The New York Rangers will play the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets also will play a first-round series after the Washington Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division with a
2-0 win against the Rangers
on Wednesday. The Penguins are 2-1-1 against the Blue Jackets this regular season and defeated them in six games in the first round of the 2014 playoffs.
Two Eastern Conference playoff series set
Penguins will face Blue Jackets, Rangers to take on Canadiens in first round
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