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Here’s your Stanley Cup playoff TV schedule for tonight

Sidney Crosby, Rick Nash

New York Rangers’ Rick Nash (61) skates past Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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A quick look at what games will be on what channels in tonight’s Stanley Cup playoff action…

Penguins at Rangers, 7 p.m. on NBCSN

Tonight’s action kicks off with a rematch of last spring’s Eastern Conference semifinals, which the Rangers won in seven games. Tonight marks the first time since Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin made their playoff debuts in 2007 that Pittsburgh is opening the playoffs on the road. Doc Emrick and Pierre McGuire have the call.

Red Wings at Lightning, 7:30 p.m. on CNBC

A half hour later the series, which features the only two NHL organizations Steve Yzerman has ever been a part of gets going in Tampa Bay. It marks the first ever playoff meeting between the Red Wings and Lightning. Tampa is looking for its first playoff win since Game 6 of the 2011 Eastern Conference final. John Forslund and Andy Brickley will be on the call.

Wild at Blues, 9:30 p.m. on NBCSN

This marks the first playoff meeting between the Central Division foes. The two clubs split the regular season series with each team winning twice. Both teams enter the postseason on hot streaks. St. Louis used a 13-6-3 finish to overtake the Nashville Predators and win the Central Division. Minnesota was a league-best 26-8-2 after the All-Star break. Dave Strader and Brian Engblom have the call.

Jets at Ducks, 10:30 p.m. on CNBC

Thursday night’s action concludes in Orange County as the Winnipeg Jets and Anaheim Ducks meet for the first time in a playoff series. The Ducks won all three regular season meetings between the two clubs. The Jets franchise is in the playoffs for the first time since a four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Rangers in 2007 when the club was still in Atlanta. Dave Randorf, Garry Galley and Cassie Campbell-Pascall will be on the call.

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