NBC Sports Network to Cover 26 NHL Games
By: Jonathan Murdough
Updated: January 15, 2013
NEW YORK -- Jan. 13, 2013 (NBC UNIVERSAL) -- NBC Sports Group will air 70 NHL regular-season games across NBC and NBC Sports Network this season. The schedule includes 14 exclusive windows (15 games) on NBC, the most regular-season windows ever for the network, as well as 24 exclusive windows and 26 exclusive games on NBC Sports Network.
Coverage begins the weekend of Jan. 19-20 with the NBC Sports Group presenting four games over two days, three on NBC and one on NBC Sports Network. Additional scheduling highlights include the Los Angeles Kings' Stanley Cup championship banner raising, a Hockey Day in Americatripleheader, and the start of rivalry nights on Wednesday night on NBC Sports Network. According to the National Hockey League, which released the schedule today, all games will be intra-conference with an emphasis on divisional play.
NBC Sports Network 2012-13 NHL regular-season schedule (all times ET, subject to change):
Date |
Away |
Home |
Time |
Sunday, January 20 |
Chicago |
Phoenix |
10 p.m. |
Monday, January 21 |
Detroit |
Columbus |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, January 22 |
Philadelphia |
New Jersey |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, January 23 |
Boston |
N.Y. Rangers |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, January 27 |
Minnesota |
St. Louis |
8 p.m. |
Tuesday, January 29 |
N.Y. Islanders |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, January 30 |
Chicago |
Minnesota |
8 p.m. |
Monday, February 4 |
Dallas |
Colorado |
9 p.m. |
Tuesday, February 5 |
Tampa Bay |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, February 6 |
Boston |
Montreal |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, February 10 |
New Jersey |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, February 11 |
Los Angeles |
St. Louis |
9 p.m. |
Tuesday, February 12 |
N.Y. Rangers |
Boston |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, February 13 |
St. Louis |
Detroit |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, February 17 |
Washington |
N.Y. Rangers |
6 p.m. |
Tuesday, February 19 |
San Jose |
St. Louis |
8 p.m. |
Wednesday, February 20 |
Philadelphia |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, February 20 |
St. Louis |
Colorado |
10 p.m. |
Sunday, February 24 |
Tampa Bay |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, February 25 |
Dallas |
Nashville |
8 p.m. |
Tuesday, February 26 |
Boston |
N.Y. Islanders |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, February 27 |
Washington |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 3 |
Montreal |
Boston |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, March 4 |
Tampa Bay |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 5 |
Philadelphia |
N.Y. Rangers |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, March 6 |
Colorado |
Chicago |
8 p.m. |
Sunday, March 10 |
Buffalo |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 12 |
Philadelphia |
Boston |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, March 13 |
Philadelphia |
New Jersey |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 17 |
Buffalo |
Washington |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, March 18 |
Philadelphia |
Tampa Bay |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 19 |
Washington |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, March 20 |
Minnesota |
Detroit |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 24 |
Washington |
N.Y. Rangers |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, March 25 |
Los Angeles |
Chicago |
8 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 26 |
Philadelphia |
N.Y. Rangers |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, March 27 |
Montreal |
Boston |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 31 |
Washington |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, April 1 |
Colorado |
Detroit |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, April 2 |
Buffalo |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 3 |
Pittsburgh |
N.Y. Rangers |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, April 7 |
New Jersey |
Buffalo |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, April 9 |
Chicago |
Minnesota |
8 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 10 |
Boston |
New Jersey |
7:30 p.m. |
Thursday, April 11 |
Pittsburgh |
Tampa Bay |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, April 14 |
Detroit |
Nashville |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, April 15 |
Dallas |
Chicago |
8 p.m. |
Tuesday, April 16 |
NY Rangers |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 17 |
Buffalo |
Boston |
7:30 p.m. |
Thursday, April 18 |
New Jersey |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, April 21 |
St. Louis |
Colorado |
7:30 p.m. |
Monday, April 22 |
Montreal |
Pittsburgh |
7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, April 23 |
Boston |
Philadelphia |
7:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, April 24 |
Los Angeles |
Detroit |
7:30 p.m. |
Thursday, April 25 |
Pittsburgh |
New Jersey |
7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, April 27 |
TBD |
TBD |
7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, April 27 |
TBD |
TBD |
10 p.m. |
