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Friday, April 28th, 2017
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH –APRIL 28-30, 2017
(All times ET)
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBCSports.com, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
Friday, April 28th
3:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Penn Relays
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Nashville Predators @ St. Louis Blues –Game 2
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks – Game 2
10: 30 p.m. on Golf Channel – EUROPEAN TOUR: Volvo China Open
1 a.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – World Curling Championships: Mixed Doubles
Saturday, April 29th
6 a.m. on Golf Channel – EUROPEAN TOUR: Volvo China Open
8 a.m. on CNBC – F1 Russian Grand Prix – Qualifying
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
9:30 a.m. on CNBC – Off the Grid
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Southampton v. Hull City
10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Sunderland v. Bournemouth
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Burnley
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Penn Relays
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators – Game 2
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Drake Relays
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
6 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Russian Grand Prix – Qualifying (Encore)
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Phoenix Grand Prix – Qualifying (Encore)
8 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals – Game 2
9 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Phoenix Grand Prix
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Post-Race
12 a.m. on NBCSN – World Curling Championships: Mixed Doubles
Sunday, April 30th
6 a.m. on Golf Channel – EUROPEAN TOUR: Volvo China Open
6:30 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League Live
7 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
7 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Manchester United v. Swansea City
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Russian Grand Prix
9:05 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Everton v. Chelsea
10 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11:30 a.m. on NCBSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Arsenal
12 p.m. on Golf Channel – Golf Central
1 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Global RallyCross – Memphis
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
1:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Bath v. Gloucester
3 p.m. on NBC – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: St. Louis Blues @ Nashville Predators – Game 3
3 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA TOUR: Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
4:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Russian Grand Prix (Encore)
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Anaheim Ducks @ Edmonton Oilers – Game 3
9:45 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day II
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week
NHL
NBC Sports will present six NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games this weekend, headlined by a Saturday night primetime Game 2 clash on NBC between Sidney Crosby and the (2) Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals at 8 p.m. ET. Puck drop will be preceded by NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery.
NBC will present a total of three games this weekend, beginning Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with Game 2 of the (WC1) New York Rangers-(2) Ottawa Senators series. Sunday’s coverage on NBC features Game 3 between the (3) St. Louis Blues and (WC2) Nashville Predators at 3 p.m. ET.
This weekend’s coverage kicks off with a Western Conference Game 2 doubleheader tonight on NBCSN, beginning at 8 p.m. ET, when the Blues host the Predators. The action shifts west at 10:30 p.m. ET, when the (1) Anaheim Ducks host the (2) Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their series.
NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh with analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones, begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Paul Burmeister and Anson Carter will handle late-game intermission coverage.
Sunday’s coverage begins on NBC at 3 p.m. ET with Game 3 of the Blues and Predators series in Nashville. NHL Live will handle pre-game coverage on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET, leading into Game 3 between the Ducks and Oilers in Edmonton at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC will present live coverage of the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET, prior to puck drop of Game 2 between the Penguins and Capitals. The 2017 NHL Draft Lottery, which will be held tomorrow in Toronto, will determine the order of selection for the first 15 picks in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft.
THE PASS – FRIDAY, APRIL 28-SUNDAY, APRIL 30 (All times ET)
| FRIDAY, APRIL 28 | |||
| Time | Coverage | Network | Commentators |
| 7 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, |
| 8 p.m. | Game 2 – (WC2) Nashville at (3) St. Louis | NBCSN | Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire |
| 10:30 p.m. | Game 2 – (2) Edmonton at (1) Anaheim | NBCSN | Brendan Burke, Joe Micheletti |
| NHL Live (Late Coverage) | NBCSN | Paul Burmeister, Anson Carter |
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| SATURDAY, APRIL 29 | |||
| 3 p.m. | Game 2 – (WC1) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Ottawa | NBC | John Forslund, Brian Boucher |
| NHL Live (Intermission Reports) | NBC | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick |
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| 8 p.m. | Game 2 – (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington | NBC | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
| NHL Live (Intermission Reports) | NBC | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, Kathryn Tappen |
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| SUNDAY, APRIL 30 | |||
| 3 p.m. | Game 3 – (3) St. Louis at (WC2) Nashville | NBC | Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire |
| NHL Live (Intermission Reports) | NBC | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick |
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| 6 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Kathryn Tappen, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter |
| 7 p.m. | Game 3 – (1) Anaheim at (2) Edmonton | NBCSN | Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti |
PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the Premier League season this weekend, highlighted by the North London Derby between second-place Tottenham and Arsenal on Premier League Sunday this Sunday, April 30, at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls the match, joined by analysts Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux at White Hart Lane.
Weekend Premier League coverage begins this Saturday, April 29, at 9 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Southampton v. Hull City at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Sunderland v. Bournemouth at 10 a.m. ET on CNBC.
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET Crystal Palace host Burnley on NBC. Following the match, NBC presents a live Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET. Rebecca Lowe hosts Goal Zone and Premier League Live, joined by Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe.
Premier League Sunday begins at 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday with Premier League Live on CNBC, followed by Manchester United v. Swansea City at 7 a.m. ET on CNBC.
