Pittsburgh Penguins Host Washington Capitals Tonight on NBC Sports

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will look to even their Second Round series against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins with a Game 4 win tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike 'Doc' Emrick and Emmy Award-winning 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst Pierre McGuire will call the game from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Tonight's pre-game coverage begins with NHL LIVE at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, hosted by Liam McHugh alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Time	Coverage	Network	Commentators
7 p.m.	NHL Live	NBCSN	Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury Keith Jones
8 p.m.	Game 4 - (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh	NBCSN	Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Pierre McGuire

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GAME 4 - (1) CAPITALS AT (2) PENGUINS - 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - PENGUINS LEAD 2-1

The Penguins took a 2-1 series lead on Monday night with a 3-2 win in Game 3. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for the victory, despite a furious rally from the Capitals in the third period. Washington outshot Pittsburgh 49-23 in Game 3, including 21-9 in the final stanza. Penguins goalie Matt Murray broke the club record for saves in a postseason regulation win with 47 saves. Alex Ovechkin broke onto the scoresheet with his first goal since Game 3 of the First Round, and his first goal against Pittsburgh in eight total games this season. The Penguins have won 19 of 24 games at home, dating back to Jan. 17 of the regular season.

NBC and NBCSN will present Game 5 of all four Second Round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this weekend, highlighted by a pair of games this Saturday on NBC preceding and following coverage of the running of the 142nd Kentucky Derby.

NBC will air Game 5 of Blues-Stars on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, with pre-game coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. Immediately following Kentucky Derby coverage, NBC will present Game 5 of Penguins-Capitals at 7:15 p.m. ET. Saturday's coverage on NBCSN begins at 10 p.m. ET with Game 5 of Predators-Sharks.

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and lead NHL on NBC analyst Eddie Olczyk will serve as an analyst and handicapper for Saturday's Kentucky Derby coverage. Olczyk handicapped last year's Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup races for NBC, and made his debut on NBCSN's coverage of the $500,000 Gold Cup in 2014, correctly picking the longshot winners of both races on the telecast.