NBC Sports & CNBC Present NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Tripleheader Tonight

NBCSN and CNBC present an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff tripleheader tonight, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the (WC2) Philadelphia Flyers host the (1) Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their first-round series.

Coverage continues on CNBC at 8:30 p.m. ET, as the (WC2) Minnesota Wild return home to host the (1) Dallas Stars in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. The action shifts to the west coast at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the (2) Los Angeles Kings head north to face the (3) San Jose Sharks in a Game 3 showdown.

Pre-game coverage of tonight's matchups begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, leading into Game 3 of Capitals-Flyers.

THE PASS - MONDAY, APRIL 18 (All times ET)

MONDAY, APRIL 18
Time	Coverage	Network	Commentators
6 p.m.	NHL Live	NBCSN	Liam McHugh, Keith Jones, Jeremy Roenick
7 p.m.	Game 3 - (1) Washington at (WC2) Philadelphia	NBCSN	Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
	NHL Live (Intermission Reports)	CNBC	Dave Briggs, Anson Carter
8:30 p.m.	Game 3 - (1) Dallas at (WC2) Minnesota	CNBC	Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
10:30 p.m.	Game 3 - (2) Los Angeles at (3) San Jose	NBCSN	Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker

All Stanley Cup Playoff games will be presented on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network.NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will provide streaming coverage of games airing on NBC, NBCSN, usa network and CNBC via "TV Everywhere."

For more information on NBC Sports Group's overall NHL Playoff coverage, please click here.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward and 2011 Stanley Cup winner Gregory Campbell and New Jersey Devils goaltender and 2016 NHL All-Star Cory Schneider will serve as guest analysts on NHL LIVE this week. Campbell, an 11-year NHL veteran and member of the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, will join the NHL LIVE studio team on Wednesday, April 20, and Thursday, April 21. Schneider, who just completed his third season with the Devils and ranked fourth in the NHL in goals against average (2.15) and save percentage (.924), will be in the NHL LIVE studio on Sunday, April 24, and Monday, April 25.

TONIGHT - APRIL 18

NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, with analysts Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick, begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Dave Briggs and Anson Carter will anchor CNBC's studio coverage.

GAME 3 - (1) CAPITALS AT (WC2) FLYERS - 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - CAPS LEAD 2-0

The Flyers look to return to form tonight at home with a Game 3 win over the Capitals. Washington earned a 2-0 series lead on Saturday night with a 4-1 win, as Braden Holtby made 41 saves to backstop the Caps to victory, despite being outshot 42-23 in the game. Nicklas BACKSTROM posted his fifth career playoff game with at least three points on Saturday night, scoring and adding two assists in the win. This marks the eighth time in franchise history that the Caps have held a 2-0 playoff best-of-seven series lead. However, Washington is just 2-5 all-time in those series.

GAME 3 - (1) STARS AT (WC2) WILD - 8:30 P.M. ET ON CNBC - STARS LEAD 2-0

The Stars-Wild first round series shifts north to Minnesota for Game 3 tonight with the Wild desperate for a victory. The Stars won Game 2 by a score of 2-1 to take a 2-0 series lead, courtesy of a fluke goal in the second period, as Antoine Rousell's redirection from behind the Wild net bounced off the back of goaltender Devan Dubnyk and into the goal late in the second period. The Wild have lost seven straight games dating back to the regular season, and will need a victory tonight to avoid a 3-0 series deficit.

GAME 3 - (2) LOS ANGELES AT (3) SAN JOSE - 10:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - SHARKS LEAD 2-0

The Kings travel to San Jose to face the Sharks in Game 3 of their first-round series tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, as Los Angeles looks for its first win of the playoffs. San Jose captain Joe Pavelski has scored three goals in the first two games of the series, and opened the scoring in Game 2 with a goal on the Sharks' first shot of the game, as former King Martin Jones made 26 saves in a 2-1 win. Los Angeles goaltenderJonathan Quick has struggled against San Jose this season, posting a 0-5-0 record against the Sharks with a 3.88 goals against average and a .854 save percentage.

NBC Sports Group's Emmy-Award winning 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst Pierre McGuire continues his marathon first-round broadcast schedule tonight in Philadelphia, Pa., with Game 3 of the Caps-Flyers series. McGuire is slated to serve as an analyst for 11 games in 11 days to begin the postseason, with more games likely added to that run as series continue. His schedule will be comprised of seven different cities, five different playoff series, and more than 13,000 miles in travel. *Note - schedule is subject to change*

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