Preview Roundups
April 30, 2015
Washington at NY Rangers 7:30 PM ET
The New York Rangers, who are bidding to make a return trip to the Stanley Cup final, will face a familiar foe when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Rangers will be squaring off against the Capitals for the fifth time in seven postseasons, having eliminated them in seven games in each of the last two meetings - in 2012 and 2013.
Calgary at Anaheim 10:00 PM ET
After finding a way to win their first playoff series in 11 years, the Calgary Flames will need to make another discovery if they hope to capture their Western Conference semifinal matchup against the top-seeded Anaheim Ducks, which begins Thursday at Honda Center. Calgary had lost all four of its postseason sets since reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2004 before ousting Vancouver in six games in its 2015 first-round series.