Wednesday Night Rivalry

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Wednesday Night Rivalry
Wednesday Night Hockey NBCSN.jpg
NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey logo since 2018
Also known asWednesday Night Hockey
Genre NHL game telecasts
Presented by Mike Emrick
Kenny Albert
Eddie Olczyk
Brian Boucher
John Forslund
Joe Micheletti
Pierre McGuire
Brendan Burke
A. J. Mleczko
Liam McHugh
Kathryn Tappen
Keith Jones
Patrick Sharp
Anson Carter
Mike Babcock
Ryan Callahan
Dominic Moore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes87
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time180 minutes or until game ends
Production company NBC Sports
Original release
Network NBCSN
ReleaseJanuary 23, 2013 (2013-01-23) 
May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)
Related
NHL on NBC

Wednesday Night Rivalry and Wednesday Night Hockey was the branding used for National Hockey League games that aired on NBCSN on Wednesday nights during the regular season from January 2013 to May 2021.

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In the 2012–13 NHL season, NBCSN rebranded their coverage of Wednesday night games as Wednesday Night Rivalry. It primarily featured rivalry games, although the network has received criticism for games which do not seem to include a strong element of rivalry (such as Los Angeles-Detroit, Pittsburgh-Buffalo, and Chicago-Philadelphia) are common. NBCSN sometimes produces a Wednesday Nightcap game primarily featuring Western Conference teams immediately following their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. Beginning in the 2013–14 NHL season, NBCSN aired the series NHL Rivals, which looks back at the participating teams' historic rivalry, leading up to their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. That same season, NBCSN promoted the games with the slogan "The Night You Love To Hate". [1]

Beginning with the 2018–19 NHL season, NBC Sports rebranded its Wednesday night broadcasts of the NHL as Wednesday Night Hockey, with the focus shifting from rivalry games to powerhouse teams and top NHL stars. The first season of Wednesday Night Hockey featured more West Coast games and a few matchups featuring Canadian teams. [2]

Results

2012–13 season

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
January 23, 20137:30 P.M. Boston 3 New York Rangers 4 (OT)
January 30, 20138 P.M. Chicago 2 Minnesota 3 (SO)
February 6, 2013 7:30 P.M.Boston2 Montréal 1
February 13, 20137:30 P.M. St. Louis 4 (SO) Detroit 3
February 20, 2013 7:30 P.M. Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5
10 P.M.St. Louis0 Colorado 1 (OT)
February 27, 2013 7:30 P.M. Washington 1Philadelphia4
March 6, 20138 P.M.Colorado2Chicago3
March 13, 2013 7:30 P.M.Philadelphia2 New Jersey 5
March 20, 20137:30 P.M.Minnesota4Detroit2
March 27, 2013 7:30 P.M.Montréal6 (SO)Boston5
April 3, 20137:30 P.M.Pittsburgh1New York Rangers6
April 10, 20137:30 P.M.Boston5New Jersey4
April 17, 20137:30 P.M. Buffalo 3 (SO)Boston2
April 24, 20137:30 P.M. Los Angeles 1Detroit3

2013–14 season

[3]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 2, 20138 P.M. Buffalo 1 Detroit 2
October 9, 2013 8 P.M. Chicago 2 St. Louis 3
October 16, 2013 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 0
October 23, 20138 P.M. Boston 5Buffalo2
October 30, 20138 P.M.Boston2 Pittsburgh 3
November 6, 20137:30 P.M.Pittsburgh1N.Y. Rangers5
November 13, 2013 8 P.M. Philadelphia 2Pittsburgh1
November 20, 2013 8 P.M. Pittsburgh4Washington0
November 27, 20137:30 P.M.Boston1Detroit6
December 4, 20138 P.M.Philadelphia6Detroit3
December 11, 20138 P.M.Philadelphia2Chicago7
December 18, 20138 P.M.Pittsburgh4 (SO)N.Y. Rangers3
January 8, 20148 P.M.N.Y. Rangers3Chicago2
January 15, 2014 8 P.M. Washington3Pittsburgh4
January 22, 2014 8 P.M. Chicago4Detroit5 (SO)
January 29, 2014 7:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers2 N.Y. Islanders 1
February 5, 20147:30 P.M.Pittsburgh5Buffalo1
February 26, 20147:30 P.M.Boston4Buffalo5 (OT)
10 P.M. Los Angeles 6 Colorado 4
March 5, 2014 8 P.M. Washington4Philadelphia6
March 12, 2014 7:30 P.M. Boston4 Montréal 1
March 19, 2014 8 P.M. St. Louis0Chicago4
March 26, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia1N.Y. Rangers3
April 2, 20148 P.M.Boston2Detroit3
10:30 P.M. Phoenix 0Los Angeles4
April 9, 20148 P.M.Detroit3Pittsburgh4 (SO)
10:30 P.M. San Jose 2 Anaheim 5

