Ok, let’s provide the NHL on NBC announcing assignments for the weekend. Doc Emrick and Pierre McGuire will call tonight’s Game 5 of the New York Rangers-Pittsburgh Penguins series. If Pittsburgh wins tonight, then it would make Game 5 of the Minnesota-Chicago as the only game on Sunday.
With NBC airing the Players Championship both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, NBCSN will air the Conference Semifinals in primetime.
Game 5 of Montreal-Boston and Game 4 of Anaheim-LA both air Saturday night. Kenny Albert and Pierre McGuire will be in Boston while John Forslund and Brian Engblom will be in Southern California.
Here’s how things shape up for the weekend on NBCSN.
DAYS 24-26 – RANGERS FACE ELIMINATION AGAINST PENGUINS, WILD HOST BLACKHAWKS IN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF DOUBLEHEADER TONIGHT ON NBCSN
Game 5 – Rangers-Penguins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Penguins Lead 3-1
-Game 4 – Blackhawks-Wild at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN – Blackhawks Lead 2-1
Coverage of IIHF World Championship Continues Saturday with Team USA vs. Switzerland at 1:30 p.m. ET On NBCSN
All Games on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC Will Be Streamed Live Via NBC Sports Live ExtraSTAMFORD, Conn. – May 9, 2014 – The (2) New York Rangers will look to avoid elimination tonight and force a Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, when they face the (1) Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. ET with NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh alongside former NHL players and analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.
The action shifts north to Minnesota at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the (4) Wild look to even their series against the (3) Chicago Blackhawks with a Game 4 victory at home, where they are a perfect 4-0 this postseason.
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NHL ON NBC ANNOUNCING ASSIGNMENTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 9 – SUNDAY, MAY 11 (All Times ET)
FRIDAY, MAY 9 Time Coverage Network Commentators 6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones 7 p.m. Game 5 – (2) N.Y. Rangers at (1) Pittsburgh NBCSN Mike “Doc” Emrick, Pierre McGuire 9:30 p.m. Game 4 – (3) Chicago at (4) Minnesota NBCSN Dave Strader, Eddie Olczyk SATURDAY, MAY 10 6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones, Jeremy Roenick 7 p.m. Game 5 – (3) Montreal at (1) Boston NBCSN Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire 9:30 p.m. Game 4 – (1) Anaheim at (3) Los Angeles NBCSN John Forslund, Brian Engblom SUNDAY, MAY 11 TBD NHL Live NBCSN Kathryn Tappen, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick TBD Game 6* – (1) Pittsburgh at (2) N.Y. Rangers NBCSN TBD TBD Game 5 – (4) Minnesota at (3) Chicago TBD TBD TONIGHT – MAY 9
The Rangers face elimination tonight in Pittsburgh against the Penguins, as goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pens look for their fourth straight win against New York to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. Fleury has allowed just five goals over four games in the series, and blanked the Rangers on back-to-back nights in Games 2 and 3. Eight different Penguins recorded a point in Wednesday’s 4-2 victory in Game 4, including Jussi Jokinen, who has scored three times in four games against New York. Doc Emrick (play-by-play) and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will call the action from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Coverage continues at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Game 4 between the Blackhawks and Wild, as Minnesota scored four times in the third period of their 4-0 Game 3 victory, cutting the Blackhawks’ series lead to 2-1. Minnesota has been a perfect 4-0 at home this postseason, outscoring the opponent 12-3 in those four games. Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Eddie Olczyk (analyst) will have the call from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
The Canadiens and Bruins return to Boston for Game 5 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, deadlocked at two games apiece. Last night’s Game 4 was a chess match between the two rivals, as the game went to overtime scoreless, before Boston forward Matt Fraser scored 1:19 into overtime in his Stanley Cup Playoff debut to give the B’s a 1-0 win, and even the series at two. Two-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Kenny Albert and McGuire will call the action from TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
NBCSN’s doubleheader continues with Game 4 between the Ducks and Kings, following Anaheim’s critical 3-2 win in Game 3 in Los Angeles last night to cut their series deficit in half. The road team has scored the first goal in all three games of the series, and has gone on to win all three games thus far. John Forslund (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (analyst) will have the call from Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
SUNDAY, MAY 11
NBC Sports Group’s Stanley Cup Playoff telecast schedule on Sunday will be determined following the result of tonight’s Game 5 matchup between the Rangers and Penguins.
COVERAGE OF IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES SATURDAY WITH TEAM USA VS. SWITZERLAND AT 1:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2014 IIHF World Championship from Minsk, Belarus continues tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET, with Team USA against Switzerland in the second of seven preliminary-round matches that will air live on NBCSN.
The 2014 IIHF World Championship marks the 78th installment of the tournament, which began in 1920. The results of the IIHF World Championship, along with Winter Olympics ice hockey results, help determine the IIHF World Ranking for the top men’s ice hockey teams in the world.
Dennis Beyak (play-by-play) and Dave Reid (analyst) will call the action from Minsk, while Dave Briggs and Anson Carter will provide studio coverage on Friday.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the third consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.
Network Games NBC 8 NBCSN 39 CNBC 13 NHL-N 2 Total 62 One-goal Games: 30
OT games: 18
And that is all.
