NBC Sports to Present NHL PLAYOFF Coverage, Beginning Tonight

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoff continue tonight with four games across NBCSN, CNBC, and NHL Network, highlighted by a doubleheader on NBCSN, beginning at 8 p.m. ET, when the (3) Chicago Blackhawks visit the (2) St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of their first-round series. NBCSN's doubleheader continues at 10:30 p.m. ET, when the (WC1) NASHVILLE Predators face the (1) Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their series.

Tonight's Stanley Cup Playoff coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC, when the (3) Detroit Red Wings look to even their first-round series against the (2) Tampa Bay Lightning with a Game 2 victory. NHL NETWORK will also present Game 2 coverage of the (WC1) New York Islanders-(1) Florida Panthers series at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Pre-game coverage of tonight's matchups begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, leading into Game 2 of Blackhawks-Blues.

THE PASS - FRIDAY, APRIL 15-SUNDAY, APRIL 17 (All times ET)

FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Time	Coverage	Network	Commentators
7 p.m.	NHL Live	NBCSN	Kathryn Tappen, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
7 p.m.	Game 2 - (3) Detroit at (2) Tampa Bay	CNBC	Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire
	NHL Live (Intermission Reports)	CNBC	Dave Briggs, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter
7:30 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC1) N.Y. Islanders at (1) Florida	NHL Network	Howie Rose, Butch Goring
8 p.m.	Game 2 - (3) Chicago at (2) St. Louis	NBCSN	Pat Foley, Eddie Olczyk
10:30 p.m.	Game 1 - (WC1) NASHVILLE at (1) Anaheim	NBCSN	John Forslund, Bret Hedican
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
3 p.m.	Game 2 - (3) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Pittsburgh	NBC	Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
7 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC2) Philadelphia at (1) Washington	CNBC	Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin
8 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC2) Minnesota at (1) Dallas	NBCSN	Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
10:30 p.m.	Game 2 - (3) San Jose at (2) Los Angeles	NBCSN	Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
3 p.m.	Game 3 - (2) St. Louis at (3) Chicago	NBC	Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
7 p.m.	Game 3 - (2) Tampa Bay at (3) Detroit	CNBC	Bob Cole, Garry Galley, Craig Simpson
8 p.m.	Game 3 - (1) Florida at (3) N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
10:30 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC1) NASHVILLE at (1) Anaheim	NBCSN	John Forslund, Bret Hedican

All Stanley Cup Playoff games will be presented on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network.NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will provide streaming coverage of games airing on NBC, NBCSN, usa network and CNBC via "TV Everywhere."

For more information on NBC Sports Group's overall NHL Playoff coverage, please click here.

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