2014–15 season

TSN's Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger begin to make appearances on Wednesday Night Rivalry as NHL insiders every pregame and first intermission. [4]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 8, 20147:30 P.M. Philadelphia 1 Boston 2
10 P.M. San Jose 4 Los Angeles 0
October 15, 20148 P.M.Boston3 (SO) Detroit 2
October 22, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia5 Pittsburgh 3
October 29, 20147:30 P.M.Detroit4 Washington 2
November 5, 20148 P.M.Detroit3 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT)
November 12, 20148 P.M.Boston1 Toronto 6
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles5 Anaheim 6 (SO)
November 19, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia0N.Y. Rangers2
December 3, 2014 8 P.M. St. Louis 1 Chicago 4
December 10, 2014 8 P.M. Toronto2Detroit1
December 17, 20148 P.M.Boston3 (OT) Minnesota 2
January 7, 20158 P.M.Boston3 (OT)Pittsburgh2
10:30 P.M.N.Y. Rangers4Anaheim1
January 14, 2015 8 P.M. Philadelphia0Washington1
January 21, 20158 P.M.Chicago3Pittsburgh2
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles2San Jose4
January 28, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh0Washington4
10:30 P.M.Chicago3Los Angeles4
February 4, 20158 P.M.Boston2N.Y. Rangers3
February 11, 20158 P.M.Detroit1Pittsburgh4
10:30 P.M.Washington5San Jose4
February 18, 2015 7:30 P.M. Detroit3 (SO)Chicago2
10 P.M.Los Angeles4 Colorado 1
February 25, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh4Washington3
March 4, 20158 P.M.N.Y. Rangers1Detroit2 (OT)
March 11, 2015 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers3Washington1
March 18, 20158 P.M.Chicago1N.Y. Rangers0
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles2Anaheim3 (OT)
March 25, 20158 P.M.Chicago1Philadelphia4
April 1, 2015 8 P.M. Philadelphia4Pittsburgh1
10:30 P.M.Colorado1San Jose5
April 8, 20158 P.M.Boston0Washington3
10:30 P.M. Dallas 4Anaheim0

2015–16 season

[5]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 7, 20158 P.M. NY Rangers 3 Chicago 2
10:30 P.M. San Jose 5 Los Angeles 1
October 14, 20158 P.M. Chicago 0 Philadelphia 2
October 21, 20158 P.M. Philadelphia 5 (OT) Boston 4
October 28, 20158 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1
10:30 P.M. Nashville 2 San Jose 1
November 4, 2015 8 P.M. St. Louis 6 (OT) Chicago 5
November 11, 20157:30 P.M. Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
November 18, 20158 P.M. Washington 2 (OT) Detroit 1
December 2, 2015 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y. Islanders 2 (SO)
December 9, 2015 7:30 P.M. Boston 3 Montreal 1
10 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Colorado 2
December 16, 20158 P.M. Pittsburgh 0 Boston 3
January 6, 20168 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 3
January 13, 20168 P.M. Boston 2 Philadelphia 3
January 20, 20168 P.M. St. Louis 2 Detroit 1
10:30 P.M. Minnesota 1 Anaheim 3
January 27, 20168 P.M. Philadelphia 4 (OT) Washington 3
10:30 P.M. Colorado 4 Los Angeles 3
February 3, 20168 P.M. Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 3
February 10, 20168 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 0
February 17, 20168 P.M. Chicago 5 N.Y. Rangers 3
February 24, 20167:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Boston 5
10 P.M. San Jose 3 Colorado 4 (SO)
March 2, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 5 Detroit 2
March 9, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 2 St. Louis 3 (SO)
March 16, 20168 P.M. Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2
March 23, 20168 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 5
March 30, 20168 P.M. Washington 1 Philadelphia 2 (SO)
April 6, 20168 P.M. Philadelphia 0 Detroit 3

