Live Blog: Lightning at Rangers - Game 1

Live updates from Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden

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By Jacob Lynn
TampaBayLightning.com

The Lightning end a nine-day layoff between rounds when they face the Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday in New York.
TV coverage: ESPN (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM,
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