Tonight will complete the Conference Quarterfinal round for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Two Games 7 will be played as the Ottawa Senators take on the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils play the Florida Panthers.
NBC Sports Network airs the Sens-Rangers game at 7 p.m. ET. NHL Network airs the start of the Devils-Panthers game at 8:30 p.m. with NBC Sports Network picking it up following the conclusion of Senators-Rangers.
We have the NBC Sports Group press release for you right here.
TWO GAME 7S TONIGHT
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Day 16Conference Quarterfinals Game 7 Double-Header
Ottawa @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET – NBC Sports Network
New Jersey @ Florida, 8:30 p.m. ET – NHL Network/NBC Sports Network
Coverage begins with NHL Live at 6:30 p.m. ETNew York – April 26, 2012 – Day 16 – The final Conference Quarterfinal games of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs air tonight on NBC Sports Network with support coverage provided by NHL Network. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET with NHL Live on NBC Sports Network.
TONIGHT
Tonight’s Eastern Conference Game 7 double-header begins on NBC Sports Network with the #1 New York Rangers hosting the #8 Ottawa Senators at 7 p.m. ET. Both teams are vying to advance to Conference Semifinals. Game 7 of the #6 New Jersey Devils-#3 Florida Panthers series will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET on NHL Network. Once the Senators-Rangers game ends, coverage of the Devils-Panthers will move to NBC Sports Network until its conclusion. Extended live look-ins of Devils-Panthers will also be shown during intermissions of Senators-Rangers on NBC Sports Network.
The staggered start times of 7 p.m. ET for Senators-Rangers and 8:30 p.m. ET for Devils-Panthers allows hockey fans to watch the conclusion of both Game 7s on the NBC Sports Network. Tonight’s schedule (all times ET):
7 p.m.
#8 Ott @ #1 NYR (Game 7)
NBCSN
Doc Emrick, Pierre McGuire
8:30 p.m.
#6 NJ @ #3 Fla (Game 7)
NHL Network/NBCSN
Dave Strader, Brian Engblom
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.
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
Twenty Four
CNBC
Eleven
NBC
Six
NHL Network
Five
That’s it.
