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NHL Game of the Week

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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.{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2017/01/19/star-sunday-nhl-game-of-the-week-features-ryan-mcdonagh-dylan-larkin-n-y-rangers-face-detroit-red-wings-sunday-at-1230-p-m-et-on-nbc/ | title="STAR SUNDAY" NHL GAME OF THE WEEK FEATURES RYAN MCDONAGH & DYLAN LARKIN – N.Y. RANGERS FACE DETROIT RED WINGS SUNDAY AT 12:30 P.M. ET ON NBC | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=January 19, 2017 | access-date=January 28, 2017}}

Beginning with the 2021–22 season, ABC replaced NBC as the league's network broadcast partner.{{cite news|last=|first=|date=March 10, 2021|title=NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal|access-date=March 11, 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Draper|first=Kevin|date=March 11, 2021|title=N.H.L. Returns to ESPN in a 7-Year Deal With an Emphasis on Streaming|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/sports/hockey/hockey-nhl-espn-disney.html|access-date=September 18, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} 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

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=

Starting in {{NHL Year|2007}}, 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 {{NHL Year|2011}}, the game of the week package would add the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown to its schedule and this would continue until the 2020-21 season.{{cite web|title=NBC/Versus To Air NHL Games For The Next Ten Years |url=http://fangsbites.com/2011/04/nbcversus-to-air-nhl-games-for-the-next-ten-year/ |first=Ken|last=Fang |publisher=Fangsbites.com |date=April 19, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018033414/http://fangsbites.com/2011/04/nbcversus-to-air-nhl-games-for-the-next-ten-year/ |archive-date=October 18, 2011 }}{{cite news|title=NBC/Versus to pay billion for NHL rights|url=http://wgr550.com/NBC-Versus-to-pay--2-billion-for-NHL-rights/9654332|first=Andy|last=Roth|work=WGR|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=April 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927212354/http://www.wgr550.com/NBC-Versus-to-pay--2-billion-for-NHL-rights/9654332|archive-date=September 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

=ESPN/ABC takes over=

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.{{cite news|date=March 10, 2021|title=NHL back on ESPN with 7-year multiplatform deal|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31039351/nhl-back-espn-7-year-multiplatform-deal|access-date=March 11, 2021}}{{Cite web|title=NHL, ESPN, Disney reach groundbreaking seven-year rights deal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-espn-disney-reach-groundbreaking-seven-year-rights-deal/c-322346092|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=NHL.com}}{{Cite web|title=NHL deal with ESPN, Disney takes hockey into the future|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-deal-with-espn-disney-takes-hockey-into-the-future/c-322354090|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=NHL.com}}

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.{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=September 16, 2021|title=ESPN, Turner release NHL schedules for 2021-22 season, featuring 78 regular season games on cable and broadcast|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-turner-release-nhl-schedules-for-2021-22-season-featuring-78-regular-season-games-on-cable-and-broadcast.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=November 14, 2021}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Chi |first=Danny |date=2022-09-07 |title=The Walt Disney Company Announces 103 Exclusive National Hockey League Games Across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC Beginning October 11 |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2022/09/the-walt-disney-company-announces-103-exclusive-national-hockey-league-games-across-espn-espn-hulu-and-abc-beginning-october-11/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}

Schedules

=2000s=

==2006–07 season==

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
Date

! Time

! Away team

! Score

! Home team

! Score

rowspan=3 |January 13, 2007

|rowspan=3 |2 P.M.

|Pittsburgh

|5

|Philadelphia

|3

Boston

|1

|NY Rangers

|3

Los Angeles

|5

|St. Louis

|6

rowspan=3 |January 28, 2007

|rowspan=3 |3:30 P.M.

|Colorado

|1

|Detroit

|3

Dallas

|1

|Anaheim

|4

Philadelphia

|2

|Atlanta

|1

rowspan=3 |February 11, 2007

|rowspan=3 |3:30 P.M.

|Colorado

|5

|Dallas

|7

Tampa Bay

|4

|New Jersey

|1

Chicago

|5

|Columbus

|4

rowspan=3 |February 18, 2007

|rowspan=3 |3:30 P.M.

|Washington

|2

|Pittsburgh

|3

Chicago

|1

|NY Rangers

|2

San Jose

|2

|Dallas

|5

rowspan=2 |March 4, 2007

|rowspan=2 |12:30 P.M.

|Colorado

|4 (OT)

|Detroit

|3

Philadelphia

|3

|Pittsburgh

|4 (SO)

rowspan=2 |March 11, 2007

|rowspan=2 |12:30 P.M.

