Flyers-Penguins NHL Match Set for WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY this Week

NBC Sports Group continues its NHL regular-season coverage this week with two matchups, highlighted by a Wednesday Night Rivalry showdown between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage of Flyers-Penguins starts Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET with NHL Rivals, with an encore presentation at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday prior to the game. NBCSN will also air an encore presentation of Costas Tonight featuring Sidney Crosby at 11:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Wednesday's Metropolitan Division showdown is the second meeting of the season between the Flyers and the division-leading Penguins. In their last matchup, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each recorded a goal and an assist en route to Pittsburgh's 4-1 victory in Philadelphia. Last season, the Penguins took three of four matchups from Claude Giroux and their in-state rivals.

Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike 'Doc' Emrick, analyst Eddie Olczyk and Emmy Award-winning 'Inside-the-Glass' analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Pa.

This week's NHL coverage on NBCSN begins Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET with two of the top teams in the Western Conference, when the St. Louis Blues host the Phoenix Coyotes. Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (analyst) will have the call from Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Mo.

NBCSN's live hockey coverage concludes Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET with a College Hockey matchup between No. 3 Notre Dame and Merrimack. Strader and Anson Carter (analyst) will provide live commentary from the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend. Ind.

NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will stream all 2013-14 NHL regular season games televised on NBC and NBCSN, including this week's Coyotes-Blues and Flyers-Penguins matchups. In addition, NBC Sports Live Extra will provide coverage of Friday's Merrimack-Notre Dame matchup, and will also live stream Saturday night's matchup (not televised) between the Fighting Irish and Warriors at 7 p.m. ET.

NHL Live, NBC Sports Group live NHL pre-game and post-game studio show, will begin one hour Tuesday's Coyotes-Blues contest, and 90 minutes prior to the Flyers-Penguins Wednesday Night Rivalry game, which will feature an encore presentation of NHL Rivals at 7 p.m. ET. Liam McHugh will host NHL Live with former players and analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones from the International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.

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