* The 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here!
* The 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin with First Round action on Wednesday, April 10th beginning at 7:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (PT).
* The Networks of NBC, NBCSN, NHL Network, CNBC and USA Network will Team Up to Provide Viewers National Coverage of Each and Every Game.
* Local Networks Will Provide Their Own Coverage of First-Round Games as Well!
* The first round matchups are as follows: Blue Jackets-Lightning, Maple Leafs-Bruins, Hurricanes-Capitals, Penguins-Islanders, Stars-Predators, Blues-Jets, Avalanche-Flames & Golden Knights-Sharks.
* NBC will televise up to 6 six first-round games (April 13/14, April 20/21).
* NBCSN will serve as primary home for first round playoff action.
* CNBC, USA Network & NHL Network to air select games
Wassup, y'all. "There's Nothing Like Playoff Hockey". We have arrived, ladies and gentlemen. The curtain on the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs will officially rise up on Wednesday night. 16 teams were able to survive 82 games of regular season play. Therefore, the battle for Lord's Stanley Cup kicks itself into high gear. For the 8th straight year, NBC Sports Group will present every single NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally. This will mark the 14th straight season that NBC and NBCSN will team up to cover the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The first round features the use of local telecasts side-by-side to the national games airing on CNBC, USA Network, NHL Network & NBCSN (minus NBC, obviously, those games will be exclusive to them).
The first round of playoffs will commence on Wednesday, April 10th with 5 game broadcasts of Game 1: Blue Jackets-Lightning (7 p.m.); Islanders-Penguins (7:30 p.m.); Blues-Jets (8 p.m.); Stars-Predators (9:30 p.m.) & Golden Knights-Sharks (10:30 p.m.).
The first round action continues on Thursday, April 11th with 3 game broadcasts of Game 1: Maple Leafs-Bruins (7 p.m.); Hurricanes-Capitals (7:30 p.m.) & Avalanche-Flames (10 p.m.).
Read on for series-by-series breakdown and announcer assignments for the Conference Quarterfinal round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Eastern Conference:
(WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning - Blue Jackets win series, 4-0
* Game 1 | Wednesday, April 10 | Blue Jackets at Lightning | Amalie Arena
USA Network (7:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 2 | Friday, April 12 | Blue Jackets at Lightning | Amalie Arena
CNBC (7:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 3 | Sunday, April 14 | Lightning at Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Brian Boucher.
* Game 4 | Tuesday, April 16 | Lightning at Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena
CNBC (7:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Pierre McGuire.
(A3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A2) Boston Bruins - Bruins win series, 4-3
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
* Game 2 | Saturday, April 13 | Maple Leafs at Bruins | TD Garden
NBC (8:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
* Game 3 | Monday, April 15 | Bruins at Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
* Game 4 | Wednesday, April 17 | Bruins at Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
* Game 5 | Friday, April 19 | Maple Leafs at Bruins | TD Garden
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
* Game 6 | Sunday, April 21 | Bruins at Maple Leafs | Scotiabank Arena
NBC (3:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
* Game 7 | Tuesday, April 23 | Maple Leafs at Bruins | TD Garden
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher.
(WC1) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (M1) Washington Capitals - Hurricanes win series, 4-3
* Game 1 | Thursday, April 11 | Hurricanes at Capitals | Capital One Arena
USA (7:30 PM ET): Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 2 | Saturday, April 13 | Hurricanes at Capitals | Capital One Arena
NBC (3:00 PM ET): Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 3 | Monday, April 15 | Capitals at Hurricanes | PNC Arena
CNBC (7:00 PM ET): Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 4 | Thursday, April 18 | Capitals at Hurricanes | PNC Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 5 | Saturday, April 20 | Hurricanes at Capitals | Capital One Arena
NBC (8:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 6 | Monday, April 22 | Capitals at Hurricanes | PNC Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 7 | Wednesday, April 24 | Hurricanes at Capitals | Capital One Arena
NBCSN (7:30 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire.
(M3) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Islanders - Islanders win series, 4-0
* Game 1 | Wednesday, April 10 | Penguins at Islanders (Nassau Coliseum)
NBCSN (7:30 PM ET): Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher.
* Game 2 | Friday, April 12 | Penguins at Islanders (Nassau Coliseum)
NBCSN (7:30 PM ET): Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher.
* Game 3 | Sunday, April 14 | Islanders at Penguins | PPG Paints Arena
NBC (Noon): Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Pierre McGuire.
* Game 4 | Tuesday, April 16 | Islanders at Penguins | PPG Paints Arena
NBCSN (7:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher.
