NHL GameCenter LIVE to Stream Up to 24 Stanley Cup Playoff Games in the U.S.

Select First-Round Games Will Include Boston/Montreal, Washington/NY Rangers, New Jersey/Carolina, Detroit/Columbus And Calgary/Chicago

The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that up to 24 Stanley Cup™ Playoff games, including up to 19 in the opening round, will be available via NHL GameCenter LIVE™, the League’s service that streams live games in TV-quality video.

NHL GameCenter LIVE is specifically designed for those avid fans looking for the most complete, in-game NHL viewing experience, as well as for the nearly 50 percent of NHL fans who live away from their favorite team’s local television market and crave more live game coverage, which is especially prevalent during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Fans who already subscribe to NHL GameCenter LIVE will be able to view these games. Non-subscribers can take advantage the new “Day Pass” offering for NHL GameCenter LIVE. Throughout the Stanley Cup™ Playoffs, fans can watch a single night of NHL action, on-demand, for $19.95. All games are subject to blackouts and other restrictions.

The complete list of first-round games on NHL GameCenter LIVE includes (all times Eastern):
April 15
NY Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

April 16
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

April 17
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

April 18
Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m.

April 19
New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

April 20
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

April 21
New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

April 22
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

April 23
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

April 25
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.**
Calgary at Chicago, 9 p.m.**

April 27
Boston at Montreal, TBD**
Detroit at Columbus, TBD**
Chicago at Calgary, TBD**

April 28
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.**

April 29
Montreal at Boston, TBD **
Calgary at Chicago, TBD**

(**denotes if necessary)

A central component of the new NHL.com, NHL GameCenter LIVE surrounds hockey fans with TV-quality streaming video, multiple and exclusive camera angles, multi-games view, real-time stats, chat and much more. During the regular season, NHL GameCenter LIVE streams up to 40 games per week.

NHL GameCenter LIVE has proven extremely popular with hockey fans so far this season and subscriptions to the service have increased nearly 250 percent compared to last season.

About the National Hockey League

The National Hockey League, founded in 1917, is the second-oldest of the four major professional team sports leagues in North America. Today, the NHL consists of 30 Member Clubs, each reflecting the League’s international makeup, with players from more than 20 countries represented on team rosters. According to a Simmons Market Research study, NHL fans are younger, more educated, more affluent, and access content through digital means more than any other sport. The NHL entertains more than 100 million fans each season in-arena and through its partners in national television (VERSUS, NBC, TSN, CBC, RDS, RIS, ESPN America, ASN and NHL Network™) and radio (NHL Radio™, Sirius XM Radio and XM Canada). Through the NHL Foundation, the League’s charitable arm, the NHL raises money and awareness for Hockey Fights Cancer™ and NHL Youth Development, and supports the charitable efforts of NHL players. For more information on the NHL, log on to NHL.com.

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Contacts

NHL
Michael DiLorenzo, 212-789-2657
MDiLorenzo {at} NHL(.)com
Twitter: @umassdilo