PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HOST SAN JOSE SHARKS IN GAME 1 OF STANLEY CUP FINAL MONDAY, MAY 30 - MEMORIAL DAY - AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire Combine to Call 10th Consecutive Stanley Cup Final as Broadcast Team

NBC Sports Radio to Serve as Exclusive National Terrestrial Radio Partner for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final

Blues-Sharks is Most-Watched Non-Blackhawks Western Conference Final Since 2006

STAMFORD, Conn. - May 27, 2016 - NBC Sports will present Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final this Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day - at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Sharks advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final in franchise history with a 5-2 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final vs. St. Louis, while Pittsburgh advanced with a 2-1 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Four-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike 'Doc' Emrick, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member and analyst Eddie Olczyk, and Emmy Award-winning 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst Pierre McGuire will call the 2016 Stanley Cup Final on NBC and NBCSN. This marks the 10th consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will combine to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports.

Host Liam McHugh will anchor pre-game, intermission and studio coverage on-site throughout the series, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. In addition, Kathryn Tappen and Dave Briggs and will host coverage from outside sets in Pittsburgh and San Jose throughout the series, alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick, Brian Boucher, and Anson Carter. Two-hour pre-game coverage for each game will begin at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Following is the telecast schedule for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, all times Eastern and subject to change.

Date Coverage Network Time Commentators

Mon., May 30 Game 1 - San Jose at Pittsburgh NBC 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Wed., June 1 Game 2 - San Jose at Pittsburgh NBCSN 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Sat., June 4 Game 3 - Pittsburgh at San Jose NBC or NBCSN^ 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Mon., June 6 Game 4 - Pittsburgh at San Jose NBC or NBCSN^ 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Thurs., June 9 Game 5 - San Jose at Pittsburgh* NBC 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Sun., June 12 Game 6 - Pittsburgh at San Jose* NBC 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Wed., June 15 Game 7 - San Jose at Pittsburgh* NBC 8 p.m. Mike 'Doc' Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

*if necessary

^if the series is tied 1-1, Game 3 will air on NBC, and Game 4 will air on NBCSN. If the series is 2-0, Game 3 will air on NBCSN, and Game 4 will air on NBC.

NBC SPORTS RADIO TO SERVE AS EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL TERRESTRIAL RADIO PARTNER FOR THE 2016 STANLEY CUP FINAL

NBC Sports Radio, distributed by Westwood One, will serve as the exclusive national terrestrial radio partner for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, providing broadcast coverage of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final to affiliated and other terrestrial radio stations. The broadcasts will also be available via NBCSportsRadio.com, the NBC Sports Radio App and SiriusXM Satellite Radio., and the TuneIn digital radio platform. A list of stations carrying the Stanley Cup Final will be available on NBCSportsRadio.com.

Kenny Albert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti (analyst) will serve as NBC Sports Radio's broadcast team for the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Click here for more information.

BLUES-SHARKS IS MOST-WATCHED NON-BLACKHAWKS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL SINCE 2006

NBC and NBCSN's coverage of the 2016 Western Conference Final, in which the San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues in six games, averaged 1.505 million viewers and produced a 0.9 rating to rank as NBC Sports Group's most-watched and highest-rated non-Blackhawks Western Conference Final (since 2006). Final viewership information for the Eastern Conference Final will be available later this weekend.

GAMES TELEVISED SO FAR

For the fifth consecutive year, NBC, NBCSN, USA Network, CNBC and NHL Network are combining to televise every Stanley Cup Playoff game nationally.

Network Games
NBC 13
NBCSN 52
USA Network 6
CNBC 12
NHL Network 2
Total 85
One-goal Games: 46
OT games: 18

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA COVERAGE

NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will stream 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra.