HOCKEY IN HIGH HEELS: NBCSN TO AIR GAME 2
Penguins-Lightning Game 1 Is NBCSN’s Most-Watched Conference Final Game 1 On Record
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 17, 2016 – NBCSN presents Game 2 of the Western Conference Final tonight at 8 p.m. ET, when David Backes and the St. Louis Blues host Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks, as San Jose looks to even the series at one game apiece.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst), and Brian Boucher (‘Inside-the-Glass’) will have the call of tonight’s Sharks-Blues Game 2 matchup from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Pre-game coverage begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live. Liam McHugh hosts tonight’s studio coverage alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick, and Anson Carter.
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THE PASS – TUESDAY, MAY 17 (All times ET)
| TUESDAY, MAY 17 | |||
| Time | Coverage | Network | Commentators |
| 7 p.m. | NHL Live | NBCSN | Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick, Anson Carter |
| 8 p.m. | Game 2 – San Jose at St. Louis | NBCSN | Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti, Brian Boucher |
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WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 2 – SHARKS AT BLUES – TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – BLUES LEAD SERIES 1-0
The Blues took Game 1 at home by a score of 2-1, despite being outshot in the game 32-23 by the Sharks. Brian Elliott was the difference-maker in the game, allowing only one goal on a shot that was deflected twice and credited to Sharks forward Tomas Hertl. Jori Lehtera scored the eventual game-winner midway through the second period for his second career playoff goal. David Backes also scored for St. Louis and registered 11 hits, just three hits shy of the entire total for San Jose in the game (14).
This marks the Sharks’ fourth-ever appearance in the Western Conference Final, and they’ve faced a 0-2 deficit in the previous three series, which they went on to lose. Teams that have faced a 0-2 deficit in the Conference Finals have a 7-74 series record all-time.
PENGUINS-LIGHTNING GAME 1 IS NBCSN’S MOST-WATCHED CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 1 ON RECORD
NBCSN’s presentation of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final featuring the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins last Friday was NBCSN’s most-watched Conference Final Game 1 ever, averaging 1.718 million viewers. Viewership peaked in the 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET quarter hour with over two million viewers (2.065 million).
NBCSN’s coverage of Sharks-Blues Game 1 on Sunday averaged 1.645 million viewers to rank as the third-most watched Conference Final Game 1 ever on the network (out of 14 games). Viewership of Sharks-Blues peaked in the 9:45-10 p.m. ET quarter hour with nearly two million viewers (1.994 million).
GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR
For the fifth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.
| Network | Games |
| NBC | 12 |
| NBCSN | 43 |
| USA Network | 6 |
| CNBC | 12 |
| NHL Network | 2 |
| Total | 75 |
One-goal Games: 43
OT games: 17
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA COVERAGE
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.
