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NHL Game of the Week
GenreNHL game telecasts
Presented bySean McDonough
Ray Ferraro
Emily Kaplan
Bob Wischusen
Ryan Callahan
Leah Hextall
Mike Monaco
A. J. Mleczko
Blake Bolden
Dave Jackson
Steve Levy
Mark Messier
P. K. Subban
John Buccigross
Kevin Weekes
Arda Ocal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes or until game ends
Production companyNBC Sports (2006–2021) ESPN (2021–present)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ABC
ESPN+
ReleaseJanuary 14, 2006 (2006-01-14) - May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) (NBC);
November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26) - present (ABC)
Related
NHL on NBC
NHL on ABC

The National Hockey League Game of the Week is a branding used for regular season National Hockey League weekend games that are typically televised on a national broadcast network in the U.S.

The branding was previously used by NBC on Sunday afternoons, beginning at the weekend of the NFL Conference Championship games when it held NHL broadcast rights between the 2005–06 and 2020–21 seasons. During the 2016–17, NBC began to promote the Star Sunday brand on both the Game of the Week and its Sunday Night Hockey broadcasts on sister cable network NBCSN, focusing primarily on the NHL's star players. Star Sunday featured extensive pre-game, in-game and post-game coverage of each featured player. The first game under the new package featured the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings on January 22, 2017, with Ryan McDonagh and Dylan Larkin the featured players of their respective teams.[1]

Beginning with the 2021–22 season, ABC replaced NBC as the league's network broadcast partner.[2][3] Since then, ABC has typically aired one game per weekend, usually on Saturday afternoons, beginning in February. Due to the current arrangement of ABC's sports programming being produced and co-branded by ESPN, the broadcasts carry the NHL on ESPN production and branding.

History

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Historically, there was game of the week broadcasts in the past but until NBC Sports took over broadcasting rights to the National Hockey League from ESPN and ABC they were never consistent.

NHL on NBC era

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Starting in 2007–08, the most important games on primarily Sundays or Thursdays would be titled NHL on NBC Game of the Week which eventually got moved to only Sundays later that season.

Then as a part of the deal made between NBC and the NHL in 2011–12, the game of the week package would add the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown to its schedule and this would continue until the 2020-21 season.[4][5]

ESPN/ABC takes over

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In March 2021, after nearly 20 years away, ESPN announced it had reacquired broadcasting rights to the NHL and as a part of that deal ABC would take over rights to air the game of the week package.[6][3][7][8]

ABC Hockey Saturday as is would be called would debut on November 26, 2021 with the Thanksgiving Showdown between the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins.[9]

ABC’s game of the week coverage consists of mostly of either doubleheaders or tripleheaders from Saturday afternoon to night which usually begins at the last weeks of the season which starts with a 30-minute pregame show.[10]

Schedules

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2000s

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2006–07 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 13, 2007 2 P.M. Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3
Boston 1 NY Rangers 3
Los Angeles 5 St. Louis 6
January 28, 2007 3:30 P.M. Colorado 1 Detroit 3
Dallas 1 Anaheim 4
Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 1
February 11, 2007 3:30 P.M. Colorado 5 Dallas 7
Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 1
Chicago 5 Columbus 4
February 18, 2007 3:30 P.M. Washington 2 Pittsburgh 3
Chicago 1 NY Rangers 2
San Jose 2 Dallas 5
March 4, 2007 12:30 P.M. Colorado 4 (OT) Detroit 3
Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
March 11, 2007 12:30 P.M. Boston 6 Detroit 3
Carolina 1 NY Rangers 2 (SO)
March 25, 2007 12:30 P.M. Boston 1 Pittsburgh 5
NY Rangers 2 (SO) NY Islanders 1
April 1, 2007 12:30 P.M. Detroit 4 Columbus 1
6 P.M. Los Angeles 2 San Jose 6
April 8, 2007 1 P.M. Buffalo 3 Philadelphia 4
Chicago 2 Dallas 3

2007–08 season

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Starting this season, NBC aired these Game of the Week games on a national basis, in addition to carrying the national broadcasts of the Winter Classic on New Year's Day and the Stanley Cup Playoffs during the Spring.

