Standalone | NHL playoff action begins tonight

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin led his team to its first playoff appearance since 2003 with a No. 3 seed. NHL playoff action kicks off tonight with the New York Rangers taking on the New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins going head to head tonight in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Meanwhile the Colorado Avalanche visit the Minnesota Wild while the Calgary Flames head to San Jose to battle the Sharks in the Western Conference quarters.