DAY 1 – NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “NHL PLAYOFF PASS”
Game 1 – (3) Canadiens-(2) Lightning at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC
Game 1 – (4) Blue Jackets-(1) Penguins at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Game 1 – (4) Stars-(1) Ducks at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN
All Games on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC Will Be Streamed Live Via NBC Sports Live Extra
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 16, 2014 – NBC Sports Group’s comprehensive coverage of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs begins tonight with a triple-header across NBCSN and CNBC, starting with NHL Live at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC when the (2) Tampa Bay Lightning host the (3) Montreal Canadiens. NBCSN’s game coverage begins with the (4) Columbus Blue Jackets visiting the (1) Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the (4) Dallas Stars and (1) Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ET
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All Stanley Cup Playoff games will be presented on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC (in primetime), and NHL Network. In addition, all Stanley Cup Playoff games airing on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC will be live streamed via NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.
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THE PASS – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 (All times ET)
| Time | Coverage | Network | Commentators |
| 6:30 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones |
| 7 p.m. | Game 1 – (3) Montreal at (2) Tampa Bay | CNBC (CBC Simulcast) |
Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy, David Amber |
| NHL Live (Intermission Reports) | CNBC | Russ Thaler, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Game 1 – (4) Columbus at (1) Pittsburgh | NBCSN | Mike “Doc” Emrick, Pierre McGuire |
| 10 p.m. | Game 1 – (4) Dallas at (1) Anaheim | NBCSN | John Walton, Butch Goring |
TONIGHT – APRIL 16
NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith Jones, begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Russ Thaler, Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter will host CNBC’s studio coverage.
Playoff coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET tonight on CNBC with Steven Stamkosand the (2) Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the (3) Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round series. Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy and David Amber will have the call from the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.
First-round coverage on NBCSN begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, when the (4) Columbus Blue Jackets visit Sidney Crosby and the (1) Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1. Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike “Doc” Emrick and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The first-round action continues on NBCSN at 10 p.m. ET, as Ryan Getzlafand the (1) Anaheim Ducks host Tyler Seguin and the (4) Dallas Stars at 10 p.m. ET. John Walton (play-by-play) and Butch Goring (analyst) will call the action from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
If tonight’s Blue Jackets-Penguins game on NBCSN runs past 10 p.m. ET into the start of Stars-Ducks, puck drop of Stars-Ducks will be shown live on NHL Network until Blue Jackets-Penguins has concluded. Stars-Ducks will return to NBCSN immediately following the conclusion of Blue Jackets-Penguins.