With the NHL off for the second consecutive Friday, the Conference Finals resume on Saturday with the East back in action on NBC.
It’ll be Game 3 of the New York Rangers-New Jersey Devils series with Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre “Hopeless” McGuire will be on the call. Gametime is 1 p.m. ET. And with the Preakness Stakes scheduled for 4:30 p.m., we have an overtime policy in effect. If the game is still ongoing when the Preakness Stakes is about to begin on NBC, the game will be shifted to CNBC.
There will be no such problem on Sunday with Game 4 of the Western Conference Final between the Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings which will begin at 3 p.m. and be called by Dave Strader, Darren Pang and Brian Engblom.
Here’s the press release from NBC Sports.
CONFERENCE FINALS CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Days 38-40
New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils, 1 p.m. ET Saturday –- NBC (Series tied 1-1)NEW YORK – May 18, 2012 –- Days 38-40 – The NBC Sports Group’s exclusive Conference Finals coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue this weekend on NBC with Game 3 of the Eastern Conference on Saturday and a potential series-ending Game 4 in the Western Conference on Sunday.
Saturday, the #1 New York Rangers visit the #6 New Jersey Devils at 1 p.m. ET on NBC. With the series tied 1-1, the team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play) and Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-glass’ analyst) will call the action from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
On Sunday, the #8 Los Angeles Kings could become the first team to advance to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final when they host the #3 Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Conference at 3 p.m. ET on NBC (Kings lead 3-0). The team of Dave Strader (play-by-play), Darren Pang (analyst) and Brian Engblom (‘Inside-the-glass’ analyst) will call the action.
Continuing through the Stanley Cup Final, all Stanley Cup Playoff games will air exclusively on NBC and NBC Sports Network. Following is the schedule for the remaining Conference Finals games (all times ET and subject to change):
Saturday, May 19 1 p.m. #1 New York Rangers @ #6 New Jersey Devils (Game 3) NBC Sunday, May 20 3 p.m. #3 Phoenix Coyotes @ #8 Los Angeles Kings (Game 4) NBC Monday, May 21 8 p.m. #1 New York Rangers @ #6 New Jersey Devils (Game 4) NBC Sports Network Tuesday, May 22 9 p.m. 8 Los Angeles Kings @ #3 Phoenix Coyotes (Game 5)* NBC Sports Network Wednesday, May 23 8 p.m. #6 New Jersey Devils @ #1 New York Rangers (Game 5)* NBC Sports Network Thursday, May 24 9 p.m. #3 Phoenix Coyotes @ #8 Los Angeles Kings (Game 6)* NBC Sports Network Friday, May 25 8 p.m. 1 New York Rangers @ #6 New Jersey Devils (Game 6)* NBC Sports Network Saturday, May 26 8 p.m. #8 Los Angeles Kings@ #3 Phoenix Coyotes (Game 7)* NBC Sports Network Sunday, May 27 8 p.m. #6 New Jersey Devils @ #1 New York Rangers (Game 7)* NBC Sports Network *If Necessary
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 and NBC Sports Network in their area by simply entering a zip code.
Click here for the channel finder.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 is providing unprecedented access to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in April, May and June, televising as many as 91 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< Forty Six* CNBC Thirteen NBC Ten NHL Network Six * Includes Devils-Panthers Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 that was joined in progress
And that’s it.
