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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HOST SAN JOSE SHARKS IN GAME 2 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
Penguins Lead Series 1-0; Coverage Begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live From Two On-Site Sets
“This series has everything you want. It’s got emotion. It’s got passion. It’s got skill.” – Pierre McGuire
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 1, 2016 – NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final continues tonight with Game 2 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh leads the series 1-0.
Four-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 tonight’s Game 2. This marks the 10th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire have combined to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.
Pre-game coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, hosted by Kathryn Tappen and Dave Briggs alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter and Brian Boucher on-set outside of CONSOL Energy Center. Coverage shifts inside at 7:30 p.m. ET with host Liam McHugh who will anchor pre-game and intermission coverage alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.
STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 2 – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – PENGUINS LEAD 1-0
Pittsburgh took Game 1 by a score of 3-2, as Nick Bonino broke a 2-2 tie with 2:33 remaining in regulation. Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary also scored for Pittsburgh in the first period to spot the Penguins a 2-0 lead, before the Sharks stormed back in the second period with goals from Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau.
Pittsburgh outshot San Jose 41-26 in the game, marking the 10th consecutive game in which the Penguins have outshot their opponent. The Sharks have been resilient this postseason, posting a 5-1 record in their six games following a loss.
NBC Sports’ lead NHL broadcast team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire, as well as NBC Sports’ executive producer Sam Flood, recapped Game 1 and previewed the rest of the Stanley Cup Final on a media conference call yesterday. Following are excerpts. Click here for the full transcript.
Emrick on San Jose in tonight’s Game 2: “San Jose knows they only lost by a goal. They could have played a lot better. That’s what they said (after the game). That’s what they’re saying on Tuesday. They had first period jitters, but a lot of surges after that.”
Olczyk: “I think (the Sharks) were caught off guard a bit by Pittsburgh’s speed in the first period of Game 1. And that’s why the Penguins dominated as much…but you have a heavy team in San Jose who dictated the terms in the second period. Expect a long series.”
McGuire: “The biggest thing to me (in Game 1) was experience versus inexperience in the Stanley Cup Final…(the Penguins) didn’t freeze at the starting line. The San Jose Sharks did. That’s why you saw the huge shot disparity in the first period. To San Jose’s credit, they found a way to reel it in…This series has everything you want. It’s got emotion. It’s got passion. It’s got skill.”
Following is the telecast schedule for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, all times Eastern and subject to change.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time | Commentators |
| Wed., June 1 | Game 2 – San Jose at Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Sat., June 4 | Game 3 – Pittsburgh at San Jose | NBC or NBCSN^ | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Mon., June 6 | Game 4 – Pittsburgh at San Jose | NBC or NBCSN^ | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Thurs., June 9 | Game 5 – San Jose at Pittsburgh* | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Sun., June 12 | Game 6 – Pittsburgh at San Jose* | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| Wed., June 15 | Game 7 – San Jose at Pittsburgh* | NBC | 8 p.m. | Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
*if necessary
^if the series is tied 1-1, Game 3 will air on NBC, and Game 4 will air on NBCSN. If the series is 2-0, Game 3 will air on NBCSN, and Game 4 will air on NBC.
NBC SPORTS RADIO TO SERVE AS EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL TERRESTRIAL RADIO PARTNER FOR THE 2016 STANLEY CUP FINAL
NBC Sports Radio, distributed by Westwood One, will serve as the exclusive national terrestrial radio partner for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, providing broadcast coverage of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final to affiliated and other terrestrial radio stations. The broadcasts will also be available via NBCSportsRadio.com, the NBC Sports Radio App and SiriusXM Satellite Radio., and the TuneIn digital radio platform. A list of stations carrying the Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBCSportsRadio.com.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) will serve as NBC Sports Radio’s broadcast team for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Click here for more information.
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 | 14 |
| NBCSN | 52 |
| USA Network | 6 |
| CNBC | 12 |
| NHL Network | 2 |
| Total | 86 |
One-goal Games: 47
OT games: 18
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 powered by Playmaker Media and 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–
