2019 - 2020 NHL on NBCSN Schedule

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* NBCSN Returns to Covering NHL Games for the 2019-20 Season

* NBCSN will present 97 regular season NHL contests (for now); NBCSN will most likely add more games during the last week of the NHL regular season (more on this later on)

* NBCSN will present a Opening Night doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct. 2: The defending Stanley Cup Champion Blues to host Capitals (8 p.m., ET); Sharks at Golden Knights in second game of the Wednesday doubleheader (10:30 p.m., ET)

* All U.S. based teams to appear at least once on NBCSN this season; Canadian teams will make a combined 14 appearances on NBCSN (!!) including 4 appearances by Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers plus 4 appearances by Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs

* Diverse Schedule: "Wednesday Night Hockey" to feature nearly 75% of NHL teams this season, NBCSN's widest variety of teams to date on Wednesday evenings. This includes multiple showings of the Lightning, Kings, Avalanche, Stars & Golden Knights. The defending Stanley Cup Champion, Blues to have four WNH games & Bruins to have three WNH games

* Wednesday Night Doubleheaders: 14 of 25 "Wednesday Night Hockey" Showcases on NBCSN will be doubleheaders, with near parity between the Eastern and Western Conference conferences

* Star Power: Established stars and young pups will take center-stage on "Wednesday Night Hockey" this year, highlighted by several appearances from the likes of Alex Oveckin (WSH), Sidney Crosby (PIT), Patrice Bergeron (BOS), Alex Pietranglo (STL), Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK), Patrick Kane (CHI), Steven Stakmos (TB), Claude Giroux (PHI), Henrik Lundqvist (NYR), Erik Karlsson (SJ), Joe Pavelski (DAL), Jonathan Quick (LA) & Nathan MacKinnon (COL)

* NBCSN to present a piece of 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend from St. Louis with the All-Star Skills Competition on Friday, January 24 from Enterprise Center

NBC Sports Group announced on Tuesday morning their NHL national TV schedule for the forthcoming 2019-20 NHL season. NBCSN will be the home at least 97 regular-season NHL contests during the course of the upcoming season.

NBCSN's 97-game total includes the Opening Night doubleheader of Capitals @ Blues and Sharks @ Golden Knights on Wednesday, October 2nd, 38 "Wednesday Night Hockey" contests & 22 doubleheaders. In addition, NBC Sports has made the decision to leave open most of the final week of NHL's regular season on NBCSN in order to bring in some important games down the stretch.

"Wednesday Night Hockey" returns for a second season this year with the same established focus on young stars and veteran talent. Plus, a diverse schedule to top it all off. Many "Wednesday Night Hockey" games, just like last season, will have earlier start times (either 7 p.m. ET or 7:30 p.m. ET). In most cases, the Eastern Conference teams will have the first half of the doubleheader followed by an all Western Conference matchup or a matchup with at least one Western Conference team in the second half of the doubleheader. Notable games on Wednesday Night Hockey include for this season: Avalanche @ Penguins and Flyers @ Oilers (Oct. 16), Blues @ Penguins (Dec. 4), Predators @ Capitals and Lightning @ Kings (Jan. 29), Rangers @ Blackhawks (Feb. 19) & Sabres @ Avalanche and Penguins @ Kings (Feb. 26).

In addition, NBCSN will have many more pertinent games of interest to the hardcore and casual hockey fans alike. Those games include: Devils at Rangers on Oct. 17; 2019 Stanley Cup Final re-match (Blues at Bruins) & 2019 NHL Heritage Classic (Flames vs. Jets from Regina, Sask.) on Oct. 26; Live coverage of the 2019 NHL Global Series between Tampa Bay and Buffalo in Stockholm, Sweden on. Nov 8; Sabres at Maple Leafs on Dec. 17; Oilers at Maple Leafs on Jan. 6; P.K. Subban will face his former team as the Devils host the Predators on Jan. 30; Lightning at Blue Jackets (this will be quite fun because remember Columbus swept Tampa Bay last year in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs) on Feb.10; Maple Leafs at Penguins on Feb. 18.

