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Monday, May 29th, 2017

2017 STANLEY CUP FINAL BEGINS TONIGHT ON NBC – PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HOST NASHVILLE PREDATORS AT 8 P.M. ET

NBC Sports Stanley Cup Final Media Conference Call – Tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET

Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire Combine to Call 11th Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team

Hosts Liam McHugh, Kathryn Tappen, and Paul Burmeister Anchor Studio Coverage with Analysts Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick, Keith Jones, Anson Carter and Brian Boucher

Pre-Game Coverage Starts at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Features on P.K. Subban, Sidney Crosby, Filip Forsberg, and Game 7 Hero Chris Kunitz

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 29, 2017 – NBC Sports begins exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final for the 12th consecutive year tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators in Game 1 from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pre-game coverage begins tonight at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of 2017 Stanley Cup Final.

Five-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 2017 Stanley Cup Final on NBC and NBCSN. This marks the 11th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will combine to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.

Host Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and studio coverage on-site throughout the series, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. In addition, Kathryn Tappen and Paul Burmeister and will host coverage from outside sets in Pittsburgh and Nashville, alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, and Anson Carter.
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NBC SPORTS STANLEY CUP FINAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL – TOMORROW AT 4 P.M. ET

 

NBC Sports Group’s lead NHL broadcast team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst), as well as NBC Sports Group executive producer Sam Flood, will review tonight’s Game 1 and preview the rest of the Stanley Cup Final on a media conference call on tomorrow, May 30, at 4 p.m. ET. Media interested in attending should call 785-830-7988; Passcode; 3912339.

  • WHAT: 2017 Stanley Cup Final Media Conference Call
  • WHO: Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Sam Flood
  • WHEN: Tuesday, May 30, at 4 p.m. ET
  • NUMBER: 785-830-7988
  • PASSCODE: 3912339

 

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STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1 – PREDATORS-PENGUINS – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins are attempting to become the first team in nearly two decades to repeat as Cup winners. Detroit was the last team to accomplish the feat in 1997 and 1998. Pittsburgh advanced to the Final with a thrilling 3-2 double-overtime win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final against Ottawa, led by a two-goal outburst by Chris Kunitz, who netted the game-winner. Evgeni Malkin (24 points) and Sidney Crosby (20 points) are ranked first and second in the league in points during these Playoffs.

Nashville is playing in its first Stanley Cup Final in franchise history. The Predators swept the Blackhawks in the first round, dispatched the Blues in six games in the second round, and defeated the Ducks in six games in the Western Conference Final. Filip Forsberg has powered the Predators into the Final. Forsberg is on a seven-game point streak, and leads the club in goals (8) and points (15). Nashville’s defense has been a source of offense as well, accounting for 42 points and 11 goals in these Playoffs, both tops in the NHL.

Following is the full telecast schedule for the 2017 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date Coverage Network Time (ET)
Mon., May 29 Game 1 – Nashville at Pittsburgh NBC 8 p.m.
Wed., May 31 Game 2 – Nashville at Pittsburgh NBCSN 8 p.m.
Sat., June 3 Game 3 – Pittsburgh at Nashville NBCSN 8 p.m.
Mon., June 5 Game 4 – Pittsburgh at Nashville NBC 8 p.m.
Thur., June 8 Game 5 – Nashville at Pittsburgh* NBC 8 p.m.
Sun., June 11 Game 6 – Pittsburgh at Nashville* NBC 8 p.m.
Wed., June 14 Game 7 – Nashville at Pittsburgh * NBC 8 p.m.

*if necessary

NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all Stanley Cup Playoff games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–