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Saturday night, the NHL announced the schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including national TV carriers. The Ducks will begin the quest for the franchise's second Stanley Cup against the Winnipeg Jets at Honda Center on Thursday night. Here is the schedule as it stands now.
| Thursday, April 16 | 10:30 p.m. | Winnipeg at Anaheim | CNBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
| Saturday, April 18 | 10:30 p.m. | Winnipeg at Anaheim | NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
| Monday, April 20 | 9 p.m. | Anaheim at Winnipeg | Sportsnet, TVA Sports, NBCSN |
| Wednesday, April 22 | 9:30 p.m. | Anaheim at Winnipeg | Sportsnet, TVA Sports, USA |
| *Friday, April 24 | TBD | Winnipeg at Anaheim | Sportsnet |
| *Sunday, April 26 | TBD | Anaheim at Winnipeg | Sportsnet |
| *Tuesday, April 28 | TBD | Winnipeg at Anaheim | Sportsnet |
Local broadcast information for the first round is still TBA. The first round of games will be broadcast on some combination of Prime Ticket, Fox Sports West and KCOP-13, while subsequent rounds (hopefully) will be solely broadcast on the NBC family of networks in the US and Sportsnet in Canada.