NHL Network set to produce most Trade Deadline coverage ever

With NHL® trade discussions intensifying, NHL Network™ today announced it will produce more coverage of the NHL Trade Deadline than ever before this Monday, February 25. Programming will begin with a simulcast of Sportsnet's Hockey Central at 8:00 a.m. ET, followed by a live five-hour trade deadline edition of NHL Tonight at 2:00 p.m. ET. Live reports, updates and analysis from NHL Network's E.J. Hradek, Brian Lawton, Tony Luftman, Jackie Redmond, Kevin Weekes and NHL.com's Dan Rosen will be featured throughout the day on NHL Tonight and within Sportsnet's Hockey Central coverage leading up to the 3:00 p.m. ET deadline. NHL Tonight will continue its live coverage until 11:00 p.m. ET with analysis and recaps on every transaction throughout the NHL from Jamison Coyle, Jamie Hersch, Billy Jaffe, Bill Lindsay, Mike Rupp and Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Stevens.

NHL Network's live regular season game schedule continues in March with a 20-game slate featuring several teams who are in playoff contention, including the following matchups:
• QEW Rivalry Heads North: Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres visit Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
• Currently Surging vs Playoffs-Bound: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks on Saturday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
• Defending Champs Visit Current #1: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
• 2017 Stanley Cup® Final Rematch: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
• Battling for a Stanley Cup Playoffs Metro Spot: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, March 31 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
NHL Network's complete live game schedule for March can be viewed
here
. Each NHL game aired on NHL Network will be a carriage of local telecasts, including local announcers, and blacked out in each club's home market unless otherwise noted.
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