Thursday night at the Prudential Center could be a preview of the first round of the playoffs.

The Rangers and Devils will face off with a Rangers win meaning they tie the Devils and have the edge for home ice in the first round.

That means a potential Game 7 at the Garden instead of in Newark.

That could be massive.

To look ahead to the big matchup Thursday and the Rangers clinching a playoff spot, we bring you a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast with Mollie Walker, Larry Brooks and me.

Want to catch a game? The Rangers schedule with links to buy tickets can be found here.

Devils lead reporter Amanda Stein joined the show.