Friday, June 11, 2021

2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Semifinals TV Schedule and Announcers

2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Continues with Stanley Cup Semifinals on NBCSN & USA Network

Montreal vs. Vegas in one series & Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders in another series

A trip to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals on the line

With the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs halfway completed, it's time to move on to the third round. This year, due to the NHL's realignment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, this round will be referred to as the Stanley Cup Semifinals. Two best-of-seven series will be contested to determine the two teams that will meet in this year's Stanley Cup Finals.

Congrats to the Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders for making it this far into the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Lightning vs. Islanders semifinal series will begin first on Sunday, Jun. 13. Game 1 of Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders is set for 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT on the NBC broadcast network. This year's postseason matchup will mark the fourth one and the second straight between the teams. Tampa Bay has won ALL three of the previous matchups with the Islanders.

The Canadiens vs. Golden Knights semifinal series will begin the following evening, Monday, Jun. 14, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, over on NBCSN. The Golden Knights and the Canadiens will meet in the playoffs for the very first time.

Below, catch the series-by-series and daily television schedules for the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals.

  • 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals - Series-by-Series
(1) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (4) Montreal Canadiens -- Montreal wins series, 4-2
Game 1 - Monday, June 14 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire
Game 2 - Wednesday, June 16 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire
Game 3 - Friday, June 18 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - USA, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire
Game 4 - Sunday, June 20 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire
Game 5 - Tuesday, June 22 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire
Game 6 - Thursday, June 24 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - USA, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

(2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (3) New York Islanders -- Tampa Bay wins series, 4-3
. Game 1 - Sunday, June 13 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 2 - Tuesday, June 15 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 3 - Thursday, June 17 - Lightning vs. Islanders - USA, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 4 - Saturday, June 19 - Lightning vs. Islanders - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 5 - Monday, June 21 - Islanders vs. Lightning - USA, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 6 - Wednesday, June 23 - Lightning vs. Islanders - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher
. Game 7 - Friday, June 25 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

  • 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals - Daily Television Schedule
* Sunday, June 13th
Game 1 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBC, 3:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Monday, June 14th
Game 1 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Tuesday, June 15th
Game 2 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Wednesday, June 16th
Game 2 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Thursday, June 17th
Game 3 - Lightning vs. Islanders - USA, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Friday, June 18th
Game 3 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - USA, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Saturday, June 19th
Game 4 - Lightning vs. Islanders - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Sunday, June 20th
Game 4 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Monday, June 21st
Game 5 - Islanders vs. Lightning - USA, 8:00 p.m. - Brendan Burke, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Tuesday, June 22nd
Game 5 - Canadiens vs. Golden Knights - NBCSN, 9:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Wednesday, June 23rd
Game 6 - Lightning vs. Islanders - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

* Thursday, June 24th
Game 6 - Golden Knights vs. Canadiens - USA, 8:00 p.m. - John Forslund, Joe Micheletti, Pierre McGuire

* Friday, June 25th
Game 7 - Islanders vs. Lightning - NBCSN, 8:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher

Monday, June 7, 2021

2021 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semifinal TV Schedule and Announcers

The 2021 NBA Playoffs continues on with the Conference Semifinal round on the networks of TNT, ESPN and ABC. Best of luck to the eight remaining teams still in contention to win the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

The conference semifinal round opens up on Saturday, June 5th as Giannis Antetokoumnpo and the Milwaukee Bucks face Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets in a highly anticipated #2 vs. #3 matchup in the East, at 7:30 PM (ET) on TNT. Marv Albert, Grant Hill and Jared Greenberg will be on-site in Brooklyn to call the game.

The following day, Sunday, June 6th, the other Eastern Conference semifinal gets underway. At 1:00 PM (ET) on ABC, Trae Young and the No. 5 seeded Atlanta Hawks visit Ben Simmons and top seeded Philadelphia 76ers. Mark Jones, Hubie Brown and Lisa Salters will take the ABC call from Wells Fargo Center.

Then, on Monday, June 7th, Michael Porter Jr. and the Denver Nuggets open their second round series against Chris Paul and the surprising Phoenix Suns, who knocked out the top seeded Lakers in the previous round. Denver at Phoenix Game 1 is Monday night at 10:00 PM (ET), live on TNT. TNT will have Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller & Chris Haynes work the Denver-Phoenix series.

The last Conference Semifinal series to tip off is the series between Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers vs. Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz. Game 1 is set for Tuesday, June 8th at 10:00 PM (ET), again live on TNT. Ian Eagle will have the call with analyst Greg Anthony and reporter Rebecca Haarlow.

ESPN/ABC and TNT plans to have all announcers on-site, beginning in this round. For Round 1, TNT had only one on-site game, Hawks vs. Knicks game 5, with Marv Albert & Reggie Miller. Meanwhile, for ESPN/ABC, the ABC games featuring the Mike Breen and Mark Jones' crews were on-site, while ALL ESPN games were done remotely. All of that changes with this round.