2016–17 season

[6]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 12, 20168 P.M. St. Louis 5 Chicago 2
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 1 San Jose 2
October 19, 20168 P.M. Detroit 2 N.Y. Rangers 1
October 26, 20168 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 5
November 2, 20168 P.M. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4 (OT)
November 9, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 2 (OT) St. Louis 1
November 16, 20167:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Washington 7
November 30, 20168 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Islanders 5
10:30 P.M. San Jose 4 Los Angeles 1
December 7, 20168 P.M. Boston 3 Washington 4 (OT)
December 14, 20167:30 P.M. Boston 3 Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
10 P.M. Philadelphia 4 Colorado 3
December 21, 20168 P.M. Washington 2 Philadelphia 3 (SO)
January 4, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 5 Philadelphia 2
January 11, 20178 P.M. Pittsburgh 2 Washington 5
January 18, 20178 P.M. Boston 5 Detroit 6 (SO)
10:30 P.M. San Jose 3 Los Angeles 2
January 25, 2017 8 P.M. Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Rangers 0
February 1, 20178 P.M. Boston 3 Washington 5
10:30 P.M. Colorado 0 Los Angeles 5
February 8, 20178 P.M. Chicago 4 (OT) Minnesota 3
February 15, 20178 P.M. St. Louis 2 Detroit 0
10:30 P.M. Florida 6 (OT) San Jose 5
February 22, 20178 P.M. Washington 4 Philadelphia 1
March 1, 20178 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 4
March 8, 20178 P.M. Detroit 1 Boston 6
March 15, 2017 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 4
March 22, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Islanders 3 N.Y. Rangers 2
March 29, 20178 P.M. Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 1
April 5, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 0 Washington 2

2017–18 season

[7]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 4, 20178 P.M. St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
10:30 P.M. Philadelphia 5 San Jose 3
October 11, 2017 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2
October 18, 2017 8 P.M. Chicago 2 St. Louis 5
10:30 P.M. Montreal 1 Los Angeles 5
October 25, 20178 P.M. Buffalo 1 Columbus 5
November 1, 20178 P.M. Philadelphia 0 Chicago 3
10:30 P.M. Nashville 1 San Jose 4
November 8, 2017 8 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 4
10:30 P.M. Tampa Bay 5 San Jose 1
November 15, 20178 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Chicago 6
November 29, 20177:30 P.M. Tampa Bay 1 Boston 3
December 6, 20178 P.M. Chicago 2 Washington 6
December 13, 20178 P.M. Boston 3 Detroit 2 (OT)
December 20, 20178 P.M. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4
January 3, 20188 P.M. Chicago 5 N.Y. Rangers 2
January 10, 20188 P.M. Minnesota 2 Chicago 1
January 17, 2018 7:30 P.M. Montreal 1 Boston 4
10 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Anaheim 5
January 24, 20188 P.M. Toronto 3 (OT) Chicago 2
January 31, 2018 8 P.M. Philadelphia 3 Washington 5
February 7, 2018 8 P.M. Boston 6 N.Y. Rangers 1
February 28, 2018 8 P.M. Detroit 1 St. Louis 2
March 7, 2018 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 2
March 14, 20188 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT)
March 21, 20188 P.M. Boston 1 St. Louis 2 (OT)
March 28, 2018 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 3 (OT)
April 4, 2018 8 P.M. Chicago 4 St. Louis 3

2018–19 season (as Wednesday Night Hockey)

