GAME 7 – ST. LOUIS BLUES VS. DALLAS STARS TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick Wins Third Consecutive Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play

Eastern Conference Final – Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Game 1 on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 11, 2016 – NBCSN presents the first of two Western Conference Second Round Game 7 matchups in as many days tonight at 8 p.m. ET, when David Backes and the St. Louis Blues face off against Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars. Game 7 coverage continues tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks host Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators.

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 American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Chris Cuthbert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (‘Inside-the-Glass’) will call tomorrow night’s Predators-Sharks Game 7 from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

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

MIKE ‘DOC’ EMRICK WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE SPORTS EMMY FOR OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSONALITY – PLAY-BY-PLAY

Lead NHL on NBC voice Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick won the 2015 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play at last night’s 37th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York City. This marks Emrick’s third consecutive Emmy in the category, and fourth win in six years, after becoming the first hockey announcer to win a national Sports Emmy in 2011. Emrick has been an NHL play-by-play broadcaster for more than 30 years.

Click here to watch as Eddie Olczyk surprises Emrick with the news of his Emmy win during the second period of last night’s Caps-Penguins game on NBCSN.

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THE PASS – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 (All times ET)

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.”

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GAME 7 – (2) BLUES AT (1) STARS – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The Stars avoided elimination with a 3-2 win in Game 6 in St. Louis, as Mattias Janmark, Vernon Fiddler, and Jason Spezza scored early in the first period to spot Dallas a 3-0 lead and chase St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliott. St. Louis responded with a pair of goals and outshot Dallas 37-14 in the game, but Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves to preserve the win.

This is the third Game 7 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and second for the Blues, who defeated Chicago 3-2 in Game 7 in the First Round. Historically, home teams and teams that score first have an advantage in Game 7s: the home team is 95-68 all-time in Game 7s, while the team that scores first is 121-42 all-time.

Nashville forced tomorrow night’s Game 7 with its second consecutive overtime win at home, as Viktor Arvidsson netted his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal 2:03 into the extra session to keep the Predators alive with a 4-3 victory. The Predators won despite two goals from Sharks forward Chris Tierney and Logan Couture’s sixth goal of the postseason. Nashville will now play in its second Game 7 of the postseason and in the franchise’s history, following its 2-1 win in Game 7 against Anaheim in the First Round.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL – PITTSBURGH PENGUINS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – GAME 1 ON FRIDAY AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage will begin at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live. Additional information regarding the schedules for the Eastern Conference Final and Western Conference Final will be announced following tonight’s Game 7 between the Blues and Stars.

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.

One-goal Games: 41

OT games: 16

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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