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Ducks Playoff Schedule: Opening Night Is Thursday

The league-leading Ducks take on the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs this week.

The opening two games of the Anaheim Ducks-Winnipeg Jets first-round Stanley Cup playoff series will be played Thursday and Saturday at Honda Center, both beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven series will be played April 20 and 22 in Winnipeg, with Game 3 beginning at 6 p.m. PDT and Game 4 at 6:30 p.m.

The local television outlets to carry the games are expected to be announced Monday, which would supersede the national broadcasts, unless they are exclusive national games. Game 1 will be carried by CNBC, Games 2 and 3 by cable’s NBC Sports Network and Game 4 by USA Network.

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The start times and networks for the final three games of the series, if necessary, will be announced when those games become necessary.

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