Western Conference:
(WC2) Dallas Stars vs. (C1) Nashville Predators - Stars win series, 4-2
* Game 1 | Wednesday, April 10 | Stars at Predators | Bridgestone Arena
USA (9:30 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 2 | Saturday, April 13 | Stars at Predators | Bridgestone Arena
CNBC (6:00 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 3 | Monday, April 15 | Predators at Stars | American Airlines Center
NBCSN (9:30 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 4 | Wednesday, April 17 | Predators at Stars | American Airlines Center
USA (8:00 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 5 | Saturday, April 20 | Stars at Predators | Bridgestone Arena
NBC (3:00 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 6 | Monday, April 22 | Predators at Stars | American Airlines Center
CNBC (8:30 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti.
(C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets - Blues win series, 4-2
* Game 1 | Wednesday, April 10 | Blues at Jets | Bell MTS Place
NHL Network (8:00 PM ET): Dave Randorf, Louie DeBrusk, Scott Oake (Sportsnet feed).
* Game 2 | Friday, April 12 | Blues at Jets | Bell MTS Place
CNBC (9:30 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 3 | Sunday, April 14 | Jets at Blues | Enterprise Center
CNBC (7:30 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti.
* Game 4 | Tuesday, April 16 | Jets at Blues | Enterprise Center
CNBC (9:30 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 5 | Thursday, April 18 | Blues at Jets | Bell MTS Place
USA (8:30 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 6 | Saturday, April 20 | Jets at Blues | Enterprise Center
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Brendan Burke, Ray Ferraro.
(WC1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (P1) Calgary Flames - Avalanche win series, 4-1
* Game 1 | Thursday, April 11 | Avalanche at Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 2 | Saturday, April 13 | Avalanche at Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome
NBCSN (10:30 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 3 | Monday, April 15 | Flames at Avalanche | Pepsi Center
CNBC (10:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 4 | Wednesday, April 17 | Flames at Avalanche | Pepsi Center
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
* Game 5 | Friday, April 19 | Avalanche at Flames | Scotiabank Saddledome
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
(P3) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (P2) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series,4-3
* Game 1 | Wednesday, April 10 | Golden Knights at Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose
NBCSN (10:30 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 2 | Friday, April 12 | Golden Knights at Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose
NBCSN (10:30 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 3 | Sunday, April 14 | Sharks at Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 4 | Tuesday, April 16 | Sharks at Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena
NBCSN (10:30 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 5 | Thursday, April 18 | Golden Knights at Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 6 | Sunday, April 21 | Sharks at Golden Knights | T-Mobile Arena
NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Alex Faust, Mike Johnson.
* Game 7 | Tuesday, April 23 | Golden Knights at Sharks | SAP Center at San Jose
NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro.
2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals Day-By-Day Schedule
(Note: Times Refer to On-Air - Subject to Change)
* Wednesday, April 10th
Game 1: Blue Jackets at Lightning; USA, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
Game 1: Penguins at Islanders; NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
Game 1: Blues at Jets; NHL Network, 8:00 p.m. - Dave Randorf, Louie DeBrusk, Scott Oake (Sportsnet feed)
Game 1: Stars at Predators; USA, 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
Game 1: Golden Knights at Sharks; NBCSN, 10:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Thursday, April 11th
Game 1: Maple Leafs at Bruins; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 1: Hurricanes at Capitals; USA, 7:30 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire
Game 1: Avalanche at Flames; NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Friday, April 12th
Game 2: Blue Jackets at Lightning; CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
Game 2: Penguins at Islanders; NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
Game 2: Blues at Jets; CNBC, 9:30 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
Game 2: Golden Knights at Sharks; NBCSN, 10:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Saturday, April 13th
Game 2: Hurricanes at Capitals; NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire
Game 2: Stars at Predators; CNBC, 6:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
Game 2: Maple Leafs at Bruins; NBC, 8:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 2: Avalanche at Flames; NBCSN, 10:30 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Sunday, April 14th
Game 3: Islanders at Penguins; NBC, 12:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Pierre McGuire
Game 3: Lightning at Blue Jackets; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Brian Boucher
Game 3: Jets at Blues; CNBC, 7:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
Game 3: Sharks at Golden Knights; NBCSN 10:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Monday, April 15th
Game 3: Capitals at Hurricanes; CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire
Game 3: Bruins at Maple Leafs; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 3: Predators at Stars; NBCSN, 9:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti
Game 3: Flames at Avalanche; CNBC, 10:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Tuesday, April 16th
Game 4: Lightning at Blue Jackets; CNBC, 7:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
Game 4: Islanders at Penguins; NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Mike Tirico, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
Game 4: Jets at Blues; CNBC, 9:30 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
Game 4: Sharks at Golden Knights; NBCSN, 10:30 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Wednesday, April 17th
Game 4: Bruins at Maple Leafs; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 4: Stars at Predators; USA, 8:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti
Game 4: Flames at Avalanche; NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Thursday, April 18th
Game 4: Capitals at Hurricanes; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire
Game 5: Blues at Jets; USA, 8:30 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
Game 5: Golden Knights at Sharks; NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Friday, April 19th
Game 5: Maple Leafs at Bruins; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 5: Avalanche at Flames; NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Saturday, April 20th
Game 5: Stars at Predators; NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti
Game 6: Jets at Blues; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Ray Ferraro
Game 5: Hurricanes at Capitals; NBC, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
* Sunday, April 21st
Game 6: Bruins at Maple Leafs; NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 6: Sharks at Golden Knights; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Monday, April 22nd
Game 6: Capitals at Hurricanes; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Game 6: Predators at Stars; CNBC, 8:30 p.m. - Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti
* Tuesday, April 23rd
Game 7: Maple Leafs at Bruins; NBCSN, 7:00 p.m. - Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
Game 7: Golden Knights at Sharks; NBCSN, 10:00 p.m. - Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Wednesday, April 24th
Game 7: Hurricanes at Capitals; NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Here's NBC's press release for the Game 1 announcers.