As part of the new Wednesday Night Hockey format, "Inside the Glass" reporter Pierre McGuire is now assigned to work the late game of Wednesday Night Hockey doubleheaders while Brian Boucher takes over "Inside the Glass" reporting duties for the early game alongside Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk. McGuire joins the lead team of Emrick and Olczyk only during single-header Wednesday Night Hockey games. In addition, Kathryn Tappen replaced Liam McHugh as the studio host for the first half of the season when the latter was promoted to work postgame coverage of Sunday Night Football . The Toronto-Winnipeg game on October 24 marked the first-ever regular-season NHL on NBC broadcast to feature only Canadian teams and an NBC-produced broadcast (as opposed to a simulcast of a Canadian network). [8] [2]

On February 20, Mike Tirico made his NHL announcing debut calling the Blackhawks–Red Wings game with Olczyk and Boucher. [9]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 3, 20187:30 P.M. Boston 0 Washington 7
10:30 P.M. Anaheim 5 San Jose 2
October 10, 20188 P.M. Vegas 2Washington5
October 17, 20187 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3Washington4 (OT)
9:30 P.M.Boston2 Calgary 5
October 24, 20187 P.M. Toronto 4 Winnipeg 2
9:30 P.M. Tampa Bay 1 Colorado 0
November 7, 20187:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1Washington2
10 P.M. Nashville 4Colorado1
November 14, 20188 P.M. St. Louis 0 Chicago 1
10:30 P.M.Anaheim0Vegas5
November 28, 20187 P.M.St. Louis3 Detroit 4
9:30 P.M.Pittsburgh3Colorado6
December 5, 20188 P.M. Edmonton 3 (SO) St. Louis 2
10:30 P.M.Chicago2Anaheim4
December 12, 20188 P.M.Pittsburgh3Chicago6
December 19, 20188 P.M.Pittsburgh2Washington1
January 2, 20197 P.M.Pittsburgh7N.Y. Rangers2
9:30 P.M.San Jose5Colorado4
January 9, 20198 P.M.Nashville4 (OT)Chicago3
January 16, 20197:30 P.M.Boston3Philadelphia4
10 P.M.San Jose3 Arizona 6
January 23, 20197:30 P.M.Washington3Toronto6
10 P.M.Nashville2Vegas1
January 30, 20198 P.M.Tampa Bay2Pittsburgh4
February 6, 20198 P.M.Boston3N.Y. Rangers4(SO)
February 13, 20198 P.M. Edmonton 1Pittsburgh3
February 20, 20197:30 P.M.Chicago5 (OT)Detroit4
10 P.M.Boston3 (SO)Vegas2
February 27, 20197:30 P.M.Tampa Bay4 (OT)N.Y. Rangers3
10 P.M.Chicago4Anaheim3
March 6, 20197:30 P.M.Washington5 Philadelphia 3
10 P.M.St. Louis5Anaheim4
March 13, 20197 P.M.Chicago5Toronto4
9:30 P.M. New Jersey 6Edmonton3
March 20, 20197:30 P.M.Tampa Bay5 (OT)Washington4
10 P.M.Winnipeg3Anaheim0
March 27, 20197:30 P.M.N.Y. Rangers3Boston6
10 P.M.Vegas3Colorado4
April 3, 20198 P.M.St. Louis3Chicago4 (SO)

2019–20 season (as Wednesday Night Hockey)

For this season only, Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and "Inside the Glass" reporter Brian Boucher will call the Wednesday Night Hockey match-up while Pierre McGuire will appear on other broadcasts. In addition, Kathryn Tappen replaced Liam McHugh as the studio host for the first half of the season when the latter was promoted to work postgame coverage of Sunday Night Football. [10]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL regular season ended on March 12.

