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Stanley Cup semi-finals: Eastern Conference Finals



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Series preview:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stanley-cup-playoffs-preview-lightning-rangers/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/...view-1.3074525
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=767688

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/matchup/Tag/Rangers-Lightning (series page with all links)


Rangers: 53-22-7, 113 points (first in the Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference, and overall)
Lightning: 50-24-8, 108 points (finished second in Atlantic Division and third in the eastern conference)

Regular-season series: Lightning won 3-0-0 (Rangers 0-3-0)

Stamkos vs Nash
Callahan vs St. Louis

This will be the first time these two teams have met in the playoffs.
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Schedule: All games are at 1800h Mountain on NBCSN, CBC, and TVA Sports except for game one which was at 1100h and also on NBC.

Saturday, May 16 at Rangers---New York won 2-1
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030311
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542414/recap/


Monday, May 18 at Rangers---Lightning won 6-2
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030312
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542411/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-playoffs-3-stories-from-lightning-rangers-game-2-1.3078442


Wednesday, May 20 at Tampa Bay---Lightning won 6-5 in overtime
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030313
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542415/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-playoffs-3-stories-from-rangers-lightning-game-3-1.3081429


Friday, May 22 at Tampa Bay---Rangers won 5-1
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030314
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542416/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-playoffs-3-stories-from-rangers-lightning-game-4-1.3084798


Sunday, May 24 at Rangers---Lightning won 2-0
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030315
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542417/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-playoffs-3-stories-from-lightning-rangers-game-5-1.3085814


Tuesday, May 26 at Tampa Bay---Rangers won 7-3
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030316
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/nhl/game/1542418/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-playoffs-3-stories-from-rangers-lightning-game-6-1.3088528


Friday, May 29 at Rangers---Lightning won 2-0
http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030317
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...1542419/recap/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/...me-7-1.3093809
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CBC commentators
Jim Hughson with Craig Simpson and Glenn Healy. Scott Oake will be the reporter.

NBC commentators
Mike Emrick will call the games in New York.
John Forslund will call game three in Tampa Bay.
Ken Albert will call game four in Tampa Bay.
The colour commentators for the entire series are Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire.
Olcyzk will not be in the booth for the first game.