2018 / 2019 NHL on NBCSN Schedule

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NBC Sports Group released their national TV schedule for the upcoming season on Monday and therefore, we now have the schedule for the NHL on NBCSN. NBCSN is slated to enter season #14 carrying NHL games. NBCSN will have their most diverse schedule ever this year, featuring more Western Conference teams and Canadian teams in general. NBCSN's regular-season coverage will begin on Opening Night, Wednesday, October 3rd, with the Capitals' Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony prior to their game against Boston (7:30 p.m., ET) and then Anaheim-San Jose (10:30 p.m., ET). NBCSN is slated to air 96 games this year. NBCSN will be your home for the newly-renamed Wednesday Night Hockey (featuring more doubleheaders then ever before), select games during the week, the NHL All-Star Skills Competition from San Jose, select Sunday Night Hockey & of course, the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Here's your first look at 2018 / 2019 NHL on NBCSN schedule, with announcers and the scheduled to be updated in at regular intervals throughout the season.

2018 / 2019 NHL on NBC Schedule

Preseason:
* Wednesday, September 19th
Bruins vs. Flames (Beijing, China) - 7:30 AM (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire) (off-monitor)

* Tuesday, September 25th
Sabres vs. Blue Jackets (Clinton, New York) - 7:00 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

Regular Season:
* Wednesday, October 3rd
Bruins vs. Capitals - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Ducks vs. Sharks - 10:30 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, October 4th
Predators vs. Rangers - 7:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Boucher)
Flyers vs. Golden Knights - 10:00 (Dave Goucher, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, October 9th
Sharks vs. Flyers - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Keith Jones)

* Wednesday, October 10th
Golden Knights vs. Capitals - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, October 16th
Coyotes vs. Wild - 8:00 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, October 17th
Rangers vs. Capitals - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Bruins vs. Flames - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Friday, October 19th
Wild vs. Stars - 8:00 (Gord Miller, A.J. Mleczko)

* Tuesday, October 23rd
Sharks vs. Predators - 8:00 (John Forslund, Jamie Baker)

* Wednesday, October 24th
Maple Leafs vs. Jets - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Lightning vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, October 30th
Golden Knights vs. Predators - 8:00 (Dave Goucher, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, November 1st
Jets vs. Panthers (Helsinki) - 2:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire) (off-monitor)

* Tuesday, November 6th
Oilers vs. Lightning - 7:30 (Rick Peckham, Brian Engblom)

* Wednesday, November 7th
Penguins vs. Capitals - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Predators vs. Avalanche - 10:00 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, November 13th
Lightning vs. Sabres - 7:30 (Rick Peckham, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, November 14th
Blues vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Ducks vs. Golden Knights - 10:30 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire, Jeremy Roenick)

* Tuesday, November 20th
Oilers vs. Sharks - 10:30 (Randy Hahn, Bret Hedican)

* Wednesday, November 21st
Flyers vs. Sabres - 7:30 (Gord Miller, Brian Boucher)

* Friday, November 23rd
Blackhawks vs. Lightning - 7:30 (Rick Peckham, Brian Engblom)

* Tuesday, November 27th
Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Kenny Albert, Shane Hnidy)

* Wednesday, November 28th
Blues vs. Red Wings - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Penguins vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, December 4th
Maple Leafs vs. Sabres - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, December 5th
Oilers vs. Blues - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Blackhawks vs. Ducks - 10:30 (Alex Faust, Brian Hayward)

* Tuesday, December 11th
Red Wings vs. Capitals - 7:30 (John Walton, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, December 12th
Penguins vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, December 18th
Predators vs. Blackhawks - 8:30 (John Forslund, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, December 19th
Penguins vs. Capitals - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Friday, December 21st
Sabres vs. Capitals - 7:00 (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin)

* Saturday, December 22nd
Kings vs. Sharks - 4:00 (Randy Hahn, Jim Fox)

* Thursday, December 27th
Flyers vs. Lightning - 7:30 (Rick Peckham, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, January 2nd
Penguins vs. Rangers - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher)
Sharks vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, January 3rd
Blackhawks vs. Islanders - 7:30 (Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko)

* Sunday, January 6th
Blackhawks vs. Penguins - 8:00 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Monday, January 7th
Kings vs. Sharks - 10:30 (Alex Faust, Jamie Baker)

* Tuesday, January 8th
Flyers vs. Capitals - 7:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, January 9th
Predators vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, January 10th
Jets vs. Wild - 8:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire)

* Monday, January 14th
Canadiens vs. Bruins - 7:30 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, January 15th
Kings vs. Wild - 8:00 (Alex Faust, Jim Fox)