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 20, 2008 1:30 P.M. Boston 3 NY Rangers 1
February 3, 2008 2 P.M. NY Rangers 5 Montreal 3
February 10, 2008 1 P.M. Anaheim 3 Detroit 2
February 17, 2008 1 P.M. Detroit 0 Dallas 1
March 2, 2008 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 4 NY Rangers 5 (SO)
March 9, 2008 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Washington 2
March 16, 2008 12 P.M. Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 7
March 30, 2008 3 P.M. NY Rangers 1 Pittsburgh 3
April 6, 2008 12:30 P.M. Chicago 1 Detroit 4

2008–09 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 18, 2009 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 0 Pittsburgh 3
February 8, 2009 12:30 P.M. Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 0
February 15, 2009 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 5 NY Rangers 2
February 22, 2009 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Washington 5
March 8, 2009 12:30 P.M. Boston 3 NY Rangers 4
March 15, 2009 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 1 NY Rangers 4
March 22, 2009 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 1
April 5, 2009 12:30 P.M. Minnesota 2 Detroit 3
April 12, 2009 2 P.M. Detroit 0 Chicago 3

2010s

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2009–10 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 17, 2010 12:30 P.M. Chicago 4 (SO) Detroit 3
January 24, 2010 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1
January 31, 2010 12:30 P.M. Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 2 (SO)
February 7, 2010 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Washington 5 (OT)
March 7, 2010 12:30 P.M. Detroit 5 Chicago 4
March 14, 2010 12:30 P.M. Washington 4 Chicago 3
March 21, 2010 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 1 Boston 2
April 4, 2010 12:30 P.M. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4
April 11, 2010 12:30 P.M. Boston 4 (SO) Washington 3

2010–11 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 23, 2011 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1
February 6, 2011 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 0 Washington 3
February 13, 2011 12:30 P.M. Boston 2 Detroit 4
February 20, 2011 12:30 P.M. Washington 2 Buffalo 1
Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Rangers 2
Detroit 2 (SO) Minnesota 1
3:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 3 (SO)
March 6, 2011 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 0 NY Rangers 7
March 13, 2011 12:30 P.M. Chicago 3 Washington 4
March 20, 2011 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 2
April 3, 2011 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 3 (SO) Philadelphia 2
April 10, 2011 12:30 P.M. Detroit 4 Chicago 3

2011–12 season

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The Pittsburgh Penguins had an overall five network TV appearances during this season, making it the first NHL team in Pennsylvania and the first NHL team to have overall five network appearances in a regular season.

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 14, 2012 12:30 P.M. Chicago 2 Detroit 3 (OT)
January 22, 2012 12:30 P.M. Washington 3 Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
February 12, 2012 12:30 P.M. Washington 2 NY Rangers 3
February 19, 2012 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 6
San Jose 2 Detroit 3
St. Louis 1 Chicago 3
3:30 P.M. Boston 0 Minnesota 2
March 4, 2012 12:30 P.M. Boston 3 NY Rangers 4
March 11, 2012 12:30 P.M. Boston 2 Pittsburgh 5
March 18, 2012 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 3 (OT)
April 1, 2012 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 4
April 7, 2012 1 P.M. Chicago 3 (SO) Detroit 2

2012–13 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 19, 2013 3 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 1
Chicago 5 Los Angeles 2
January 20, 2013 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 2 Buffalo 5
February 3, 2013 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 6 Washington 3
February 10, 2013 12:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 Detroit 3
February 17, 2013 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 3
3:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 Chicago 3
March 3, 2013 12:30 P.M. Chicago 2 (SO) Detroit 1
March 10, 2013 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 4 Washington 1
March 17, 2013 12:30 P.M. Boston 1 Pittsburgh 2
March 31, 2013 12:30 P.M. Chicago 7 Detroit 1
April 7, 2013 12:30 P.M. St. Louis 1 Detroit 0
April 14, 2013 12:30 P.M. Chicago 2 St. Louis 0
April 21, 2013 3 P.M. New Jersey 1 NY Rangers 4
April 27, 2013 3 P.M. 0 4

