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Finally the NHL has narrowed the field down to 16 and the real season can begin. (AP Images)

The NHL playoffs get fired up on Wednesday night with the Washington Capitals (+1000 to win the Cup) hosting the New York Rangers (+3500) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (+900) hosting the Philadelphia Flyers (+2000).

Just after that the New Jersey Devils (+700) and Carolina Hurricanes (+2000) will get their series rolling, while the night will end with the Vancouver Canucks (+1200) and St. Louis Blues (+5000) opening up the Western Conference matchups.

On Thursday night the other four series begin, and they include the top-seed Boston Bruins (+550) against the Montreal Canadiens (+4500), the West’s best team, the San Jose Sharks (+350) against the Anaheim Ducks (+3500), the Detroit Red Wings (+350) against the Columbus Blue Jackets (+4000), and finally the Chicago Blackhawks (+1800) against the Calgary Flames (+2500). Head to the Bodog Sporstbook for all your NHL playoffs odds.