NBCSN's Stanley Cup Playoffs Coverage Continues Tonight
By: Tyler Peterson May. 18, 2015
NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues tonight with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers host Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tonight's coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live, featuring host Liam McHugh alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones, leading into live game coverage from Madison Square Garden in New York. NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will provide streaming coverage of tonight's Eastern Conference Final matchup.
The Rangers took Game 1 of the series with a 2-1 victory over the Lightning on Saturday afternoon on NBC, as Dominic Moore scored his first goal of the postseason with 2:25 left in regulation to snap a 1-1 tie. Lundqvist stopped 23 of 24 shots in the win, which marked the seventh time the Rangers had won by a score of 2-1 in the 2015 postseason.
Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2014 Media Person of the Year Mike 'Doc' Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning Inside-the-Glass analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call from Madison Square Garden in New York.
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THE PASS - MONDAY, MAY 18 (All times ET)
| MONDAY, MAY 18 | |||
| Time | Coverage | Network | Commentators |
| 7 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones |
| 8 p.m. | Game 2 - Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire |
GAME 1 CONFERENCE FINAL MATCHUPS ON NBC POST RECORD RATINGS IN TAMPA, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
This weekend's Game 1 presentations of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals on NBC produced record ratings in the Tampa, New York and Los Angeles markets.
The Rangers' 2-1 win over the Lightning on Saturday (1-3:45 p.m. ET) delivered a 7.4 rating in Tampa, making it the highest-rated Lightning game ever on NBC in the market, up 42% from Game 7 of the Lightning-Bruins Eastern Conference Final matchup in 2011 (5.2). In addition, the game produced a 5.7 rating in New York, setting the mark for the highest-rated Conference Final game ever on NBC in New York featuring the Rangers, up 78% from last year's Game 1 against Montreal on NBC (3.2).
The Ducks' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon (3-6 p.m. ET) delivered a 2.4 rating in Los Angeles, setting the record for the highest-rated Conference Final game ever on NBC in Los Angeles featuring the Ducks. Nationally, the Lightning-Rangers game on Saturday delivered a 1.68 overnight rating, while the Blackhawks-Ducks game on Sunday produced a 1.70 overnight rating.
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 2 - BLACKHAWKS-DUCKS - TOMORROW AT 9 P.M. ET ON NBCSN - DUCKS LEAD 1-0
The Blackhawks and Ducks face off in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Chicago looks for a win to even the series heading back to the Windy City. Anaheim took Game 1 by a score of 4-1 on Sunday afternoon on NBC, as Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen made 32 saves in the win. Anaheim has now won nine of its 10 games in the 2015 postseason, following a first-round sweep of Winnipeg and a five-game series victory over Calgary in the second round.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst) and Brian Engblom (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call the action from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the fourth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL NETWORK are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.
| Network | Games |
| NBC | 11 |
| NBCSN | 41 |
| USA Network | 8 |
| CNBC | 10 |
| NHL-N | 1 |
| Total | 71 |
One-goal Games: 38
OT games: 15
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