Please read on for the complete 2019-20 NHL on NBCSN schedule. Announcer for the NBCSN games will be released once I am able to get them. The NBC schedule will be attached via a link, so you can access that as well.

2019 - 2020 NHL on NBC Schedule

2019 - 2020 NHL on NBCSN Schedule

(Times Refer on-Air; Subject to Change)

Preseason Broadcast Schedule:

* Thursday, September 26th
Blues vs. Red Wings - 7:00 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

Regular Season Broadcast Schedule:

* Wednesday, October 2nd (Opening Night)

Capitals vs. Blues - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Sharks vs. Golden Knights - 10:30 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, October 3rd

Wild vs. Predators - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Mike Milbury, A.J. Mleczko)

* Tuesday, October 8th

Sharks vs. Predators - 8:00 (Randy Hahn, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, October 9th

Devils vs. Flyers - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Kings vs. Canucks - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Ray Ferraro)

* Tuesday, October 15th

Lightning vs. Canadiens - 7:00 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, October 16th

Avalanche vs. Penguins - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Flyers vs. Oilers - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Ray Ferraro)

* Thursday, October 17th

Rangers vs. Devils - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, October 23rd

Penguins vs. Lightning - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Saturday, October 26th

Blues vs. Bruins - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher)

Flames vs. Jets (Heritage Classic) - 10:00 (Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Scott Oake) [CBC feed]

* Tuesday, October 29th

Lightning vs. Rangers - 7:30 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, October 30th

Wild vs. Blues - 8:00 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, November 5th

Bruins vs. Canadiens - 7:30 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury)

Blackhawks vs. Sharks - 10:00 (Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker)

* Wednesday, November 6th

Red Wings vs. Rangers - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Friday, November 8th (NHL Global Series)

Lightning vs. Sabres (Stockholm) - 2:00 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire) (off-monitor)

* Monday, November 11th
Coyotes vs. Capitals - 7:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, November 12th

Penguins vs. Rangers - 7:30 (Brendan Burke, Joe Micheletti)

* Wednesday, November 13th

Capitals vs. Flyers - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher)

Blackhawks vs. Golden Knights - 10:00 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, November 19th

Lightning vs. Blues - 8:00 (Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire)

Oilers vs. Sharks - 10:30 (Randy Hahn, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Bret Hedican)

* Wednesday, November 20th

Capitals vs. Rangers - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, November 26th

Stars vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, November 27th (Thanksgiving Week; non WNH game)

Flyers vs. Blue Jackets - 7:00 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, December 3rd

Lightning vs. Predators - 8:00 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, December 4th

Blues vs. Penguins - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Tuesday, December 10th

Blues vs. Sabres - 7:30 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, December 11th

Bruins vs. Capitals - 7:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Flyers vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, December 17th

Sabres vs. Maple Leafs - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, December 18th

Avalanche vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Thursday, December 19th
Islanders vs. Bruins - 7:00 (Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko, Pierre McGuire)

* Monday, December 23rd

Rangers vs. Flyers - 7:00 (John Walton, A.J. Mleczko)

* Friday, December 27th

Wild vs. Avalanche - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Thursday, January 2nd

Devils vs. Islanders - 7:00 (Brendan Burke, A.J. Mleczko, Pierre McGuire)
Blues vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (John Forslund, Brian Boucher)

* Sunday, January 5th

Red Wings vs. Blackhawks - 7:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

Predators vs. Ducks - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Hayward)

* Monday, January 6th

Oilers vs. Maple Leafs - 7:00 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Tuesday, January 7th

Avalanche vs. Rangers - 7:30 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, January 8th

Capitals vs. Flyers - 7:30 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Stars vs. Kings - 10:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Jim Fox)

* Thursday, January 9th

Predators vs. Blackhawks - 8:30 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, January 14th

Wild vs. Penguins - 7:00 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, January 15th

Flyers vs. Blues - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Thursday, January 16th

Lightning vs. Wild - 8:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire)

