NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 14, 2008

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1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 14, 2008 NHL RELEASES NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE League s 91st Season Opens In Europe; NHL Winter Classic TM Jan. 1 At Historic Wrigley Field NEW YORK (August 14, 2008) The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced the national television schedules of NBC, VERSUS, CBC, TSN and RDS for the regular season. In the U.S., VERSUS and NBC return for a fourth season as the NHL s national television partners. In Canada, CBC begins its 56th consecutive year of NHL broadcast coverage while TSN, which began covering the NHL in 1985, is once again the national Englishlanguage cable partner. RDS, the French-language telecast partner of the NHL, enters its sixth year of NHL coverage. This season, RDS will televise all 82 of the Montreal Canadiens games and 29 other NHL games to be announced at a later date. Sister network RIS will carry 45 NHL games. NHL Network begins its fourth season of televising live regular season games in Canada and its second season showing live games in the U.S. The NHL season opens 51 days from today in Europe when four teams venture overseas for NHL Premiere TM On Oct. 4-5 the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning will play two regular-season games against each other in Prague, Czech Republic, and the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators will start the regular-season by playing two games against each other in Stockholm, Sweden. It is the second consecutive year the NHL will open regular-season play in Europe. In 2007, the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings faced each other in two games at London s O 2 Arena. On Jan. 1, NBC in the U.S. and CBC and RDS in Canada will televise NHL Winter Classic TM 2009, featuring the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks playing outdoors at historic Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. The game, which starts at 1 pm ET, will be the second regular-season outdoor NHL game played in the United States and the third regular-season outdoor game in League history. The 57th NHL All-Star Game will be played Jan. 25 in Montreal, which will host the 2009 game as part of the celebration of the club's 100th anniversary. The game, as well as All-Star Saturday on Jan. 24, will be seen live on VERSUS in the U.S. and CBC and RDS in Canada. CBC S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA has a 69-game broadcast schedule for the season headlined by 25 all-canadian match-ups. CBC s NHL coverage begins on Oct. 4, and features a week full of must-see hockey including three games from Europe, a Thursday night doubleheader kicking off the NHL season in North America on Oct. 9 and an all-canadian traditional Saturday night doubleheader on Sat. Oct. 11. CBC'S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA will celebrate its ninth annual broadcast on Sat., Feb. 21 from Campbellton, New Brunswick. TSN begins its new six-year broadcast and digital rights agreement with the NHL featuring more coverage of Canadian teams than ever before. The network will televise 70 -more- N A T I O N A L H O C K E Y L E A G U E 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY Tel (212) Fax (212) Bay Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 2X8 Tel (416) Fax (416) Media.nhl.com NHL.com

2 regular-season games in and, for the first time, all games will feature at least one of the NHL s Canadian teams and will be available nationally in High Definition. Highlights of the NHL on TSN schedule include two all-canadian match-ups featuring rivals Ottawa at Montreal (November 11) and Edmonton at Calgary (December 31), and a minimum of 10 games for each of the six Canadian teams. VERSUS opens its fourth year of NHL coverage with an international doubleheader on Sun., Oct. 5, when the Lightning and Rangers face-off in Prague at 12 p.m. ET, followed by the Penguins-Senators match-up in Stockholm at 2:30 p.m. ET. VERSUS schedule includes a season-high eight appearances by the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers and Penguins. The Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals are all making seven appearances each. In total, VERSUS will televise 56 regular-season games, All-Star weekend, games in each round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. Every game on VERSUS is produced and shown in HD where available. After NBC launches its NHL coverage New Year s Day with NHL Winter Classic 2009 from Wrigley Field in Chicago, the NBC NHL Game of the Week drops the puck on Sunday, Jan. 18 when the Penguins host the Rangers. The NHL and NBC will again collaborate on flexible scheduling for NBC's regular-season dates, providing fans the most exciting match-up available. NBC will select from up to four games on Sunday afternoons. Thirteen days prior to the scheduled game, a game will be selected for broadcast on NBC. All NBC Game of the Week games will be broadcast on Sundays and all games will be presented in High Definition. NBC will again broadcast games in the postseason, including Games 3-7 of the Stanley Cup Final in prime time. NHL Network this season will televise 75 live games for its American audience and 40 live NHL games for its Canadian viewers. All games shown in the U.S. will be in HD. More information on the dates and times of NHL Network s schedules will be released in the near future. In addition, the network s signature show, NHL On The Fly, returns nightly providing highlights and analysis of every NHL game. About the NHL The National Hockey League, founded in 1917, is the second-oldest of the four major professional team sports leagues in North America. Today, the NHL consists of 30 Member Clubs, each reflecting the League s international makeup, with players from more than 20 countries represented on team rosters. According to a Simmons Market Research study, NHL fans are younger, more educated, more affluent, and access content through digital means more than any other sport. The NHL entertains more than 100 million fans each season inarena and through its partners in national television (VERSUS, NBC, TSN, CBC, RDS, RIS, NASN and NHL Network) and radio (Westwood One and XM Radio). Through the NHL Foundation, the League s charitable arm, the NHL raises money and awareness for Hockey Fights Cancer, Hockey s All-Star Kids and NHL Diversity, and supports the charitable efforts of all NHL players. For more information on the NHL, log on to NHL.com. ### NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and NHL Winter Classic, NHL Premiere, NHL Network and the word mark Stanley Cup are trademarks of the National Hockey League. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. All Rights Reserved. CBC s HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA SCHEDULE Sat. Oct. 4 NY Rangers Tampa Bay 12 p.m. Sat. Oct. 4 Pittsburgh Ottawa 2:30 p.m. Sun. Oct. 5 Ottawa Pittsburgh 2:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9 Toronto Detroit 8 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9 Calgary Vancouver 10:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 11 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m.

