Boston Bruins & Washington Capitals Can Advance To Second Round of Stanley Cup Playoffs Tonight with Game 6 Wins

The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals can advance to the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight, as NBC Sports presents a pair of Game 6 showdowns on NBCSN and CNBC.

Tonight's game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Brad Marchand and the Bruins look to advance with a win against Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The Maple Leafs won Game 5 in Boston on Saturday, 4-3, to extend the series. Pre-game coverage for Bruins-Maple Leafs begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live.

CNBC's coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals aim for their fourth consecutive win to close out their first-round series against Artemi Panarin and the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Pre-game coverage for Capitals-Blue Jackets begins at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC with NHL Live.

THE PASS - MONDAY, APRIL 23 (All times ET)

MONDAY, APRIL 23

Time	Coverage	Network	Commentators
6:30 p.m.	NHL Live	NBCSN	Liam McHugh, Jeremy Roenick, Keith Jones
7 p.m.	Game 6 - (2) Boston at (3) Toronto	NBCSN	Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
7 p.m.	NHL Live	CNBC	Kathryn Tappen, Anson Carter
7:30 p.m.	Game 6 - (1) Washington at (WC1) Columbus	CNBC	John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Joe Micheletti

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and Connected TVs - will live stream all games airing on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC, and Golf Channel, all via "TV Everywhere" throughout the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

(2) BOSTON BRUINS AT (3) TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - GAME 6 AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - BRUINS LEAD 3-2

The Maple Leafs scored twice in the first period and Frederik Andersen corralled 42 shots, as Toronto defeated Boston, 4-3, in Game 5 on Saturday on NBC to avoid elimination. It marked the fifth time in 16 attempts that the Maple Leafs won a Game 5 when facing a 3-1 series deficit in a best-of-seven series. Andersen became just the fifth goaltender in franchise history to record at least 40 saves in a win in an elimination game.

(1) WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT (WC1) COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - GAME 6 AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON CNBC - CAPITALS LEAD 3-2

Nicklas BACKSTROM netted the game-winner in overtime of Game 5 on Saturday on NBC, as the Capitals bested the Blue Jackets, 4-3, to earn their third straight win of the series. Only five other players in Stanley Cup Playoff history have scored more overtime goals in the postseason than BACKSTROM (four). Blue Jackets-Capitals is just the 17th postseason series in league history to feature at least four overtime games. Washington is the first team in NHL history to play a combined nine overtime games in the first round of consecutive postseasons.

PENGUINS-FLYERS GAME 6 ON NBC DELIVERS BEST OVERNIGHT RATING OF 2018 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS TO DATE

Sunday's Penguins-Flyers Game 6 on NBC, in which Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia, 8-5, to advance to the Second Round, produced a 1.63 overnight rating to rank as the best delivery of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs to date, up 22% vs. the comparable game in 2017 (OTT-BOS; 1.34). Additionally, last night's Predators-Avalanche Game 6 on NBCSN produced a 0.62 overnight rating to rank as the network's second-best delivery of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, behind the Capitals-Blue Jackets Game 3 double-overtime thriller (0.72).

COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE

Through the NBC Sports Regional Networks, comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be provided daily via NBC Sports Regional Networks, available in more than 35 million U.S. households. NBC Sports Regional Networks serve the hometown fans of the Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals, with first-round game coverage, pre- and post-game shows, and extensive on-line coverage via NBC Sports' team of NHL Insiders.

For teams that advance past the first round, NBC Sports Regional Networks will deliver extensive pre- and post-game coverage as well as breaking news and analysis throughout each team's playoff run.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group's live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will provide live streaming coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

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