It’s NBC Schedule Day! Usually this is where the broadcast company showcases the power of leaning on traditionally older more established teams to promote their nationally televised games. But this season it appears to be a different story. Let’s take a look and see what NBC has decided to alter, shall we?
NBC Sports is scheduled to present 109 NHL regular-season games during the 2018-19 season – its most since acquiring NHL rights prior to the 2005-06 season. Coverage begins Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Alex Ovechkin and the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals raise their championship banner to the rafters and host the Boston Bruins.