Play-by-play announcerSteve "Goldie" Goldstein and color analyst Randy Moller will provide viewers with expert commentary throughout the first round. Host Jessica Blaylock, in-game reporter Katie Gaus and analysts Ed Jovanovski and Jeff Chychrun round out the broadcast team. Goldie and Randy will call home games from BB&T Center and travel to Tampa to call away games from AMALIE Arena, while all other broadcasters will provide coverage from BB&T Center for home games and the Bally Sports studio for away games. All games will feature "Panthers Live" pre-and-postgame coverage.
Panthers fans can get their first-round fix on Bally Sports Florida beginning on Friday, May 14 at 9 p.m. with the premiere of the "Playoff Preview Show." The 30-minute program is a must-watch for hockey fans on both sides of the rivalry as Jessica, Randy and Ed revisit Florida's phenomenal regular season, looks ahead to the road to the Stanley Cup and preview the first-round series with Bally Sports Sun - Tampa Bay Lightning broadcaster's Paul Kennedy, Brian Engblom and Dave Andreychuk. The show will air throughout the weekend leading up to Game 1.
Panthers games airing on Bally Sports Florida will stream live on the all-new Bally Sports app and on
www.ballysports.com
when a consumer authenticates through their pay-tv service. The Bally Sports app is available on mobile and tablet devices, including iOS and Android, as well as connected devices including, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, PlayStation, Roku Players and Roku TV, Samsung and LG platforms and Xbox One. Fans can download the app for free from the
iTunes App Store
,
Google Play
,
Amazon App Store
,
Roku App Store
,
XBOX One App Store
and
Windows App Store
.
First round playoff schedule:
| Game | Date | Live Coverage Begins | Puck Drop | Matchup | Network |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Sunday, May 16 | 7 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Florida | Bally Sports Florida |
| 2 | Tuesday, May 18 | 7:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Florida | Bally Sports Florida |
| 3 | Thursday, May 20 | 6 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Florida | Bally Sports Florida |
| 4 | Saturday, May 22 | 12 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Florida | Bally Sports Florida |
| 5 | Monday, May 24 | 7:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Florida | TBD |
| 6* | Wednesday, May 26 | TBD | | Tampa Bay at Florida | TBD |
| 7* | Friday, May 28 | TBD | | Tampa Bay at Florida | TBD |
\If necessary
Subject to change*
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