NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each on Saturday, Sunday

The NHL's second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.

In the NHL's Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bayand Bostonwill play Game 4 of their series at noon ET Saturday, followed by Philadelphiaand the New York Islanders playing Game 3 at 7 p.m. ET. Vegas and Vancouverwill play Game 3 of their series at 9:45 p.m. ET in the West hub city of Edmonton, Alberta.

On Sunday, in Edmonton,Coloradoand Dallaswill play Game 4 of their series at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Vegas and Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET. Philadelphia and the Islanders will play in Toronto at 8 p.m. ET.

The postponements of four games to be played Thursday and Friday have led the NHL to push back the potential completion of the second-round schedule by as many as two days, should three of the series require a Game 7.

Dallas-Colorado and Vegas-Vancouver are both scheduled to play Game 7 on Sept. 4, if necessary. Game 7 of the Flyers-Islanders series is scheduled for Sept. 5.

The playoffs will then shift to Edmonton, where the conference and Stanley Cup finals will be played.