The NHL is officially on the clock for its post-season, with NBC Spots Group detailing its coverage plans for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the fourth straight year, every NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game will be presented nationally with as many as 105 playoff games and potentially more than 260 hours of programming starting April 15. As previously reported, USA Network gets in on the action this year, joining NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network marking the first time USA Network will carry NHL Stanley Cup Playoff coverage since 1985. USA Network will provide game coverage on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, as needed, throughout the playoffs.

NBCSN serves as the primary home of the playoffs, offering coverage of one or two games on most nights during the first round. NBC offers up seven exclusive first-round broadcasts during the weekends of April 18-19 and April 25-26, including two Saturday primetime broadcasts on April 18 and April 25 at 8p. Skipping ahead to the Conference Finals, NBC and NBCSN will become the exclusive carriers, with NBC slated to broadcast afternoon games on May 16-17, and a primetime game on Saturday, May 23, at 8p. The Stanley Cup Final will see NBC will showcse Game 1, Game 4, and Games 5-7 (if necessary), with NBCSN televising Games 2-3. Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire will call the series.