After A Weekend Off, NBC Sports Network Airs The NHL Conference Finals

Tonight, the NBC Sports Network returns to airing the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Final tonight. It’ll be Game 4 between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils

NEW YORK RANGERS SHUT OUT NEW JERSEY DEVILS, 3-0, IN GAME 3 ON SATURDAY TO TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Day 41
Game 4 of New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils, Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

NEW YORK – May 21, 2012 – Day 41 – The NBC Sports Group’s exclusive coverage of the 2012 NHL Conference Finals continues tonight on NBC Sports Network with Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. The #6 New Jersey Devils host the #1 New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET (Rangers lead series 2-1). With two of the three games in the series ending in a Rangers shutout, 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. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET withNHL Live.

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):

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.

PRE-GAME & POST-GAME COVERAGE

NHL Live, NBC Sports Network’s NHL pre-game show, will air every game night before the puck drops. NHL Post-Game will air 30 minutes following the conclusion of game coverage every night of the playoffs.

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 Five*
CNBC Thirteen
NBC Twelve
NHL Network Six

* Includes Devils-Panthers Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 that was joined in progress

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