FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 9th, 2016

ST. LOUIS BLUES AND SAN JOSE SHARKS CAN ADVANCE TO WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL WITH GAME 6 VICTORIES TONIGHT ON NBCSN AND CNBC

Stars-Blues – Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Blues Lead 3-2

Sharks-Predators – Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNBC – Sharks Lead 3-2

Pre-Game Coverage Begins with NHL Live at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN

                             

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 9, 2016 – The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks can advance to the Western Conference Final with Game 6 victories tonight on NBCSN and CNBC. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when David Backes and the Blues host Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars in St. Louis. CNBC’s coverage gets underway at 9 p.m. ET, as Joe Pavelski and the Sharks travel to Nashville to face Shea Weber and the Predators.

John Forslund (play-by-play) and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will call Stars-Blues from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Chris Cuthbert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (‘Inside-the-Glass’) will call Sharks-Predators from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Pre-game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, hosted by Kathryn Tappen, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Dave Briggs anchors CNBC’s studio coverage alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter.

 

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“NHL Playoff Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box provides a quick daily overview of Stanley Cup Playoff coverage, plus information and highlights. The Pass will be published weekdays to preview that evening’s games. Friday editions will include weekend information.

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THE PASS – MONDAY, MAY 9 (All times ET)

MONDAY, MAY 9

Time Coverage Network Commentators
7 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Kathryn Tappen, Mike
Milbury, Keith Jones
8 p.m. Game 6 – (1) Dallas at (2) St. Louis NBCSN John Forslund,
Pierre McGuire
9 p.m. Game 6 – (3) San Jose at (WC1) Nashville CNBC Chris Cuthbert,
Joe Micheletti
  NHL Live (Intermission Reports) CNBC Dave Briggs, Jeremy
Roenick, Anson Carter

 

All Stanley Cup Playoff games will be presented on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of games airing on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and CNBC via “TV Everywhere.” 

For more information on NBC Sports Group’s overall NHL Playoff coverage, please click here.


GAME 6 – (1) STARS AT (2) BLUES – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – BLUES LEAD 3-2

The Blues can advance to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2001 with a Game 6 victory tonight at home. St. Louis won Game 5 on Saturday afternoon in Dallas by a score of 4-1, as Brian Elliott made 27 saves and Dmitrij Jaskin’s first goal of the playoffs served as the game-winner. Troy Brouwer also scored for St. Louis, giving him seven points in his last seven games after going pointless in the first five games of the postseason.

 

GAME 6 – (3) SHARKS AT (WC1) PREDATORS – TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET ON CNBC – SHARKS LEAD 3-2

 

The Sharks seized control of the series with a decisive 5-1 win in Game 5 in San Jose on Saturday night. Pavelski, Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture, who are the top three scorers in Sharks postseason history, all scored in Game 5. San Jose is 7-0 this postseason in games where Pavelski records a point and 0-3 when he does not. Nashville finds itself in the same position as the First Round, when it defeated the Ducks in Game 6 at home before winning Game 7 in Anaheim.

 

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the fifth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.

 

Network Games
NBC 12
NBCSN 36
USA Network 6
CNBC 11
NHL Network 2
Total 67

 

One-goal Games: 38

OT games: 14

 

COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE

Through the NBC Sports Regional Networks, comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be provided daily via NBC Sports Regional Networks, available in more than 43 million U.S. households. NBC Sports Regional Networks serve the hometown fans of the San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals, delivering extensive pre- and post-game coverage as well as breaking news and analysis throughout both teams’ playoff runs.


NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
COVERAGE

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–