|Boston

|6

|Detroit

|3

Carolina

|1

|NY Rangers

|2 (SO)

rowspan=2 |March 25, 2007

|rowspan=2 |12:30 P.M.

|Boston

|1

|Pittsburgh

|5

NY Rangers

|2 (SO)

|NY Islanders

|1

rowspan=2 |April 1, 2007

|12:30 P.M.

|Detroit

|4

|Columbus

|1

6 P.M.

|Los Angeles

|2

|San Jose

|6

rowspan=2 |April 8, 2007

|rowspan=2 |1 P.M.

|Buffalo

|3

|Philadelphia

|4

Chicago

|2

|Dallas

|3

==2007–08 season==

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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=

==2009–10 season==

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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==

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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

rowspan=4 |February 20, 2011

|rowspan=3 |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==

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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

rowspan=4 |February 19, 2012

|rowspan=3 |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==

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
Date

! Time

! Away team

! Score

! Home team

! Score

rowspan=2 |January 19, 2013

|rowspan=2 |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

rowspan=2|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.

| rowspan="2" |New Jersey

|1

| rowspan="2" |NY Rangers

|4

April 27, 2013

|3 P.M.

|0

|4

==2013–14 season==

{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/19/nbc-sports-group-to-air-103-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2013-14/ | title=NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 103 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2013-14 | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=July 19, 2013 | access-date=May 7, 2016}}

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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==

{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2014/07/22/nbc-sports-group-to-air-103-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2014-15/ | title=NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 103 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2014-15 | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=July 22, 2014 | access-date=May 7, 2016}}

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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)

rowspan=2|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

rowspan=2 |April 11, 2015

|rowspan=2 |3 P.M.

|Minnesota

|2

|St. Louis

|4

San Jose

|1

|Los Angeles

|4

==2015–16 season==

{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2015/07/27/nbc-sports-group-to-air-105-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2015-16/ | title=NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 105 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2015-16 | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=July 27, 2015 | access-date=May 7, 2016}} 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.

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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

rowspan=2|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==

{{See also|Sunday Night Hockey}}

During the season, NBC's Star Sunday concept was added to the Game of the Week package.{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/07/21/nbc-sports-group-scheduled-to-air-record-number-of-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2016-17/ | title=NBC SPORTS GROUP SCHEDULED TO AIR RECORD NUMBER OF NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2016-17 | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=July 21, 2016 | access-date=July 25, 2016}} 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
Date

! Time

! Away team

! Score

! Home team

! Score

January 15, 2017

|1:00 P.M.

|Philadelphia

|0

|Washington

|5

January 22, 2017*NBC selected Ryan McDonagh and Dylan Larkin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|N.Y. Rangers

|1

|Detroit

|0

February 5, 2017*NBC selected Jeff Carter and Alexander Ovechkin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12 P.M.

|Los Angeles

|0

|Washington

|5

February 12, 2017*NBC selected Henrik Zetterberg and Devan Dubnyk as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|3 P.M.

|Detroit

|3

|Minnesota

|6

rowspan=2|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*NBC selected David Pastrnak and Tyler Seguin as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Boston

|6

|Dallas

|3

March 12, 2017*NBC selected Eric Staal and Duncan Keith as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Minnesota

|2

|Chicago

|4

March 26, 2017*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.

|12:30 P.M.

|Minnesota

|2

|Detroit

|3(OT)

April 2, 2017*NBC selected Patrice Bergeron and Brent Seabrook as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|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==

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).{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2017/07/31/nbc-sports-group-scheduled-to-air-nearly-100-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2017-18/ | title=NBC SPORTS GROUP SCHEDULED TO AIR NEARLY 100 NHL REGULAR SEASON GAMES IN 2017-18 | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=July 31, 2017 | access-date=August 2, 2017}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2018/01/01/nbc-sports-adds-three-games-to-its-2017-18-nhl-schedule/ | title=NBC SPORTS ADDS THREE GAMES TO ITS 2017-18 NHL SCHEDULE | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=January 1, 2018 | access-date=January 2, 2018}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-10 |title=NBC OLYMPICS ANNOUNCES HOCKEY COMMENTARY TEAMS FOR PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2018/01/10/nbc-olympics-announces-hockey-commentary-teams-for-pyeongchang-winter-olympics/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=NBC Sports Pressbox |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Kevin |title=As NBC Sports juggles Winter Olympics, NHL coverage, it envisions unique opportunity |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/01/22/nbc-winter-olympics-hockey-coverage-pyeongchang/1055376001/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-02-08 |title=NBC SPORTS PRESENTS THREE SUNDAY NHL MATINEE MATCHUPS DURING NEXT THREE WEEKENDS ON NBC |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2018/02/08/nbc-sports-presents-three-sunday-nhl-matinee-matchups-during-next-three-weekends-on-nbc/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=NBC Sports Pressbox |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.awfulannouncing.com/nbc/nbc-cuts-away-nhl-stadium-series-game-local-news.html|title=NBC cuts away from NHL Stadium Series game for local news|website=Awful Announcing|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2018}} Star Sunday returned on March 11, 2018, both as part of the Game of the Week and Sunday Night Hockey package.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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*NBC selected David Krejci and Patrick Kane as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Boston