2013–14 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 19, 2014 12:30 P.M. Boston 2 Chicago 3 (SO)
January 26, 2014 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 7 New Jersey 3
February 2, 2014 12:30 P.M. Detroit 5 Washington 6 (OT)
March 1, 2014 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 5
March 2, 2014 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 5 (OT) Washington 4
March 9, 2014 12:30 P.M. Detroit 0 NY Rangers 3
March 16, 2014 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3
March 30, 2014 12:30 P.M. Boston 4 (SO) Philadelphia 3
April 6, 2014 12:30 P.M. St. Louis 2 Chicago 4
April 12, 2014 3 P.M. Philadelphia 4 (OT) Pittsburgh 3
April 13, 2014 12:30 P.M. Detroit 3 St. Louis 0

2014–15 season

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Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 18, 2015 12:30 P.M. NY Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 2
February 8, 2015 12:30 P.M. Chicago 4 St. Louis 2
February 15, 2015 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 2 (SO)
February 22, 2015 12:30 P.M. Washington 2 Philadelphia 3
3:30 P.M. Boston 6 Chicago 2
February 28, 2015 8 P.M. NY Rangers 2 Philadelphia 4
March 8, 2015 12:30 P.M. Detroit 3 Boston 5
March 15, 2015 12:30 P.M. Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 1
March 22, 2015 12 P.M. St. Louis 1 Detroit 2 (OT)
April 5, 2015 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 4
April 11, 2015 3 P.M. Minnesota 2 St. Louis 4
San Jose 1 Los Angeles 4

2015–16 season

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[13] NBC was supposed to air the Pittsburgh-Washington match-up on January 24, but however, the game was postponed due to hazardous weather, so the network instead selecting St. Louis-Chicago game as their match-up and it aired in the Primetime slot.

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 24, 2016 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh Washington PPD
January 24, 2016 7 P.M. St. Louis 0 Chicago 2
February 7, 2016 12 P.M. Philadelphia 2 Washington 3
February 14, 2016 3:30 P.M. Boston 5 Detroit 6
February 21, 2016 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 3
3:30 P.M. Chicago 1 Minnesota 6
February 27, 2016 8 P.M. Detroit 5 Colorado 3
February 28, 2016 12:30 P.M. Washington 2 Chicago 3
March 13, 2016 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 5 NY Rangers 3
April 3, 2016 12:30 P.M. Boston 4 Chicago 6
April 9, 2016 3 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 3

2016–17 season

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See also: Sunday Night Hockey

During the season, NBC's Star Sunday concept was added to the Game of the Week package.[14] The first game under the new brand took place on January 22, 2017, in a game between the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 15, 2017 1:00 P.M. Philadelphia 0 Washington 5
January 22, 2017*[nb 1] 12:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 1 Detroit 0
February 5, 2017*[nb 2] 12 P.M. Los Angeles 0 Washington 5
February 12, 2017*[nb 3] 3 P.M. Detroit 3 Minnesota 6
February 19, 2017 12:30 P.M. Washington 1 N.Y. Rangers 2
3:30 P.M. Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 2
February 25, 2017 8 P.M. Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 4
February 26, 2017*[nb 4] 12:30 P.M. Boston 6 Dallas 3
March 12, 2017*[nb 5] 12:30 P.M. Minnesota 2 Chicago 4
March 26, 2017*[nb 6] 12:30 P.M. Minnesota 2 Detroit 3(OT)
April 2, 2017*[nb 7] 12:30 P.M. Boston 3 Chicago 2
April 8, 2017 3 P.M. Washington 3 Boston 1

(*) Designated as a Star Sunday game.

2017–18 season

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During this season, the Philadelphia Flyers had an overall five network TV appearances, making it the final NHL team in Pennsylvania and the second NHL team to have overall five network appearances (the first was Pittsburgh Penguins in 2011–12 season).[15] NBC initially announced that no NHL games would be aired on the network during the 2018 Winter Olympics, however they changed course and added three Sunday afternoon games in February as a lead-in to the Winter Olympics, allowing Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk to stay home and call 3 NHL games.[16][17][18][19] NBC correctly switched the final minutes of the 2018 NHL Stadium Series to its sister network NBCSN (except for viewers in the Washington D.C. market) at 11 p.m. Eastern Time after play stoppage due to the power outage delay.[20] Star Sunday returned on March 11, 2018, both as part of the Game of the Week and Sunday Night Hockey package.

