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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
RACE TO THE NHL PLAYOFFS HEATS UP ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK WITH DOUBLE-HEADER THIS SUNDAY
NEW YORK – (Mar. 21, 2012) – The NBC Sports Group continues its NHL coverage beginning with a double-header Sunday on the NBC Sports Network. First, a battle of East meets West when the Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild at 5:00 p.m. ET. Then, the Nashville Predators travel to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks in a Western Conference primetime battle at 7:30 p.m. ET. It’s the first of three double-headers and seven games overall in four nights on NBC Sports Network.
The NBC Sports Network continues NHL coverage on Mon., March 26, at 7:30 p.m. ET when the Philadelphia Flyers host the Tampa Bay Lightning, then on Tues., March 27, in Boston when the Bruins take on the Lightning at 10 p.m. ET. The week concludes with exclusive coverage of the Columbus Blue Jackets as they host the Detroit Red Wings on Wed., March 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBC Sports Network will also air bonus games on Mon. and Wed. nights, when the Los Angeles Kings head to Vancouver to battle the Canucks at 10 p.m. ET, and the Anaheim Ducks host the San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET, respectively. The two non-exclusive telecasts will be subject to local blackouts.
The team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst) will call the action for Sunday’s game in Washington, and Dave Strader (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Brian Engblom (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst) will call the game in Chicago. Emrick and McGuire will call Monday’s primetime coverage, with Mike Milbury (analyst) joining Strader and Engblom for Tuesday’s game in Boston. Liam McHugh hosts NHL Live, NBC Sports Network’s pre- and post-game studio show, and is joined by expert analysts Milbury and Keith Jones. NHL Live pre and post coverage telecasts will welcome Jeremy Roenick, Mike Keenan and McGuirenext week as guest analysts.
NBCSPORTS.COM: NBCSports.com continues to be the online destination for hockey fans. NHL content areas on the site include ProHockeyTalk, one of NBCSports.com’s popular “Sports Talk” sites that provide fans with day-to-day coverage of the league with sharp analysis on every angle for all the big stories of the day. NBCSports.com also has exclusive NHL videos wrapping-up all of the NHL action that day.
NBC Sports Group hockey schedule (all times ET, subject to change):
Date Game Time Network
Sun., March 25 Minnesota at Washington 5:00 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., March 25 Nashville at Chicago 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Mon., March 26 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Mon., March 26 Los Angeles at Vancouver 10:00 p.m. NBCSN
Tues., March 27 Tampa Bay at Boston 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Wed., March 28 Detroit at Columbus 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Wed., March 28 San Jose at Anaheim 10:00 p.m. NBCSN
