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Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

DAY 37 – RANGERS HOST CANADIENS IN GAME 3 OF EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Eastern Conference Final Game 3 – Canadiens-Rangers Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Rangers Lead 2-0

Western Conference Final Game 3 – Blackhawks-Kings Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC – Series Tied 1-1

NBCSN Airs Coverage of IIHF World Championship Semifinal and Final This Weekend

All Games Streamed Live Via NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 22, 2014 – Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers look to move within one win of a Stanley Cup Final berth tonight, when they host P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Tonight’s coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, featuring host Liam McHugh and analysts Jeremy Roenick and Keith Jones, leading into live game coverage from Madison Square Garden in New York City. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will provide streaming coverage of tonight’s Eastern Conference Final, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, 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.

The Rangers lead the Canadiens 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, following a 3-1 victory in Game 2 on Monday night in Montreal, as forwards Martin St. Louis and Rick Nash found the back of the net, and Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves to deny Montreal. A win tonight would move the Rangers within one victory of their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 20 years.

Emmy Award-winning play-by-play voice Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, analyst Eddie Olczyk and Emmy Award-winning “Inside the Glass” analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call from Madison Square Garden in New York.

 

THE PASS – THURSDAY, MAY 22 – SATURDAY, MAY 24 (All times ET)

THURSDAY, MAY 22
Time Coverage Network Commentators
7 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Jeremy Roenick,
Keith Jones
8 p.m. Game 3 – Montreal at N.Y. Rangers NBCSN Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk,
Pierre McGuire

FRIDAY, MAY 23

–NO GAMES–

SATURDAY, MAY 24
8 p.m. Game 3 – Chicago at Los Angeles NBC Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti,
Brian Engblom
NHL Live (Intermission Reports) NBC Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones

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GAME 3 – BLACKHAWKS-KINGS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL – SATURDAY AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC – SERIES TIED 1-1

Coverage of the Western Conference Final shifts to NBC on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET, when the Los Angeles Kings host the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the series. The Kings look to carry the momentum of an impressive Game 2 victory back to Los Angeles, as Jeff Carter recorded a hat trick in the third period, which accounted for three of the Kings’ six unanswered goals, to beat the Blackhawks 6-2, handing Chicago its first loss at home this postseason.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst), and Brian Engblom (“Inside the Glass” analyst) will have the call from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

 

NBCSN PRESENTS IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS AND FINAL THIS WEEKEND

Coverage of the IIHF World Championship from Minsk, Belarus continues Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET with a semifinals doubleheader, as the Czech Republic faces Finland and Russia faces the winner of Sweden-Belarus in the other semifinal matchup.

NBC Sports Live Extra will present live streaming coverage of Sunday’s bronze medal game at 9:30 a.m. ET, as well as live coverage of the semifinals and final. NBCSN will air live coverage of the gold medal game at 2 p.m. ET

Host Russ Thaler and analyst and former NHL forward Anson Carter will handle pre-game, post-game and intermission coverage throughout this weekend’s IIHF World Championship semifinals and final.

 

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the third consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.

Network Games
NBC 10
NBCSN 52
CNBC 15
NHL-N 2
Total 79

                               

One-goal Games: 34
OT games: 19

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, NBCSN and CNBC, including the comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final. 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;
  • NBCSN 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.”

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