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NBC to broadcast 70 NHL regular season games

The 2013 NHL season promises to be a special one on NBC.

The NBC Sports Group will air 70 NHL regular-season games across NBC and NBC Sports Network this season -- that includes 14 exclusive windows (15 games) on NBC, setting a record for the most regular-season windows ever for the network.

Some schedule highlights (All times ET):

Opening Week

NBC and NBCSN will carry seven games during the first week of the NHL season, including a Saturday-Sunday doubleheader on opening weekend (Jan. 19-20.)

Date Away Home Time Network
Sat., January 19Banner Raising3:00 p.m.NBC
Sat., January 19ChicagoLos Angeles3:25 p.m.NBC
Sat., January 19PittsburghPhiladelphia3:35 p.m.NBC
Sun., January 20PhiladelphiaBuffalo12:30 p.m.NBC
Sun., January 20ChicagoPhoenix10 p.m.NBCSN
Mon., January 21DetroitColumbus7:30 p.m.NBCSN
Tues., January 22PhiladelphiaNew Jersey7:30 p.m.NBCSN
Wed., January 23BostonN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.NBCSN


Wednesday Rivalry Night

NBC Sports Network has exclusive coverage of special Wednesday night programming, highlighting some of the fiercest rivalries in the league.

Date Away Home Time
January 23BostonN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
January 30ChicagoMinnesota8 p.m.
February 6BostonMontreal7:30 p.m.
February 13St. LouisDetroit7:30 p.m.
February 20PhiladelphiaPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
February 20St. LouisColorado10 p.m.
February 27WashingtonPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
March 6ColoradoChicago8 p.m.
March 13PhiladelphiaNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
March 20MinnesotaDetroit7:30 p.m.
March 27MontrealBoston7:30 p.m.
April 3PittsburghN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
April 10BostonNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
April 17BuffaloBoston7:30 p.m.
April 24Los AngelesDetroit7:30 p.m.


Hockey Day in America

For the third consecutive year, NBC and NBC Sports Network will dedicate an entire day to the game of hockey. HDIA will feature more than nine hours of coverage, including three games and six teams from some of the most avid U.S. hockey markets.

Time Away Home Network
NoonNHL LiveNBC
12:30PittsburghBuffaloNBC
3:30Los AngelesChicagoNBC
6:00WashingtonN.Y. RangersNBC Sports Network


Full Schedule

For the sixth consecutive season, the NHL and NBC Sports Group will utilize flex scheduling, which provides the ability to select from up to four games on Sunday afternoons. At least 13 days prior to the scheduled games, the NHL and NBC will announce which game will air.

NBC 2012-13 NHL regular-season schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

Date AwayHome Time
Saturday, January 19ChicagoLos Angeles3:25 p.m.
Saturday, January 19PittsburghPhiladelphia3:35 p.m.
Sunday, January 20PhiladelphiaBuffalo12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 3PittsburghWashington12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 10Los AngelesDetroit12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 17PittsburghBuffalo12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 17Los AngelesChicago3:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3ChicagoDetroit12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 10N.Y. RangersWashington12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 17BostonPittsburgh12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 31ChicagoDetroit12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 7St. LouisDetroit12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14ChicagoSt. Louis12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21New JerseyN.Y. Rangers3 p.m.
Saturday, April 27New JerseyN.Y. Rangers3 p.m.


NBC Sports Network 2012-13 NHL regular-season schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

Date Away Home Time
Sunday, January 20ChicagoPhoenix10 p.m.
Monday, January 21DetroitColumbus7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22PhiladelphiaNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23BostonN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 27MinnesotaSt. Louis8 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29N.Y. IslandersPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30ChicagoMinnesota8 p.m.
Monday, February 4DallasColorado9 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5Tampa BayPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 6BostonMontreal7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 10New JerseyPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 11Los AngelesSt. Louis9 p.m.
Tuesday, February 12N.Y. RangersBoston7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13St. LouisDetroit7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 17WashingtonN.Y. Rangers6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 19San JoseSt. Louis8 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20PhiladelphiaPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20St. LouisColorado10 p.m.
Sunday, February 24Tampa BayPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 25DallasNashville8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 26BostonN.Y. Islanders7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 27WashingtonPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3MontrealBoston7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 4Tampa BayPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5PhiladelphiaN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6ColoradoChicago8 p.m.
Sunday, March 10BuffaloPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12PhiladelphiaBoston7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13PhiladelphiaNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 17BuffaloWashington7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 18PhiladelphiaTampa Bay7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 19WashingtonPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20MinnesotaDetroit7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 24WashingtonN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 25Los AngelesChicago8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26PhiladelphiaN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27MontrealBoston7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 31WashingtonPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 1ColoradoDetroit7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2BuffaloPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3PittsburghN.Y. Rangers7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 7New JerseyBuffalo7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9ChicagoMinnesota8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10BostonNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 11PittsburghTampa Bay7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14DetroitNashville7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 15DallasChicago8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16NY RangersPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17BuffaloBoston7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 18New JerseyPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21St. LouisColorado7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 22MontrealPittsburgh7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23BostonPhiladelphia7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24Los AngelesDetroit7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 25PittsburghNew Jersey7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 27TBDTBD7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 27TBDTBD10 p.m.

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