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Nashville, Tenn. (January 7, 2021) - After months of anticipation for the return of hockey, the Nashville Predators will have all 56 regular-season games televised, with 53 contests televised regionally on FOX Sports Tennessee and three televised exclusively on NBCSN. One game, the Feb. 9 matchup against Tampa Bay, will be televised both locally (FSTN) and nationally (NBCSN).

Nashville's season opener on Thursday, Jan. 14 against the Columbus Blue Jackets will be the first of this season's 53 games televised by FOX Sports Tennessee, the exclusive regional broadcaster of the Nashville Predators. Coverage for this game and each of FSTN's telecasts will be anchored by the network's flagship pre- and postgame show, Predators LIVE, delivering expert analysis before and after each game. The one-hour edition of Predators LIVE will begin at 6 p.m. CT next Thursday.
FOX Sports Tennessee's fan-favorite team of broadcasters will all return for the 2020-21 season and continue to deliver in-depth Predators coverage, featuring play-by-play announcer Willy Daunic (

), returning for a sixth season. He will be joined by analyst and Preds alumnus Chris Mason (

), entering his fourth season, and Kara Hammer (

), in her fourth season as rinkside reporter.
Predators LIVE will yet again be hosted by Lyndsay Rowley (

), returning for her seventh season, and Terry Crisp (

), entering his 23rd season of Predators telecasts.
Predators telecasts during the 2020-21 NHL season will require FOX Sports Tennessee to follow strict COVID-19 health and safety protocols as mandated by the NHL. Predators home games will be produced on-location from Bridgestone Arena with a limited crew of only essential production personnel. Predators road game telecasts will also be produced from Bridgestone Arena using multiple camera feeds and natural game-sound sourced from the home team's local telecast. The FOX Sports Tennessee broadcasters and production crew will not travel for any Predators away game telecasts this season.
The first of the Nashville Predators nationally televised matchups of the season will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27 vs. Chicago as part of NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey coverage presented by New Amsterdam Vodka. The second Wednesday Night Hockey appearance on NBCSN occurs on April 21 as the Predators face the Blackhawks in Chicago.
On Tuesday, Feb. 9 as Nashville squares off against defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay, NBCSN will feature the matchup as the second half of a Tuesday night Hockey Happy Hour doubleheader, which will start with coverage of the New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh game at 5 p.m. CT. Additionally, in their fourth of eight contests against the Blackhawks, the Predators' contest in Chicago on March 28 will serve as one of this season's 10 Sunday Night Hockey on NBCSN telecasts.
Nashville Predators games on FOX Sports Tennessee will be widely available across Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi through cable, satellite and over-the-top providers, including AT&T U-verse, AT&T TV, DirecTV, Spectrum and Xfinity. The network's complete schedule can be found here with local channel listings here. Game telecasts can also be streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app with related content available @PredsNHL on Twitter and Instagram, the @PredsOnFSTN Twitter account, the FOXSportsSouth Facebook page, and @FOXSportsSouth Instagram account.
The complete 2020-21 Nashville Predators Broadcast Schedule can be viewed below:
About the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators became the National Hockey League's 27th team on May 4, 1998 and have evolved from a young expansion franchise into a staple of the Middle Tennessee community in the 20 years since. The team strives each season to reach its One Goal: becoming a Stanley Cup Champion hockey team while making Bridgestone Arena the number one sports and entertainment venue in the United States. With One Goal in mind, the team has seen historic success the past three seasons, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016-17, winning the President's Trophy and Western Conference regular-season title in 2017-18, and claiming its second consecutive Central Division title in 2018-19.
About FOX Sports Southeast & FOX Sports GO
FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports Tennessee and FOX Sports Southeast are Sinclair-owned Regional Sports Networks. They form the largest RSN in the United States, delivering coverage to more states than any other RSN, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. As rightsholders for the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta United, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, and Atlantic Coast Conference, the networks produce 750+ live events while televising 2600+ live events and studio shows annually. The content can also be streamed on FOX Sports GO, currently available on mobile and tablet devices, including iOS and Android, as well as
foxsportsgo.com
.