New York Rangers Look to Avoid Elimination Against Ottawa Senators Tonight on NBCSN

By: May. 09, 2017
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Henrik Lundqvist and the (WC1) New York Rangers look to stay alive and force a decisive Game 7 with a victory tonight at home, when they host Erik Karlsson and the (2) Ottawa Senators in Game 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

John Forslund (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst), and Emmy Award-winner Pierre McGuire ('Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call Senators-Rangers from Madison Square Garden. Liam McHugh anchors studio coverage on NHL LIVE alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will provide streaming coverage of Senators-Rangers.

Tomorrow night's coverage features a win-or-go-home Game 7 doubleheader on NBCSN, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals host Sidney Crosby and the (2) Pittsburgh Penguins. The action shifts west at 10 p.m. ET, when Ryan Getzlaf and the (1) Anaheim Ducks host Connor McDavid and the (2) Edmonton Oilers.

THE PASS - TUESDAY, MAY 9-THURSDAY, MAY 11 (All times ET)

TUESDAY, MAY 9
Time Coverage Network Commentators
6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones
7:30 p.m. Game 6 - (2) Ottawa at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers NBCSN John Forslund, Joe Micheletti,
Pierre McGuire
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones
7:30 p.m. Game 7 - (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington NBCSN Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk,
Pierre McGuire
10 p.m. Game 7 - (2) Edmonton at (1) Anaheim NBCSN Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti,
Brian Boucher
THURSDAY, MAY 11
6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones
7:30 p.m. Game 7 - (WC1) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Ottawa* NBCSN Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk,
Pierre McGuire

*if necessary


(2) OTTAWA SENATORS AT (WC1) NEW YORK RANGERS - GAME 6 AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - SENATORS LEAD 3-2

The Rangers led Game 5 late into the third period and appeared to be headed for a 3-2 series lead, before ex-Ranger Derick Brassard scored the tying goal with 1:26 left, and Kyle Turris scored the game-winner to push New York to the brink of elimination. Brassard's tying goal marked the third time this postseason that the Rangers gave up a game-tying goal with less than 90 second remaining in regulation. New York lost all three of those games in overtime.

The Rangers have scored first in every game this series, and the Senators have only led for 13:10 of the entire series. The action shifts to New York tonight where the Rangers won Games 3 and 4 by a combined score of 8-2, and chased goaltender Craig Anderson at the start of the third period in Game 4. Since the start of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Rangers are 15-5 when facing elimination.


2017 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS AVERAGING 941,000 VIEWERS, UP 5% VS. 2016; PENS-CAPS GAME 5 IS MOST-WATCHED EARLY-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME IN PEOPLE METER ERA

As the second round comes to a close, NBC Sports Group's coverage of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues to produce ratings milestones and year-over-year increases. Across all 61 games on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app, the Stanley Cup Playoffs have averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 941,000 viewers, up 5% through the same point last year (65 games; 899,000).

For the second consecutive year, NBC aired a Stanley Cup Playoff game in primetime after the Kentucky Derby. With Saturday's puck drop shortly after Always Dreaming's victory, Game 5 of the Penguins-Capitals second-round series averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 4.365 million viewers, making it the most-watched early-round Stanley Cup Playoff game in People Meter history (1993). Click here for more information.

Through 62 games, the 2017 Playoffs have totaled 1.3 million uniques and 271.5 million live minutes streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, up 18% and 26%, respectively, vs. 2016 (1.1 mil. uniques; 214.8 mil. minutes). Both metrics are records for this point in the playoffs.

Additional recent viewership highlights:

  • Last night's Caps-Pens Game 6 on NBCSN produced a 7.6 rating in Washington D.C., making it the highest-rated Caps game on cable in the market since Game 7 vs. the Rangers in the 2015 Second Round (7.9);
  • Digitally, last night's Game 6 delivered the second-most live minutes streamed (11.1 million) and uniques (153,000) for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs;
  • The Predators' series-clinching Game 6 win on Sunday vs. the Blues on NBC produced a 9.8 rating in Nashville, making it the second-highest rated Predators game ever on NBC in the market, behind Game 3 of this year's series (9.9).


NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all Stanley Cup Playoff games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

Image courtesy of NBC.



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