Pre-Game Coverage on NBCSN Begins at 6 p.m. ET with Two-Hour Edition of NHL Live

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2019 – St. Louis plays host to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 tomorrow night, as Vladimir Tarasenko and the Blues take on Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins in Game 3 on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Enterprise Center. The series stands even at one game apiece, following the Blues’ 3-2 overtime win in Game 2 on Wednesday in Boston, punctuated by Carl Gunnarsson’s game-winner to get the Blues their first win in a Stanley Cup Final.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for all desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator 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 Enterprise Center – the trio’s 13^th consecutive year calling the Stanley Cup Final, one of the longest streaks by any broadcast team calling a major U.S. team sport championship.

Saturday’s pre-game coverage on NBCSN will begin at 6 p.m. ET with a two-hour edition of NHL Live amongst the fans outside of Enterprise Center. Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and post-game Game 3 coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Kathryn Tappen will host pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in St. Louis, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp.

STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 3 – BRUINS-BLUES – TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The St. Louis Blues evened the series at one game apiece with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Carl Gunnarsson scored 3:51 into overtime to get his team their first win in a Stanley Cup Final, marking his first goal in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoff games. St. Louis got game-tying goals from Robert Bortuzzo and Vladimir Tarasenko in the first period, following Bruins tallies by Charlie Coyle and Joakim Nordstrom. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves in the overtime win.

Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist has been suspended for one game as a result of a boarding penalty in Game 2 on Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who did not travel with the team to St. Louis. Sundqvist will miss Game 3 tomorrow night at Enterprise Center, but is eligible to return for Monday’s Game 4.

Tomorrow’s coverage will include a number of St. Louis and Blues-centric elements, as the Blues host their first Stanley Cup Final game since 1970, including features on Blues forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Pat Maroon, and shots of the Stanley Cup at various St. Louis locations, including the St. Louis Zoo, BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups, and Mike Talayna’s Juke Box.

Click here for Notes & Quotes from Game 2.  

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Following is the remaining telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sat., June 1	Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., June 3	Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis	NBC	8 p.m.
Thur., June 6	Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., June 9	Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis*	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., June 12	Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.

*if necessary

WESTWOOD ONE AND NBC SPORTS RADIO PRESENT LIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL

In conjunction with NBC Sports and NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One will once again present live play-by-play audio coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) return for the fourth straight season as Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s broadcast crew for the Stanley Cup Final. Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher joins the crew as rinkside reporter. Boucher will be doing double-duty throughout the series, serving as a pregame/postgame analyst for NBC Sports in addition to working rinkside for radio during the games. Florida Panthers announcer Steve Goldstein hosts the pregame, intermission, and postgame reports.

All games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One affiliates throughout the United States, as well as on NBCSportsRadio.com, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports Radio mobile app, WestwoodOneSports.com, the NHL app, SiriusXM Radio (NHL Channel 91), and TuneIn. NHL fans can also follow the playoffs on the NBC Sports Radio station on Apple Music. The stream can also be found on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices via the Westwood One Sports Skill.

COMPREHENSIVE BRUINS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON

NBC Sports Boston will provide comprehensive local multi-platform coverage for the Boston Bruins throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.

NBC Sports Boston will offer live post-game shows and analysis throughout the Stanley Cup Final for the Bruins. Michael Felger, along with former NHL player Tony Amonte and U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan will headline postgame coverage. NBCSB Bruins Insider Joe Haggerty will weigh in from on-site at the arena throughout the series. NBCSB’s daily programming, including Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, and simulcasts of The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand & Felger and Mazz shows will also provide in-depth coverage throughout the Final. The My Teams app will offer the postgame show streamed live as well as additional extensive Bruins coverage.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide live streaming coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

–NBC SPORTS–

Pre-Game Coverage on NBCSN Begins at 6 p.m. ET with Two-Hour Edition of NHL Live

“The better team won this hockey game. They just wanted it more than the Bruins.” – Mike Milbury on the St. Louis Blues’ Performance in Game 2

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 30, 2019 – NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final continues Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues host Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Pre-game coverage on NBCSN starts at 6 p.m. ET with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for all desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator 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 Enterprise Center.

Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and post-game Game 3 coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Kathryn Tappen will host pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in St. Louis, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp.

STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 3 – BRUINS-BLUES – SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

The St. Louis Blues evened the series at one game apiece with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden last night. Carl Gunnarsson scored 3:51 into overtime to get his team their first win in a Stanley Cup Final. Gunnarsson’s game-winner was his first goal in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoff games. St. Louis got game-tying goals from Robert Bortuzzo and Vladimir Tarasenko in the first period, following Bruins tallies by Charlie Coyle and Joakim Nordstrom. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves in the overtime win. St. Louis’ Game 2 win guarantees a Game 5 in Boston on Thursday, June 6, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Milbury on the Blues in Game 2: “The better team won this hockey game. They came out with a purpose. They were physical. They were relentless. It finally paid off. They just wanted it more than the Bruins.”

Jones on the Blues in Game 2: “They put a clinic on how to win a road game. They paid a price. They took hits to make plays. They made contact in every possible situation and made sure they hit somebody.”

Olczyk on Gunnarsson goal: “There was a delayed call coming up against the Bruins so (the Blues) had the extra attacker. The screen by Alex Pietrangelo…no chance for Rask to see that shot.”

Click here for more Notes & Quotes from Game 2.  

 

Following is the remaining telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Sat., June 1	Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., June 3	Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis	NBC	8 p.m.
Thur., June 6	Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., June 9	Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis*	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., June 12	Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.

*if necessary

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WESTWOOD ONE AND NBC SPORTS RADIO PRESENT LIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL

In conjunction with NBC Sports and NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One will once again present live play-by-play audio coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) return for the fourth straight season as Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s broadcast crew for the Stanley Cup Final. Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher joins the crew as rinkside reporter. Boucher will be doing double-duty throughout the series, serving as a pregame/postgame analyst for NBC Sports in addition to working rinkside for radio during the games. Florida Panthers announcer Steve Goldstein hosts the pregame, intermission, and postgame reports.

All games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One affiliates throughout the United States, as well as on NBCSportsRadio.com, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports Radio mobile app, WestwoodOneSports.com, the NHL app, SiriusXM Radio (NHL Channel 91), and TuneIn. NHL fans can also follow the playoffs on the NBC Sports Radio station on Apple Music. The stream can also be found on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices via the Westwood One Sports Skill.

COMPREHENSIVE BRUINS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON

NBC Sports Boston will provide comprehensive local multi-platform coverage for the Boston Bruins throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.

NBC Sports Boston will offer live post-game shows and analysis throughout the Stanley Cup Final for the Bruins. Michael Felger, along with former NHL player Tony Amonte and U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan will headline postgame coverage. NBCSB Bruins Insider Joe Haggerty will weigh in from on-site at the arena throughout the series. NBCSB’s daily programming, including Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, and simulcasts of The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand & Felger and Mazz shows will also provide in-depth coverage throughout the Final. The My Teams app will offer the postgame show streamed live as well as additional extensive Bruins coverage.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide live streaming coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

–NBC SPORTS–

“It will be an ‘ice bag night’ after this game is over.” – Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick on Game 1 physicality

“They needed a little bit of a boost and he gave it to them…they went through the next two periods and steamrolled St. Louis.” – Mike Milbury on coaching tactics by Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy

“The Bruins have clearly shaken the rust off.” – Pierre McGuire following Boston’s slow start

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 27, 2019 – NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final began tonight on NBC, as the Boston Bruins scored four unanswered goals to defeat the St. Louis Blues by a score of 4-2 in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire had the call from Boston on NBC. This marks the 13^th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire have combined to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.

Host Mike Tirico opened coverage of Game 1 on NBC from TD Garden in Boston, Mass., which began with a piece on the Bruins and the Stanley Cup featuring actor and Massachusetts native Denis Leary. Click here to watch.

Pre-game coverage began on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET with a two-hour edition of NHL Live. Host Liam McHugh anchored pre-game, intermission and post-game coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.

Kathryn Tappen and McHugh hosted pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in Boston, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp. Tirico, Jones and Olczyk also joined pre-game coverage outside on NHL Live. Coverage shifted inside the arena at 7:30 p.m. ET with McHugh, Milbury and Jones.

