NBC Slates First Two Dates For Penguins, er, Stanley Cup Playoff Coverage
March 11, 2009 2 Comments
From NBC Universal’s Press Site:
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
NHL CONFERENCE QUARTERS (Game 2) (live)
Commentators: TBA
Site: TBA
*Available in High DefinitionSUNDAY, APRIL 19
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
NHL CONFERENCE QUARTERS (Game 2 or 3) (live)
Commentators: TBA
Site: TBA
*Available in High Definition
So there you go. Most likely an Eastern Conference (Or Detroit) series will be covered on Saturday, with a Western Conference series on the Sunday. We’ll update this week to week as NBC announces more dates.
Puck The Media 
One game will be the Penguins…the other will be Detroit. I would bet the house on it unless the Pens are playing Montreal then they will go with the Rangers IF they can make the playoffs
I have no doubt that Pittsburgh, Detroit, or New York will be involved in these games, but a 3 p.m. (ET) start time does at least allow for the outside chance that a West Coast team could be hosting. A very, very, very outside chance – but it could be forced upon NBC come the conference finals and I doubt they’ll schedule any game to start later than 3 ET, especially on a Sunday.