Pittsburgh Penguins to face New York Islanders in first round of Stanley Cup Playoffs

PITTSBURGH — With the Pittsburgh Penguins locking up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Division, this puts them in place to host the New York Islanders in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The matchup was set after the Boston Bruins beat the Isles in overtime 3-2 on Monday.

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So far this season, the Pens were 6-2-0 against the fourth-place Islanders. Two of their wins were in overtime.

This marks the sixth time the two teams will meet in the playoffs with the Penguins only winning one of those series, in 2013.

Here’s the schedule for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

• Game 1: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh - 5/16 @ 12 p.m. on WPXI Channel 11
• Game 2: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh - 5/18 @ 7:30 p.m.
• Game 3: Pittsburgh at New York Islanders - 5/20 @ 7 p.m.
• Game 4: Pittsburgh at New York Islanders - 5/22 @ 3 p.m. on WPXI Channel 11
• *Game 5: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh - 5/24 @ TBD (if necessary)
• *Game 6: Pittsburgh at New York Islanders - 5/26 @ TBD (if necessary)
• *Game 7: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh - 5/28 @ TBD (if necessary)

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