As part of tonight’s pre-game coverage on NHL Live, Roenick spoke with Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo and Tappen interviewed Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand.

NHL Live also included a feature on Bruins anthem singer Todd Angilly, who is a probation officer and serves as a bartender on the suite level of TD Garden for Bruins and Celtics games; pre-game interviews with Blues forward Jaden Schwartz and David Backes; an interview with former Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, who currently serves as the NHL Director of Social Impact; Tappen and Tirico on the passing of former Red Sox player Bill Buckner; and a look back at Bobby Orr’s iconic 1970 Stanley Cup clinching goal.

Post-Game

Milbury on Bruins’ strong second and third periods: “Things changed when Bruce Cassidy switched up his line matchups. They needed a little bit of a boost and he gave it to them…they went through the next two periods and steamrolled St. Louis.”

Jones on the Blues: “The good news for the Blues is they had a formula that worked for one period. They also have Tarasenko and Schenn and Schwartz playing very well right now, so there’s not a lot of question marks about their top line players. I didn’t think their depth players did a very good job, but that could be attributed to the number of penalties that they took. It took a lot of players out of the rhythm of this game.”

Milbury on Blues struggles in Game 1: “No matter what they say, that they’re not intimidated by not having been there – the Stanley Cup Final is different. Everything about it is heightened and you feel a little differently going into it. They came out with some energy, they looked pretty good, but when the push came from Boston they weren’t able to withstand it.”

Third Period

Olczyk on Sean Kuraly goal, 3-2 Bruins: “Joel Edmundson started this play by turning the puck over and Connor Clifton started the offense…second chance opportunity and Kuraly finds the puck…the fourth liners go to work.”

McGuire on Kuraly goal, 3-2 Bruins: “What a game for Connor Clifton…he scores the ice-breaker for the Bruins and just got a big assist.”

Second Intermission

Jones on Blues’ undisciplined play: “Hooking and holding are not the types of penalties you want to take…the Bruins have gained some offensive momentum from their power play opportunities and really took over in the period.”

Milbury on Bruins’ response in the second period: “(Head coach) Bruce Cassidy saw that the team didn’t have legs. He needed to loosen things up and he changed the matchups…Cassidy pushing the right buttons all year and especially in the second period tonight.”

Second Period

Emrick on the hard-hitting: “It will be an ‘ice bag night’ after this game is over.”

McGuire late in the period with shots 16-3 in favor of Boston: “The Bruins have clearly shaken the rust off.”

Olczyk on Charlie McAvoy goal, 2-2: “Bad penalty. Puck ends up in the back of the net…the Blues clear the zone, but Charlie McAvoy gets on his horse, the puck goes off of the stick of Alex Pietrangelo.”

Olczyk on Connor Clifton goal to cut Blues lead to 2-1: “The fourth line of the Bruins generates it. Clifton is looking for the blue paint, Kuraly finds the defenseman jumping into the play…the Bruins get a huge response from their fourth line.”

Emrick on Vladimir Tarasenko goal, Blues 2-0: “Just about the time you think everything is safe back there, it is a steal and a score and the Blues are up by a pair.”

Olczyk on Tarasenko goal: “That was a forward back (on defense) – Pastrnak trying to reverse the flow. Chara didn’t read it, Pastrnak turned it over, and the right guy had the puck on his stick for the Blues.”

First Intermission

Milbury on the Bruins slow start: “It looked like the layoff really hurt them. They were sluggish. They had very little forecheck time in the offensive zone. I thought the Blues did exactly what they had to do.”

First Period

Olczyk on Brayden Schenn goal, 1-0 Blues: “Jay Bouwmeester makes this play. We talked about the active defense for both teams. Bouwmeester is anticipating the puck will be there…keeps the play alive and Schenn goes far side on Rask, who was a little deep in his net.”

Pre-Game on NBC (8 p.m. ET)

Milbury on Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask: “He has been really terrific, but there are doubts. There have always been doubts about Tuukka. The city seems to feel like he owes them something. He was the guy in net when they blew a 3-0 series lead to the Flyers…Tuukka has an opportunity to re-write his legacy and make it an all-positive one in Boston. The only thing in front of him that makes me nervous is that 10-day layoff.”

