NHL sets times for weekend slate of games

Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty ImagesWith seven of the eight play-in series out of the way, the NHL has set the schedule for a less busy than anticipated weekend of action as the qualification round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs is just about finished.

There will be only two games on tap today.

First up is the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Colorado Avalanche at 3 p.m. on NBC. Both teams are 2-0 in the round robin, so this tilt will decide the 1 and 2 seeds in the Western Conference. The winner of this game gets the Chicago Blackhawks (12) while the loser will take on the Arizona Coyotes (11).

Not too much of a difference there, so this one might be more for bragging rights,…