Both the NHL and NBC have announced the “flex” game for the 12:30 p.m. Eastern time slot for March 6. Next Sunday, NBC will not have an NHL game as it will air the Match Play Championships. The next NHL game will be aired on March 6. You probably saw the promos during Hockey Day in America today. If you missed it, then here’s the choice for the NHL on NBC on March 6.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AT THE NEW YORK RANGERS IS NBC SPORTS’ “NHL GAME OF THE WEEK” ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6
Atlantic Division Rivals “Flexed” For National Broadcast
NEW YORK (February 17, 2011) –The Sunday, March 6, Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers game has been flexed as NBC Sports’ “Game of the Week” and will be played at Madison Square Garden at 12:30 p.m. ET, the National Hockey League and NBC Sports announced today.
The Flyers (38-14-5) top the Eastern Conference by seven points and are on pace to post their best regular-season record since 1984-85. The club made a significant addition to their roster on Monday by acquiring forward Kris Versteeg from the Toronto Maple Leafs for first- and third-round picks at the 2011 Entry Draft. Versteeg was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks team that edged the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Final last season. The Rangers (30-24-4) also are in the thick of the East playoff race, where every point is crucial — the six teams ranked fifth through 10th are separated by just nine points. New York currently is third in the Atlantic Division and seventh in the conference.
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING
At least 13 days prior to the scheduled game, one game is selected for broadcast on NBC. All NBC games will be broadcast on Sundays and all games will be presented in HD. Games not flexed to NBC will be available to the teams’ regional carriers and remain at the originally announced start time. The Mar. 6 match-up was first announced on the Thursday, Feb. 17, edition of “NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman” on NHL.com and SIRIUS XM Radio airing from 6-7 p.m. ET. All subsequent flexed games will be announced on NHL Hour with Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Upcoming 2011 NBC Game of the Week Regular-Season Flexible Schedule
March 6 – PHILADELPHIA AT NY RANGERS, 12:30 p.m. ET
March 13 – Chicago at Washington OR Los Angeles at Dallas
March 20 – NY Rangers at Pittsburgh OR New Jersey at Columbus
April 3 – NY Rangers at Philadelphia OR Minnesota at Detroit OR Tampa Bay at Chicago
April 10 – Boston at New Jersey OR Pittsburgh at Atlanta OR Detroit at Chicago OR Dallas at Minnesota
That is all.
