1st Round preview: Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche

NASHVILLE, TN – APRIL 07: NHL Assistant Commissioner Bill Daly presents the President’s Trophy to the Nashville Predators prior to their final regular season game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena on April 7, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Schedule for Round One

The Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche will begin their series on Thursday night.

#Preds playoff series schedule vs. the Colorado Avalanche.

You can watch Game 2 on WBIR, Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/ZcDBuhDoSL
— Luke Slabaugh (@LukeSlabaugh) April 9, 2018

The Nashville Predators will have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs, meaning the Predators will host the first two games, as well as games 5 and 7.

The #Preds open the #StanleyCup Playoffs on Thursday. @PredsOnFSTN, NBCSN will cover Games 1, 3 and 4. Game 2 is on NBC. @1025TheGame will cover every game. https://t.co/BBc5BYGdnK
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) April 9, 2018

Contributor Chris Clark and I will be getting out our first round predictions out tomorrow, so check those out!