FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “NHL PLAYOFF PASS” – MAY 7
Four Game 4s Tonight
NEW YORK – May 7, 2013 – “NHL Playoff Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box provides a quick daily overview of Stanley Cup Playoff coverage. It is published weekdays to preview the evening games. On Fridays, a weekend edition is posted.
Games are being presented on NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC (in primetime), and NHL Network. In addition, more Stanley Cup Playoff games are live streamed than ever before. For more information on NBC Sports Group’s overall NHL Playoff coverage, please click here.
THE PASS (All times ET)
Tonight | Coverage | Network | Talent |
6:30 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick |
7 p.m. | Pittsburgh (1) @ N.Y. Islanders (8) | NBCSN | Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti |
7 p.m. | Montreal (2) @ Ottawa (7) | CNBC | TBA |
9:30 p.m. | Chicago (1) @ Minnesota (8) | NBCSN | Rick Peckham, Brian Engblom |
10 p.m. | Vancouver (3) @ San Jose (6) | CNBC | Randy Hahn, Drew Remenda, Brodie Brazil, Brett Hadican |
TONIGHT, May 7
NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Jeremy Roenick, begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Russ Thaler and Mike Keenan will host CNBC’s studio coverage.
Playoff coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with back-to-back Game 4s after overtimes in Game 3. The New York Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins as they look to tie the series (Pittsburgh leads 2-1). Kenny Albert will call play-by-play alongside analyst Joe Micheletti from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. NBC Sports Network’s coverage continues at 9:30 p.m. ET with the Minnesota Wild hosting the Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago leads 2-1).
CNBC’s coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET with the Montreal Canadiens at the Ottawa Senators from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario (Ottawa leads 2-1). At 10 p.m. ET on CNBC, the San Jose Sharks look to sweep the series as they host the Vancouver Canucks at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. (San Jose leads 3-0). CSN California’s Randy Hahn will serve as play-by-play announcer alongside analysts Drew Remenda, Brodie Brazil and Bret Hedican.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: TOMORROW, May 8
Tomorrow’s Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs game, originally scheduled to air on NHL Network, will now air on CNBC at 7 p.m. ET. The Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues game at 9 p.m. ET (puck drop approximately 9:15 p.m. ET), will likely begin on NHL Network and be joined-in-progress on CNBC at the conclusion of the Bruins-Maple Leafs game.
Wed., May 8 | ||
6:30 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN |
7 p.m. | Boston (4) @ Toronto (5) | CNBC |
7:30 p.m. | Washington (3) @ N.Y. Rangers (6) | NBCSN |
9 p.m. | Los Angeles (5) @ St. Louis (4) | NHL Network/CNBC* |
10 p.m. | Detroit (7) @ Anaheim (2) | NBCSN |
*Joined-in-progress. Game will likely begin on NHL Network
BLACKOUT REMINDER
During the Conference Quarterfinals, games that air on NBC Sports Network, CNBC and the NHL Network are subject to local blackouts. NBC Sports Network, CNBC and the NHL Network begin exclusivity in the second round. Games airing on NBC are exclusive throughout the playoffs.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the second consecutive year, and only the second time in the 96-year history of the NHL, every Stanley Cup Playoff game will be televised nationally.
NBC |
3 |
NBCSN |
14 |
CNBC |
8 |
NHLN |
1 |
OT Games: 8
NHL CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS ON NBC SPORTS GROUP: BY THE NUMBERS
1106 Games broadcast by NBC Sports Group as of 5/6/13 since 2006*
20 NBC Sports Group NHL announcers and analysts on national broadcasts (includes studio)**
15 Maximum number of conference quarterfinal games Pierre McGuire will cover
11 Hard cameras, including 2 Super SloMo cameras
7 Mobile units
6 Robotic cameras
6 Hard disc record devices
6 Production and engineering teams
4 NBC Sports Group television networks covering the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
3 Hand-held cameras
2 Super SlowMo cameras
1 Stanley Cup
*Includes NBC, NBC Sports Network, formerly VERSUS, and CNBC
**Includes CSN California
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream all Stanley Cup Playoff games that air on NBC, NBC Sports Network, and CNBC, including the Stanley Cup Final for the first time. The vast majority of games will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
Games airing on:
- NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra;
- NBC Sports Network will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs;
- CNBC will live stream exclusively through NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere.”
DIGITAL COVERAGE
In addition to its live stream coverage, NBCSports.com’s ProHockeyTalk, will anchor NBC Sports’ online and mobile coverage of the NHL playoffs.
Fans that come to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Schedule page on NBCSports.com/NHLonNBC will not only be able to see the weekly schedule updates, but also dive into a deep playoffs photo experience. Fans can engage with Twitter (@NHLonNBCSports) and Facebook (facebook.com/NHLonNBCSports) to receive the most up to date tune-in information, scores, reports and stories from around the NHL and ProHockeyTalk.
— NBC Sports Group —