The NBA and NHL schedule-makers are not kind to the Denver Nuggets or Colorado Avalanche.
Last year, the Nuggets and Avs played four playoff games on the same day. This year, with only the first rounds scheduled out through the first four games, they play at least one on the same day and the same time.
It’s tough on fans who want to watch both teams.
Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche get scheduled on same day, same time yet again
Last year was a special “Game 7” day for the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche.
The Nuggets faced the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of their first-round series on May 3, 2025. That same day, the Avalanche played and lost to the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their first-round series in the NHL.
The Nuggets and Clips tipped off at 5:30 p.m. MT. Then the puck dropped for the Avs-Stars at 6 p.m. MT.
The only way to watch both games was to either have two TVs set up at home, or go to a sports bar, like I did. And even then, it was really difficult to follow the action of either game.
Unfortunately, only one of two teams—the Nuggets—won last year in their Game 7. And the Avs went home after falling to the hated Stars.
In all, there were five Nuggets and Avs playoff games scheduled on the same day last spring. Two of them had games playing at the same time!
This year, we’re seeing that pattern continue, although thankfully only one game in the first four is on the same day. And yet, it’s also at the same time.
Both the Nuggets and Avalanche play their respective Game 4s on Thursday, April 23. The hoops team tips off at 7:30 p.m. MT in Minnesota, while the hockey team sees the puck drop at 8 p.m. MT in LA.
Time to fire up the laptop, boys! Or head down to the sports bar for a late Thursday night.
Luckily, both the Nuggs and Avs should dispose of their first-round opponents relatively quickly. And it looks like even if the series go deeper, say to six games, none of the rest of the teams’ games will be on the same night.
But it will only be worse if both teams get into Round 2 and we have more conflicts then, too.
NBA and NHL need to do better at scheduling playoff games
I get that these are two different leagues. And that their playoffs run at the same exact time of the year. But the NHL and NBA do coordinate already when it comes to scheduling.
Most of the teams’ home arenas host both NBA and NHL teams. And their playing surfaces are drastically different.
So, for instance, the leagues know they can’t schedule a Nuggets and Avs game at the same time at Ball Arena. They’ve found a way to make it work every single year, for 82 games for each team.
Why can’t they work together to make sure multiple teams from the same city, who are both in the playoffs, aren’t playing on the same day? Especially at the same time?
Part of it has to do with the broadcast partners. But can’t the league and the TV people work something out, too?
The NHL and/or NBA could say, “Hey, if you put these Game 7s at different times you’ll both get better ratings!”
It seems pretty simple from this side of things.
And both leagues are doing fans wrong by scheduling games for Denver teams on the same day.
What shouldn’t be lost in it is we’re talking about “just” Denver. We’re not an East Coast team, or even a West Coast team. We come from the little ol’ Mountain Time Zone. So, if someone has to be slighted, it might as well be us. That seems to be the leagues and TV folks’ thoughts.
However, maybe they decided to give us a break this year. At least in the first round.
Minnesota has two teams in; the Timberwolves and Wild. If both series go seven games (unlikely), they’d have five games on the same days. Similarly, the Lakers and Kings from LA could have five games on the same days, but again it’s unlikely because the Nuggets and Avs should win in fewer than seven games. Meanwhile, the Boston teams could play two games on the same days, while the Philly teams would only play their Game 7s on the same day if they went that long.
Denver Nuggets Round One Schedule
Game 1: Minnesota at Denver | Saturday April 18 (3:30 ET, Prime Video) Game 2: Minnesota at Denver | Monday April 20 (10:30 ET, NBC) Game 3: Denver at Minnesota | Thursday April 23 (9:30 ET, Prime Video) Game 4: Denver at Minnesota | Saturday April 25 (8:30 ET, ABC) Game 5: Minnesota at Denver | Monday April 27* Game 6: Denver at Minnesota | Thursday April 30* Game 7: Minnesota at Denver | Saturday May 2*Colorado Avalanche Round One Schedule
Game 1: Los Angeles at Colorado, 3 p.m. ET April 19 (TNT, truTV, HBO Max, SNO, SNW, SNP, TVAS, FDSNSC, ALT) Game 2: Los Angeles at Colorado, 10 p.m. ET April 21 (ESPN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSC, ALT) Game 3: Colorado at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. April 23 (TNT, truTV, HBO Max, SN, SN360, TVAS, ALT, FDSNSC) Game 4: Colorado at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m. ET April 26 (TNT, truTV, HBO Max, SNW, SNP, SN360, TVAS, ALT, FDSNSC) *Game 5: Los Angeles at Colorado, April 29 TBD *Game 6: Colorado at Los Angeles, May 1 TBD *Game 7: Los Angeles at Colorado, May 3 TBDDenver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche get scheduled on same day, same time yet again Mile High Sports.
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