The Stanley Cup Playoffs’ Eastern Conference Final on ESPN and ESPN+

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The Stanley Cup Playoffs’ Eastern Conference Final on ESPN and ESPN+

  • Two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers
  • Ice Cast Alternate Feed available exclusively on ESPN+ for every game
  • Quest for the Stanley Cup docuseries continues this Friday, exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S.

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The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO continue with the Eastern Conference Final tonight on ESPN, featuring the New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Each Eastern Conference game will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. In addition, a special alternate presentation of the game – Ice Cast – will give fans a view of the game from above the ice.

ESPN’s NHL-focused studio show, The Point, airs daily on ESPN and ESPN+. New episodes of In The Crease stream exclusively on ESPN+ each game day, following the last game of the day, with in-depth analysis, interviews, highlights and more from all the day’s NHL game action.

The two-time defending champion Lightning look to become the fourth different NHL franchise to three-peat and first since the Islanders from 1980-83. The Lightning vs. Rangers series features a matchup between two of the top goaltenders in the NHL – Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin.

The New York Rangers secured the fourth and final spot in the 2022 Conference Finals thanks to a six-goal Game 7. The fourth team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to win multiple series in one postseason after facing a multi-game deficit in each. The Rangers last advanced to the Conference Finals in 2015, where the Tampa Bay Lightning won the series with a Game 7 shutout win.

The commentator and telecast details for each game are detailed below. Commentator assignments and coverage details for ESPN’s games beyond Game 5 – if necessary – will be announced in the coming days. All Stanley Cup Playoff games will also be available for replay on ESPN+.

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Quest For The Stanley Cup

Quest For The Stanley Cup, the behind-the-scenes documentary series chronicling the remaining eight teams competing in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and vying for the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup, continues every Friday, exclusively on ESPN+.

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– TELECAST & COMMENTATOR SCHEDULE – 

Date
Time (ET)
Game/Telecast
Commentators
Platform(s)
Wed, June 1
1:30 p.m.
The Point

 

Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and Brian Boucher
ESPN, ESPN+
7:30 p.m.
The Drop
Hosts: Greg Wyshynski, Arda Öcal
ESPN Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, App
8 p.m.

Game 1

Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough

Analyst: Ray Ferraro

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and Brian Boucher

ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Linda Cohn
ESPN+
Thu, June 2

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
Jeremy Schaap, Barry Melrose, Rick DiPietro and John Tortorella
ESPN2, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Fri, June 3

 

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and John Tortorella
ESPN, ESPN+
8 p.m.

Game 2

Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough

Analyst: Ray Ferraro

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and Brian Boucher

ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Sat, June 4
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Sun, June 5

 

2 p.m.
The Point
Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and John Tortorella
ESPN, ESPN+
3 p.m.

Game 3

Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough

Analyst: Ray Ferraro

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier and Chris Chelios

ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Mon, June 6
1:30 p.m.
The Point
John Buccigross, Rick DiPietro, John Tortorella and PK Subban
ESPN2, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Tues, June 7

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
Steve Levy, Mark Messier and Chris Chelios
ESPN, ESPN+
8 p.m.

Game 4

Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough

Analyst: Ray Ferraro

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier and Chris Chelios

ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Linda Cohn
ESPN+
Wed, June 8

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
John Buccigross, Rick DiPietro, PK Subban and John Tortorella
ESPN, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Linda Cohn
ESPN+
Thu, June 9

 

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios and TBD
ESPN, ESPN+
8 p.m.
Game 5 IF NECESSARY

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

 

 
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In the Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
Fri, June 10

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
John Buccigross, Rick DiPietro, PK Subban and John Tortorella
ESPN, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Sat, June 11

 

 

5 p.m.
The Point
ESPN, ESPN+
8 p.m.
Game 6 IF NECESSARY

New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning

 

 
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Mon, June 13

 

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
ESPN, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Arda Öcal
ESPN+
Tues, June 14

 

 

1:30 p.m.
The Point
ESPN, ESPN+
8 p.m.
Game 7 IF NECESSARY

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

 

 
ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
TBD
In The Crease (following last game)
Linda Cohn
ESPN+

*Commentator assignments may be subject to change.

 

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CONTACTS:

ESPN

Danny Chi | [email protected] | 213-405-4400

Grace Coryell | [email protected] | 213-405-4402

 

ESPN+

Kevin Ota | [email protected] | 860-839-7834

Olivia Wilson | [email protected] | 904-303-3538

Grace Coryell

Based out of the LAPC in Los Angeles, Calif., Grace Coryell is manager of communications focusing on X Games and West Coast PR. A native Angelino, Coryell attended the University of Southern California and began working at ESPN in 2008.
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