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How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

Your quick need-to-knows as the only NHL playoff chase gets set to begin
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Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, becomes entangled with Winnipeg Jets center Sean Monahan (23) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL’s top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds.

It’s also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, if not decades. Nearly everyone who qualified has a chance to win it all, with no prohibitive favourite as the first round begins on Saturday:

The matchups

In the East: The New York Rangers vs.

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