|1

|Chicago

|3

March 25, 2018*NBC selected Claude Giroux and Sidney Crosby as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Philadelphia

|4

|Pittsburgh

|5 (OT)

April 1, 2018*NBC selected Wayne Simmonds and Patrice Bergeron as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|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==

{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2018/08/13/nbc-sports-scheduled-to-air-record-109-games-during-2018-19-nhl-regular-season/ | title=NBC SPORTS SCHEDULED TO AIR RECORD 109 GAMES DURING 2018-19 NHL REGULAR SEASON | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=August 13, 2018 | access-date=August 13, 2018}} 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
Date

! Time

! Away team

! Score

! Home team

! Score

January 20, 2019

|12:30 P.M.

|Washington

|5

|Chicago

|8

rowspan=2 |February 2, 2019

|rowspan=2 |8 P.M.

|Tampa Bay

|3

|N.Y. Rangers

|2

Chicago

|4 (OT)

|Minnesota

|3

February 3, 2019*NBC selected Alexander Ovechkin and Patrice Bergeron as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Boston

|1

|Washington

|0

February 10, 2019*NBC selected Vladimir Tarasenko and P. K. Subban as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|St. Louis

|5(OT)

|Nashville

|4

rowspan=2 |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*NBC selected Nicklas Backstrom and Mika Zibanejad as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Washington

|3 (SO)

|N.Y. Rangers

|2

March 24, 2019*NBC selected Claude Giroux and T. J. Oshie as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|Philadelphia

|1

|Washington

|3

March 31, 2019*NBC selected Sean Couturier and Mika Zibanejad as featured Star Sunday players for the game.

|12:30 P.M.

|N.Y. Rangers

|3

|Philadelphia

|0

(*) Designated as a Star Sunday game.