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 14, 2018 12:30 P.M. Detroit 4 Chicago 0
January 21, 2018 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 2 (OT) Washington 1
February 11, 2018 12:20 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 1
February 18, 2018 12:20 P.M. Philadelphia 7 N.Y. Rangers 5
February 25, 2018 12:20 P.M. St. Louis 0 Nashville 4
March 3, 2018 8 P.M. Toronto 2 Washington 5
March 11, 2018*[nb 8] 12:30 P.M. Boston 1 Chicago 3
March 25, 2018*[nb 9] 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 5 (OT)
April 1, 2018*[nb 10] 12:30 P.M. Boston 3 Philadelphia 4 (OT)
April 7, 2018 3 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 5

(*) Designated as a Star Sunday game.

2018–19 season

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[21] For the first time, NBC selected two regional games which to aired it in primetime on February 2, 2019. Star Sunday returned on February 3, 2019, both as part of the Game of the Week and Sunday Night Hockey package. This marked the first and only season of Star Sunday to have its presenting sponsor; AT&T was the first presenting sponsor and they branded themselves as Star Sunday presented by AT&T.

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 20, 2019 12:30 P.M. Washington 5 Chicago 8
February 2, 2019 8 P.M. Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Rangers 2
Chicago 4 (OT) Minnesota 3
February 3, 2019*[nb 11] 12:30 P.M. Boston 1 Washington 0
February 10, 2019*[nb 12] 12:30 P.M. St. Louis 5(OT) Nashville 4
February 17, 2019 12:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 6
3:30 P.M. St. Louis 4 Minnesota 0
February 23, 2019 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 4 (OT)
March 3, 2019*[nb 13] 12:30 P.M. Washington 3 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 2
March 24, 2019*[nb 14] 12:30 P.M. Philadelphia 1 Washington 3
March 31, 2019*[nb 15] 12:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 0

(*) Designated as a Star Sunday game.

2020s

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2019–20 season (NBC)

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For this season only, Brian Boucher replaced Pierre McGuire on the lead broadcast team with Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk. McGuire would be reassigned to work with NBC's other broadcast teams. The Pittsburgh Penguins originally had six network television appearances during that season (for the first time since the 2011–12 season), however, due to the cancellation of their final two network TV appearances (the Washington-Pittsburgh match-up on March 22 and the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia match-up on March 29) because of the coronavirus pandemic, they reduced to four[22][23] as the games are postponed due to the pandemic, in which the rest of the regular season was paused indefinitely due to the pandemic.[24][25][26][27] All players and hockey staff were asked to self-quarantine in their home cities until further notice.[28][29][30][31] On May 26, 2020, Gary Bettman, the NHL commissioner, was announced that the rest of the regular season was cancelled.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38]

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 19, 2020 12:30 P.M. Boston 3 Pittsburgh 4
February 2, 2020 12:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Washington 3
February 9, 2020 12:30 P.M. Boston 1 Detroit 3
February 15, 2020 8 P.M. Los Angeles 3 Colorado 1
February 16, 2020 12:30 P.M. Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 5
3:30 P.M. Boston 3 N.Y. Rangers 1
February 23, 2020 12 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Washington 5
March 1, 2020 12 P.M. Philadelphia 5 N.Y. Rangers 3

2020–21 season (NBC)

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020–21 NHL season has been delayed to January 13, 2021, and all teams would play a 56-game division-only schedule with the NHL temporarily realigning divisions to minimize travel as much as possible, with all seven Canadian teams playing one division due to COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada.

NBC Sports broadcast 16 NHL regular season games, which is the most ever NHL regular season games broadcast on NBC. The NHL on NBC schedule featured a number of rivalries, including the Capitals–Penguins rivalry, the Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry, the Bruins-Rangers rivalry, and the Avalanche-Blues rivalry. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals had five network television appearances this season, the third NHL team to have largest appearances during the regular season. The final NHL on NBC game was on May 8, 2021, with two games aired regionally, all but New York metro and Boston markets, who got the Penguins-Sabres game, got the Bruins-Rangers rivalry game, and the regional games were shared with the teams' respective broadcasters in their aforementioned markets.[39][40] It also marked as the final season for the games to aired on NBC after 16 years, as 10 games were regained by over-the-air ABC beginning next season.[41]

