NEW YORK – May 18, 2012 – Days 38-40 – The NBC Sports Group’s exclusive Conference Finals coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue this weekend on NBC with Game 3 of the Eastern Conference on Saturday and a potential series-ending Game 4 in the Western Conference on Sunday.
Tomorrow, the #1 New York Rangers visit the #6 New Jersey Devils at 1 p.m. ET on NBC. With the series tied 1-1, the team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play) and Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-glass’ analyst) will call the action from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
On Sunday, the #8 Los Angeles Kings could become the first team to advance to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final when they host the #3 Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Conference at 3 p.m. ET on NBC (Kings lead 3-0). The team of Dave Strader (play-by-play), Darren Pang (analyst) and Brian Engblom (‘Inside-the-glass’ analyst) will call the action.
Continuing through the Stanley Cup Final, all Stanley Cup Playoff games will air exclusively on NBC and NBC Sports Network. Following is the schedule for the remaining Conference Finals games (all times ET and subject to change):
| Saturday, May 19 | ||
| 1 p.m. | #1 NYR @ #6 NJD (Game 3) | NBC |
| Sunday, May 20 | ||
| 3 p.m. | #3 PHO @ #8 LA (Game 4) | NBC |
| Monday, May 21 | ||
| 8 p.m. | #1 NYR @ #6 NJD (Game 4) | NBC Sports Network |
| Tuesday, May 22 | ||
| 9 p.m. | #8 LA @ #3 PHO (Game 5)* | NBC Sports Network |
| Wednesday, May 23 | ||
| 8 p.m. | #6 NJD @ #1 NYR (Game 6)* | NBC Sports Network |
| Thursday, May 24 | ||
| 9 p.m. | #3 PHO @ #8 LA (Game 6)* | NBC Sports Network |
| Friday, May 25 | ||
| 8 p.m. | #1 NYR @ #6 NJD (Game 6)* | NBC Sports Network |
| Saturday, May 26 | ||
| 8 p.m. | #8 LA @ #3 PHO (Game 7)* | NBC Sports Network |
| Sunday, May 27 |
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| 8 p.m. | #6 NJD @ #1 NYR (Game 7)* | NBC Sports Network |
*If Necessary
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 and NBC Sports Network in their area by simply entering a zip code.
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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 is providing unprecedented access to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in April, May and June, televising as many as 91 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 | 46* |
| CNBC | 13 |
| NBC | 10 |
| NHL Network | 6 |
* Includes Devils-Panthers Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 that was joined in progress