=2020s=

==2019–20 season (NBC)==

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{{cite web|title=Report: Pierre McGuire removed from NBC's No. 1 NHL team in favor of Brian Boucher|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nhl/pierre-mcguire-nhl-on-nbc-brian-boucher.html|website=Awful Announcing|date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=September 4, 2019}}{{cite web | url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2019/08/06/nbc-sports-to-air-109-games-during-2019-20-nhl-regular-season/ | title=NBC SPORTS TO AIR 109 NHL GAMES DURING 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON | publisher=NBC Sports Group | date=August 6, 2019 | access-date=October 8, 2019}} as the games are postponed due to the pandemic, in which the rest of the regular season was paused indefinitely due to the pandemic.{{cite web|date=March 11, 2020|title=CORONAVIRUS IMPACT: SAN JOSE SHARKS TO PLAY 3 GAMES WITHOUT FANS IN MARCH|url=https://abc7news.com/amp/san-jose-sharks-games-cancelled-march-madness-roster-santa-clara-county-coronavirus-updates/6004759/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723035100/https://abc7news.com/amp/san-jose-sharks-games-cancelled-march-madness-roster-santa-clara-county-coronavirus-updates/6004759/|archive-date=July 23, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020|website=ABC7News.com}}{{cite web|last=Chick|first=John|date=March 11, 2020|title=Ohio to ban mass gatherings including sporting events|url=https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1963809/ohio-to-ban-mass-gatherings-including-sporting-events|access-date=March 12, 2020|website=theScore}}{{cite web|date=March 12, 2020|title=NHL pauses regular season because of coronavirus|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314025848/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530|archive-date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020|website=NHL.com}}{{cite web|date=July 31, 2020|title=NHL suspends season due to coronavirus|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/nhl-to-suspend-season-due-to-coronavirus.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312173958/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/nhl-to-suspend-season-due-to-coronavirus.html|archive-date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020|website=CNBC}} All players and hockey staff were asked to self-quarantine in their home cities until further notice.{{cite web|date=March 17, 2020|title=Senators player tests positive for COVID-19|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/c-316208628|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318163337/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/c-316208628|archive-date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020|website=NHL.com}}{{cite web|date=March 17, 2020|title=Ottawa Senators player is first NHLer to test positive for COVID-19|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/source-ottawa-senators-player-first-nhler-test-positive-covid-19/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318220410/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/source-ottawa-senators-player-first-nhler-test-positive-covid-19/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020|website=Sportsnet.ca}}{{cite web|last1=Elliott|first1=Helene|date=March 28, 2020|title=A second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2020-03-28/second-colorado-avalanche-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404093025/https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2020-03-28/second-colorado-avalanche-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19|archive-date=April 4, 2020|access-date=April 4, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite news|last1=Bell|first1=Jarrett|last2=Jeff|first2=Zillgitt|date=April 4, 2020|title=Donald Trump to sports commissioners: He's hopeful NFL starts on time|website=USA Today|agency=Gannett|location=McLean, Virginia|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/04/04/donald-trump-holds-phone-call-nba-nhl-mlb-nfl-commissioners/2947961001/|url-status=live|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405153200/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/04/04/donald-trump-holds-phone-call-nba-nhl-mlb-nfl-commissioners/2947961001/|archive-date=April 5, 2020}} On May 26, 2020, Gary Bettman, the NHL commissioner, was announced that the rest of the regular season was cancelled.{{Cite web|last=Gulitti|first=Tom|date=May 26, 2020|title=NHL plans to return with 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-plans-to-return-with-24-team-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-317031010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527001941/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-plans-to-return-with-24-team-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-317031010|archive-date=May 27, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020|website=NHL.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Newton|first=Paul|date=May 19, 2020|title=US-Canada border will remain closed to nonessential travel for at least another month|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/us-canada-border-coronavirus/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521034459/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/us-canada-border-coronavirus/index.html|archive-date=May 21, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020|website=CNN.com}}{{cite news|date=May 22, 2020|title=NHLPA authorizes further negotiations on 24-team return to play format|work=Sportsnet|location=Toronto|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhlpa-executive-board-approves-nhls-proposed-return-play-format/|url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531115232/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhlpa-executive-board-approves-nhls-proposed-return-play-format/|archive-date=May 31, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Seravalli|first=Frank|date=May 22, 2020|title=NHLPA agrees to more talks on League's 24-team Return to Play proposal|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhlpa-agrees-to-more-talks-on-league-s-24-team-return-to-play-proposal-1.1478445|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601141559/https://www.tsn.ca/nhlpa-agrees-to-more-talks-on-league-s-24-team-return-to-play-proposal-1.1478445|archive-date=June 1, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020|website=TSN.ca}}{{cite web|last=Zargham|first=Mohammad|date=May 22, 2020|title=U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-us-to-exempt-foreign-athletes-from-coronavirus-related-entry-bans/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524021100/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-us-to-exempt-foreign-athletes-from-coronavirus-related-entry-bans/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2020|website=The Globe and Mail|agency=Reuters}}{{cite web|date=May 23, 2020|title=U.S. opens border to foreign pro athletes|url=https://www.tsn.ca/u-s-opens-border-to-foreign-pro-athletes-1.1478582|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603012441/https://www.tsn.ca/u-s-opens-border-to-foreign-pro-athletes-1.1478582|archive-date=June 3, 2020|access-date=May 24, 2020|website=TSN.ca}}{{cite web|last=Wyshynski|first=Greg|date=May 26, 2020|title=NHL adopts 24-team playoff if season returns|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29225074/nhl-adopts-24-team-playoff-season-returns|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011163433/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29225074/nhl-adopts-24-team-playoff-season-returns|archive-date=October 11, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;"
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

rowspan=2 |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)==

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.{{cite web|url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2020/12/29/nbc-sports-announces-its-exclusive-nhl-schedule-for-2020-21-regular-season/|title=NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS EXCLUSIVE NHL SCHEDULE FOR 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON|publisher=NBC Sports Group|date=December 29, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=NBC SPORTS' "PUSH FOR THE PLAYOFFS" HEATS UP WHEN WASHINGTON CAPITALS FACE OFF AGAINST NEW YORK RANGERS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY THIS WEEK|url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2021/05/03/nbc-sports-push-for-the-playoffs-heats-up-when-washington-capitals-face-off-against-new-york-rangers-on-wednesday-night-hockey-this-week/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=NBC Sports Pressbox|language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/espn-scores-nhl-package-with-stanley-cups-on-abc|title=ESPN Scores NHL Package With Stanley Cup on ABC|magazine=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
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.Game postponed after the first period due to weather concerns. Resumed at 12 A.M. on NBCSN.

