• April 29, 2009: CSN Shines Spotline On Stanley Cup Conf-Semifinals With Live Game Coverage Of NHL's Best Rivalry: Caps vs. Pens

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Bethesda, MD (April 29, 2009) – Comcast SportsNet, the leader in local sports television, will continue to bring viewers the most comprehensive coverage of Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals as they move on to face rival Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals, beginning Saturday, May 2. The network will carry Game 4, and Games 5, 6, and 7 if necessary, in high definition exclusively in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.

Throughout the conference semifinals, Comcast SportsNet will air Capitals Postgame Live immediately following Games 1, 2 and 4, and 5, 6 and 7 if necessary, regardless of the network carrying the game broadcast. During Postgame Live, presented by American Service Center and Mercedes-Benz of Alexandria, Lisa Hillary and Al Koken will be on site with the team to provide fans with live interviews, postgame press conferences, features and analysis. Comcast SportsNet’s Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin anchor each broadcast.

During the past two seasons, the back-to-back Southeast Division Champions have set countless records with their television ratings on Comcast SportsNet. This year, Comcast SportsNet posted the highest Capitals regular-season average in the history of the network. The 1.1 rating, which is equivalent to more than 25,000 households in Washington, D.C., is a 65% increase over last season, building on the 75% year-over-year increase Comcast SportsNet saw in its Capitals regular season ratings from 2006-07 to 2007-08.

During the 2009 first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, Comcast SportsNet also saw record ratings, receiving a 4.0 for Game 7 in the D.C. area. The network’s production of Game 7 earned the highest Capitals rating of the season and the highest-rated game of the series.