3 Sat. Oct. 11 Vancouver Calgary 10 p.m. Sat. Oct. 18 Toronto Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Sat. Oct. 18 Calgary Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25 Ottawa Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25 Edmonton Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 1 NY Rangers Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 1 Calgary Los Angeles 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 8 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 8 Minnesota Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15 Toronto Vancouver 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15 Colorado Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 NY Rangers Ottawa 3 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Chicago Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Boston Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Detroit Calgary 10 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29 Philadelphia Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29 Vancouver Calgary 10 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 4 NY Rangers Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 Pittsburgh Ottawa 2 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 Washington Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 Edmonton San Jose 10 p.m. Sat. Dec.13 Washington Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 13 Vancouver Edmonton 10 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 18 Philadelphia Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 Toronto Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 Chicago Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Dec. 27 Montreal Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 27 Ottawa Calgary 10 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 1 Detroit Chicago 1 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Ottawa Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Dallas Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 Toronto Philadelphia 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 San Jose Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Montreal Ottawa 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Phoenix Calgary 10 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 All-Star Skills Competition TBD Sun. Jan th NHL All-Star Game TBD Sat. Jan. 31 Los Angeles Montreal 2 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Pittsburgh Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Minnesota Vancouver 10 p.m. Sun. Feb. 1 Boston Montreal 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 Chicago Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 Pittsburgh Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 Calgary Phoenix 10 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 19 Montreal Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Ottawa Montreal 3 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Vancouver Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Calgary Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Toronto Ottawa 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Minnesota Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Mar. 7 Edmonton Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Mar. 7 San Jose Vancouver 10 p.m. Sat. Mar. 14 Ottawa Pittsburgh 3 p.m. Sat. Mar. 14 Calgary Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Mar. 14 Colorado Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Mar. 21 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Mar. 21 Vancouver Phoenix 10 p.m. Sat. Mar. 28 Boston Toronto 7 p.m.

4 Sat. Mar. 28 Minnesota Calgary 10 p.m. Sun. Mar. 29 Ottawa Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 4 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 4 Vancouver Edmonton 10 p.m. Sat. Apr. 11 Ottawa Toronto 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 11 Edmonton Calgary 10 p.m. NHL ON TSN BROADCAST SCHEDULE Tues. Oct. 14 Colorado Calgary 9 p.m. Wed. Oct. 15 Boston Montreal 7:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 15 Edmonton Anaheim 10 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 16 Vancouver Detroit 7:30 p.m. Tues. Oct. 21 Anaheim Toronto 7 p.m. Tues. Oct. 21 Washington Calgary 9:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 22 Florida Ottawa 7 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23 Toronto Boston 7 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 23 Edmonton Colorado 9:30 p.m. Tues. Oct. 28 Tampa Bay Toronto 7:30 p.m. Tues. Oct. 28 Boston Vancouver 10 p.m. Wed. Oct. 29 Toronto New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Tues. Nov. 4 Carolina Toronto 7:30 p.m. Tues. Nov. 4 Nashville Vancouver 10 p.m. Wed. Nov. 5 Edmonton Columbus 7:30 p.m. Tues. Nov. 11 Ottawa Montreal 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 12 Colorado Vancouver 10 p.m. Tues. Nov. 18 Montreal Carolina 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 19 Vancouver NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 26 Montreal Detroit 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 26 Los Angeles Edmonton 10 p.m. Tues. Dec. 2 Atlanta Montreal 7:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 3 Atlanta Ottawa 7 p.m. Wed. Dec. 3 Dallas Edmonton 9:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 10 Calgary Detroit 7:30 p.m. Tues. Dec. 16 New Jersey Toronto 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 16 Chicago Edmonton 9:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 17 Calgary Minnesota 8 p.m. Tues. Dec. 23 Vancouver San Jose 10 p.m. Tues. Dec. 30 Atlanta Toronto 7:30 p.m. Wed. Dec. 31 Edmonton Calgary 10 p.m. Sun. Jan. 4 Ottawa New Jersey 5 p.m. Tues. Jan. 6 Florida Toronto 7:30 p.m. Wed. Jan. 7 Montreal NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. Sun. Jan. 11 St. Louis Edmonton 8 p.m. Wed. Jan. 14 Ottawa Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15 Toronto Carolina 7:30 p.m. Fri. Jan. 16 Edmonton Colorado 9:30 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20 Washington Ottawa 7:30 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20 Vancouver San Jose 10:30 p.m. Wed. Jan. 21 Boston Toronto 7:30 p.m. Wed. Jan. 28 Buffalo Calgary 8 p.m. Wed. Jan. 28 Nashville Vancouver 10:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 29 Montreal Florida 7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 4 Toronto Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 5 Boston Ottawa 7 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 5 Chicago Calgary 9:20 p.m. Fri. Feb. 6 Montreal Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11 Ottawa Buffalo 7:30 p.m.

