Tonight, we have Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series between the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils. This has the potential to go six or seven games. NBC Sports Network will have the game tonight at 7:30 ET. Kenny Albert and Pierre McGuire have the call.
NEW JERSEY @ PHILADELPHIA GAME 2 ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK, 7:30 p.m. ET TONIGHT
Devils-Flyers Game 1 on NBC is Most-Watched NHL Conference Semifinal in 13 Years
2012 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: DAY 21NEW YORK – May 1, 2012 – Day 21 – Tonight the NBC Sports Group continues its exclusive coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network. Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Pierre McGuire (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call the game. Coverage begins tonight with NHL Live at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
Game 1 of the series, won by the Flyers on Sunday, 4-3, was viewed by 2.5 million people on NBC, making it the most-watched second-round game in 13 years, since two-game regional coverage averaged 2.6 million viewers on ABC (5/16/99). Through three days, viewership of the second round on NBC Sports Network is averaging 769,000 viewers, up 28% vs. the same period last year (599,000).
CHANNEL FINDER
With all 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games airing nationally for the first time, the NBC Sports Group created a channel finder to help fans find NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC or NHL Network in their area by simply entering a zip code.
Click here for the channel finder.
COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE
Comcast SportsNet, the local home for the Capitals and Flyers, will closely follow hometown team playoff progress with pre- and post-game coverage, breaking news and analysis throughout each team’s playoff run. CSN Philadelphia will be doing live pre- and post-game programs for all Flyers games in the second round and CSN Mid-Atlantic will have one-hour Capitals Postgame Live shows for all Capitals games in the second round. Both networks will also have extensive coverage online.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the first time in the 95-year history of the NHL, every Stanley Cup Playoff game will be televised nationally. The NBC Sports Group will provide unprecedented access to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in April, May and June, televising as many as 105 playoff games and possibly more than 262.5 hours of programming. Games will be presented on NBC, the NBC Sports Network, the NHL Network, and NBCUniversal’s business channel CNBC in primetime.
NBC Sports Network Thirty* CNBC Twelve NBC Eight NHL Network Six * Includes Devils-Panthers Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 that was joined in progress
That’s it for the afternoon session on the blog. Back later tonight.
