz Jersey time, only 30 minutes later. If Philadelphia-Pittsburgh isn't going to be the best series of the first round, I'll take this series as my next gue s.The only series that has to wait? The Panthers and Devils. It will be the last to get under way, not dropping the puck until Friday. Hey, when you've waited 12 years like the Cedric Gray Jersey Panthers have, what's one more day? One cool feature this year is that every game is going to be broadcast nationally in the States. So you can watch whichever series you want from start to finish. This was perhaps the best addition to this year's playoff format. Kudos to the NHL and NBC for swinging that deal.(1) Rangers vs. (8) OttawaDateTimeSiteTelevisionThur. April 127 ETNew YorkNHL Network, CBCSat. April 147 ETNew YorkNBC Sports Net, CBCMon. April 167:30 ETOttawaCNBC, CBCWed. April 187:30 ETOttawaCNBC, CBC*Sat. April 217 ETNew YorkNBC Sports Net, CBC*Mon. April 23TBDOttawaTBD*Thur. April 26TBDNew YorkTBD(2) Boston vs. (7) WashingtonDateTimeSiteTelevisionThur. April 127:30 ETBostonNBC Sports Net, CBCSat. April 143 ETBostonNBC, CBCMon. April 167:30 ETWashingtonNBC Sports Net, CBCThur. April 197:30 ETWashingtonNBC Sports Net, CBC*Sat. April 213 ETBostonNBC, CBC*Sun. April 22TBDWashingtonTBD*Wed. April 25TBDBostonTBD(3) Florida vs. (6) New JerseyDateTimeSiteTelevisionFri. April 137 ETFloridaNHL Network, TSNSun. April 157:30 ETFloridaNBC Sports Net, TSNTues. April 177 ETNew JerseyNHL Network, TSNThur. April 197 ETNew JerseyNHL Network, TSN*Sat. Harold Landry Iii Jersey April 216:30 ETFloridaNHL Network, TSN*Tues. April 24TBDNew JerseyTBD*Thur. April 26TBDFloridaTBD(4) Pittsburgh vs. (5) PhiladelphiaDateTimeSiteTelevisionWed. April 117:30 ETPittsburghNBC Sports Net, TSNFri. April 137:30 ETPittsburghNBC Sports Will Levis Jersey Net, TSNSun. April 153 ETPhiladelphiaNBC, TSNWed. April 187:30 ETPhiladelphiaNBC Sports Net, TSN*Fri. April 207:30 ETPittsburghNBC Sports Net, TSN*Sun. April 22TBDPhiladelphiaTBD*Tues. April 24TBDPittsburghTBD(1) Canucks vs. (8) KingsDateTimeSiteTelevisionWed. April 1110:30 ETVancouverNBC Sports Net, CBCFri. April 1310 ETVancouverNBC Sports Net, CBCSun. April 1510:30 ETLos AngelesNBC Sports NET, CBCWed. April 1810 ETLos AngelesNBC Sports Net, CBC*Sun. April 22TBDVancouverTBD*Tues. April 24TBDLos AngelesTBD*Thur. April 26TBDVancouverTBD(2) St. Louis vs. (7) San JoseDateTimeSiteTelevisionThur. April 127:30 ETSt. LouisCNBC, TSNSat. April 147:30 ETSt. LouisCNBC, TSNMon. April 1610 ETSan JoseNBC Sports Net, TSNThur. April 1910:30 ETSan JoseNBC Sports Net, TSN*Sat. April 217:30 ETSt. LouisCNBC, TSN*Mon. April 23TBDSan JoseTBD*Wed. April 25TBDSt. LouisTBD(3) Phoenix vs. (6) ChicagoDateTimeSiteTelevisionThur. Ross Blacklock Jersey April 1210 ETPhoenixNBC Sports Net, TSNSat. April 1410 ETPhoenixNBC Sports Net, TSNTues. April 179 ETChicagoCNBC, TSNThur. April 198 ETChicagoCNBC, TSN*Sat. April 2110 ETPhoenixTBD*Mon. April 23TBDChicagoTBD*Wed. April 25TBDPhoenixTBD(4) Nashville vs. (5) DetroitDateTimeSiteTelevisionWed. April 118 ETNashvilleCNBC, CBCFri. April 137:30 ETNashvilleCNBC, CBCSun. April 15Noon ETDetroitNBC, CBCTues. April 177:30 ETDetroitNBC Sports Net, CBC*Fri. April 208 ETNashvilleCNBC, CBC*Sun. April 22TBDDetroitTBD*Tues. April 24TBDNashvilleTBD