Wednesday, April 25, 2018

2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semifinals TV Schedule + Announcers (NBC / NBCSN + other networks, perhaps!!!)

The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues this week, beginning on Thursday night, with the conference semifinals. Four series will be played in this round: Toronto Maple Leafs or Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks vs. Golden Knights & Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators. Just like in the first round, our friends at NBC Sports Group will be tasked to bring you the games. Primarily, NBC and NBCSN will be teaming up for the conference semifinals games (with select games airing on other networks if needed). Penguins-Capitals and Sharks-Golden Knights will open up on Thursday night, Predators-Jets will open up on Friday night, and Bruins vs. Lightning will open up on Saturday afternoon, depending on Maple Leafs-Bruins Game 7.

Here's your Conference Semifinals television and announcing schedule!!

Eastern Conference:
| (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning - Lightning win series, 4-1

1: Sat., 4/28 - Tampa Bay - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
2: Mon., 4/30 - Tampa Bay - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
3: Wed., 5/2 - Boston - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
4: Fri., 5/4 - Boston - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
5: Sun., 5/6 - Tampa Bay - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

| (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M1) Washington Capitals - Capitals win series, 4-2

1: Thurs., 4/26 - Washington, D.C. - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
2: Sun., 4/29 - Washington, D.C. - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
3: Tues., 5/1 - Pittsburgh - NBCSN 7:30 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Pierre McGuire
4: Thurs., 5/3 - Pittsburgh - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
5: Sat., 5/5 - Washington, D.C. - NBC 7:15 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
6: Mon., 5/7 - Pittsburgh - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire

Western Conference:
| (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C1) Nashville Predators - Jets win series, 4-3

1: Fri., 4/27 - Nashville - NBCSN 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
2: Sun., 4/29 - Nashville - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
3: Tues., 5/1 - Winnipeg - CNBC 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
4: Thurs., 5/3 - Winnipeg - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
5: Sat., 5/5 - Nashville - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
6: Mon., 5/7 - Winnipeg - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher, Jeremy Roenick
7: Thurs., 5/10 - Nashville - NBCSN 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

| (P3) San Jose Sharks vs. (P1) Vegas Golden Knights - Golden Knights win series, 4-2

1: Thurs., 4/26 - Las Vegas - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti
2: Sat., 4/28 - Las Vegas - NBC 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Joe Micheletti, Jeremy Roenick
3: Mon., 4/30 - San Jose - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti
4: Wed., 5/2 - San Jose - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti
5: Fri., 5/4 - Las Vegas - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti
6: Sun., 5/6 - San Jose - NBCSN 7:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti

Daily Schedule
. Thursday, April 26th
Game 1: Penguins at Capitals - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Game 1: Sharks at Golden Knights - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti

. Friday, April 27th
Game 1: Jets at Predators - NBCSN 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

. Saturday, April 28th
Game 1: Bruins at Lightning - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 2: Sharks at Golden Knights - NBC 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Joe Micheletti, Jeremy Roenick

. Sunday, April 29th
Game 2: Penguins at Capitals - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
Game 2: Jets at Predators - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

. Monday, April 30th
Game 2: Bruins at Lightning - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
Game 3: Golden Knights at Sharks - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti

. Tuesday, May 1st
Game 3: Capitals at Penguins - NBCSN 7:30 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Pierre McGuire
Game 3: Predators at Jets - CNBC 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

. Wednesday, May 2nd
Game 3: Lightning at Bruins - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
Game 4: Golden Knights at Sharks - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti

. Thursday, May 3rd
Game 4: Capitals at Penguins - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
Game 4: Predators at Jets - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

. Friday, May 4th
Game 4: Lightning at Bruins - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
Game 5: Sharks at Golden Knights - NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti

. Saturday, May 5th
Game 5: Penguins at Capitals - NBC 7:15 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
Game 5: Jets at Predators - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

. Sunday, May 6th
Game 5: Bruins at Lightning - NBC 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Game 6: Golden Knights at Sharks - NBCSN 7:30 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletit

. Monday, May 7th
Game 6: Capitals at Penguins - NBCSN 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire
Game 6: Predators at Jets - NBCSN 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher, Jeremy Roenick

. Thursday, May 10th
Game 7: Jets at Predators - NBCSN 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher

4 comments:

  1. Kenny Albert will be on the call for Game 2 for Boston vs Tampa Bay & likely the rest of the series he confirmed on Twitter

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    1. Thanks. Just like in the first Round, Albert/Boucher/Mleczko (select games) did Predators-Avalanche series from game 1 to 6.

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  2. Mike Milbury should fill in for Eddie Olczyk for games 3-5 of Penguins-Capitals series.

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  3. Didn't Kenny Albert call Game 7 of Jets @ Predators

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