5 Fri. Feb. 13 Montreal Colorado 9 p.m. Mon. Feb. 16 Ottawa Nashville 8 p.m. Tues. Feb. 17 Buffalo Toronto 7:30 p.m. Wed. Feb. 18 Montreal Washington 7:30 p.m. Wed. Feb. 25 NY Rangers Toronto 7:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Montreal Philadelphia 7 p.m. Wed. Mar. 4 Montreal Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Wed. Mar. 11 Tampa Bay Ottawa 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 17 Toronto Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Tues. Mar. 17 Dallas Vancouver 10 p.m. Wed. Mar. 18 Dallas Calgary 9:30 p.m. Mon. Mar. 23 Detroit Calgary 9 p.m. Tues. Mar. 24 Washington Toronto 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 24 Detroit Edmonton 9:30 p.m. Wed. Mar. 25 Calgary Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 26 Tampa Bay Montreal 7:30 p.m. Tues. Mar. 31 Chicago Montreal 7:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 1 Philadelphia Toronto 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 2 Montreal NY Islanders 7 p.m. Sun. Apr. 5 Colorado Vancouver 10 p.m. Wed. Apr. 8 Buffalo Toronto 7:30 p.m. VERSUS NHL SCHEDULE Sun. Oct. 5 Tampa Bay NY Rangers 12 p.m. Sun. Oct. 5 Ottawa Pittsburgh 2:30 p.m. *Thurs. Oct. 9 Toronto Detroit 8 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9 Boston Colorado 10:30 p.m. Mon. Oct. 13 Vancouver Washington 7 p.m. *Tues. Oct. 14 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. Mon. Oct. 20 Florida Montreal 7:30 p.m. *Tues. Oct. 21 Boston Buffalo 7 p.m. Mon. Oct. 27 Chicago Minnesota 8 p.m. *Tues. Oct. 28 Philadelphia Atlanta 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 3 Buffalo New Jersey 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 10 Tampa Bay Washington 7 p.m. *Tues. Nov. 11 Pittsburgh Detroit 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 Boston Toronto 7:30 p.m. *Tues. Nov. 18 Minnesota Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 24 Washington Minnesota 8 p.m. *Tues. Nov. 25 St. Louis Nashville 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 1 Colorado Minnesota 8 p.m. *Tues. Dec. 2 Tampa Bay Philadelphia 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 8 Buffalo Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. *Tues. Dec. 9 NY Islanders Philadelphia 7 p.m. *Mon. Dec. 15 Colorado Detroit 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 16 Washington NY Islanders 7 p.m. *Mon. Dec. 22 Pittsburgh Buffalo 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 23 Boston New Jersey 7 p.m. *Mon. Dec. 29 NY Islanders NY Rangers 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 30 New Jersey St. Louis 8 p.m. *Mon. Jan. 5 Pittsburgh NY Rangers 7 p.m. Tues. Jan. 6 Minnesota Boston 7 p.m. *Mon. Jan. 12 Detroit Dallas 8 p.m. Tues. Jan. 13 Montreal Boston 7 p.m. *Mon. Jan. 19 Minnesota Chicago 8 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20 Washington Ottawa 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 All-Star Skills Competition TBD

