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NBC Sports Group will present 11 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games this weekend, including all 16 playoff teams in action across the networks of NBCUniversal, and the first four matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC.

NBC Sports Group's comprehensive coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs begins with three Game 1 matchups across NBCSN and CNBC tonight, the first night of two months of Stanley Cup Playoff hockey - and 'There's Nothing Like Playoff Hockey.'

NBC Sports Group's comprehensive coverage of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs begins with three first-round games on Wednesday night, the first night of two months of Stanley Cup Playoff hockey – and “There's Nothing Like Playoff Hockey.”

NBC Sports' coverage of the NHL this week is highlighted by a pair of Eastern Conference clashes with playoff implications on Sunday, as Claude Giroux and the Philadelphia Flyers host Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins in the NHL Game of the Week Sunday at 12 p.m. ET on NBC.

Pittsburgh Penguins Host Philadelphia Flyers On NHL Game Of The Week This Sunday

Rangers-Bruins Original Six Clash On Wednesday Night Rivalry

Max Pacioretty and Montreal Canadiens Visit David Pastrnak amd Boston Bruins on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry

New York Rangers Host Chicago Blackhawks In Original Six Clash on NBCSN's Today Night Rivalry

Dylan Larkin and Detroit Red Wings Visit Jakub Voracek and Philadelphia Flyers on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry

The Eastern Conference Final shifts north of the border tonight for a pivotal Game 3 showdown in Ottawa, as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins look to even the Eastern Conference Final with a Game 2 victory tonight, when they host Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage on NBCSN begins with NHL Live at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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.

Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals will look to force a winner-take-all Game 7 showdown with a victory tonight in Game 6 against Sidney Crosby and the (2) Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage begins on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET on NHL Live.

NBC Sports will present up to six NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games this weekend, headlined by a Saturday night elimination game on NBC immediately following the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, when Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals look to stay alive against Evgeni Malkin and the (2) Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of their second-round series.

Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers will look to even their second-round series with a Game 4 win against Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage begins on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET with NHL Live.

NBCSN presents a pair of pivotal Game 4 Stanley Cup Playoff matchups tonight, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Evgeni Malkin and the (2) Pittsburgh Penguins host Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals, with Pittsburgh leading the series 2-1.

Coming off a Stanley Cup Playoff first round that saw a record 18 games require overtime, NBC Sports Group has announced its second-round telecast schedule and game commentary pairings through Game 4.

NBC Sports Group presents four Stanley Cup Playoff Game 4 matchups tonight across NBCSN and USA Network, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Alex Ovechkin and the (1) Washington Capitals look to even their series against rookie phenom Auston Matthews and the (WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs north of the border.

NBC Sports Group will present 12 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games this weekend – four games during each of the next three days – including all 16 playoff teams in action across the networks of NBCUniversal, and the first three matchups of the postseason on NBC.