NHL Live on NBCSN (6-8 p.m. ET)

Boucher on Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask: “I have not seen him play this well for this stretch of time in his career. He’s played good at times in his career, but there’s been times when his play has dipped. We haven’t seen that in this postseason…the calmness that he has played with in the playoffs has stood out to me.”

Roenick on the fans in Boston: “I have only seen four Blues jerseys here in this crowd. They were here for four minutes. They looked around, maybe these fans are a little intimidating, and they walked right back out.”

Carter on Blues forward Jaden Schwartz: “It’s that hockey IQ. He’s not the biggest player in the world, but he’s got that ability to find those open spots. He outthinks you. He gets in positions where his size can’t be used against him. He’s gritty, he’s fearless…he’s been a godsend for the St. Louis Blues in this postseason.”

Tappen on Bruins forward and former Blues captain David Backes: “A little bit of gamesmanship going on as well. (Blues captain) Alex Pietrangelo, one his best friends, texted him to wish him luck in the series, and Backes didn’t write him back.”

Olczyk on impact of defense on this series: “I don’t want to say mirror images, but they’re pretty darn close. I look at the back end for both of these teams to be the difference in this series.”

Olczyk on Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask: “Best he’s played in his entire career. The 10-day break – that’s the biggest question mark.”

Olczyk’s Stanley Cup Final prediction: “I’d rather tell you who is going to win the Belmont in a couple of weeks…I thought it was going to go the distance so I’ll go with where we are right now (Boston) in seven.”

Jones’ Stanley Cup Final prediction: “I will go with Boston as well. They clearly are the favorite, but this is no gimme. This is going to be a very difficult series.”

Tirico on the recent success of Boston sports teams: “The poor kids who have gone a whole 109 or 110 days since having a day off for a duck boat parade here in Boston (laughs)…it’s truly remarkable. Other cities that might become complacent…Boston fans just become heightened by it – Boston against the rest of the country.”

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NBC Sports’ coverage of Game 2 begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Pre-game coverage begins with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET.

– NBC SPORTS–

Pre-Game Coverage Begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Two-Hour Edition of NHL Live

Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire to Call 13^th Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team

Pre-Game Interviews Include Kathryn Tappen with Bruins’ Forward Brad Marchand and Jeremy Roenick with Blues’ Captain Alex Pietrangelo

Westwood One and NBC Sports Radio Present Live Audio Coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 27, 2019 – NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final begins tonight with Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, as Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins host Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues, as both teams continue their quest to capture the Stanley Cup. Pre-game coverage from TD Garden in Boston, Mass., begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for all desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator 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 TD Garden.

Mike Tirico will host tonight’ Game 1 coverage from TD Garden. Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and post-game coverage on-site, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Kathryn Tappen will host pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in Boston, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp

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2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL – ST. LOUIS BLUES VS. BOSTON BRUINS

This year’s Stanley Cup Final is a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final which was punctuated by one of the most iconic goals in NHL history, when Bruins Hall of Famer Bobby Orr scored the Cup-clinching goal in overtime as he flew across the crease past Blues goaltender Glenn Hall.

The Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup Final ten days ago following a dominant 4-0 win in Game 4 to complete a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. Tuukka Rask continued his exceptional postseason performance, making 24 saves in the shutout. With their Eastern Conference Final sweep, Boston reaches the Stanley Cup Final for the 20th time in team history and third in the past nine seasons (2011, 2013).

Bruins forward David Backes advances the Stanley Cup Final for the first time and will play against his former team in St. Louis. Backes, a 13-year veteran, played the first 10 years of his NHL career with the Blues, and served as the team’s captain from 2011-16.

St. Louis advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 with a 5-1 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Enterprise Center in St. Louis last week. Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn each scored a power-play goal, David Perron had a goal, and Ryan O’Reilly contributed three assists for St. Louis in the win.

The Blues’ improbable second-half run has been led by rookie goalie Jordan Binnington, who made 25 saves in the series-clinching win. St. Louis is the only team in the expansion era (1967-68) to have been in last place in the overall League standings at any point after its 20th game of the season and rebound to make the Stanley Cup Final. They also did so in their inaugural season, reaching the Final after holding the No. 12 seed through games played Dec. 12, 1967. The Blues, looking to win their first-ever Stanley Cup, hope for a better outcome than in the 1970 Cup Final when they were swept by the Bruins.

