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In perhaps the only new wrinkle, NBC will present primetime playoff action after both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes â the first time it has aired hockey after those Triple Crown races. It has in previous years aired the Stanley Cup Final after The Belmont Stakes. The postseason gets underway April 13 with Red Wings/Lightning and Blackhawks/Blues on NBCSN and Rangers/Penguins on USA. NBC has Rangers/Penguins Game 2 on April 16 and Blues/Blackhawks Game 3 the following day, with the first of its four primetime early round games scheduled for April 23.