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Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

TONIGHT – PITTSBURGH PENGUINS CAN ADVANCE TO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL WITH GAME 6 WIN VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT 8 P.M ET ON NBCSN

Penguins Lead Series 3-2

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

Caps-Pens Game 5 is Second-Most Watched Non-Stanley Cup Final NHL Playoff Game on Record

Western Conference Game 7 Matchups – Blues-Stars Tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Predators-Sharks Thursday on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 10, 2016 – Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins can advance to the Eastern Conference Final with a Game 6 win against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will call the game from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pre-game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.

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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 – TUESDAY, MAY 10 (All times ET)

TUESDAY, MAY 10
Time Coverage Network Commentators
7 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike
Milbury, Keith Jones
8 p.m. Game 6 – (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh NBCSN Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie
Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

 
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) CAPITALS AT (2) PENGUINS – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – PENGUINS LEAD 3-2

The Caps avoided elimination on Saturday night with a 3-1 win in Game 5 in Washington, as Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie each recorded a goal and an assist in the victory. Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik is eligible to return to the lineup tonight, following his three-game suspension for interference on Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta in Game 2. The Capitals have not advanced to the Conference Finals since 1998, while the Penguins last advanced in 2013, when they were swept by the Boston Bruins. The winner of this series will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who advanced to the Eastern Conference Final after defeating the Islanders in five games in the Second Round.

CAPS-PENS GAME 5 IS SECOND-MOST WATCHED NON-STANLEY CUP FINAL NHL PLAYOFF GAME ON RECORD

Saturday’s primetime presentation of Game 5 between the Penguins and Capitals on NBC (7:08-11:05 p.m. ET) is the second-most watched non-Stanley Cup Final game on record (since 1993), averaging 4.164 million viewers. The game also posted a 2.40 HH rating, making it the second-highest rated non-Stanley Cup Final game ever on NBC (since 2006). Saturday night’s game trails only last year’s Western Conference Final Game 7 matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks on NBC in both categories (5/30/15; 4.601 million viewers and 2.61 HH rating).

In total, the 2016 NHL Playoffs on NBC Sports Live Extra (67 games – through midnight EDT) have delivered 1.1M unique visitors and 221.2M minutes, up +18% and +80%, respectively, from the comparable period of the 2015 NHL Playoffs (68 games).

 


WESTERN CONFERENCE GAME 7 MATCHUPS – BLUES-STARS TOMORROW AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN, PREDATORS-SHARKS THURSDAY ON NBCSN – TIME TBA

NBCSN will present a pair of Western Conference Second Round Game 7 matchups this week, following last night’s Game 6 wins by the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators. The Stars will host the St. Louis Blues tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The San Jose Sharks will host the Predators on Thursday night on NBCSN – the start time of that game will be determined following tonight’s Capitals-Penguins game.

 

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 37
USA Network 6
CNBC 12
NHL Network 2
Total 69

 

One-goal Games: 40

OT games: 15

 

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.

 

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