Flyers to Appear on National TV a Dozen Times

The Philadelphia Flyers will be on national television 12 times next season.

Seven of the games will be at the Wells Fargo Center, four on the road and one neutral-site game — the Stadium Series against the Devils at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

The Philadelphia Flyers’ first national TV game will be Oct. 19 vs. visiting Edmonton at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+, Hulu

Here is the rest of the Flyers’ national TV schedule:

• Oct. 24: at Vegas, 11 p.m., ESPN, ESPN+
• Oct. 26: Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu
• Nov. 1: Buffalo, 7 p.m., TNT
• Nov. 15: at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., TNT
• Nov. 28: Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu
• Feb. 10: Seattle, 7 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu
• Feb. 17: vs. New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, 8 p.m. ABC, ESPN+
• Feb. 21: at Chicago, 7:30 p.m., TNT
• Feb. 24: New York Rangers, 3 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu
• Feb. 25: at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m., TNT
• March 4: St. Louis, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+, Hulu

The remainder of the Flyers’ television schedule will be announced at a later date.

The NHL released its national broadcast schedule Wednesday.

Some Highlights:

• Total national games: 162 games
• TNT: 62 games
• ESPN+/Hulu: 50 games
• ESPN: 34 games
• ABC: 16 games (most ever on the network)
• Opening tripleheader on Oct. 10: Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5:30; Chicago at Pittsburgh, 8; Seattle at Vegas, 10:30. The Chicago-Pittsburgh game could be the first NHL game for first overall draft pick Connor Bedard.
• Tripleheader on Oct. 24: Toronto at Washington; Boston at Chicago; Flyers at Vegas, with whip-around coverage of all 16 games on ESPN2.
• Winter Classic on Jan. 1: Vegas at Seattle

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