Following is the full telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Mon., May 27	Game 1 – St. Louis at Boston	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., May 29	Game 2 – St. Louis at Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., June 1	Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., June 3	Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis	NBC	8 p.m.
Thur., June 6	Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., June 9	Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis*	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., June 12	Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.

*if necessary

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WESTWOOD ONE AND NBC SPORTS RADIO PRESENT LIVE AUDIO COVERAGE OF THE 2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL

In conjunction with NBC Sports and NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One will once again present live play-by-play audio coverage of the Stanley Cup Final, starting tonight, Monday, May 27, when the Boston Bruins take on the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) return for the fourth straight season as Westwood One/NBC Sports Radio’s broadcast crew for the Stanley Cup Final. Former NHL goaltender Brian Boucher joins the crew as rinkside reporter. Boucher will be doing double-duty throughout the series, serving as a pregame/postgame analyst for NBC Sports in addition to working rinkside for radio during the games. Florida Panthers announcer Steve Goldstein hosts the pregame, intermission, and postgame reports.

All games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One affiliates throughout the United States, as well as on NBCSportsRadio.com, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports Radio mobile app, WestwoodOneSports.com, the NHL app, SiriusXM Radio (NHL Channel 91), and TuneIn. NHL fans can also follow the playoffs on the NBC Sports Radio station on Apple Music. The stream can also be found on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices via the Westwood One Sports Skill.

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COMPREHENSIVE BRUINS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON

NBC Sports Boston will provide comprehensive local multi-platform coverage for the Boston Bruins throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.

NBC Sports Boston will offer live post-game shows and analysis throughout the Stanley Cup Final for the Bruins. Michael Felger, along with former NHL player Tony Amonte and U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan will headline postgame coverage. NBCSB Bruins Insider Joe Haggerty will weigh in from on-site at the arena throughout the series. NBCSB’s daily programming, including Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, and simulcasts of The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand & Felger and Mazz shows will also provide in-depth coverage throughout the Final. The My Teams app will offer the postgame show streamed live as well as additional extensive Bruins coverage.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide live streaming coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

–NBC SPORTS–

“I don’t think I’ve seen him play better in his career.” – Eddie Olczyk on Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask

“It gives St. Louis a fighting chance to compete with the depth of the Boston Bruins’ forwards.” – Pierre McGuire on the Blues defense

“It’s just a thrill to be headed to this series because there are an overwhelming number of storylines.” – Mike “Doc” Emrick

“I give the edge to Boston, mainly due to experience and some stellar play from guys like Bergeron and Krejci.” – Mike Milbury

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 24, 2019 – NBC Sports NHL commentators Mike “Doc” Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), Pierre McGuire (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst), and Mike Milbury (analyst), as well as executive producer Sam Flood, participated in a national media conference call yesterday, May 23, to preview the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, beginning Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

 

For a complete transcript, click here. Following are highlights from the call:

Flood on Boston and St. Louis markets: “Nothing like a flashback to 1970 and the drama of that Cup win in Boston and what that meant to a generation of hockey players and really ignited the hockey boom in that city. You look at St. Louis, a city that is now dominating the first round of NHL drafts, clearly the hockey bug is real and great in St. Louis. To have these two markets to be able to face off in a Stanley Cup Final years later should be a lot of fun.”

Emrick on Bruins-Blues matchup: “It’s just a thrill to be headed to this series because there are an overwhelming number of storylines, and Sam has mentioned one, and that (Bobby Orr winning goal) photograph was on the front door of my office at Geneva College as I taught that next fall in the fall of 1970. But it’s all a part of lore and memory, and memories are wonderful, but we’re about to make some more with a lot of large body forechecking teams. Amidst all the cranes and skeletons of steel around TD Garden and anyone who is going to the series and hasn’t been there lately, there is a lot of that going on. There’s a lot of building going on, but there will be a lot of wonderful story building with this series.”

Olczyk: “Two heavy teams, two big teams, two goaltenders playing extremely well. Tuukka Rask, I don’t think I’ve seen him play better in his career. Depth on the back end, fourth lines that can contribute — so-called fourth lines — I think the sky’s the limit for this series.”

