DAY 27 – LIGHTNING HOST CANADIENS IN GAME 6 TOMORROW AND RANGERS HOST CAPITALS IN GAME 7 WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON NBCSN

Game 6 – (1) Canadiens-(2) Lightning – Lightning Lead 3-2 – Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Game 7 – (2) Capitals-(1) Rangers – Series Tied 3-3 – Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

New York and Los Angeles Markets Post Second-Round Ratings Milestones; Rangers-Capitals Game 6 Ties NBCSN’s Best Overnight Rating of 2015 Playoffs

Conference Finals Begin Later This Week; Blackhawks vs. Ducks in Western Conference Final, Eastern Conference Final TBD

IIHF World Hockey Championship Coverage Continues Tomorrow – Team USA vs. Slovakia at 10 a.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 11, 2015 – This week’s Stanley Cup Playoff coverage on NBCSN features exciting conclusions to the second-round series in the Eastern Conference, beginning tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. ET when P.K. Subban and the (1) Montreal Canadiens look to stay alive with a win against Steven Stamkos and the (2) Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of their series.

NBCSN presents its third Game 7 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Henrik Lundqvist and the (1) New York Rangers look to complete a comeback with a win over Alex Ovechkin and the (2) Washington Capitals.

Pre-game coverage tomorrow and Wednesday begins on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live, hosted by Liam McHugh, with analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones.

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THE PASS – TUESDAY, MAY 12-WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 (All times ET)

TUESDAY, MAY 12

GAME 6 – (1) CANADIENS-(2) LIGHTNING – TOMORROW AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – LIGHTNING LEAD 3-2

The Canadiens face the Lightning in Game 6 with hopes of extending their series, and a chance at a Game 7 at home, with a win tomorrow night in Tampa. Montreal has fought back after trailing 3-0 in the series, with a 6-2 win in Game 4 in Tampa, and a 2-1 win in Montreal in Game 5. Canadiens forward P.A. Parenteau netted the eventual Game 5-winner with 4:07 remaining in the third period of Game 5 on Saturday night.

A win tomorrow would give the Canadiens an opportunity to host the Lightning in Game 7, and the chance to become only the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. If the Lightning win, they will move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2010, when they lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Joe Micheletti (analyst) and Emmy Award-winning Inside-the-Glass analyst Pierre McGuire will call the action from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

GAME 7 – (2) CAPITALS-(1) RANGERS – WEDNESDAY AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN – SERIES TIED 3-3

Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers look to complete their second straight comeback from a 3-1 second-round series deficit in as many years on Wednesday night, when they host Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Following defenseman Ryan McDonagh’s overtime-winner on Friday night to give the Rangers a 2-1 win in Game 5, Chris Kreider scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 42 shots as the Rangers held on for a  4-3 win in Game 6 last night in Washington.

The Capitals are 4-9 in Game 7s since 1987, while the Rangers have won five straight Game 7s since 2012. Washington has already won a Game 7 this year, defeating the Islanders by a score of 2-1 in Game 7 in the first round. Last year, the Rangers erased a 3-1 series deficit against the Penguins to win their second-round series against Pittsburgh.

Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator and Sports Illustrated 2014 Media Person of the Year Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning Inside-the-Glass analyst Pierre McGuire will call the action from the Madison Square Garden in New York.

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES MARKETS POST SECOND-ROUND RATINGS MILESTONES; RANGERS-CAPITALS GAME 6 TIES NBCSN’S BEST OVERNIGHT RATING OF 2015 PLAYOFFS

NBCSN’s Stanley Cup Playoff second-round coverage continues to produce local-market milestones, this past weekend in the New York and Los Angeles.

• The Rangers’ 4-3 win over the Capitals in Game 6 last night on NBCSN produced a 6.4 rating in New York, making it the highest-rated second-round Rangers game ever on NBCSN in the New York market, up 64% vs. last year’s second-round average vs. Pittsburgh.

• The Ducks’ series-clinching 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 against the Flames last night on NBCSN delivered a 2.1 rating in Los Angeles, making it the highest-rated Ducks game ever on NBCSN in the L.A. market (excluding Ducks-Kings games). This surpassed the record-rating of 1.9 rating in Los Angeles for Ducks-Flames in Game 4 on Friday night on NBCSN.

In addition, last night’s Game 6 between the Rangers and the Capitals on NBCSN delivered a 1.51 overnight rating, tied for the best overnight rating on NBCSN during the Stanley Cup Playoffs with last Sunday’s Wild-Blackhawks Game 2 matchup.

CONFERENCE FINALS BEGIN LATER THIS WEEK; BLACKHAWKS VS. DUCKS IN WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL, EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL TBD

The Eastern and Western Conference Finals will begin later this week, dependent upon the results of the Rangers-Capitals and Canadiens-Lightning series. The Anaheim Ducks advanced to the Western Conference Final with their Game 5 win last night over the Calgary Flames, while the Chicago Blackhawks advanced in the bracket by completing a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Wild last week.

IIHF WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE CONTINUES TOMORROW – TEAM USA VS. SLOVAKIA AT 10 A.M. ET

NBCSN’s coverage of the IIHF World Hockey Championship continues tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET, when Jack Eichel and Team USA face Slovakia in their final preliminary-round game. Team USA boasts a 5-1 record in the preliminary round, and will clinch the No. 1 seed in Group B with a victory tomorrow against Slovakia.

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the fourth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.

One-goal Games: 36

OT games: 14

COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE

Comprehensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be provided daily via NBC Sports Regional Networks, available in more than 50 million U.S. households. Comcast SportsNet Chicago and Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will provide the hometown fans of the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals, respectively, with comprehensive coverage throughout their teams’ Stanley Cup Playoff runs, including pre- and post-game shows and extensive on-line coverage via Comcast SportsNet’s team of NHL Insiders.

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