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Wednesday, May 18th, 2016

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HOST PITTSBURGH PENGUINS IN GAME 3 OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Series Tied 1-1; Pre-Game Coverage Tonight Begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live

Blues-Sharks Western Conference Final Game 3 – Tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Series Tied 1-1

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 18, 2016 – NBCSN presents a pivotal Eastern Conference Final Game 3 matchup tonight at 8 p.m. ET, as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Tampa to face Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning with their series tied at one game apiece.

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 have the call of tonight’s Game 3 matchup from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Pre-game coverage begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live. Liam McHugh hosts tonight’s studio coverage alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury, Keith Jones 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 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 (All times ET)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

Time Coverage Network Commentators
7 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury,
Keith Jones, Anson Carter
8 p.m. Game 3 – Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 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.

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 3 – PENGUINS-LIGHTNING – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – SERIES TIED 1-1

The Penguins recorded a much-needed win in Game 2 to knot the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece on Monday night. Sidney Crosby snapped an eight-game goalless drought with his first career playoff overtime goal 40 seconds into the extra session to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory.

Pittsburgh outshot Tampa Bay by a 41-21 margin in Game 2, and holds a 76-41 advantage in the shot totals through two games. Jonathan Drouin scored for Tampa Bay, and has 11 points in 12 games in the postseason. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevksiy started for the Lightning in place of Ben Bishop, who sustained a lower-body injury in Game 1, and made 38 saves in the loss.

 


BLUES-SHARKS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 3 – TOMORROW AT 9 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – SERIES TIED 1-1

The Western Conference Final shifts to San Jose for Game 3 tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the Sharks host the St. Louis Blues with their series tied 1-1. San Jose evened the series with a 4-0 win in Game 2 last night, as Martin Jones made 26 saves to record his second career postseason shutout. Tomorrow night’s coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live.

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 44
USA Network 6
CNBC 12
NHL Network 2
Total 76

 

One-goal Games: 43

OT games: 17


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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