Your Announcers and Open Thread For Night 22 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Washington vs. Tampa Bay, Game 4, 7:00 p.m. ET

National TV (US): NHL Network

National TV (Canada): TSN
Play by Play: Gord Miller
Inside the Glass: Pierre McGuire

Philadelphia vs. Boston, Game 3, 7:00 p.m. ET

National TV (US): VERSUS
Play by Play: Mike Emrick
Color: Eddie Olczyk
Inside the Glass: Darren Pang

National TV (Canada): CBC
Play by Play: Bob Cole
Color: Gary Galley
Reporter: Elliotte Friedman

San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 3, 8:00 p.m. ET

National TV (US): VERSUS (Joined in Progress)

National TV (Canada): TSN 2
Play by Play: Chris Cuthbert
Inside the Glass: Ray Ferraro

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Ratings For Nights 17-20 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as Lightning/Caps and Flyers/Bruins Top A Million

Plus an updated top 10.

Friday, April 29

6:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 127,000 viewers
7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 1 – 724,000 viewers
9:52 p.m. Hockey Central – 536,000 viewers
10:00 p.m. Detroit vs. San Jose, Game 1* – 608,000 viewers
1:03 a.m. Hockey Central – 301,000 viewers

Saturday, April 30

8:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 115,000 viewers
9:00 p.m. Nashville vs. Vancouver, Game 2 – 582,000 viewers
1:06 a.m. Hockey Central – 127,000 viewers

Sunday, May 1

6:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 198,000 viewers
7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 2 – 1,261,000 viewers
10:05 p.m. Hockey Central – 497,000 viewers

Monday, May 2

7:00 p.m. Hockey Central – 280,000 viewers
7:30 p.m. Boston vs. Philadelphia, Game 2 – 1,699,000 viewers
10:48 p.m. Hockey Central – 428,000 viewers

1. Boston vs. Philadelphia, Game 2 (5/2/11) – 1,699,000 viewers
2. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 2 (5/1/11) – 1,261,000 viewers
3. Vancouver vs. Chicago, Game 6 (4/24/11) – 1,157,000 viewers
4. Chicago vs. Vancouver, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 1,130,000 viewers
5. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 984,000 viewers
6. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 5 (4/22/11) – 931,000 viewers
7. Boston vs. Montreal, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 926,000 viewers
8. Montreal vs. Boston, Game 5 (4/23/11) – 841,000 viewers
9. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 1 (4/29/11) – 724,000 viewers
10. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay, Game 6 (4/25/11) – 719,000 viewers

*Did not air in home markets

(Source: Son of the Bronx) 

Double OT Game 2 of Preds/Canucks Doesn’t Improve Much

Game 2 of the Predators/Canucks Conference Semi-final series didn’t do much to move the needle for VERSUS, according to Son of the Bronx.

The classic, double overtime Game 2, which featured a stunning performance by Pekka Rinne and a big win for Nashville, drew just 582,000 viewers for the network and an 0.4 rating. This was up 17% in viewers from the 484,000 from Game 1, but still does not crack the Top 10 games VERSUS has broadcast in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The game aired exclusively in the Nashville market on VERSUS and not on a regional sports network.

It will be interesting to see what Game 3 does with a Tampa Bay/Washington lead-in, but without the Nashville market. Stay tuned, I should have more ratings figures throughout the day.

BizNasty To Debut on TSN Tonight

From Bob McKenzie on Twitter:

@BizNasty2point0’s debut will be on SportsCentre between 6 and 7 pm ET. Also on TB-WSH at 7 on TSN, DET-SJ at 8 on TSN2. Busy night.