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
October 2, 20198 P.M. Washington 3 St. Louis 2 (OT)
10:30 P.M. San Jose 1 Vegas 4
October 9, 20197:30 P.M. New Jersey 0 Philadelphia 4
10 P.M. Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 8
October 16, 20197 P.M. Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 3 (OT)
9:30 P.M.Philadelphia3 Edmonton 6
October 23, 20198 P.M.Pittsburgh2 Tampa Bay 3
October 30, 20198 P.M. Minnesota 1St. Louis2
November 6, 20198 P.M. Detroit 1 N.Y. Rangers 5
November 13, 20197:30 P.M.Washington2Philadelphia1 (SO)
10:00 P.M. Chicago 5Vegas3
November 20, 20198 P.M.Washington5N.Y. Rangers2
December 4, 20198 P.M.St. Louis0Pittsburgh3
December 11, 20197 P.M. Boston 2Washington3
9:30 P.M.Philadelphia1Colorado3
December 18, 20198 P.M.Colorado4Chicago1
January 8, 20207:30 P.M.Washington2Philadelphia3
10 P.M. Dallas 2Los Angeles1
January 15, 20208 P.M.Philadelphia4St. Louis3 (OT)
January 22, 20208 P.M.Detroit2Minnesota4
January 29, 20207:30 P.M. Nashville 5Washington4
10 P.M.Tampa Bay4Los Angeles2
February 5, 20208 P.M.Boston2Chicago1 (OT)
February 12, 20207:30 P.M. Montreal 1Boston4
10 P.M. Calgary 3Los Angeles5
February 19, 20208 P.M.N.Y. Rangers6Chicago3
February 26, 20208 P.M. Buffalo 2Colorado3
10:30 P.M.Pittsburgh1Los Angeles2
March 4, 20207 P.M.Philadelphia5Washington2
9:30 P.M. Anaheim 4Colorado3 (OT)
March 11, 20208 P.M.San Jose2Chicago6

2020–21 season (as Wednesday Night Hockey)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020–21 NHL season has been delayed to January 13, 2021, and all teams played 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.

NBCSN opened the season with a season-opening triple header on January 13, 2021 as part of Wednesday Night Hockey. 19 different teams featured in 19 Wednesday Night Hockey matchups which will include a blend of Eastern, Western, and Canadian markets. Star players such as Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Alexander Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Carey Price, David Pastrnak, Claude Giroux, and the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Alexis Lafreniere, will be featured in Wednesday Night Hockey. 14 out of the 19 Wednesday Night Hockey matchups will feature a team that made the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. However, not all games will be exclusive, unlike in previous seasons. [11] [12]

NBC did not name a presumptive lead play-by-play voice following the retirement of Mike Emrick and chose to rotate between John Forslund and Kenny Albert. [13] Eventually, Mike Tirico was added to the rotation starting with the Bruins-Flyers game on February 3.

This was the final season of NBC broadcasting NHL games before the league's new American national television contracts with ESPN/ABC and TNT beginning with the 2021–22 season. [14] [15] [16] [17] TNT has largely maintained Wednesday night as the primary night for its coverage. [18]

DateTimeAway teamScoreHome teamScore
January 13, 20215:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 6
8 P.M. Chicago 1 Tampa Bay 5
10:30 P.M. [nb 1] St. Louis 4 Colorado 1
January 20, 20217 P.M. Edmonton 3 Toronto 1
9:30 P.M. [nb 2] Minnesota 3 Anaheim 2
January 27, 20217:30 P.M. Chicago 1 Nashville 2 (SO)
February 3, 20215:30 P.M. [nb 3] Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 5
8 P.M. [nb 4] Boston 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT)
February 10, 20217 P.M. Boston 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (OT)
February 17, 20217:30 P.M. Chicago 2 Detroit 0
10 P.M. Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 3
February 24, 20217 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 4
9:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1
March 3, 20217 P.M. Washington 2 Boston 1 (OT)
9:30 P.M. [nb 5] St. Louis 3 Anaheim 2
March 10, 20217 P.M. Vegas 3 Minnesota 4
9:30 P.M. [nb 6] Los Angeles 5 Anaheim 1
March 17, 20217:30 P.M. Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Rangers 9
10 P.M. Edmonton 7 Calgary 3
March 24, 20215:30 P.M. [nb 7] Anaheim 2 Minnesota 3
8 P.M. [nb 8] Buffalo 2 Pittsburgh 5
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 San Jose 4
March 31, 20217:30 P.M. [nb 9] Philadelphia 1 Buffalo 6
10 P.M. Los Angeles 4 Vegas 2
April 7, 20215 P.M. Edmonton 4 Ottawa 2
7:30 P.M. Montreal 2 Toronto 3
April 14, 20217:30 P.M. [nb 10] Colorado 4 St. Louis 3
10 P.M. Vegas 6 Los Angeles 2
April 21, 20217 P.M. Nashville 4 Chicago 5 (OT)
9:30 P.M. [nb 11] San Jose 2 Vegas 5
April 28, 20217 P.M. St. Louis 4 Minnesota 3
9:30 P.M. Colorado 2 Vegas 5
May 5, 20217 P.M. [nb 12] Washington 4 N.Y. Rangers 2
9:30 P.M. [nb 13] Colorado 2 San Jose 3
May 12, 20219 P.M. [nb 14] Minnesota 0 St. Louis 4

