Caps Host Bolts Friday Night in Game 1

There will be no Winter Classic rematch in the NHL playoffs. The Lightning made sure of that by downing the Penguins Wednesday night in Game 7 of their first-round series. That means it will be a Caps-Bolts series in a matchup of Nos. 1 and 5 starting Friday night at the Verizon Center.

Games 1 and 2 will be broadcast on Versus, while Games 3, 4, 6 and 7 (if necessary) will be shown on Comcast SportsNet in the D.C. area. Game 5, if necessary, will be shown on NBC.

We'll have an expanded preview soon, but in the meantime here's a look at the schedule:

Game 1: Friday, April 29, 2011, 7 p.m., Lightning at Washington (VERSUS, TSN)
Game 2: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 7 p.m., Lightning at Washington (VERSUS, CBC)
Game 3: Tuesday, May 3, 2011, TBA, Washington at Lightning, (CSN, VERSUS, TSN)
Game 4: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 7 p.m., Washington at Lightning (CSN, TSN)
*Game 5: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 12:30 p.m., Lightning at Washington (NBC, TSN)
*Game 6: Monday, May 9, 2011, TBA, Washington at Lightning (CSN, VERSUS, TSN)
*Game 7: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, TBA, Lightning at Washington (CSN, VERSUS, TSN)

 

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