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West Valley City • The Utah Grizzlies will play Bakersfield in the first round of the ECHL playoffs.

Game 1 in the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Friday night at the Maverik Center.

Utah is the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Bakersfield became the No. 6 seed on Sunday night after suffering a 4-1 home loss to Las Vegas.

The Grizzlies and Condors will meet for the first time in the postseason. Utah went 4-2 against Bakersfield during the regular season, including 2-0 at home.

Playoff tickets are now on sale at utahgrizzlies.com, at the Maverik Center box office or any Ticketmasket location. —

Playoff schedule

The schedule for the first-round ECHL playoff series between Utah and Bakersfield:

Friday • at Utah, 7 p.m.

Saturday • at Utah, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22 • at Bakersfield, 8 p.m. MDT

Thursday, April 24 • at Bakersfield, 8 p.m. MDT

x—Friday, April 25 • at Bakersfield, 8 p.m. MDT

x—Sun., April 27 • at Utah, 7 p.m.

x—Wednesday, April 30 • at Utah, 7 p.m.

x—if necessary