NBC Sports has completed its plans for the NHL regular season and will return with “Wednesday Night Hockey” on NBCSN that will feature 14 doubleheaders. The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues will have four Wednesday appearances, runner-up Boston will have three. The Pittsburgh Penguins will make six Wednesday appearances, one of those games is against St. Louis. There will be 12 games on NBC beginning with the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown November 29th.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will make 16 appearances on national television during the 2019-2020 season. From January 19th on, the Pens will make appearances on six of the NBC nine Sunday afternoon games. Three of those games will be against the Washington Capitals.
NBC will also carry the 2020 Winter Classic will be played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas between the Stars and Nashville Predators. The NHL Stadium Series will feature the L.A. Kings and Colorado Avalanche February 15th. NBC will also carry the All-Star weekend in late January, with a prime time All-Star game January 25th.