NBC Sports Group Scheduled To Air Nearly 100 NHL Regular Season Games

STAMFORD, Conn. - July 31, 2017 -Coming off of the most-watched Stanley Cup Final without an Original Six team on record, NBC Sports Group is scheduled to present 99 NHL regular-season games during the 2017-18 season, beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins host the St. Louis Blues. All games will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app to authenticated users via TV Everywhere.

Opening Night Features Two-Time Defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins Hosting St. Louis Blues on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN
First Week of Season on NBCSN Features Detroit Red Wings' First-Ever Regular-Season Home Game at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 5; Vegas Golden Knights' First-Ever Home Game on Oct. 10
2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Features Rangers-Sabres on Jan. 1 on NBC from Citi Field; Toronto Maple Leafs Face Washington Capitals Outdoors at Naval Academy on NBC in Primetime on March 3
NBC and NBCSN Present Coverage of 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend from AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 27-28
Auston Matthews' Maple Leafs & Connor McDavid's Oilers Each Appear Three Times on NBC/NBCSN; Nashville Makes Seven Appearances
All U.S. NHL Teams Featured on NBC or NBCSN During 2017-18 Regular Season
"We're proud to offer our most diverse NHL schedule ever to fans across the country," said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports & President of Production. "From classic rivalries and historic franchises, to young stars such as Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid, a hockey-crazed market in Nashville, and a new franchise in Vegas, this schedule represents our commitment to present the NHL's diverse and emerging stars, teams, and stories."
Schedule highlights include:
NHL ON NBCSN
NBCSN will televise 90 NHL regular-season games this season, including the Opening Night doubleheader, 23 Wednesday Night Rivalry games, five Wednesday Nightcaps, five Sunday Night Hockey contests, and NHL All-Star coverage.
NBCSN coverage begins on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live leading into coverage of Blues-Penguins from Pittsburgh. Coverage shifts to San Jose immediately following Blues-Penguins for the Wednesday Nightcap, featuring the Flyers and Sharks.
NHL ON NBC
NHL on NBC coverage begins on Friday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. ET, with the 2017 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins, marking the first of nine games that will air on NBC during the regular season. Beginning on Jan. 14, and continuing through the end of the regular season, NBC will present the NHL Game of the Week, generally occurring on Sunday afternoons. Following is the 2017-18 NHL on NBC regular season schedule:
#2017 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown; \2018 NHL Winter Classic; ^2018 NHL Stadium Series
NHL WINTER CLASSIC, NHL STADIUM SERIES AND NHL100 CLASSIC
On Jan. 1, the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic* will feature the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers on NBC at 1 p.m. ET at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. This year's edition will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first NHL Winter Classic®, which has produced five of the most-watched NHL regular-season games on record.
NBC will present exclusive coverage of the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and the 2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic. The NHL Stadium Series will feature the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals on March 3 in primetime on NBC at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, located at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. NBCSN will televise the outdoor NHL100 Classic on Dec. 16, featuring the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens from Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, commemorating the first-ever NHL game, which featured the Senators and Canadiens nearly 100 years ago.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY
NBCSN's exclusive Wednesday Night Rivalrycoverage will return for a fifth season and will feature some of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, including Penguins-Capitals, Blues-Blackhawks, and Canadiens-Bruins. The network will air exclusive coverage on Wednesday nights for 23 weeks, with games usually starting at 8 p.m. ET. NBCSN's 10 most-watched games in 2016-17 were either Wednesday Night Rivalry or Sunday Night Hockey games.
NBCSN 2017-18 NHL Wednesday Night Rivalry schedule (subject to change):
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WEDNESDAY NIGHTCAP
In addition, NBCSN will present five games on Wednesday nights that will immediately follow Wednesday Night Rivalry* matchups. These nightcaps will showcase one or two Western Conference teams. The first of these games will take place on Opening Night, when Philadelphia visits San Jose following Blues-Penguins. Following are the five Wednesday Nightcap games:
SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEYON NBCSN
Beginning on March 4, NBCSN will present five Sunday Night Hockey matchups. These exclusive telecasts include Red Wings-Wild, Blues-Blackhawks, and Capitals-Penguins. Following is NBCSN's Sunday Night Hockey schedule:
NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND - JAN. 27-28 - AMALIE ARENA IN TAMPA, FLA.
NBC and NBCSN will present extensive coverage of the 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend from AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Fla., the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning. NHL All-Star will take place January 27-28, 2018, and will include the NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 27, on NBCSN, and the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 28, on NBC. Last year's NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles, Calif., fueled by the second consecutive season featuring the 3-on-3 tournament style format, returned to NBC to mark the first time the game was played on network television since 2004.
NHL LIVE AND NHL OVERTIME
NHL Live and NHL Overtime, NBCSN's live pre- and post-game show with highlights and analysis of NHL matchups, will air before and after most games. A 60-minute edition of NHL Live will air prior to most games, while NHL Overtimewill air immediately following most games.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP
The NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will stream coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value 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 app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Comcast's X1, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
NBC Sports Group 2017-18 NHL regular-season schedule (subject to change):
\Some games will be blacked out in local markets and televised in those markets by a regional carrier.
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