EDMONTON, AB — The St. Louis Blues will enter the official first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs as the number four seed in the west up in the Edmonton bubble.
The Blues will have to get through the Vancouver Canucks in the first round if they hope to defend their title.
Here's what the schedule for that first round, best-of-7 matchup looks like:
Game 1 - Wednesday, Aug. 12, 9:30 p.m. - FOX Sports Midwest
Game 2 - Friday, Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m. - FOX Sports Midwest
Game 3 - Sunday, Aug. 16, 9:30 p.m. - FOX Sports Midwest
Game 4 - Monday, Aug. 17, 9:30 p.m. - FOX Sports Midwest
Game 5* - Wednesday, Aug. 19 - TBD
Game 6* - Friday, Aug. 21 - TBD
Game 7* - Sunday, Aug 23 - TBD
The Blues were 1-1-1 against Vancouver in the 2019-2020 regular season, and the teams have met three times in the playoffs. The Canucks have won all three meetings.
Vancouver beat the Minnesota Wild in the Stanley Cup qualifying round to advance to the first round.