6 Sun. Jan th NHL All-Star Game TBD Tues. Jan. 27 Washington Boston 7 p.m. *Mon. Feb. 2 St. Louis Detroit 7 p.m. Tues. Feb. 3 St. Louis Columbus 7 p.m. *Mon. Feb. 9 NY Rangers New Jersey 7 p.m. Tues. Feb. 10 San Jose Boston 7 p.m. *Mon. Feb. 16 NY Rangers St. Louis 7 p.m. Tues. Feb. 17 Buffalo Toronto 7:30 p.m. *Mon. Feb. 23 San Jose Dallas 8 p.m. Tues. Feb. 24 Anaheim Buffalo 7 p.m. *Mon. Mar. 2 Colorado NY Islanders 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 3 Pittsburgh Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. *Mon. Mar. 9 NY Rangers Carolina 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 10 Buffalo Philadelphia 7 p.m. *Mon. Mar. 16 Washington Atlanta 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 17 Philadelphia Detroit 7:30 p.m. *Mon. Mar. 23 New Jersey Philadelphia 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 24 Minnesota NY Rangers 7 p.m. *Mon. Mar. 30 New Jersey NY Rangers 7 p.m. Mon. Mar. 30 Dallas Phoenix 10 p.m. Tues. Mar. 31 Chicago Montreal 7:30 p.m. *Mon. Apr. 6 Detroit Buffalo 7 p.m. Tues. Apr. 7 Dallas Minnesota 8 p.m. Tues. Apr. 7 Colorado San Jose 10:30 p.m. * denotes VERSUS exclusive Game of the Week NHL ON NBC BROADCAST SCHEDULE Thu. Jan. 1 Detroit Chicago 1 p.m. Sun. Jan. 18 NY Rangers Pittsburgh 12:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 8 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 15 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 22 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Mar. 8 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Mar. 15 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Mar. 22 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Apr. 5 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 12:30 p.m. Sun. Apr. 12 Teams TBD Flex Schedule 2 p.m. RDS BROADCAST SCHEDULE Fri. Oct. 10 Montreal Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 11 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m. Mon. Oct. 13 Montreal Philadelphia 7 p.m. Wed. Oct. 15 Boston Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 18 Phoenix Montreal 7 p.m. Mon. Oct. 20 Florida Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 25 Anaheim Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Oct. 28 Carolina Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 30 Montreal Minnesota 8 p.m. Sat. Nov. 1 Montreal NY Islanders 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 7 Montreal Columbus 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 8 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m. Tues. Nov. 11 Ottawa Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 13 Montreal Boston 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15 Philadelphia Montreal 7 p.m.

7 Sun. Nov. 16 Montreal St. Louis 6 p.m. Tues. Nov. 18 Montreal Carolina 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 20 Montreal Ottawa 7:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 Boston Montreal 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 24 NY Islanders Montreal 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 26 Montreal Detroit 7:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 28 Montreal Washington 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29 Buffalo Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 2 Atlanta Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 4 NY Rangers Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 New Jersey Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 9 Calgary Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 11 Tampa Bay Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 13 Washington Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 16 Montreal Carolina 7 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 18 Philadelphia Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 Buffalo Montreal 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 21 Carolina Montreal 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 27 Montreal Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 29 Montreal Florida 7:30 p.m. Tues. Dec. 30 Montreal Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Fri. Jan. 2 Montreal New Jersey 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 4 Florida Montreal 1 p.m. Wed. Jan. 7 Montreal NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 8 Toronto Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 Washington Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Jan. 13 Montreal Boston 7 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15 Nashville Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Montreal Ottawa 7 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20 Montreal Atlanta 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 21 Montreal New Jersey 7 p.m. Tues. Jan. 27 Montreal Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 29 Montreal Florida 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Los Angeles Montreal 3 p.m. Sun. Feb. 1 Boston Montreal 3 p.m. Tues. Feb. 3 Pittsburgh Montreal 7:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 6 Montreal Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m. Mon. Feb. 9 Montreal Calgary 9 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11 Montreal Edmonton 9 p.m. Fri. Feb. 13 Montreal Colorado 9 p.m. Sun. Feb. 15 Montreal Vancouver 10 p.m. Wed. Feb. 18 Montreal Washington 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 19 Montreal Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Ottawa Montreal 3 p.m. Tues. Feb. 24 Vancouver Montreal 7:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Montreal Philadelphia 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 San Jose Montreal 7 p.m. Wed. Mar. 4 Montreal Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 6 Montreal Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Sun. Mar. 8 Montreal Dallas 6 p.m. Tues. Mar. 10 Edmonton Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 12 NY Islanders Montreal 7:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 14 New Jersey Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 17 NY Rangers Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 19 Montreal Ottawa 7:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 21 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 24 Atlanta Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 26 Tampa Bay Montreal 7:30 p.m.

8 Sat. Mar. 28 Buffalo Montreal 7 p.m. Tues. Mar. 31 Chicago Montreal 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 2 Montreal NY Islanders 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 4 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m. Mon. Apr. 6 Ottawa Montreal 7:30 p.m. Tues. Apr. 7 Montreal NY Rangers 7 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 9 Montreal Boston 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 11 Pittsburgh Montreal 7 p.m.