2012 Stanley Cup Finals TV Schedule

2012 Stanley Cup Finals TV Schedule
Game 1: Kings @ Devils, 8 p.m. ET – NBC
NHL Live Begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network
Bob Costas to Open Game 1 Live from Prudential Center
Al Michaels to Present Taped Segment on Kings for Game 3

The NBC Sports Group’s exclusive coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final begins tonight with Game 1 between the Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Kings at 8 p.m. ET. Coverage begins every game night on NBC Sports Network at 7:30 p.m. ET with a half-hour pre-game show, NHL Live (NOTE: Yesterday’s press release incorrectly stated that NHL Live would start at 7 p.m. ET). NBC Sports Network will also present a half-hour post-game show after every game of the series.

Twenty three-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas will open tonight’s Game 1 broadcast on NBC live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. On Monday night prior to Game 3, which will be played at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday Night Football play-by-play voice and longtime Kings season-ticket holder Al Michaels will present a taped piece on the Kings.

2012 STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE

All 2012 Stanley Cup Final games will air exclusively on NBC or the NBC Sports Network. Following is the full schedule (all times ET and subject to change):

Wednesday, May 30
8 p.m.
L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 1)
NBC

Saturday, June 2
8 p.m.
L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 2)
NBC

Monday, June 4
8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 3)
NBC Sports Network

Wednesday, June 6
8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 4)
NBC Sports Network

Saturday, June 9
8 p.m.
L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 5) *
NBC

Monday, June 11
8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 6) *
NBC

Wednesday, June 13
8 p.m.
L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 7)*
NBC

* If Necessary