The NBC Sports Group announced that they’ll be airing a record 106 games during the 2016-17 NHL season. 14 of those games will be on NBC while the other 92 games will be on NBCSN. Every game will be available via the NBC Sports Live Extra app and on NBCSports.com.
Here are some of the key dates you may want to circle on your calendar:
- An opening night doubleheader on NBCSN on Wednesday, Oct. 12, featuring a pair of 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff rematches. The Chicago Blackhawks will host the rival St. Louis Blues at 8 p.m. ET, followed by a matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and defending Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks at 10:30 p.m. ET.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their 2016 Stanley Cup Champion banner to the rafters on NBCSN on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. ET, when they open their season at home against the Washington Capitals in a rematch of their 2016 Second Round playoff series.
- NBC will present the 2017 NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues from Busch Stadium in St. Louis, home of Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals, on Jan. 2, 2017, at 1 p.m. ET.
- NBC will air exclusive coverage of the 2017 NHL Centennial Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs from BMO Field in Toronto on Jan. 1, 2017, at 3 p.m. ET, and the 2017 NHL Stadium Series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins from Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, on Feb. 25, 2017, in primetime.
- NBCSN will present coverage of the NHL All-Star Game from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif., home of the Los Angeles Kings. NHL All-Star will take place Saturday, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29, and will include the NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and the NHL All-Star Game.
- NBC and NBCSN will combine to showcase a quadrupleheader on Hockey Day In America on Sunday, February 19. The action starts on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET, when the Capitals host the Rangers, followed by the Red Wings and Penguins at 3 p.m. ET.Hockey Day In America shifts to NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET, when the Buffalo Sabres host the Blackhawks, and concludes with the final matchup of the day at 8:30 p.m. ET, when the Sharks host the Boston Bruins.
- The 2016-17 regular season on NBCSN will feature 24 Wednesday Night Rivalry telecasts, plus six Wednesday Nightcaps that will showcase Western Conference teams, including the Ducks, Kings, and Sharks. WNR will feature the biggest rivalries in the NHL, including Penguins-Capitals, Blues-Blackhawks, and Rangers-Islanders.
- NBCSN will air 11 Sunday Night Hockey matchups on NBCSN, beginning on January 8. Matchups include Wild-Blackhawks, Flyers-Rangers, and Canadiens-Bruins, the most-played rivalry in NHL history.
- The Blackhawks lead all clubs with 21 total appearances on NBC and NBCSN, followed by the Flyers with 20, and the Rangers and Bruins with 16 appearances apiece, respectively. *Note: some games are subject to local blackouts*
- Capitals-Penguins, Kings-Sharks, and Flyers-Rangers are the most featured regular-season matchups, each appearing four times across NBC and NBCSN.
- At least 54 of NBC and NBCSN’s 106 telecasts will feature at least one Western Conference team, and every U.S. team will appear on NBC or NBCSN in the regular season.
Here’s the full NBC Sports hockey schedule for 2016-17:
Date | Away | Home | Network | Time (ET) |
Wed., Oct. 12 | St. Louis | Chicago | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Oct. 12 | Los Angeles | San Jose | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. |
Thur., Oct. 13 | Washington | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Fri., Oct. 14 | Chicago | Nashville | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Oct. 18 | Philadelphia | Chicago | NBCSN | 8:30 p.m. |
Wed., Oct. 19 | Detroit | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Oct. 25 | Buffalo | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Oct. 25 | Anaheim | San Jose | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Wed., Oct. 26 | Boston | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Nov. 1 | Tampa Bay | N.Y. Islanders | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Nov. 1 | San Jose | Arizona | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 2 | Detroit | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 9 | Chicago | St. Louis | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Nov. 15 | Tampa Bay | Detroit | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 16 | Pittsburgh | Washington | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Nov. 22 | St. Louis | Boston | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 23 | Philadelphia | Tampa Bay | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 23 | Chicago | San Jose | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Fri., Nov. 25 | N.Y. Rangers | Philadelphia | NBC | 1 p.m. |
Tue., Nov. 29 | Boston | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 30 | Pittsburgh | N.Y. Islanders | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Nov. 30 | San Jose | Los Angeles | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. |
Wed., Dec. 7 | Boston | Washington | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Dec. 13 | Chicago | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., Dec. 14 | Boston | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Dec. 14 | Philadelphia | Colorado | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Fri., Dec. 16 | Los Angeles | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., Dec. 21 | Washington | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Dec. 28 | Philadelphia | St. Louis | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Dec. 29 | New Jersey | Washington | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sun., Jan. 1 | Detroit | Toronto | NBC | 3 p.m. |
