NBC Sports Group NHL Playoff Coverage Begins in Second Round

Coming off a Stanley Cup Playoff first round that saw a record 18 games require overtime, NBC Sports Group has announced its second-round telecast schedule and game commentary pairings through Game 4.

NBC Sports Group begins its exclusive coverage of the second round of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night with a Western Conference doubleheader on NBCSN, beginning at 8 p.m. ET, when Vladimir Tarasenko and the (3) St. Louis Blues host P.K. Subban and the (WC2) NASHVILLE Predators. Coverage shifts to the west coast at 10:30 p.m. ET, when Connor McDavid and the (2) Edmonton Oilers visit Ryan Getzlaf and the (1) Anaheim Ducks.

Game 1 matchups in the East begin on Thursday night, starting at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC, when Erik Karlsson and the (2) Ottawa Senators host Henrik Lundqvist and the (WC1) New York Rangers. NBCSN will televise Game 1 of the highly-anticipated clash between Sidney Crosby's (2) Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin's (1) Washington Capitals at 7:30 p.m. ET, as the rivals meet in the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
8 p.m.	Game 1 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (3) St. Louis	NBCSN	Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
10:30 p.m.	Game 1 - (2) Edmonton at (1) Anaheim	NBCSN	Brendan Burke, Joe Micheletti
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
7 p.m.	Game 1 - (WC1) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Ottawa	CNBC	John Forslund, Brian Boucher
7:30 p.m.	Game 1 - (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington	NBCSN	Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
8 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (3) St. Louis	NBCSN	Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
10:30 p.m.	Game 2 - (2) Edmonton at (1) Anaheim	NBCSN	Brendan Burke, Joe Micheletti
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
3 p.m.	Game 2 - (WC1) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Ottawa	NBC	John Forslund, Brian Boucher
8 p.m.	Game 2 - (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington	NBC	Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
3 p.m.	Game 3 - (3) St. Louis at (WC2) Nashville	NBC	Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
7 p.m.	Game 3 - (1) Anaheim at (2) Edmonton	NBCSN	Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
MONDAY, MAY 1
7:30 p.m.	Game 3 - (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh	NBCSN	Mike "Doc" Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
TUESDAY, MAY 2
7 p.m.	Game 3 - (2) Ottawa at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	Dave Strader, Pierre McGuire
9:30 p.m.	Game 4 - (3) St. Louis at (WC2) Nashville	NBCSN	John Forslund, Brian Boucher
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
7:30 p.m.	Game 4 - (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh	NBCSN	Mike "Doc" Emrick, Pierre McGuire
10 p.m.	Game 4 - (1) Anaheim at (2) Edmonton	NBCSN	Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
THURSDAY, MAY 4
7:30 p.m.	Game 4 - (2) Ottawa at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire

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"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS PIERRE MCGUIRE?" EMMY-AWARD WINNING 'INSIDE-THE-GLASS' ANALYST CONTINUES MARATHON SCHEDULE

NBC Sports Group's Emmy-Award winning 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst Pierre McGuire continues his marathon Stanley Cup Playoff broadcasting schedule into the second round. McGuire called 12 games in 12 days in the first round spanning six of the eight series and eight different cities.

Following an off day today with no scheduled games, and a travel day tomorrow, McGuire will again kick off his schedule with Game 1 of the Predators-Blues series in St. Louis. McGuire is slated to call nine games in nine days to begin the second round, which will mark 21 consecutive days he has called a Stanley Cup Playoff when there has been one on the schedule.

*Note - schedule is subject to change

Date	Coverage	Travel
Wed., April 12	Game 1 - (3) Columbus at (2) Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh > Chicago
Thurs., April 13	Game 1 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (1) Chicago	Chicago > St. Paul
Fri., April 14	Game 2 - (3) St. Louis at (2) Minnesota	St. Paul > Chicago
Sat., April 15	Game 2 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (1) Chicago	Chicago > St. Louis
Sun., April 16	Game 3 - (2) Minnesota at (3) St. Louis	St. Louis > Boston
Mon., April 17	Game 3 - (2) Ottawa at (3) Boston	Boston > Columbus
Tues., April 18	Game 4 - (2) Pittsburgh at (3) Columbus	Columbus > St. Louis
Wed., April 19	Game 4 - (2) Minnesota at (3) St. Louis	St. Louis > Montreal
Thurs., April 20	Game 5 - (WC1) N.Y. Rangers at (1) Montreal	Montreal > Washington
Fri., April 21	Game 5 - (WC2) Toronto at (1) Washington	Washington > New York
Sat., April 22	Game 6 - (1) Montreal at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers	New York > Boston
Sun., April 23	Game 6 - (2) Ottawa at (3) Boston	Boston > New York
Tues., April 25	Travel Day	New York > St. Louis
Wed., April 26	Game 1 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (3) St. Louis	St. Louis > Washington
Thur., April 27	Game 1 - (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington	Washington > St. Louis
Fri., April 28	Game 2 - (WC2) NASHVILLE at (3) St. Louis	St. Louis > Washington
Sat., April 29	Game 2 - (2) Pittsburgh at (1) Washington	Washington > Nashville
Sun., April 30	Game 3 - (3) St. Louis at (WC2) Nashville	Nashville > Pittsburgh
Mon., May 1	Game 3 - (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh > New York
Tues., May 2	Game 3 - (2) Ottawa at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers	New York > Pittsburgh
Wed., May 3	Game 4 - (1) Washington at (2) Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh > New York
Thur., May 4	Game 4 - (2) Ottawa at (WC1) N.Y. Rangers	New York > TBA

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