Well, it’s about that time of year again. The NHL regular season is over, but the fun is just getting started.

After clinching the Presidents’ Trophy (as the team in the NHL with the best regular season record) and the top spots in both the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers‘ race to 16 wins and the Stanley Cup is officially on.

The Broadway Blueshirts will first face the Washington Capitals, where Rangers coach Peter Laviolette coached during the 2022-23 season. The connections don’t stop there, either: Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren and his older brother, Capitals starting goalie Charlie, have agreed not to speak until after the best-of-seven series wraps up.

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It all starts today, April 21, at 3 p.m. ET. Below, we’ve broken down all the ways to watch every game of this first-round playoff series between the Rangers and Capitals.

The New York Rangers’ first-round games will air on ESPN (games 1 and 2), TNT (game 3), TBS (game 4), and truTV (games 3 and 4). Additionally, game 1 will air on the Rangers’ home network, MSG. See the schedule below for more on when and where these games are airing.

If you don’t have cable, there are a few streaming services you’ll need to subscribe to before you can watch every game of the Rangers’ playoff run.

The easiest, most cost-effective way to stream TNT or TBS games during 2024 NHL Playoffs without cable is with a Max subscription. Max starts at $9.99/month, and all three plans (up to $19.99/month) currently come with the Bleacher Report Sports add-on, which you’ll need to watch these games live

You can also get all of the necessary networks for these games on the following live TV streaming services: Sling TV (either base plan – no truTV), DirecTV Stream, and Hulu + Live TV.

If you don’t have cable, the only way to stream the NY Rangers playoff games on ESPN is with a live TV streaming service. The following services include ESPN:

Unfortunately, ESPN+ will not be carrying live ESPN network games until the conference finals (third round).

While you won’t be able to stream the full series, you can get five days of DirectTV Stream free (and its base package includes MSG, too!) or seven days of fuboTV for free.

Following the conclusion of this series, the winner will face the winner of the Hurricanes and Islanders series.