Date Time Away team Score Home team Score
January 17, 2021 12 P.M. Washington 3 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
January 24, 2021 12:30 P.M. Detroit 2 Chicago 6
February 7, 2021 12 P.M. Philadelphia 7 Washington 4
February 14, 2021 3 P.M. Washington 3 Pittsburgh 6
February 20, 2021 3 P.M.[nb 16] Vegas 2 Colorado 3
February 21, 2021 3 P.M.[nb 17] New Jersey 3 Washington 4
February 28, 2021 12 P.M. Boston 4 N.Y. Rangers 1
March 7, 2021 12 P.M. Buffalo 2 N.Y. Islanders 5
March 28, 2021 12 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 4 Washington 5
April 4, 2021 12 P.M. Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 1
April 17, 2021 3 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 2
April 18, 2021 12 P.M. Washington 3 Boston 6
April 24, 2021 3 P.M. Colorado 3 St. Louis 5
April 25, 2021 3 P.M. Boston 0 Pittsburgh 1
May 2, 2021 3 P.M. Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 1
May 8, 2021[nb 18] 3 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 5 Boston 4
Buffalo 0 Pittsburgh 1

2021–22 season (ABC)

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This season, ABC took over as the national over-the-air broadcaster for the NHL as part of a seven-year multiplatform deal with ESPN. They kicked off their coverage with the Thanksgiving Showdown on November 26. All games were simulcast on ESPN+, and featured a stats-based IceCast alternate broadcast, excluding the Thanksgiving Showdown.

Date Teams Start times (All times Eastern) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Inside the Glass analyst Ice level reporter Notes
November 26 New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins 1 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro A. J. Mleczko N/A Bruins-Rangers rivalry
2021 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown
Originally Blues-Blackhawks, which filled the vacant 3:30 ET slot on ESPN+, which Rangers-Bruins had occupied
February 26 New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Penguins-Rangers rivalry
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
March 5 Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan 2010 Stanley Cup Finals rematch
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
March 12 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced, and broadcast on ESPN+
March 19 New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 8:00 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan First ever NHL regular season game on ABC to air in primetime
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
March 26 Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
April 2 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
April 9 Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Capitals–Penguins rivalry
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
April 16 Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan 2022 Winter Classic rematch
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+
April 23 New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Bruins-Rangers rivalry
Special “IceCast” alternate broadcast was also produced and broadcast on ESPN+

2022–23 season (ABC)

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ABC lost the rights to the Thanksgiving Showdown to TNT, but gained the rights to the NHL Stadium Series in return. ABC also introduced doubleheaders on select Saturdays, as well as a tripleheader during the last Saturday of the season. Like last season, all games were simulcast on ESPN+, and featured a separate Star Watch, Puck Possesser, or All-12 alternate broadcast.

Date Teams Start times (All times Eastern) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice-level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Rules analyst Notes
February 11 Tampa Bay at Dallas 1 p.m. Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher — Leah Hextall Dave Jackson 2020 Stanley Cup Finals rematch
Washington at Boston 3:30 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan
February 18 Washington at Carolina 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan, Kevin Weekes, and Marty Smith 2023 NHL Stadium Series
Game was originally scheduled to air on ESPN
February 25 New York Rangers at Washington 1 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Capitals–Rangers rivalry
Pittsburgh at St. Louis 3:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher — Leah Hextall
March 4 New York Rangers at Boston 1 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Bruins–Rangers rivalry
Colorado at Dallas 3:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher — Leah Hextall
March 11 Detroit at Boston 1 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 3:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher — Leah Hextall Flyers–Penguins rivalry
March 18 Pittsburgh at New York Rangers 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Penguins–Rangers rivalry
2022 First Round rematch
March 25 Washington at Pittsburgh Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Capitals–Penguins rivalry
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin
April 1 Boston at Pittsburgh 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan 2023 NHL Winter Classic rematch
April 8 Pittsburgh at Detroit 1 p.m. Bob Wischusen Brian Boucher — Leah Hextall Originally Blues-Wild
2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Finals rematch
Vegas at Dallas 3:30 p.m. Mike Monaco A. J. Mleczko —
New Jersey at Boston 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Originally Penguins-Red Wings, which filled the 1 ET void left by Blues-Wild being flexed out
Bruins can tie NHL team record for most wins in a regular season.

2023-24 season (ABC)

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ABC had four doubleheader weeks this season, as well as the Stadium Series, and two tripleheaders, one on the same day as the first game of the Stadium Series, the other on the last Saturday of the season. All games will once again be simulcast on ESPN+.

