– All Calgary Flames games on Sportsnet, CBC to broadcast all Montreal Canadiens games –
– Sportsnet/Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE deliver every game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final –
Media Interviews: Sportsnet’s and Hockey Night in Canada’s insiders, commentators and writers are available to discuss all things Stanley Cup Playoffs
TORONTO (April 29, 2015) The quest continues! Eight teams remain – including the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens – as Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada tonight announced its 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round broadcast schedule, following a record-setting first round.
The action gets underway on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers on CBC, followed by Calgary Flames @ Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet. Night two of the second round (Friday, May 1) features the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on CBC, followed by the Minnesota Wild visiting the Chicago Blackhawks at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet (See full broadcast schedule for all series below).
The first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs is currently averaging 1.3 million viewers, marking a 36% increase over last year’s Round 1 average*, while Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE usage is up 4x over last year.
Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada will provide coverage of all second round games, with all games available on Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE.
Sportsnet’s and Hockey Night in Canada’s deep roster of hockey commentators will continue to provide best-in-class coverage throughout the second round, and will be assigned as follows:
Studio
- George Stroumboulopoulos will host Eastern Conference games from the Hockey Central studio, along with Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey and Nick Kypreos
- Daren Millard anchors Western Conference games alongside analysts P.J. Stock, John Shannon, Damien Cox , Doug MacLean, and Darren Pang
- Don Cherry and Ron MacLean will host Coach’s Corner
- Jeff Marek, Brad Fay and Leah Hextall will deliver news and updates throughout second round coverage
Game Crews
Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
- Play-by-play: Jim Hughson; Game Analysts: Craig Simpson and Glenn Healy; Reporter: Scott Oake
- Chris Johnston and Eric Engels cover the series for sportsnet.ca
- OMNI (Punjabi): Play-by-play: Harnarayan Singh; Game Analysts: Randip Janda, Bhupinder S. Hundal
- GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames
- Play-by-play: Paul Romanuk; Game Analyst: Mike Johnson; Reporter: Christine Simpson
- Mark Spector covers the series for sportsnet.ca
- Calgary Radio: all games available on Sportsnet 960 The FAN
- Play-by-play: Derek Wills ; Analyst: Peter Loubardias
- GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals
- Play-by-play: Dave Randorf; Game Analyst: Garry Galley; Reporter: Cassie Campbell-Pascall
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
- Play-by-play: Bob Cole; Game Analyst: Greg Millen; Reporter: David Amber
Digital – Sportsnet.ca
- In addition to series coverage by Johnston and Engels (Montreal/Tampa Bay), Spector (Anaheim/Calgary), staff writers Cox, Luke Fox, Jeff Simmons, Mike Johnson, Kristina Rutherford, Ryan Dixon and Scott Lewis will provide extensive playoffs coverage
- Friedman will cover the biggest story lines in his weekly column, 30 Thoughts
Sportsnet magazine
A free, tablet-only Stanley Cup Playoffs Special edition is available for download now, featuring and interactive mix of written stories, videos, infographics and photo essays covering all five Canadian teams and the biggest stars on and off the ice. Other features include:
- In His Corner: Behind the scenes at Coach’s Corner, the most famous segment in Canadian television
- Alternate Reality: Everyone watched game one between the Habs and Sens, but didn’t see it like this
- Coming Out Party: It’s not often the playoffs are used by a teen to announce his NHL arrival, but Sam Bennett did just that in game one
Broadcast Schedule
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
***All games available in Punjabi on OMNI
| G1 |
Fri., May 1 |
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G2 |
Sun., May 3 |
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G3 |
Wed., May 6 |
Montreal @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G4 |
Thurs., May 7 |
Montreal @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G5* |
Sat., May 9 |
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, TBD |
CBC |
| G6* |
Tues., May 12 |
Montreal @ Tampa Bay, TBD |
CBC |
| G7* |
Thurs., May 14 |
Tampa Bay @ Montreal, TBD |
CBC |
New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals
| G1 |
Thurs., April 30 |
Washington @ NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G2 |
Sat., May 2 |
Washington @ NY Rangers, 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G3 |
Mon., May 4 |
NY Rangers @ Washington, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT |
CBC |
| G4 |
Wed., May 6 |
NY Rangers @ Washington, 7:30 p.m./4:30 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G5* |
Fri., May 8 |
Washington @ NY Rangers, TBD |
TBD |
| G6* |
Sun., May 10 |
NY Rangers @ Washington, TBD |
TBD |
| G7* |
Wed., May 13 |
Washington @ NY Rangers, TBD |
TBD |
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames
| G1 |
Thurs., April 30 |
Calgary @ Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G2 |
Sun., May 3 |
Calgary @ Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G3 |
Tues., May 5 |
Anaheim @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G4 |
Fri., May 8 |
Anaheim @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G5* |
Sun., May 10 |
Calgary @ Anaheim, TBD |
Sportsnet |
| G6* |
Tues., May 12 |
Anaheim @ Calgary, TBD |
Sportsnet |
| G7* |
Thurs., May 14 |
Calgary @ Anaheim, TBD |
Sportsnet |
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
| G1 |
Fri., May 1 |
Minnesota @ Chicago, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G2 |
Sun., May 3 |
Minnesota @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT |
CBC & SN 360 |
| G3 |
Tues., May 5 |
Chicago @ Minnesota, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT |
CBC & SN 360 |
| G4 |
Thurs., May 7 |
Chicago @ Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT |
Sportsnet |
| G5* |
Sat., May 9 |
Minnesota @ Chicago, TBD |
TBD |
| G6* |
Mon., May 11 |
Chicago @ Minnesota, TBD |
TBD |
| G7* |
Wed., May 13 |
Minnesota @ Chicago, TBD |
TBD |
*Source: Numeris, Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoff 2+ AMA, 2013/2014 Complete Rd 1, 2014/2015 up to Apr 28/15, Total Canada
**Schedule subject to change
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