NHL (finally) announces that Capitals-Penguins series will start Thursday

April 26, 2016 at 5:23 p.m. EDT

(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)

The schedule for the Washington Capitals’ second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins is finally here. Verizon Center will host the first game between the teams Thursday night at 8. NBC Sports Network will televise Games 1, 3 and 4, and Game 2 will be on NBC.

If the series goes more than four games, then there will be a two-day break between Games 4 and 5 and another potential two-day break between Games 5 and 6. The first four games will all start at 8 p.m.

Here is the schedule everyone’s been waiting for:

Game # Day Date Time Location

Game 1: Thursday, 8 p.m., Verizon Center
Game 2: Saturday, 8 p.m., Verizon Center
Game 3: Monday, 8 p.m., CONSOL Energy Center
Game 4: May 4, 8 p.m., CONSOL Energy Center
x-Game 5: May 7, TBD, Verizon Center
x-Game 6: May 10, TBD CONSOL Energy Center
x-Game 7: May 12, TBD Verizon Center

*-if necessary