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Saturday, April 28th, 2012

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS UNDERWAY

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Days 18-19 Three Game 1s & Predators-Coyotes Game 2 Fill Out Weekend Coverage on NBC & NBC Sports Network

NEW YORK – April 28, 2012Days 18-19 – The NBC Sports Group continues its exclusive coverage of the Conference Semifinals with four games – three Game 1s and one Game 2 — this weekend on NBC and the NBC Sports Network.

TODAY

The Eastern Conference Semifinals begin with the #1 New York Rangers hosting the #7 Washington Capitals at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Moving to the Western Conference at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, the #8 Los Angeles Kings travel to St. Louis to take on the #2 Blues. NHL Live begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Today’s schedule (all times ET):

3 p.m.

#7 WAS @ #1 NYR (Game 1)

NBC

Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

7:30 p.m.

#8 LAK @ #2 STL (Game 1)

NBCSN

Dave Strader, Brian Engblom

 

TOMORROW

Sunday’s games begin in the Eastern Conference with the #6 New Jersey Devils facing the #5 Flyers in Philadelphia at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. In the Western Conference, the #3 Phoenix Coyotes host the #4 Nashville Predators at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. NHL Live begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Tomorrow’s schedule (all times ET):

3 p.m.

#6 NJ @ #5 PHI (Game 1)

NBC

Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

8 p.m.

#4NAS @ #5 PHO (Game 2)

NBCSN

John Forslund, Joe Michletti

 

CHANNEL FINDER

With all 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games airing nationally for the first time, the NBC Sports Group created a channel finder to help fans find NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC or NHL Network in their area by simply entering a zip code.

Click here for the channel finder.

 

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the first time in the 95-year history of the NHL, every Stanley Cup Playoff game will be televised nationally. The NBC Sports Group will provide unprecedented access to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in April, May and June, televising as many as 105 playoff games and possibly more than 262.5 hours of programming. Games will be presented on NBC, the NBC Sports Network, the NHL Network, and NBCUniversal’s business channel CNBC in primetime.

NBC Sports Network

27*

CNBC

11

NBC

6

NHL Network

6

 

* Includes Devils-Panthers Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 that was joined in progress