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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

NBC SPORTS GROUP CONTINUES NHL COVERAGE WITH NBC’S ‘NHL GAME OF THE WEEK’ THIS SUNDAY AND FIVE DAYS OF HOCKEY COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK

Boston at New York Rangers, 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday on NBC; Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network “This is a battle between defending Stanley Cup Champs and the team that thinks they can replace them…we are in for a memorable afternoon.”- Pierre McGuire

NEW YORK – (Feb. 29, 2012) – The NBC Sports Group continues its NHL coverage beginning with Sunday’s NHL Game of the Week on NBC when the New York Rangers host the Boston Bruins at 12:30 p.m. ET. Later that night, the NBC Sports Network will air primetime coverage of the Flyers taking on the Capitals at 7 p.m. ET. This Sunday marks the first time that NBC will begin to utilize its “flex” scheduling to choose the game that airs in the “Game of the Week” window.

 

The NBC Sports Network continues coverage on Mon., March 5, at 8 p.m. ET when the Buffalo Sabres face the Winnipeg Jets and on Tues., March 6 at 9 p.m. ET when the Minnesota Wild take on the Colorado Avalanche. The week concludes with exclusive coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wed., March 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

 

Adding to the already robust schedule, NBC Sports Network will air Friday Night Ice, the network’s weekly college hockey coverage, this Friday when No. 9 ranked Denver faces off against Nebraska-Omaha at 7:30 p.m. ET.

 

Additionally, on March 7, NBC Sports Network will air the second installment of the all-access series “NHL 36”, profiling Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal. The show, produced by the NHL Original Productions, will air at 6:30 p.m. ET and leads into NBC Sports Network’s exclusive coverage of the Penguins’ home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

NBCSports.com continues to be the online destination for hockey fans. The website will once again stream NBC’s game allowing users to follow all the action from anywhere they go. NHL content areas on the site include ProHockeyTalk, one of NBCSports.com’s popular “Sports Talk” platforms, where fans can get the most up-to-date news and events. NBCSports.com also has exclusive NHL videos wrapping-up all of the NHL action that day.

 

The team of Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst) will call the action for Sunday’s game on NBC and Emrick and McGuire will cover NBC Sports Network’s Wednesday night game. Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (‘Inside the Glass’ analyst) will call Sunday’s game in Washington. Gord Miller (play-by-play) and McGuire will serve as announcers for Monday’s primetime coverage, with Strader and Engblom teaming up again for Tuesday’s game in Colorado. Liam McHugh and analyst Mike Milbury will be covering all the intermissions for NBC Sports’ coverage. Additionally, McHugh hosts NHL Live, NBC Sports Network’s pre- and post-game studio show, and is joined by expert analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Ron Vaccaro (play-by-play) and Ken Hodge (analyst) will handle college hockey for NBC Sports Network.

 

NBC Sports Group schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

 

Date                            Game                                                  Time                           Network

Fri., March 2               #9 Denver at Nebraska-Omaha           7:30 p.m.                    NBCSN

Sun., March 4              Boston at New York Rangers             12:30 p.m.                   NBC

Sun., March 4              Philadelphia at Washington                7:00 p.m.                     NBCSN

Mon., March 5                       Buffalo at Winnipeg                          8:00 p.m.                     NBCSN

Tues., March 6            Minnesota at Colorado                       9:00 p.m.                     NBCSN

Wed., March 7                        Toronto at Pittsburgh                          7:30 p.m.                     NBCSN