Ratings

Wednesday Night Rivalry has produced successful viewership for NBCSN.

During its inaugural season, Wednesday Night Rivalry was called "the hottest new brand in sports" by Forbes . It claimed six of the top eight most-watched NHL regular-season telecasts ever on NBC Sports Network and averaged 646,000 viewers. With the success of Wednesday Night Rivalry, the 2012–13 NHL season was the most watched NHL season on cable in 19 years. [3]

During the 2013–14 NHL season, Wednesday Night Rivalry averaged 559,000 viewers, up 26% from its average viewership of Wednesday night games during the 2011–12 NHL season (443,000). The first two seasons of Wednesday Night Rivalry has recorded none games with more than 700,000 viewers as compared to four during the two seasons prior to the introduction of Wednesday Night Rivalry. [4]

During the 2014–15 NHL season, NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage averaged 565,000 viewers. NBCSN's opening night coverage of Bruins-Flyers had an opening-night cable record 956,000 viewers. Seven of the 10 most-watched NHL games on NBCSN were Wednesday Night Rivalry games. [5]

During the 2015–16 NHL season, Wednesday Night Rivalry averaged 608,000 viewers and produced three of the 10 most-watched NHL regular-season games on NBCSN during their time as the NHL pay television carrier. NBCSN's 10-most watched games of the 2015–16 season were either Wednesday Night Rivalry or Sunday Night Hockey games. [6]

Notes

  1. Originally scheduled to air exclusively on NBCSN, but was blacked out in the Denver market due to a carriage dispute with Altitude Sports and Entertainment, Dish Network and Comcast. The game was televised locally on Altitude instead.
  2. Blacked out in the Los Angeles market. Game was televised locally on Fox Sports West.
  3. Blacked out in the Detroit and Tampa markets. Game was televised locally on Fox Sports Detroit and Fox Sports Sun. A third game between Vegas and San Jose was originally scheduled to air on NBCSN, but was postponed to February 25 due to COVID-19 protocols.
  4. Also aired in Canada on Sportsnet.
  5. Blacked out in the Los Angeles and Hawaii markets. Game was televised locally on Prime Ticket.
  6. Blacked out in the Los Angeles and Hawaii market. Game was televised locally on Fox Sports West (Kings feed) and Prime Ticket (Ducks feed).
  7. Blacked out in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. Game was televised locally on Fox Sports North.
  8. Also aired in Canada on Sportsnet in lieu of the postponed Edmonton OilersMontreal Canadiens game.
  9. Blacked out in the Philadelphia market. Game was televised locally on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Replaced the originally scheduled game between Arizona and St. Louis, which was moved to February 8. The Philadelphia–Buffalo game was originally scheduled on March 30.
  10. Blacked out in the Denver market. Game was televised locally on Altitude Sports and Entertainment. Game was originally scheduled on February 6.
  11. Blacked out in the Las Vegas market. Game was televised locally on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
  12. Blacked out in the Washington, D.C. market. Game was televised locally on NBC Sports Washington.
  13. Blacked out in the Denver market. Game was televised locally on Altitude Sports and Entertainment.
  14. Blacked out in the St. Louis market. Game was televised locally on Bally Sports Midwest. Game was originally scheduled on April 30.

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