As mentioned in the previous post, the Boston Bruins-Washington Capitals series starts on Thursday. We had NESN’s press release and now let’s take a look at the other regional sports network that will cover the series.
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will offer comprehensive coverage of B’s-Caps starting on Thursday. Like NESN, CSN Mid-Atlantic will have the rights to show as many as five games in the DC-Baltimore area. NBC will show at least one of the games in the series and possibly two if it goes beyond four.
Joe Beninati will call the action. Craig Laughlin will join him in the booth at the TD Garden and Verizon Center. Al Koken will be at rinkside.
Rob Carlin and Al Koken will rotate as hosts of Capitals Central and Capitals Postgame Live. Alan May will be the studio analyst and Jill Sorenson will be the reporter for both shows.
Here’s the CSN Mid-Atlantic press release.
COMCAST SPORTSNET ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF CAPITALS-BRUINS EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
NETWORK TO PROVIDE UP TO FIVE LIVE GAMES AND EXTENSIVE NEWS, ANALYSIS AND OPINION THROUGHOUT FIRST-ROUND SERIES
Bethesda, Md. (April 9, 2012) -– Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic has announced its comprehensive multiplatform coverage of the Washington Capitals’ best-of-seven series against the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. The network’s opening-round coverage is highlighted by up to five live games that will air exclusively on Comcast SportsNet throughout the Washington/Baltimore region, extensive pregame and postgame shows and comprehensive multiplatform news, analysis and opinion throughout the series.
Comcast SportsNet’s schedule of live coverage of the Capitals’ first-round series begins with Game 1 at Boston on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. and continues with Game 3 at Washington on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Game 4 at Washington on April 19 at 7:30 p.m. NBC will present exclusive national coverage of Game 2 on April 14 at 3 p.m. and, if necessary, Game 5 on April 21 at 3 p.m. Game time and television information for Game 6 on April 22 and Game 7 on April 25, if necessary, will be announced at a later time. Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati, analyst Craig Laughlin and reporter Al Koken continue to lead the network’s live-game coverage in the postseason.
Comcast SportsNet will also deliver extensive pregame and postgame coverage surrounding the Capitals’ first-round series. The network will present Capitals Central, the half-hour pregame show, immediately prior to all games on Comcast SportsNet. Capitals Postgame Live will follow all seven possible first-round games, regardless of which network airs the game. These shows – which are hosted alternately by Rob Carlin (home games) and Al Koken (road games) – feature analysis from Alan May and reporting from Capitals television beat reporter Jill Sorenson.
SportsNet Central, the network’s daily news show, will offer expanded playoff coverage every night throughout the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Prior to weeknight match-ups in the first-round, special hour-long editions of SportsNet Central will deliver full pregame news and interviews beginning at 6 p.m. Complete coverage will continue on multiple editions of SportsNet Central following each game. In addition, SportsTalk Live with Brian Mitchell and Ivan Carter, the network’s daily entertainment show, will provide opinion and debate throughout the Capitals playoffs.
Comcast SportsNet’s digital properties, highlighted by CSNwashington.com, will continue to provide extensive online coverage of the Capitals throughout the playoffs. Led by Capitals Insider Chuck Gormley, Comcast SportsNet will offer complete online news, analysis and opinion from the network’s stable of hockey experts. In addition to the comprehensive written, video and interactive content, CSNwashington.com will feature ‘In-Game Live,’ the real-time statistics and information platform, during all Capitals post-season games.
The Capitals’ 2011 opening-round series against the N.Y. Rangers was the highest-rated Capitals playoff series in Comcast SportsNet history, posting an average household rating of 5.72 in the Washington DMA in three games. The series also posted a 2.57 average household rating in the Baltimore DMA.
Capitals-Bruins 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Regional TV Schedule
Thursday, April 12
7:00 p.m. — Capitals Central
7:30 p.m. — Washington at Boston
10:00 p.m. — Capitals Postgame LiveSaturday, April 14
3:00 p.m. — Washington at Boston, NBC
5:30 p.m. — Capitals Postgame LiveMonday, April 16
7:00 p.m. — Capitals Central
7:30 p.m. — Boston at Washington
10:00 p.m. — Capitals Postgame LiveThursday, April 19
7:00 p.m. — Capitals Central
7:30 p.m. — Boston at Washington
10:00 p.m. — Capitals Postgame LiveSaturday, April 21*
3 p.m. — Washington at Boston, NBC
5:30 p.m. — Capitals Postgame LiveSunday, April 22*
TBD — Boston at Washington
TBD — Capitals Postgame LiveWednesday, April 25*
TBD — Washington at Boston
TBD — Capitals Postgame Live*If necessary.
NBC Sports Network is scheduled to provide coverage of Games 1, 3 and 4 of the Capitals-Bruins first-round series, but it is non-exclusive and will be blacked-out in the Washington/Baltimore area. Those games will be available to regional viewers exclusively on Comcast SportsNet. Games 2 and 5, if necessary, will be exclusive to NBC and Games 6 and 7 are to be determined (TBD.)
And we’ll offer Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia’s press release on the Flyers series against Pittsburgh Penguins next.
