Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final Airs Tonight on NBC Sports

By: Jun. 01, 2016
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NBC Sports' coverage of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final continues tonight with Game 2 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh leads the series 1-0.

Four-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 tonight's Game 2. This marks the 10th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire have combined to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.

Pre-game coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, hosted by Kathryn Tappen and Dave Briggs alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter and Brian Boucher on-set outside of CONSOL Energy Center. Coverage shifts inside at 7:30 p.m. ET with host Liam McHugh who will anchor pre-game and intermission coverage alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.

Pittsburgh took Game 1 by a score of 3-2, as Nick Bonino broke a 2-2 tie with 2:33 remaining in regulation. Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary also scored for Pittsburgh in the first period to spot the Penguins a 2-0 lead, before the Sharks stormed back in the second period with goals from Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau.

Pittsburgh outshot San Jose 41-26 in the game, marking the 10th consecutive game in which the Penguins have outshot their opponent. The Sharks have been resilient this postseason, posting a 5-1 record in their six games following a loss.



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