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Wednesday, April 10th
* 7:00 PM ET (USA Network) - Game 1: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
* 7:30 PM ET (NBCSN) - Game 1: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
* 8:00 PM ET (NHL Network) - Game 1: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues
Dave Randorf, Louie DeBrusk, Scott Oake - CBC feed
* 9:30 PM ET (USA Network) - Game 1: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
* 10:30 PM ET (NBCSN) - Game 1: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
Thursday, April 11th
* 7:00 PM ET (NBCSN) - Game 1: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins
Mike "Doc" Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
* 7:30 PM ET (USA Network) - Game 1: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire
* 10:00 PM ET (NBCSN) - Game 1: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames
Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
Brendan Burke has Game 2 between the Caps and Hurricanes.
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Thanks! Good look!
DeleteNo problem. Pierre is his analyst too, I forgot to add that. Didn't look far enough.
DeleteBrendan Burke and Pierre McGuire are doing the first 3 games of the Caps/Hurricanes series it looks like according to this article.
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* Friday, Apr. 12
. 7:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 2: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning | CNBC
John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
. 7:30 p.m. (ET) | Game 2: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders | NBCSN
Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher
. 9:30 p.m. (ET) | Game 2: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets | CNBC
Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
. 10:30 p.m. (ET) | Game 2: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks | NBCSN
Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Saturday, Apr. 13
. 3:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals | NBC
Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire
. 6:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators | CNBC
Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
. 8:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins | NBC
Mike "Doc" Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
. 10:30 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames | NBCSN
Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
* Sunday, Apr. 14
. 12:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins | NBC
Kenny Albert, A.J. Mleczko, Pierre McGuire
. 7:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets | NBCSN
John Forslund, Brian Boucher
. 7:30 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues | CNBC
Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti
. 10:00 p.m. (ET) | Game 3: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights | NBCSN
Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
* Sunday, April 21st Predictions
ReplyDeleteGame 6: Bruins at Maple Leafs NBC (3:00 PM ET); Mike "Doc" Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
- Emrick, Milbury, McGuire Travel Time: 12 minutes from TD Garden to airport, 1 hour and 30 minute flight from Boston to Toronto, and 10 minutes from Toronto Airport to Scotiabank Arena.
Game 6: Flames at Avalanche NBCSN (7:30 PM ET): Brendan Burke, Ray Ferraro
- Burke & Ferraro's Travel Time: 23 minutes from Enterprise Center to airport, appx. 2 hours 23 minutes and 20 second flight from St. Louis to Denver, and appx. 44 minutes and 40 seconds to get from airport to Pepsi Center.
Game 6: Sharks at Golden Knights NBCSN (10:30 PM ET); Alex Faust, Mike Johnson
- Faust & Johnson Travel Time: 9 minute drive from SAP Center to Mineta San Jose International Airport, appx. 1 hour 26 minutes and 40 second flight to Las Vegas, and appx. 12 minutes and 30 second drive from airport to T-Mobile Arena.
* Monday, April 22nd Predictions
ReplyDeleteGame 6: Capitals at Hurricanes: NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Game 7 (if nec): Blues at Jets USA (9:00 PM ET): Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro
- Gord Miller called Game 5 of this series
Game 6: Predators at Stars NBCSN (10:00 PM ET): Chris Cuthbert, A.J. Mleczko, Joe Micheletti
* Tuesday, April 23 Predictions
ReplyDeleteGame 7: Maple Leafs at Bruins NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher
* Wednesday, April 24 Predictions
Game 7: Hurricanes at Capitals: NBCSN (7:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
Second Round Matchup Predictions
A) (WC1) Dallas Stars vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues -- starts on April 25th
Game 1 Announcer Predictions: Chris Cuthbert & Joe Micheletti
B) (WC2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights -- starts on April 25th
Game 1 Announcer Predictions: Gord Miller & Ray Ferraro
C) (M2) New York Islanders vs. (M1) Washington Capitals -- starts on April 26th
Game 1 Announcer Predictions: Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
D) (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. (A2) Boston Bruins
Game 1 Announcer Predictions: Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher