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CBC's Hockey Night in Canada has added more games to round out its first-round schedule for the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Game 3 (Monday, 10 p.m. ET) and, if necessary, Game 6 (April 19, time to be announced) of the Minnesota Wild-Colorado Avalanche series have been added, with both games at the Pepsi Center in Colorado.

The Nashville Predators' first-round matchup against the Detroit Red Wings is one of two series added to the HNIC broadcast schedule.
(Jerry S. Mendoza/Associated Press)

Starting April 16, Games 4 through 7 of the Detroit Red Wings-Nashville Predators first-round matchup have also been added to the HNIC schedule.

These Western Conference games will join CBC's exclusive coverage of all series games featuring:

Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators. Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks. Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.

Ron MacLean breaks down all the playoff matchups on Playoff Preview 2008 — a one-hour comprehensive playoff preview special (Tuesday, 7 p.m. local). MacLean will be joined by Kelly Hrudey and Scotty Bowman, the now-retired winningest coach in NHL history.

Fans can also enhance their playoff experience at CBCSports.ca.

Live and on-demand video streaming of all of CBC's playoff coverage will be accessible as well as the debut of Playoff Tracker — an enhanced interactive viewing environment where users can join in live chats during games, get instant updates from other games, and participate in live polling and gaming.

CBCSports.ca will also continue to be a source of comprehensive coverage throughout the playoffs, including weekly columns from HNIC personalities, breaking news, in-depth reports and broadcast schedules.

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