Check out the 2021 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semifinal TV Schedule and Announcers page below, with schedule and announcing assignments updated throughout the round

* 2021 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semifinal TV Schedule & Announcers - Series-by-Series
Eastern Conference:
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks == Atlanta wins series, 4-3
. Game 1 - Sunday, June 6 - Hawks at 76ers - ABC, 1:00 p.m. - Mark Jones, Hubie Brown, Lisa Salters
. Game 2 - Tuesday, June 8 - Hawks at 76ers - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
. Game 3 - Friday, June 11 - 76ers at Hawks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Malika Andrews
. Game 4 - Monday, June 14 - 76ers at Hawks - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
. Game 5 - Wednesday, June 16 - Hawks at 76ers - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
. Game 6 - Friday, June 18 - 76ers at Hawks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Malika Andrews
. Game 7 - Sunday, June 20 - Hawks at 76ers - TNT, 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready

(2) Brooklyn Nets vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks == Milwaukee wins series, 4-3
. Game 1 - Saturday, June 5 - Bucks at Nets - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 2 - Monday, June 7 - Bucks at Nets - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 3 - Thursday, June 10 - Nets at Bucks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Lisa Salters
. Game 4 - Sunday, June 13 - Nets at Bucks - ABC, 3:00 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
. Game 5 - Tuesday, June 15 - Bucks at Nets - TNT, 8:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
. Game 6 - Thursday, June 17 - Nets at Bucks - ESPN, 8:30 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 7 - Saturday, June 19 - Bucks at Nets - TNT, 8:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

Western Conference:
(1) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Los Angeles Clippers == LA Clippers win series, 4-2
. Game 1 - Tuesday, June 8 - Clippers at Jazz - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow
. Game 2 - Thursday, June 10 - Clippers at Jazz - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Cassidy Hubbarth
. Game 3 - Saturday, June 12 - Jazz at Clippers - ABC, 8:30 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Lisa Salters
. Game 4 - Monday, June 14 - Jazz at Clippers - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow
. Game 5 - Wednesday, June 16 - Clippers at Jazz - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow
. Game 6 - Friday, June 18 - Jazz at Clippers - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols

(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) Denver Nuggets == Phoenix wins series, 4-0
. Game 1 - Monday, June 7 - Nuggets at Suns - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes
. Game 2 - Wednesday, June 9 - Nuggets at Suns - TNT, 9:30 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes
. Game 3 - Friday, June 11 - Suns at Nuggets - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Israel Gutierrez
. Game 4 - Sunday, June 13 - Suns at Nuggets - TNT, 8:00 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes

* 2021 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semifinal TV Schedule & Announcers - Daily Schedule
. Saturday, June 5th
Game 1 - Bucks vs. Nets - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

* Sunday, June 6th
Game 1 - Hawks vs. 76ers - ABC, 1:00 p.m. - Mark Jones, Hubie Brown, Lisa Salters

* Monday, June 7th
Game 2 - Bucks vs. Nets - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg
Game 1 - Nuggets vs. Suns - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes

* Tuesday, June 8th
Game 2 - Hawks vs. 76ers - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
Game 1 - Clippers vs. Jazz - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow

* Wednesday, June 9th
Game 2 - Nuggets vs. Suns - TNT, 9:30 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes

* Thursday, June 10th
Game 3 - Nets vs. Bucks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Lisa Salters
Game 2 - Clippers vs. Jazz - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Cassidy Hubbarth

* Friday, June 11th
Game 3 - 76ers vs. Hawks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Malika Andrews
Game 3 - Suns vs. Nuggets - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Ryan Ruocco, Richard Jefferson, Israel Gutierrez

* Saturday, June 12th
Game 3 - Jazz vs. Clippers - ABC, 8:30 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Lisa Salters

* Sunday, June 13th
Game 4 - Nets vs. Bucks - ABC, 3:00 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols
Game 4 - Suns vs. Nuggets - TNT, 8:00 p.m. - Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Chris Haynes

* Monday, June 14th
Game 4 - 76ers vs. Hawks - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
Game 4 - Jazz vs. Clippers - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow

* Tuesday, June 15th
Game 5 - Bucks vs. Nets - TNT, 8:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

* Wednesday, June 16th
Game 5 - Hawks vs. 76ers - TNT, 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready
Game 5 - Clippers vs. Jazz - TNT, 10:00 p.m. - Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony, Rebecca Haarlow

* Thursday, June 17th
Game 6 - Nets vs. Bucks - ESPN, 8:30 p.m. - Mark Jones, Doris Burke, Cassidy Hubbarth

* Friday, June 18th
Game 6 - 76ers vs. Hawks - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. - Dave Pasch, Hubie Brown, Malika Andrews
Game 6 - Jazz vs. Clippers - ESPN, 10:00 p.m. - Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, Rachel Nichols

* Saturday, June 19th
Game 7 - Bucks vs. Nets - TNT, 8:30 p.m. - Marv Albert, Grant Hill, Jared Greenberg

* Sunday, June 20th
Game 7 - Hawks vs. 76ers - TNT, 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Stephanie Ready