McGuire: “One thing that St. Louis has that a lot of the previous teams that Boston played against [didn’t], is matchup capability on the back end. This is a coming-out party for Colton Parayko. And then you look just a little bit deeper on the lineup for the St. Louis Blues, and you see Joel Edmundson, who has had a tremendous playoff after having a haphazard start, and Alex Pietrangelo, who has just been fantastic for them in every facet of the game. So that’s something to pay attention to if you’re a fan of the Bruins, and it gives St. Louis a fighting chance to compete with the depth of the Boston Bruins’ forwards.”

Milbury: “As the [previous] series went on, I grew more enamored of the St. Louis lineup. You think maybe this is kind of fluky, they started off so badly and then they all of a sudden hit a nice patch. You think the dream is going to end at some point – but it didn’t, they just kept on coming and they kept on impressing. When Game 3 ended, after that non-call on the hand pass, I remember Patrick Sharp in the studio saying, ‘You know, this might be something positive for them,’ and it turned out to be right. [Head Coach Craig] Berube walked in the room and said, ‘Forget it, don’t say much to the media, let’s move on.’ I think the two teams square off pretty evenly on paper. I give the edge to Boston, mainly due to experience and some stellar play from guys like [Patrice] Bergeron and [David] Krejci, who has led the post-season in scoring twice, which puts them in awfully elite company, and a solid defense in [goalie] Tuukka Rask.

Milbury on factors that led to Blues’ mid-season turnaround: ”Two things – the hiring of [Craig] Berube and the emergence of [Jordan] Binnington. It’s pretty much that simple. I think Berube was able to find a way to reach the players that he needed to reach and get the most out of them and they needed to solve what had been an ongoing problem in goal. And not only did he solve it, it became a strong point with Binnington.”

Emrick on Blues goalie Jordan Binnington: “He was 17-9-0 with the Providence Bruins (last year) and Grzelcyk was one of his teammates there, so he got through that last year and he started in San Antonio where the Blues have an American Hockey League team and he wasn’t their starting goaltender this year. Hesat the bench for a while. Finally, they got off to such a sputtering start they gave him a chance to play and he was good. Then they started winning and then came the coaching change and all the rest. It will be fun documenting that when we get time to, once these telecasts begin, but that’s the meteoric rise that he had. And it’s going to be an exciting story for us to document and that will just give you an indication of the conversation I had with him and what it will eventually lead to when we get a chance to share it.”

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Pre-Game Coverage Starts at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with NHL Live

Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire to Call 13^th Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team

2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs Continue to Deliver Local and National Viewership Milestones

NBC Sports Boston Provides Comprehensive Local Bruins Coverage Through Stanley Cup Final

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 23, 2018 – NBC Sports begins exclusive coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final this Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins host Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Pre-game coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a special two-hour edition of NHL Live amongst the fans outside of TD Garden.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will provide streaming coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator 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 call the 2019 Stanley Cup Final on NBC and NBCSN.

This marks the 13^th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports, one of the longest streaks by any broadcast team calling a major U.S. team sport championship. Coverage of all 2019 Stanley Cup Final games will begin at 8 p.m. ET, with pre-game coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Mike Tirico will host Game 1 coverage from TD Garden on Monday night. Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and post-game coverage on-site throughout the series, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Kathryn Tappen will host pre-game and post-game coverage from outside sets in Boston and St. Louis throughout the series, capturing the scene amongst the fans alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, Anson Carter and Patrick Sharp

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2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TO DELIVER LOCAL AND NATIONAL VIEWERSHIP MILESTONES

The 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to deliver viewership records and milestones. Following are some recent highlights:

• Last night’s San Jose-St. Louis WCF Game 6 averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 1.9 million viewers on NBCSN, up 22% the last WCF Game 6 (2017, ANA-NSH, 1.558 million) and up 29% vs. the same Game 6 matchup in 2016 (1.476 million).
• TV-only viewership peaked with 2.210 million viewers.
• Digitally, last night’s San Jose-St. Louis WCF Game 6 produced an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 92,700 viewers, making it the second-highest AMA for a Conference Final game on record.
• Locally, St. Louis delivered a 20.8 rating, NBC Sports’ highest NHL rating on record in the market. San Jose scored a 3.2 rating.