* Wednesday, January 16th
Bruins vs. Flyers - 7:30 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Sharks vs. Coyotes - 10:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, January 17th
Blackhawks vs. Rangers - 7:00 (John Walton, Brian Boucher)

* Monday, January 21st
Blues vs. Kings - 4:00 (Alex Faust, Darren Pang)

* Tuesday, January 22nd
Red Wings vs. Oilers - 9:00 (Ken Daniels, Ray Ferraro)

* Wednesday, January 23rd
Capitals vs. Maple Leafs - 7:30 (Gord Miller, Brian Boucher, Ray Ferraro, Kathryn Tappen)
Predators vs. Golden Knights - 10:00 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Friday, January 25th
2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (San Jose) - 9:30 (Kenny Albert, Jeremy Roenick, Keith Jones)

* Monday, January 28th
Jets vs. Flyers - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, January 29th
Flyers vs. Rangers - 7:30 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, January 30th
Lightning vs. Penguins - 8:00 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Kendall Coyne Schofield)

* Wednesday, February 6th
Bruins vs. Rangers - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Sunday, February 10th
Maple Leafs vs. Rangers - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher)

* Monday, February 11th
Penguins vs. Flyers - 7:00 (Gord Miller, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, February 12th
Blackhawks vs. Bruins - 7:00 (John Walton, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, February 13th
Oilers vs. Penguins - 8:00 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Kathryn Tappen)

* Sunday, February 17th (Hockey Day in America)
Flyers vs. Red Wings - 6:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Joe Micheletti, A.J. Mleczko)

* Monday, February 18th
Lightning vs. Blue Jackets - 7:30 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)
Bruins vs. Sharks - 10:00 (Randy Hahn, Bret Hedican)

* Tuesday, February 19th
Maple Leafs vs. Blues - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, February 20th
Blackhawks vs. Red Wings - 7:30 (Mike Tirico, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Bruins vs. Golden Knights - 10:00 (Dave Goucher, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, February 21st
Kings vs. Predators - 8:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Boucher)

* Sunday, February 24th
Blues vs. Wild - 7:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Boucher)

* Monday, February 25th
Kings vs. Lightning - 7:30 (Rick Peckham, Jim Fox)

* Tuesday, February 26th
Sabres vs. Flyers - 7:00 (Gord Miller, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, February 27th
Lightning vs. Rangers - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)
Blackhawks vs. Ducks - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Hayward)

* Thursday, February 28th
Lightning vs. Bruins - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

* Sunday, March 3rd
Predators vs. Wild - 7:30 (John Forslund, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, March 5th
Wild vs. Predators - 8:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, March 6th
Capitals vs. Flyers - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)
Blues vs. Ducks - 10:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Hayward)

* Thursday, March 7th
Blue Jackets vs. Penguins - 7:00 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Sunday, March 10th
Bruins vs. Penguins - 7:30 (Mike Tirico, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)
Kings vs. Ducks - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Hayward)

* Monday, March 11th
Sharks vs. Wild - 8:00 (Randy Hahn, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, March 12th
Capitals vs. Penguins - 7:00 (Gord Miller, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, March 13th
Blackhawks vs. Maple Leafs - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Jeremy Roenick, Pierre McGuire)
Devils vs. Oilers - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Ray Ferraro)

* Sunday, March 17th
Flyers vs. Penguins - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Pierre McGuire)
Oilers vs. Golden Knights - 10:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Shane Hnidy)

* Tuesday, March 19th
Capitals vs. Devils - 7:30 (John Walton, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, March 20th
Lightning vs. Capitals - 7:30 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)
Jets vs. Ducks - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Boucher)

* Sunday, March 24th
Avalanche vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Gord Miller, Joe Micheletti)

* Monday, March 25th
Predators vs. Wild - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, March 26th
Hurricanes vs. Capitals - 7:00 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, March 27th
Rangers vs. Bruins - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher)
Golden Knights vs. Avalanche - 10:00 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Sunday, March 31st
Bruins vs. Red Wings - 7:30 (Brendan Burke, Brian Boucher)

* Monday, April 1st
Avalanche vs. Blues - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, April 2nd
Bruins vs. Blue Jackets - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, April 3rd
Blues vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, April 4th
Canadiens vs. Capitals - 7:00 (John Walton, Joe Micheletti)

This will keep track of 2018 - 2019 NHL on NBCSN flexes (and other notes):
* Monday, April 1st - Avalanche at Blues is flexed out at 8:00 p.m. ET.
* Tuesday, April 2nd - Bruins at Blue Jackets is flexed in at 7:00 p.m. ET.
* Wednesday, April 3rd - just Blues at Blackhawks at 8:00 p.m. ET; Flames-Ducks at 10:30 p.m. ET is flexed out.
* Thursday, April 4th - Canadiens at Capitals is added at 7:00 p.m., ET.

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