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Stanley Cup playoffs: Hockey Night schedule

Carey Price, left, and his Montreal Canadiens teammates will open up the Stanley Cup playoffs against Steven Stamkos, right, and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Hockey Night in Canada on Wednesday. (CBCSports.ca/Getty Images)

Hockey Night in Canada is your Canadian destination for the Stanley Cup playoffs, with complete coverage of the first-round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playoff coverage begins Wednesday with Hockey Tonight (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 6:30 p.m. ET), our half-hour playoff pre-game show hosted by Ron MacLean.

Hockey Night also has the conference quarter-final between the Pittsburgh Penguins, winners of the Metropolitan Division, and the Columbus Blue Jackets, who secured the first wild card.

In the Western Conference, fans of Hockey Night will see the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks battle the St. Louis Blues, as well as the California battle between the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings.

Games will be broadcast live on CBC Television and streamed online at CBCSports.ca:

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