NBCSN & CNBC Air NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Tonight

The Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars, and San Jose Sharks can all advance to the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Game 5 victories tonight, headlining four matchups on NBCSN and CNBC.

Tonight's coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, featuring the (1) Washington Capitals and (WC2) Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of their series from the nation's capital. CNBC presents Game 5 of the (WC1) New York Islanders-(1) Florida Panthers series, which is deadlocked at two games apiece.

The (1) Dallas Stars look to close out their series against the (WC2) Minnesota Wild at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a Game 5 win, and the (3) San Jose Sharks visit the (2) Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 p.m. ET on CNBC, as San Jose looks to advance.

Pre-game coverage of tonight's matchups begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live, leading into Game 4 of Caps-Flyers. Kathryn Tappen anchors tonight's studio coverage on NBCSN alongside Mike Milburyand Keith Jones. Dave Briggs will anchor CNBC's studio coverage with Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter.

SATURDAY NHL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED - COVERAGE BEGINS AT 3 P.M. ET ON NBC WITH GAME 5 OF RANGERS-PENGUINS

NBC and NBCSN will present three Stanley Cup Playoff games on Saturday, beginning at 3 p.m. ET with Game 5 of the Rangers-Penguins series. Coverage shifts to NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET for Game 5 of the Predators-Ducks series, and NBC will present Game 6 of the Blues-Blackhawks series in primetime at 8 p.m. ET. Sunday's schedule will be determined following the outcomes of tonight's games.

TONIGHT, APRIL 22

GAME 5 - (WC2) FLYERS AT (1) CAPITALS - 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - CAPS LEAD 3-1

The Flyers avoided elimination on Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 in Philadelphia. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrew MacDonald scored for the Flyers, and Michal Neuvirth made 31 saves in his first playoff start in five years. T.J. Oshie scored Washington's lone goal in Game 4, and has points in three straight games (1g/3a). The series shifts to Washington tonight, where the Capitals outscored the Flyers 6-1 in Games 1 and 2.

GAME 5 - (WC1) ISLANDERS AT (1) PANTHERS - 8 P.M. ET ON CNBC - SERIES TIED 2-2

Three of the four games in this series have been decided by one goal, and Florida's 3-1 win in Game 2 included an empty-net goal late in the third period to give the Panthers a two-goal cushion. Florida bounced back with a Game 4 win in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, as defenseman Alex Petrovic, who had just two career goals in 112 regular-season games, scored what was the eventual game-winner in the Panthers' 2-1 win. John Tavares scored the only goal of the game for New York and has recorded seven points in the series' four games (3g/4a). The Islanders have lost 11 consecutive Game 5s dating back to 1987.

GAME 5 - (WC2) WILD AT (1) STARS - 9:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - STARS LEAD 3-1

The Stars look to close out their series tonight against the Wild with a Game 5 win in Dallas. The Stars earned a 3-2 win in Game 4 in Minnesota on Wednesday night, which was their first road playoff win since 2008. Antti Niemi made 28 saves in his first start of the postseason for Dallas, including all 14 shots he faced in the third period in which Dallas was outshot 14-2. Minnesota will need to stave off elimination without key forwards Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek, who are still sidelined with injuries.

GAME 5 - (3) SHARKS AT (2) KINGS - 10:30 P.M. ET ON CNBC - SHARKS LEAD 3-1

The Sharks pushed the Kings to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 win in Game 4 on Wednesday, as San Jose scored three times on the power play in the win. All four games in this series have been decided by one goal, and the Sharks have won all four meetings between the two clubs in Los Angeles this season. Los Angeles finds itself in a familiar position against San Jose; in 2014, the Kings became the fourth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

GAME 5 - (3) RANGERS AT (2) PENGUINS - 3 P.M. ET ON NBC - PENGUINS LEAD 3-1

The Penguins took control of their series against the Rangers with a dominant 5-0 win in Game 4 in New York. Evgeni Malkin recorded four points (2g/2a) in the win for Pittsburgh, and Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was pulled early in the second period after allowing four goals. Including the regular season, the Penguins are 6-2-0 against the Rangers this season. New York has rebounded from 3-1 series deficits in the past two postseasons.

GAME 5 - (WC1) PREDATORS AT (1) DUCKS - 6 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - SERIES TIED 2-2

The Predators-Ducks series shifts west to Anaheim for Game 5 on Saturday afternoon, as Anaheim looks to build off its victories in Games 3 and 4 in Nashville. The Ducks outscored the Predators 7-1 in their two games in Nashville, including a 4-1 win on Thursday night, as 10 different Ducks skaters recorded a point and Frederik Andersen made 30 saves. The road team has won all four games in this series.

GAME 6 - (2) BLUES AT (3) BLACKHAWKS - 8 P.M. ET ON NBC - BLUES LEAD 3-2

The Blackhawks avoided elimination with a Game 5 win in double overtime on Thursday night, as Patrick Kane scored his first goal of the series 3:07 into double OT. Chicago held a 3-1 lead in the third period of Game 5, before Blues forwards Robby Fabbri and David Backes scored to tie the game and force overtime. The Blues won Games 3 and 4 in Chicago, the first time they've won consecutive playoff games at the United Center since 2002.

THE PASS - FRIDAY, APRIL 22-SATURDAY, APRIL 23 (All times ET)

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Time	Coverage	Network	Commentators
6 p.m.	NHL Live	NBCSN	Kathryn Tappen, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones
7 p.m.	Game 5 - (WC2) Philadelphia at (1) Washington	NBCSN	Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin
8 p.m.	Game 5 - (WC1) N.Y. Islanders at (1) Florida	CNBC	Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire
	NHL Live (Intermission Reports)	CNBC	Dave Briggs, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter
9:30 p.m.	Game 5 - (WC2) Minnesota at (1) Dallas	NBCSN	Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
10:30 p.m.	Game 5 - (3) San Jose at (2) Los Angeles	CNBC	Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
3 p.m.	Game 5 - (3) N.Y. Rangers at (2) Pittsburgh	NBC	Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti
6 p.m.	Game 5 - (WC1) NASHVILLE at (1) Anaheim	NBCSN	John Forslund, Brian Boucher
8 p.m.	Game 6 - (2) St. Louis at (3) Chicago	NBC	Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

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."

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