|Vegas

|2

|Colorado

|3

February 21, 2021

|3 P.M.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.

|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

rowspan=2|May 8, 2021The 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.

|rowspan=2|3 P.M.

|N.Y. Rangers

|5

|Boston

|4

.

|Buffalo

|0

|Pittsburgh

|1

==2021–22 season (ABC)==

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

! Date

! Teams

! Start times (All times Eastern)

! Play-by-play

! Color commentator(s)

! Ice-level analyst

! Rinkside reporter

! Rules analyst

! Notes

November 26

|New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins

|1 p.m.

| Sean McDonough

|Ray Ferraro

|A. J. Mleczko

|N/A

|rowspan=10| Dave Jackson

|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

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Penguins-Rangers rivalry
2022 Eastern Conference first round preview

March 5

|Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2010 Stanley Cup Finals rematch

March 12

|Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|

March 19

|New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

|8:00 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2022 Eastern Conference Finals preview
First ever NHL regular season game on ABC to air in primetime

March 26

|Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2020 Western Conference first round rematch

April 2

|Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|

April 9

|Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Capitals–Penguins rivalry
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin

April 16

|Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

2022 Winter Classic rematch
2022 Western Conference first round preview
April 23

|New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Bruins-Rangers rivalry

==Notes==

  • Outside of the Thanksgiving Showdown, ESPN produced an "IceCast" alternate broadcast. These broadcasts aired on ESPN+, alongside the ABC broadcast.

==2022–23 season (ABC)==

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

! Date

! Teams

! Start times (All times Eastern)

! Play-by-play

! Color commentator(s)

! Ice-level analyst(s)

! Rinkside reporter(s)

! Rules analyst

! Notes

rowspan=2|February 11

|Tampa Bay at Dallas

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Brian Boucher

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|rowspan="15"|Dave Jackson

|2020 Stanley Cup Finals rematch

Washington at Boston

|3:30 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

February 18

|Washington at Carolina

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan, Kevin Weekes, and Marty Smith

|2023 NHL Stadium Series
Game was originally scheduled to air on ESPN

rowspan=2|February 25

|New York Rangers at Washington

|1 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Capitals–Rangers rivalry

Pittsburgh at St. Louis

|3:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Brian Boucher

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

rowspan=2|March 4

|New York Rangers at Boston

|1 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Bruins–Rangers rivalry

Colorado at Dallas

|3:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Brian Boucher

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|

rowspan=2|March 11

|Detroit at Boston

|1 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Bruins-Red Wings rivalry
Bruins can clinch a playoff spot with a win and could become the fastest team to 50 wins.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=Bruins set NHL history as fastest team to 50 wins |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35837621/bruins-become-fastest-team-reach-50-wins-nhl-history |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NHL.com Media Site |url=https://media.nhl.com/public/news/16837 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=media.nhl.com}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Bruins edge Red Wings for 50th win, clinch playoff berth {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-boston-bruins-game-recap-341897588 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

|3:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Brian Boucher

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Flyers–Penguins rivalry

March 18

|Pittsburgh at New York Rangers

|rowspan=2|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Penguins–Rangers rivalry
2022 First Round rematch

March 25

|Washington at Pittsburgh

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Capitals–Penguins rivalry
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin

April 1

|Boston at Pittsburgh

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2023 NHL Winter Classic rematch

rowspan=3|April 8

|Pittsburgh at Detroit

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Brian Boucher

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Originally Blues-Wild
2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Finals rematch

Vegas at Dallas

|3:30 p.m.

|Mike Monaco

|A. J. Mleczko

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

|2023 Western Conference Finals preview

New Jersey at Boston

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|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.

==Notes==

  • ESPN produced alternate broadcasts of select games that streamed on ESPN+ along with the ABC broadcast. Those include the "Star Watch", "Puck Possessor", or an "All-12" broadcast for the Stadium Series.

==2023-24 season (ABC)==

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+.

