– All Calgary Flames games on Sportsnet, CBC to broadcast all Montreal Canadiens games –

– Sportsnet/Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE deliver every game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final –

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 29, 2015) The quest continues! Eight teams remain – including the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens – as Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada tonight announced its 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs second round broadcast schedule, following a record-setting first round.

The action gets underway on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers on CBC, followed by Calgary Flames @ Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet. Night two of the second round (Friday, May 1) features the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on CBC, followed by the Minnesota Wild visiting the Chicago Blackhawks at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet (See full broadcast schedule for all series below).

The first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs is currently averaging 1.3 million viewers, marking a 36% increase over last year’s Round 1 average*, while Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE usage is up 4x over last year.

Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada will provide coverage of all second round games, with all games available on Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE.

Sportsnet’s and Hockey Night in Canada’s deep roster of hockey commentators will continue to provide best-in-class coverage throughout the second round, and will be assigned as follows:

Studio

Game Crews

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames

New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild

Digital – Sportsnet.ca

In addition to series coverage by Johnston and Engels (Montreal/Tampa Bay), Spector (Anaheim/Calgary), staff writers Cox, Luke Fox, Jeff Simmons, Mike Johnson, Kristina Rutherford, Ryan Dixon and Scott Lewis will provide extensive playoffs coverage

Friedman will cover the biggest story lines in his weekly column, 30 Thoughts

Sportsnet magazine

A free, tablet-only Stanley Cup Playoffs Special edition is available for download now, featuring and interactive mix of written stories, videos, infographics and photo essays covering all five Canadian teams and the biggest stars on and off the ice. Other features include:

In His Corner : Behind the scenes at Coach’s Corner, the most famous segment in Canadian television

: Behind the scenes at Coach’s Corner, the most famous segment in Canadian television Alternate Reality: Everyone watched game one between the Habs and Sens, but didn’t see it like this

Everyone watched game one between the Habs and Sens, but didn’t see it like this Coming Out Party: It’s not often the playoffs are used by a teen to announce his NHL arrival, but Sam Bennett did just that in game one

Broadcast Schedule

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

***All games available in Punjabi on OMNI

G1 Fri., May 1 Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT CBC G2 Sun., May 3 Tampa Bay @ Montreal, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT CBC G3 Wed., May 6 Montreal @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT CBC G4 Thurs., May 7 Montreal @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT CBC G5* Sat., May 9 Tampa Bay @ Montreal, TBD CBC G6* Tues., May 12 Montreal @ Tampa Bay, TBD CBC G7* Thurs., May 14 Tampa Bay @ Montreal, TBD CBC

New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals

G1 Thurs., April 30 Washington @ NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT CBC G2 Sat., May 2 Washington @ NY Rangers, 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT Sportsnet G3 Mon., May 4 NY Rangers @ Washington, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT CBC G4 Wed., May 6 NY Rangers @ Washington, 7:30 p.m./4:30 p.m. PT Sportsnet G5* Fri., May 8 Washington @ NY Rangers, TBD TBD G6* Sun., May 10 NY Rangers @ Washington, TBD TBD G7* Wed., May 13 Washington @ NY Rangers, TBD TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames

G1 Thurs., April 30 Calgary @ Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Sportsnet G2 Sun., May 3 Calgary @ Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Sportsnet G3 Tues., May 5 Anaheim @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT Sportsnet G4 Fri., May 8 Anaheim @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. PT Sportsnet G5* Sun., May 10 Calgary @ Anaheim, TBD Sportsnet G6* Tues., May 12 Anaheim @ Calgary, TBD Sportsnet G7* Thurs., May 14 Calgary @ Anaheim, TBD Sportsnet

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild

G1 Fri., May 1 Minnesota @ Chicago, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT Sportsnet G2 Sun., May 3 Minnesota @ Chicago, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT CBC & SN 360 G3 Tues., May 5 Chicago @ Minnesota, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT CBC & SN 360 G4 Thurs., May 7 Chicago @ Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT Sportsnet G5* Sat., May 9 Minnesota @ Chicago, TBD TBD G6* Mon., May 11 Chicago @ Minnesota, TBD TBD G7* Wed., May 13 Minnesota @ Chicago, TBD TBD

*Source: Numeris, Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoff 2+ AMA, 2013/2014 Complete Rd 1, 2014/2015 up to Apr 28/15, Total Canada

**Schedule subject to change

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