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NHL on NBCSN: Sabres, ‘Canes kick things off with Kraft Hockeyville game

2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skill Competition - Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Justin Faulk #27 of the Carolina Hurricanes, Ryan O’Reilly #90 of the Buffalo Sabres, Claude Giroux #28 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers in the Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge during the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skill Competition at Bridgestone Arena on January 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Big night on Tuesday on a variety of fronts -- NBCSN will begin coverage of the ’16-17 campaign with a preseason broadcast between Carolina and Buffalo, a game that holds special significance for the town of Marquette, MI.

Back in the spring, Marquette’s Lakeview Arena was named the Kraft Hockeyville winner for 2016 and, along with $150,000 in arena upgrades, won the right to host an NHL exhibition game -- tonight’s exhibition game, which will mark Jack Eichel’s preseason debut after starring with Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey.

You can catch the game on NBCSN starting at 7 p.m. ET, or watch online or via NBC Sports’ Live Extra.