Mon., Jan 2 | Chicago | St. Louis | NBC | 1 p.m. |
Tue., Jan. 3 | Buffalo | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Tue., Jan. 3 | Los Angeles | San Jose | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Wed., Jan. 4 | N.Y. Rangers | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Jan. 5 | Buffalo | Chicago | NBCSN | 8:30 p.m. |
Sun., Jan. 8 | Minnesota | Anaheim | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Jan. 10 | Boston | St. Louis | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Jan. 11 | Pittsburgh | Washington | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Jan. 12 | Montreal | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sun., Jan. 15 | Minnesota | Chicago | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Mon., Jan. 16 | Washington | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Tue., Jan. 17 | Chicago | Colorado | NBCSN | 9 p.m. |
Wed., Jan 18 | Boston | Detroit | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Jan. 18 | San Jose | Los Angeles | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. |
Sun., Jan. 22 | Boston | Pittsburgh | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Mon., Jan. 23 | San Jose | Colorado | NBCSN | 9 p.m. |
Tue., Jan. 24 | St. Louis | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., Jan. 25 | Philadelphia | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Jan. 26 | St. Louis | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 1 | Boston | Washington | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 1 | Colorado | Los Angeles | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. |
Thur., Feb. 2 | N.Y. Rangers | Buffalo | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 5 | Los Angeles | Washington | NBC | 12 p.m. |
Mon., Feb. 6 | St. Louis | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Tue., Feb. 7 | Los Angeles | Tampa Bay | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 8 | Chicago | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Feb. 9 | N.Y. Islanders | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Fri., Feb. 10 | Tampa Bay | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 12 | Detroit | Minnesota | NBC | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 12 | Montreal | Boston | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Mon., Feb. 13 | N.Y. Rangers | Columbus | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 15 | St. Louis | Detroit | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 15 | Florida | San Jose | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. |
Thur., Feb. 16 | Colorado | Buffalo | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 19 | Washington | N.Y. Rangers | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 19 | Detroit | Pittsburgh | NBC | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 19 | Chicago | Buffalo | NBCSN | 6 p.m. |
Sun. Feb. 19 | Boston | San Jose | NBCSN | 8:30 p.m. |
Tue., Feb. 21 | Chicago | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Wed., Feb. 22 | Washington | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Feb. 23 | N.Y. Islanders | Montreal | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Feb. 25 | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | NBC | 8 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 26 | Boston | Dallas | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Feb. 26 | St. Louis | Chicago | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Mon., Feb. 27 | Los Angeles | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Tue., Feb. 28 | Colorado | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 1 | Pittsburgh | Chicago | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Mar. 2 | N.Y. Rangers | Boston | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sun., Mar. 5 | St. Louis | Colorado | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Mon., Mar. 6 | Dallas | Washington | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Mar. 7 | Philadelphia | Buffalo | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 8 | Detroit | Boston | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sun., Mar. 12 | N.Y. Rangers | Detroit | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Mar. 12 | Minnesota | Chicago | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Mon., Mar. 13 | Carolina | N.Y. Islanders | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Mar. 14 | Chicago | Montreal | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 15 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 15 | Detroit | Colorado | NBCSN | 10 p.m. |
Mon., Mar. 20 | Buffalo | Detroit | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Mar. 21 | San Jose | Minnesota | NBCSN | 8:30 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 22 | N.Y. Islanders | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Sun., Mar. 26 | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Mar. 26 | Minnesota | Detroit | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Mon., Mar. 27 | Chicago | Tampa Bay | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Wed., Mar. 29 | Chicago | Pittsburgh | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Mar. 30 | Dallas | Boston | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Apr. 2 | Boston | Chicago | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Apr. 2 | Philadelphia | N.Y. Rangers | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Tue., Apr. 4 | Chicago | Colorado | NBCSN | 9 p.m. |
Wed., Apr. 5 | N.Y. Rangers | Washington | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Thur., Apr. 6 | Nashville | Dallas | NBCSN | 8 p.m. |
Fri., Apr. 7 | Tampa Bay | Montreal | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sat., Apr. 8 | Washington | Boston | NBC | 3 p.m. |
Sat., Apr. 8 | TBD | TBD | NBCSN | TBD |
Sun., Apr. 9 | TBD | TBD | NBCSN | TBD |