Date Teams Start times (All times Eastern) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Ice-level analyst(s) Rinkside reporter(s) Rules analyst Notes
January 13 New York Rangers at Washington 1 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Dave Jackson Capitals–Rangers rivalry
February 10 St. Louis at Buffalo 1 p.m. Bob Wischusen A. J. Mleczko — —
Washington at Boston 3:30 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan
February 17 Los Angeles at Boston 12:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen Ryan Callahan — Leah Hextall Added to replace the Oilers-Bruins matchup for March 5 on ESPN+ and Hulu
Edmonton at Dallas 3 p.m. Mike Monaco A. J. Mleczko — First game on ABC to feature Canadian team since 2004 Stanley Cup Finals
Philadelphia at New Jersey 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes Devils–Flyers rivalry
2024 NHL Stadium Series
February 18 New York Rangers at New York Islanders 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes Islanders–Rangers rivalry
2024 NHL Stadium Series
February 24 St. Louis at Detroit noon. Bob Wischusen Kevin Weekes — Leah Hextall
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Flyers-Rangers rivalry
Originally scheduled to air on ESPN+ and Hulu
March 2 Florida at Detroit 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Originally Wild-Blues
March 9 Carolina at New Jersey 12:30 p.m. John Buccigross Ryan Callahan — 2023 Conference Semifinals rematch
Added to replace the Oilers-Sabres matchup scheduled to air on ESPN+ and Hulu that same day
Pittsburgh at Boston 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Alternate NHL Big City Greens Classic broadcast aired alongside ABC feed on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+, and ESPN+
March 16 New York Rangers at Pittsburgh 3 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan Penguins-Rangers rivalry
March 23 Florida at New York Rangers 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan
April 6 Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh 1 p.m. Bob Wischusen Ryan Callahan — Leah Hextall
Florida at Boston 3:30 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan 2023 First Round rematch
April 13 New York Islanders at New York Rangers 12:30 p.m. Bob Wischusen Ryan Callahan — Leah Hextall Islanders-Rangers rivalry
2024 Stadium Series rematch
Seattle at Dallas 3 p.m. Mike Monaco A. J. Mleczko — Blake Bolden 2023 Conference Semifinals rematch
Boston at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. Sean McDonough Ray Ferraro Emily Kaplan

Notes

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  1. ^ NBC selected Ryan McDonagh and Dylan Larkin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  2. ^ NBC selected Jeff Carter and Alexander Ovechkin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  3. ^ NBC selected Henrik Zetterberg and Devan Dubnyk as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  4. ^ NBC selected David Pastrnak and Tyler Seguin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  5. ^ NBC selected Eric Staal and Duncan Keith as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  6. ^ NBC selected Mikko Koivu as featured Star Sunday player for the game. No Red Wings player was selected; instead Joe Louis Arena was selected as the Red Wings' representative to mark the network's final game at the venue.
  7. ^ NBC selected Patrice Bergeron and Brent Seabrook as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  8. ^ NBC selected David Krejci and Patrick Kane as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  9. ^ NBC selected Claude Giroux and Sidney Crosby as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  10. ^ NBC selected Wayne Simmonds and Patrice Bergeron as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  11. ^ NBC selected Alexander Ovechkin and Patrice Bergeron as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  12. ^ NBC selected Vladimir Tarasenko and P. K. Subban as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  13. ^ NBC selected Nicklas Backstrom and Mika Zibanejad as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  14. ^ NBC selected Claude Giroux and T. J. Oshie as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  15. ^ NBC selected Sean Couturier and Mika Zibanejad as featured Star Sunday players for the game.
  16. ^ Game postponed after the first period due to weather concerns. Resumed at 12 A.M. on NBCSN.
  17. ^ The Rangers were originally scheduled to be the Capitals' opponent, but that game was moved to March 20. As a result, the Capitals' home game against the Devils on March 7 was rescheduled to February 21, and due to the rescheduling of the Flyers–Bruins game at Lake Tahoe, this game was moved to the Game of the Week slot.
  18. ^ The Rangers–Bruins game was televised in most markets, with MSG Network and NESN airing the game in the New York and Boston markets. The Sabres–Penguins game was televised exclusively in the New York and Boston markets, with MSG Western New York and AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh airing the game in the Buffalo and Pittsburgh markets.

References

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