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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 22: Maxim Lapierre #40 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Derick Brassard #16 of the New York Rangers face off in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Consol Energy Center on April 22, 2015 in Pittsburgh.(Photo Credit: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s official, the Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the New York Rangers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The National Hockey League tweeted the news around 9:30 Sunday night.

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This news comes following the Islanders’ loss to the Flyers.

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The home game will be played at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13.

This will be the third straight postseason in which the Penguins and Rangers will face off.

Pittsburgh finished the season with a record of 48-26-8. They will enter the postseason with Evgeni Malkin and Marc-André Fleury sidelined due to injury.

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