Three Crucial Game 5s Tonight
NEW YORK – May 9, 2013 – “NHL Playoff Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box provides a quick daily overview of Stanley Cup Playoff coverage. It is published weekdays to preview the evening games. On Fridays, a weekend edition is posted.
Games are being presented on NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC (in primetime), and NHL Network. In addition, more Stanley Cup Playoff games are being live streamed than ever before. For more information on NBC Sports Group’s overall NHL Playoff coverage, please click here.
| Tonight | Coverage | Network | Talent |
| 6:30 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Jeremy Roenick, Keith Jones |
| 7 p.m. | N.Y. Islanders (8) @ Pittsburgh (1) | NBCSN | Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire |
| 7 p.m. | Ottawa (7) @ Montreal (2) | CNBC | Bob Cole, Garry Galley |
| 9:30 p.m. | Minnesota (8) @ Chicago (1) | NBCSN | Dave Strader, Brian Engblom |
TONIGHT, May 9
NHL Conference Quarterfinals continue tonight with three crucial Game 5s. Every opening-round series has required at least one overtime game, in total thus far, there have been 13 overtimes in the postseason.
Tonight’s playoff coverage begins with NHL Live on NBC Sports Network. NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith Jones, begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
At 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the N.Y. Islanders as each team jockeys for the series lead (series tied 2-2). Kenny Albert will call play-by-play alongside Emmy-award winning reporter Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass) from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Penn. Tonight, on day 10 of playoffs, McGuire will cover his ninth postseason game of the year.
On CNBC at 7 p.m. ET, the Montreal Canadiens aim to stay alive in their series as they return to home ice at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, after an overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 4 (Ottawa leads 3-1). Bill Patrick and Mike Keenan will host CNBC’s studio coverage.
At 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, the Chicago Blackhawks look to win their series at home against the Minnesota Wild tonight (Chicago leads 3-1). Dave Strader will manage play-by-play and will be joined by analyst Brian Engblom from the United Center in Chicago, Ill. EMMY AWARD WINNER
Tuesday night at the 34th Annual Sport Emmy Awards, Pierre McGuire, NBC Sports Group’s “Inside the Glass” analyst for its NHL coverage, was awarded his first career Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Reporter. For more information on NBC Sports Group’s Emmy results, please click here.
BLACKOUT REMINDER
During the Conference Quarterfinals, games that air on NBC Sports Network, CNBC and the NHL Network are subject to local blackouts. NBC Sports Network, CNBC and the NHL Network begin exclusivity in the second round. Games airing on NBC are exclusive throughout the playoffs.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the second consecutive year, and only the second time in the 96-year history of the NHL, every Stanley Cup Playoff game will be televised nationally.
| NBC | 3 |
| NBCSN | 18 |
| CNBC | 12* |
| NHLN | 1 |
OT Games: 13
*Joined-in-progress
NHL CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS ON NBC SPORTS GROUP: BY THE NUMBERS
1114 Games broadcast by NBC Sports Group as of 5/8/13 since 2006*
20 NBC Sports Group NHL announcers and analysts on national broadcasts (includes studio)**
15 Maximum number of conference quarterfinal games Pierre McGuire will cover
11 Hard cameras, including 2 Super SloMo cameras
7 Mobile units
6 Robotic cameras
6 Hard disc record devices
6 Production and engineering teams
4 NBC Sports Group television networks and platforms covering the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
3 Hand-held cameras
2 Super SlowMo cameras
1 Stanley Cup
*Includes NBC, NBC Sports Network, formerly VERSUS, and CNBC
**Includes CSN California
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream all Stanley Cup Playoff games that air on NBC, NBC Sports Network, and CNBC, including the Stanley Cup Final for the first time. The vast majority of games will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
Games airing on:
- NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra;
- NBC Sports Network will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs;
- CNBC will live stream exclusively through NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere.”
DIGITAL COVERAGE
In addition to its live stream coverage, NBCSports.com’s ProHockeyTalk, will anchor NBC Sports’ online and mobile coverage of the NHL playoffs.
Fans that come to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Schedule page on NBCSports.com/NHLonNBC will not only be able to see the weekly schedule updates, but also dive into a deep playoffs photo experience. Fans can engage with Twitter (@NHLonNBCSports) and Facebook (facebook.com/NHLonNBCSports) to receive the most up to date tune-in information, scores, reports and stories from around the NHL and ProHockeyTalk.
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