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The New York Rangers visit the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the 2014 Eastern Conference finals.

The Kings are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals after their 5-2 win in Game Four.

The Rangers will miss two key contributors in Sunday's Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals against Montreal.

A 2-1 series lead is on the line as the Kings and Blackhawks meet in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals.

The 2014 Stanley Cup remains up for grabs.

The Canadiens cut the series deficit to 2-1 with a victory at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens in the 2014 Eastern Conference finals.

Already up 1-0 after Game One’s 3-1 victory, the Blackhawks are hoping to gain a little more breathing room but the Kings have proven resilient before during these playoffs.

The Montreal Canadiens will face the New York Rangers in Game Two without Carey Price.

Chicago received timely offense to hold off L.A., 3-1.

During the lockout shortened season a year ago Chicago dismantled defending champion L.A. in five games, capped by Patrick Kane’s hat trick and winning goal in double overtime in the final game, en route to the Stanley Cup.

Each side is coming off grueling seven-game series during which they had to comeback. New York bested Pittsburgh after facing a 3-1 series deficit, while Montreal won two straight to climb out of a 3-2 series hole.

The Los Angeles Kings staged another series comeback to hold off the Anaheim Ducks.

The latest betting odds have the Chicago Blackhawks favorites to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

The all-time series is split 7-7.

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of their 2014 playoff series.

The L.A. Kings host the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their 2014 playoff series.

The winner will face the New York Rangers with a trip to the Stanley Cup on the line.

The Minnesota Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Six of their 2014 playoff series.

The Anaheim Ducks host the Los Angeles Kings in Game Five of their 2014 playoff series.

The Wild surrendered nine goals in the first two games and barely scored three of their own to fall behind 0-2 to current Stanley Cup holder Chicago, but look to build off the momentum gained in their 4-0 shutout victory in Game Thre

The Los Angeles Kings host the Anaheim Ducks in Game Three of their 2014 playoff series.

The New York Rangers host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Four of their series.

The Minnesota Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three of their 2014 NHL playoff series.

The Anaheim Ducks host the Los Angeles Kings in Game Two of their series.

The two Southern California squads have never met in the playoffs before, but the Ducks have the unfortunate task of facing Kings netminder Jonathan Quick who looks to have re-discovered the form that lifted L.A. to the Stanley Cup two years ago.

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their playoff series.

The two teams met in the postseason in 2013, when Chicago needed just five games to eliminate the Wild.

There were three Game Seven matchups on Wednesday night, and all had interesting storylines.