On Sunday, NBC will have a hockey doubleheader as part of its Hockey Day in America coverage. The network will have a pregame show at noon Eastern time, then regional coverage in the first game starting at 12:35 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., there will be national coverage of Pittsburgh at Chicago. For the first game, NBC will stagger three contests starting at 12:35 p.m. and ranging to 12:40 p.m. Kind of like the NCAA Tournament staggered times.
Take a look at what NBC will air on Sunday.
NBC Sports’ Sunday NHL schedule (all times ET):
Noon “Hockey Day in America” coverage begins on NBC
12:35 p.m. Washington at Buffalo (regional on NBC)
12:40 p.m. Philadelphia at New York Rangers (regional on NBC)
12:45 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota (regional on NBC)
3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago (national on NBC)
Versus will finish the day nationally with coverage of the NHL Heritage Classic, Canada’s second-ever regular season outdoor game between Montreal and Calgary, live from McMahon Stadium in the city of Calgary.
Here’s what NBC is saying about Hockey Day in America.
ABOUT “HOCKEY DAY IN AMERICA”
The NHL and NBC Sports will celebrate America’s passion for hockey with the inaugural “Hockey Day in America” presented by McDonald’s on Sunday, February 20.
With six hours of coverage (Noon-6 p.m. ET) – which will include four NHL games – hosted from McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Chicago’s Millennium Park, NBC Sports will tell the stories that demonstrate this country’s affinity for hockey – from hockey parents who chauffeur pee wees to practice before sunrise to the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships in Minnesota, played by amateurs amidst arctic temperatures, to ‘celebrity’ hockey played by actors and producers in Los Angeles to inner-city hockey in Washington, D.C. that has made a difference in the lives of countless children and young adults.
NBC Sports will broadcast four NHL games featuring eight teams from some of the most avid U.S. hockey markets. The first three games – Washington at Buffalo, Philadelphia at New York Rangers, and Detroit at Minnesota – will be broadcast regionally with staggered starts. All viewers will begin the day with the same game before some viewers are taken to their regional game. The staggered starts allow for live look-ins of the other regionalized games during intermissions. The fourth game, Pittsburgh at Chicago, will be broadcast nationally. All games will be streamed live on NBCSports.com.
And that is it.
