Starting tonight, NHL Network gets busy and airs a host of games through Monday. NHL Network has single games tonight, Friday, Sunday and Monday. And then on Saturday, the first time it’s ever aired four games including simulcasting three from CBC. This marks the first time in a while that NHL Network has decided to pick up an entire CBC slate.
Let’s take a look at what NHL Network is saying.
NHL NETWORK-U.S. OFFERS EIGHT GAMES OVER FIVE DAYS BEGINNING WITH THURSDAY’S “GAME OF THE WEEK” FEATURING PITTSBURGH @ CAROLINA
League-Leading Blackhawks, the Season’s Only Quadruple-Header, two appearances by Stanley Cup champion Kings Highlight Live-Game Schedule
NEW YORK (February 27, 2013) – NHL Network-U.S., the go-to destination for hockey fanatics, will air eight live NHL games over the next five days, including the red-hot Chicago Blackhawks and a rare quadruple-header Saturday, starting at Noon, ET.
Live coverage begins tonight with NHL Network’s “Game of the Week” at 7:00 p.m. ET featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins meeting Carolina for the first time since the off-season trade that sent Jordan Staal from Pittsburgh to Carolina to join his brother, Hurricanes captain Eric Staal. Jordan Staal, will face his former teammates from Pittsburgh, including Sidney Crosby, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2009.
The Network’s team of insiders and analysts will cover intermission reports during the broadcast and bring viewers up to speed on news and scores from around the League. NHL Tonight, hosted by Kathryn Tappen, will be on the air following the conclusion of the Penguins-Hurricanes at 10:00
p.m. ET.NHL.COM GAME PREVIEW (PIT @ CAR):
http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2012020291&navid=sb:previewADDITIONAL NHL NETWORK GAMES:
Friday, March 1:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, March 2:
Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers (12:00 p.m. ET)
Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets (3:00 p.m. ET, CBC)
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens (7:00 p.m. ET, CBC)
Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks (10:30 p.m. ET, CBC)**This is the only time this season the NHL Network-U.S. will show four games in one day.
Sunday, March 3:
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars (3:00 p.m. ET)Monday, March 4:
Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings (10:30 p.m. ET)
That’s going to do it.
