The Colorado Avalanche are moving up in the world. Last season, they only had one game nationally televised. This season, they will have six.
Five of those games will be the traditional Wednesday Night Rivalry, though they’ll be playing none of their rivals:
- October 24: Tampa Bay at Colorado
- November 7: Nashville at Colorado
- November 28: Pittsburgh at Colorado
- January 2: San Jose at Colorado
- March 27: Vegas at Colorado
I guess you could make a case that, after last season’s playoffs, the Predators are a rival. In any case, NBC Sports isn’t calling those games Wednesday Night Rivalry.