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! 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

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|rowspan="19"|Dave Jackson

|Capitals–Rangers rivalry

rowspan=2|February 10

|St. Louis at Buffalo

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|A. J. Mleczko

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|

Washington at Boston

|3:30 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2| Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|

rowspan=3|February 17

|Los Angeles at Boston

|12:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|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

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

|2024 Western Conference Finals preview
First game on ABC to feature Canadian team since 2004 Stanley Cup Finals

Philadelphia at New Jersey

|8 p.m.

| Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" | 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

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes

|Islanders–Rangers rivalry
2024 NHL Stadium Series

rowspan=2| February 24

|St. Louis at Detroit

|noon.

|Bob Wischusen

|Kevin Weekes

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|

New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia

|3 p.m.

| Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" | 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

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Originally Wild-Blues

rowspan=2| March 9

|Carolina at New Jersey

|12:30 p.m.

|John Buccigross

|Ryan Callahan

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

|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

| colspan="2" | 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

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Penguins-Rangers rivalry

March 23

|Florida at New York Rangers

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

| colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2024 Eastern Conference Finals preview

rowspan=2|April 6

|Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|

Florida at Boston

|3:30 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|2023 First Round rematch

rowspan=3|April 13

|New York Islanders at New York Rangers

|12:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Islanders-Rangers rivalry
2024 Stadium Series rematch

Seattle at Dallas

|3 p.m.

|Mike Monaco

|A. J. Mleczko

|{{N/A}}

|Blake Bolden

|2023 Conference Semifinals rematch

Boston at Pittsburgh

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan="2" |Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|

==2024–25 season (ABC)==

ABC aired six doubleheaders, as well as the Saturday games of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. There were no tripleheaders this season as a result of the 4 Nations break, as well as scheduling conflicts. In addition to ESPN+, all ABC games this season are also simulcast on Disney+.

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! Date

! Teams

! Start times (All times Eastern)

! Play-by-play

! Color commentator(s)

! Ice-level analyst(s)

! Rinkside reporter(s)

! Rules analyst

! Notes

January 4

|New York Rangers at Washington

|noon.

|Bob Wischusen

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Capitals–Rangers rivalry

January 5

|New York Rangers at Chicago

|3 p.m.

|Mike Monaco

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|

January 11

|Boston at Florida

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|2023 First Round and 2024 Conference Semifinals rematch

rowspan=2|February 1

|Chicago at Florida

|1 p.m.

|John Buccigross

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|Bob Wischusen was originally scheduled to call the game, but John Buccigross replaced him due to Wischusen having an illness.

New York Rangers at Boston

|3:30 p.m.

|Mike Monaco

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Bruins–Rangers rivalry
Sean McDonough was originally scheduled to call the game, but Mike Monaco replaced him due to McDonough having an illness.

rowspan=2|February 8

|Tampa Bay at Detroit

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|A. J. Mleczko

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|

Vegas at Boston

|3:30 p.m.

|Mike Monaco

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Sean McDonough was originally scheduled to call the game, but Mike Monaco replaced him due to McDonough having an illness.

rowspan=2|February 15

|Finland vs. Sweden

|1 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|rowspan=2|2025 4 Nations Face-Off pool play

United States at Canada

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

rowspan=2| February 22

|Minnesota at Detroit

|12:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|

Washington at Pittsburgh

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Capitals–Penguins rivalry
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin

March 1

|Boston at Pittsburgh

|3 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|

rowspan=2| March 8

|Seattle at Philadelphia

|12:30 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|P. K. Subban

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|

Boston at Tampa Bay

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|

March 15

|New Jersey at Pittsburgh

|3 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|

March 22

|Detroit at Vegas

|8 p.m.

|Steve Levy

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|

March 29

|Boston at Detroit

|8 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Bruins-Red Wings rivalry

rowspan=2|April 5

|New York Rangers at New Jersey

|12:30 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Devils–Rangers rivalry

Pittsburgh at Dallas

|3 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|1991 Stanley Cup Finals rematch

rowspan=2|April 12

|Washington at Columbus

|12:30 p.m.

|Sean McDonough

|colspan=2|Ray Ferraro

|Emily Kaplan

|Dave Jackson

|Originally Islanders-Flyers{{Cite web |last=DiCristoforo |first=Andrea |date=2025-02-25 |title=ESPN Updates Seven NHL Exclusive Games for 2024-25 Season |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2025/02/espn-updates-seven-nhl-exclusive-games-for-2024-25-season/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}

New York Rangers at Carolina

|3 p.m.

|Bob Wischusen

|Ryan Callahan

|{{N/A}}

|Leah Hextall

|Dave Jackson

|2024 Conference Semifinals rematch

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