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The Washington Capitals will open the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night in New York at Madison Square Garden.
The Caps will play Games 1 and 2 on the road (including a matinee on Saturday May 2), then head home to Verizon Center for Games 3 and 4, which will be Monday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 6. If necessary, Game 5 will be played May 8 in New York, Game 6 on May 10 in D.C. and Game 7 on May 12 or 13 (depending on who wins Game 7 of the Detroit/Tampa Bay first round series) in New York.
For more on the season series between the clubs, click here.
Below are dates, starting times, national television coverage of the second round:
| Date | Time | Place | Network |
| Thursday, April 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington at New York | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports |
| Saturday, May 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington at New York | NBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports |
| Monday, May 4 | 7:30 p.m. | New York at Washington | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports |
| Wednesday, May 6 | 7:30 p.m. | New York at Washington | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports |
| *Friday, May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington at New York | NBCSN, TVA Sports |
| *Sunday, May 10 | TBD | New York at Washington | TVA Sports |
| *TBD | TBD | Washington at New York | TVA Sports |
* If necesssary