* Tuesday, January 21st

Penguins vs. Flyers - 7:30 (Gord Miller, Mike Milbury, A.J. Mleczko)

* Wednesday, January 22nd

Red Wings vs. Wild - 8:00 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire)

* Friday, January 24th

2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (St. Louis) - 8:00 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Brian Boucher, A.J. Mleczko, Monique Lamoureux-Morando)

* Monday, January 27th

Lightning vs. Stars - 8:00 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, January 29th

Predators vs. Capitals - 7:30 (Mike Tirico, Mike Milbury, Brian Boucher)

Lightning vs. Kings - 10:00 (John Forslund, Jim Fox, Brian Engblom)

* Thursday, January 30th

Predators vs. Devils - 7:30 (Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti)

* Monday, February 3rd

Flyers vs. Red Wings - 7:30 (John Forslund, A.J. Mleczko)

* Tuesday, February 4th

Blackhawks vs. Wild - 8:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, February 5th

Bruins vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Thursday, February 6th

Red Wings vs. Sabres - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire)

Sharks vs. Oilers - 9:30 (Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker)

* Sunday, February 9th

Avalanche vs. Wild - 7:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

* Monday, February 10th
Islanders vs. Capitals - primary, 7:00 (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin, Alan May, Al Koken)

Lightning vs. Blue Jackets - select markets, 7:30 (Gord Miller, A.J. Mleczko)

NOTE: The Islanders-Capitals game was seen in most of the country. The Lightning-Blue Jackets game was seen in Tampa (Florida), Columbus (Ohio), New York City, and Washington D.C.

* Tuesday, February 11th

Flyers vs. Islanders - 7:00 (Brendan Burke, Brian Boucher)

* Wednesday, February 12th

Canadiens vs. Bruins - 7:30 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

Flames vs. Kings - 10:00 (Alex Faust, Brian Hayward)

* Thursday, February 13th

Flyers vs. Panthers - 7:00 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)
Capitals vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin, Al Koken)

* Sunday, February 16th (Hockey Day in America)

Blues vs. Predators - 6:00 (Chris Cuthbert, Darren Pang)

* Monday, February 17th
Capitals vs. Golden Knights - 6:00 (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin, Al Koken)

* Tuesday, February 18th

Maple Leafs vs. Penguins - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, February 19th

Rangers vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

* Thursday, February 20th
Canadiens vs. Capitals - 7:00 (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin, Alan May, Al Koken)

* Sunday, February 23rd

Blues vs. Wild - 7:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire)

Golden Knights vs. Ducks - 10:00 (John Forslund, Brian Hayward)

* Tuesday, February 25th

Blackhawks vs. Blues - 8:00 (Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, February 26th

Sabres vs. Avalanche - 8:00 (John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Penguins vs. Kings - 10:30 (Alex Faust, Jim Fox)

* Thursday, February 27th

Stars vs. Bruins - 7:30 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

* Sunday, March 1st

Capitals vs. Wild - 8:00 (Brendan Burke, Pierre McGuire)

Kings vs. Golden Knights - 10:30 (Alex Faust, Shane Hnidy)

* Tuesday, March 3rd

Bruins vs. Lightning - 7:30 (John Forslund, Mike Milbury, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, March 4th

Flyers vs. Capitals - 7:00 (Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

Ducks vs. Avalanche - 9:30 (Chris Cuthbert, Brian Hayward)

* Thursday, March 5th

Hurricanes vs. Flyers - 7:00 (John Forslund, Pierre McGuire)

* Sunday, March 8th

Blues vs. Blackhawks - 7:30 (Kate Scott, A.J. Mleczko, Kendall Coyne Schofield)

Avalanche vs. Sharks - 10:00 (Randy Hahn, Jamie Baker)

* Tuesday, March 10th

Bruins vs. Flyers - 7:00 (John Walton, Pierre McGuire)

* Wednesday, March 11th

Sharks vs. Blackhawks - 8:00 (Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher)

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Thanks to NBC Sports Group for the schedule disclosure.