Good morning, New York/New Jersey-area sports fans! Can you feel it? Not the rain and the chilly temperatures. I'm talking about the playoff fever. Can you feel it?
↵The New York Rangers open their NHL playoff series with the Washington Capitals tonight in Washington (7:30 p.m., Versus, MSG+). SB Nation New York has everything you need to know.
↵The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics open their NBA playoff series this weekend. They also play a meaningless regular-season finale tonight in Boston. I would expect to see a lot of guys who hardly ever play get significant minutes tonight.
↵It was a little wet for baseball in New York City Tuesday night, and both the New York Yankees and New York Mets had their games wiped out by the rain.
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