2019 STANLEY CUP FINAL – ST. LOUIS BLUES VS. BOSTON BRUINS

This year’s Stanley Cup Final is a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final which was punctuated by one of the most iconic goals in NHL history, when Bruins Hall of Famer Bobby Orr scored the Cup-clinching goal in overtime as he flew across the crease past Blues goaltender Glenn Hall.

The Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup Final last week following a dominant 4-0 win in Game 4 to complete a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. Tuukka Rask continued his exceptional postseason performance, making 24 saves in the shutout. With their Eastern Conference Final sweep, Boston reaches the Stanley Cup Final for the 20th time in team history and third in the past nine seasons (2011, 2013).

Bruins forward David Backes advances the Stanley Cup Final for the first time and will play against his former team in St. Louis. Backes, a 13-year veteran, played the first 10 years of his NHL career with the Blues, and served as the team’s captain from 2011-16.

St. Louis advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 with a 5-1 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn each scored a power-play goal, David Perron had a goal, and Ryan O’Reilly contributed three assists for St. Louis in the win.

The Blues’ improbable second-half run has been led by rookie goalie Jordan Binnington, who made 25 saves last night. St. Louis is the only team in the expansion era (1967-68) to have been in last place in the overall League standings at any point after its 20th game of the season and rebound to make the Stanley Cup Final. They also did so in their inaugural season, reaching the Final after holding the No. 12 seed through games played Dec. 12, 1967. The Blues, looking to win their first-ever Stanley Cup, hope for a better outcome than in the 1970 Cup Final when they were swept by the Bruins.

 

Following is the full telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Mon., May 27	Game 1 – St. Louis at Boston	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., May 29	Game 2 – St. Louis at Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., June 1	Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., June 3	Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis	NBC	8 p.m.
Thur., June 6	Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., June 9	Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis*	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., June 12	Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.

*if necessary

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COMPREHENSIVE BRUINS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON

NBC Sports Boston will provide comprehensive local multi-platform coverage for the Boston Bruins throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.

NBC Sports Boston will offer live post-game shows and analysis throughout the Stanley Cup Final for the Bruins. Michael Felger, along with former NHL player Tony Amonte and U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan will headline postgame coverage. NBCSB Bruins Insider Joe Haggerty will weigh in from on-site at the arena throughout the series. NBCSB’s daily programming, including Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, and simulcasts of The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand & Felger and Mazz shows will also provide in-depth coverage throughout the Final. The My Teams app will offer the postgame show streamed live as well as additional extensive Bruins coverage.

STREAMING COVERAGE ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide live streaming coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.

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Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury and Executive Producer Sam Flood

Dial 334-323-0522 to Participate

2019 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 – Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 23, 2019 – NBC Sports NHL commentators Mike “Doc” Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), Pierre McGuire (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst), and Mike Milbury (analyst), as well as executive producer Sam Flood, will preview the upcoming 2019 Stanley Cup Final on a media conference call today – Thursday, May 23 – at 4 p.m. ET.

Media interested in participating should call 334-323-0522; Passcode: 9819225.

• WHAT: NBC Sports 2019 Stanley Cup Final Media Conference Call
• WHO: Mike “Doc” Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury and Sam Flood
• WHEN: Today, Thursday, May 23, at 4 p.m. ET
• NUMBER: 334-323-0522
• PASSCODE: 9819225

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STANLEY CUP FINAL BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 27 AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will begin Monday, May 27, with Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, featuring the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a two-hour edition of NHL Live leading into Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Following is the full telecast schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with networks and start times. Pre-game coverage will begin each night with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Date	Coverage	Network	Time (ET)
Mon., May 27	Game 1 – St. Louis at Boston	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., May 29	Game 2 – St. Louis at Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., June 1	Game 3 – Boston at St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., June 3	Game 4 – Boston at St. Louis	NBC	8 p.m.
Thur., June 6	Game 5 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., June 9	Game 6 – Boston at St. Louis*	NBC	8 p.m.
Wed., June 12	Game 7 – St. Louis at Boston*	NBC	8 p.m.

*if necessary

 

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