Penguins opener vs. Flyers gets early start for NBC broadcast
The Penguins will have seven of their games during the 2020-21 season broadcast on one of NBC’s networks.
NBC announced its full slate of games for the upcoming campaign on Tuesday.
The Penguins’ opener, a road game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 13, will be the lead game in a triple-header for the NHL’s first night of the season on NBC Sports Network. That broadcast is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
The first game of the 2021 NHL season is...
Drum roll, please.
Penguins at Flyers ? pic.twitter.com/OMnx2jmm3U
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 29, 2020
Other Penguins games that will be on national TV include:
Jan. 17: vs. Washington Capitals (NBC)
Feb. 14: vs. Washington Capitals (NBC)
March 7: vs. New York Rangers (NBC Sports Network)
March 24: vs. Buffalo Sabres (NBC Sports Network)
April 17: at Buffalo Sabres (NBC)
April 25: vs. Boston Bruins (NBC)
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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