The Rangers/Devils schedule in the first round is:
- Game 1: Tuesday, April 18, 7PM in New Jersey (MSG Network)
- Game 2: Thursday, April 20th, 7:30PM in New Jersey (MSG Network)
- Game 3: Saturday, April 22nd, 8PM at MSG (ABC)
- Game 4: Monday, April 24th, 7PM at MSG (MSG Network)
- Game 5: Thursday, April 27th TBD at New Jersey
- Game 6: Saturday, April 29th TBD at MSG
- Game 7: Monday, May 1 TBD at New Jersey
Billy Joel was scheduled to play on April 22nd at 8 PM at MSG.