STAMFORD, Conn. – June 3, 2015 – NBC Sports Group begins exclusive coverage of its 10th consecutive Stanley Cup Final tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET, when Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning host Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. Pre-game coverage begins tonight on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET with a 90-minute edition of NHL Live.

Three-time Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator and Sports Illustrated 2014 Media Person of the Year 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 Game 1 tonight from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Emrick, Olczyk and McGuire will combine to call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC Sports Group.

Host Liam McHugh will anchor NHL Live from inside the arena, alongside analysts and former players Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Dave Briggs will host coverage from a set outside the arena alongside analysts and former players Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter. In addition, analyst Brian Boucher and NHL insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger will join NBC Sports Group’s pre- and post-game studio coverage throughout the Final.

NBC SPORTS GROUP TO UTILIZE 4K TECHNOLOGY FOR STANLEY CUP FINAL

NBC Sports Group will again utilize a 4K “DreamCatcher” camera throughout the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. The camera provides a super-zoom capability for replays. In addition, NBC Sports Group’s Stanley Cup Final production will include up to 46 cameras, including two super-slo-mo cameras, 9 EVS to record over 40 different feeds simultaneously, and over two miles of cabling.