League leaders Chelsea visit Everton this Sunday at 9:05 a.m. ET on CNBC. Steve Bower calls the match, joined by analyst Phil Neville.
This week’s Premier League coverage wraps up Monday, May 1, at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Watford v. Liverpool at 3 p.m. ET.
Following the match on Monday, NBCSN presents a new live episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by Roger Bennett and Michael Davies at 5:30 p.m. ET. Filmmaker Guy Ritchie will guest on this week’s episode.
Saturday April 29th
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Southampton v. Hull City, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on CNBC – Sunderland v. Bournemouth, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Phil Neville
10 a.m. on Extra Time – West Bromwich Albion v. Leicester City, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Andy Hinchcliffe
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Stoke City v. West Ham, commentated by Tony Jones and Iain Dowie
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Crystal Palace v. Burnley, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon
Sunday April 30th
7 a.m. on CNBC – Manchester United v. Swansea City, commentated by Joe Speight and David Prutton
9:05 a.m. on CNBC – Everton v. Chelsea, commentated by Steve Bower and Phil Neville
9:05 a.m. on Extra Time – Middlesbrough v. Manchester City, commentated by Ian Crocker and Andy Walker
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Tottenham v. Arsenal, commentated by Arlo White, Graeme Le Saux and Lee Dixon
Monday May, 1st
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Watford v. Liverpool, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham
INDYCAR
The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series rolls into Phoenix for its first oval race of the season following a thrilling Grand Prix of Alabama last Sunday on NBCSN under the lights in primetime on Saturday night with the IndyCar Phoenix Grand Prix at 9 p.m. ET.
Coverage from Phoenix begins with tonight at 11 p.m. ET with qualifying, which will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. NBCSN will present qualifying on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, prior to live race coverage at 9 p.m. ET.
Rick Allen, who serves as NBC Sports Group’s lead NASCAR play-by-play announcer, will handle the play-by-play duties for this week’s Phoenix Grand Prix, filling in for lead IndyCar and F1 announcer Leigh Diffey, who will call the F1 Russian Grand Prix. Allen will be joined by analysts Paul Tracy and Townsend Bell. Marty Snider, Robin Miller, Kevin Lee, and Katie Hargitt will handle coverage in the pits in Phoenix.
F1
NBCSN presents live IndyCar coverage on Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. ET with the F1 Russian Grand Prix from Sochi, Russia – home of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app stream Practice 3 on Saturday at 5 a.m. ET, followed by qualifying on CNBC at 8 a.m. ET (encore on NBCSN on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET).
F1 Countdown kicks things off on Sunday morning at 7 a.m. ET prior to live race action from Sochi at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by F1 Extra at 10 a.m. ET. NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the race on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s action, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from Sochi Autodrom in Russia.
RED BULL
NBC Sports Group begins its coverage of the 2017 Red Bull Global RallyCross season this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC with the first event of the season in Memphis, Tenn. The field of competitors will all look to topple defending two-time champion Scott Speed (Volkswagen Andretti). He may face the strongest competition from teammate Tanner Foust, who won four races last season and finished second to Speed in the final standings by just four points. Toby Moody (play-by-play) and Will Christien (analyst) will call the action.
TRACK AND FIELD
NBCSN presents live coverage of “USA vs. the World” at the Penn Relays tomorrow, Friday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET and Saturday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. ET, plus live coverage of the Drake Relays Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Coverage will be streamed live on NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass,” as well as on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. The Penn Relays and Drake Relays are part of the USA Track & Field Championship Series.
Tim Hutchings handles the call for the Drake Relays from Des Moines, Iowa, joined by Ato Boldon, and reporter Todd Harris.
GOLF
The PGA TOUR moves to Louisiana this week to unveil an exciting new format at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The LPGA Tour this week boasts a field that includes the entire top-20 in the current Rolex Women’s World Rankings, all convening at the Volunteers of American Texas Shootout. The European Tour will stage the Volvo China Open in Beijing, as Haotong Li is set to defend his 2016 title.
Live weekend coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans begins today at 3:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Golf Channel’s coverage continues Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Originating from on-site at TPC Louisiana, Golf Central will provide the latest news and storylines continuing through Sunday’s final round. Cara Robinson will host, while Brandel Chamblee and David Duval will offer analysis, and Heather Cox will provide reports and conduct interviews with players in the field.
Rich Lerner (play-by-play) calls the action from TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La. Calling the action with Lerner are analysts Frank Nobilo, Curt Byrum and Craig Perks (tower) with Arron Oberholser on the course.
Live coverage of the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout continues Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Steve Sands will provide play-by-play for Golf Channel’s coverage from Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Sands is joined by analysts Judy Rankin and Tom Abbott (tower) with Jerry Foltz and Kay Cockerill on the course.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage of the Volvo China Open continues Saturday and Sunday at 6 a.m. ET.
Dougie Donnelly will provide play-by-play for Golf Channel’s coverage from Topwin Golf & Country Club, Beijing, China. Donnelly is joined by analysts Dom Boulet and Jamie Spence with Jay Townsend on the course.
