– Exclusive coverage of 2015 NHL Draft Lottery tomorrow night on Hockey Night in Canada at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT; includes live, in-studio appearances by Top Prospects McDavid, Hanifin and Strome –
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 17, 2015) Below are the broadcast details and channel allocations for this weekend’s 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round action on Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada. All games are available on Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE.
Included in this weekend’s schedule is exclusive coverage of the highly-anticipated 2015 NHL Draft Lottery. The action gets underway tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC), hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. (Please see below for full details).
Friday, April 17th
Hockey Central, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT – (Sportsnet)
- Host: George Stroumboulopoulos; Studio Analysts: Damien Cox, Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey and Nick Kypreos
Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens (Game 2), 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (CBC)
Montreal leads series 1-0
- Play-by-play: Paul Romanuk; Game Analysts: Mike Johnson and Glenn Healy; Reporter: David Amber
- Coach’s Corner: Don Cherry and Ron MacLean (first intermission)
- Chris Johnston covers the series for sportsnet.ca
- GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals (Game 2), 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
New York Islanders lead series 1-0
Chicago Blackhawks @ Nashville Predators (Game 2), 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet)
Chicago leads series 1-0
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks (Game 2), 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (CBC)
Calgary leads series 1-0
- Play-by-play: Jim Hughson; Game Analysts: Craig Simpson; Reporter: Scott Oake
- Mark Spector covers the series for sportsnet.ca
- OMNI (Punjabi): Play-by-play: Harnarayan Singh; Game Analysts: Randip Janda, Bhupinder S. Hundal
- 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
Saturday, April 18th
Detroit Red Wings @ Tampa Bay (Game 2), 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT (CBC)
Detroit leads series 1-0
- Play-by-play: Rick Ball; Game Analyst: John Garrett; Reporter: Dan Murphy
Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues (Game 2), 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT (Sportsnet)
Minnesota leads series 1-0
Hockey Central – 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. ET (CBC)
Special Presentation: 2015 NHL Draft Lottery presented by SportChek
- Leading up to the 2015 NHL Draft Lottery at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, pre-game coverage includes live, in-studio interviews with Top Prospects Connor McDavid, Noah Hanifin and Dylan Strome
- Results of the Draft Lottery to be revealed live in the Hockey Central studio, prior to the start of Game 2 of the Penguins-Rangers First Round series
- The chart of assigned combinations will be posted at NHL.com on Friday, April 17. The complete process, including the video of the lottery drawing, also will be available on NHL.com and sportsnet.ca after the lottery is conducted
Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers (Game 2), 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (CBC)
New York Rangers lead series 1-0
- Play-by-play: Bob Cole; Game Analyst: Greg Millen; Reporter: Christine Simpson
Hockey Central, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT – (Sportsnet)
- Host: Daren Millard; Studio Analysts: Cox, Billy Jaffe and P.J. Stock
Winnipeg @ Anaheim (Game 2), 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
Anaheim leads series 1-0
- Play-by-play: Dave Randorf; Game Analyst: Garry Galley; Reporter: Cassie Campbell-Pascall
- Damien Cox covers the series for sportsnet.ca
- GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
Sunday, April 19th
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders (Game 3), Noon ET / 9 a.m. PT (Sportsnet)
Hockey Central, 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT – (Sportsnet)
- Host: Millard; Studio Analysts: Cox, Jaffe and Stock
Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks (Game 3), 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT (Sportsnet)
Hockey Central, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT – (Sportsnet)
- Host: Stroumboulopoulos; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Hrudey and Kypreos
Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators (Game 3), 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (CBC)
- Play-by-play: Romanuk; Game Analysts: Johnson and Healy; Reporter: Amber
- Coach’s Corner: Cherry and MacLean (first intermission)
- Johnston for sportsnet.ca
- GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames (Game 3), 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (CBC)
- Play-by-play: Hughson; Game Analysts: Simpson; Reporter: Oake
- Spector for sportsnet.ca
- OMNI (Punjabi): Play-by-play: Singh; Game Analysts: Janda, Hundal
- Sportsnet 960 The FAN: Play-by-play: Wills; Analyst: Loubardias
- GamePlus features available ia0n Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE
*NOTE: Commentator schedule is subject to change.
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