Red Wings to Open Playoffs Thursday Against Blue Jackets

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The Detroit Red Wings will begin their 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff run on Thursday, April 16, the team announced Sunday. They will host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a best-of-seven Western Conference Quarterfinal matchup.

The Blue Jackets finished the season as the conference’s seventh seed, a position not finalized until the St. Louis Blues defeated the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

The second-seeded Red Wings were 3-2-1 against Columbus this season.

The schedule for the series is as follows:

Game 1 – April 16 – @ Detroit – 7:00 PM
Game 2 – April 18 – @ Detroit – 6:00 PM
Game 3 – April 21 – @ Columbus – 7:00 PM
Game 4 – April 23 – @ Columbus – 7:00 PM
Game 5 – April 25 – @ Detroit – 7:00 PM
Game 6 – April 27 – @ Columbus – TBD
Game 7 – April 29 – @ Detroit – TBD

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