The NHL Network will televise 77 games this season, it was announced Wednesday.

The schedule starts Friday with the New York Rangers at the Pittsburgh Penguins. Since that game is being seen in the Capital Region on MSG, the NHL Network's broadcast will be blacked out.

On Saturday, the NHL Network will have four games -- Chicago vs. Florida at noon, St. Louis vs. Detroit at 3 p.m. and the CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" games (Toronto at Washington and Calgary at Edmonton) starting at 7 p.m.

The NHL Network will have Wednesday games from TSN again, as well as a Thursday schedule of games.

Games are subject to blackout.

Here is the schedule:
Day Date Away Home Time
Fri. Oct. 2 NY Rangers Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 3 Chicago Florida Noon
Sat. Oct. 3 St. Louis Detroit 3 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 3 Toronto Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 3 Calgary Edmonton 10 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 7 Phoenix Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Oct. 8 Chicago Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 10 Pittsburgh Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 14 Pittsburgh Carolina 7 p.m.
Thurs. Oct. 15 San Jose Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 17 NY Rangers Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 21 Vancouver Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Thurs. Oct. 22 Boston Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 24 NY Rangers Montreal 7 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 28 Los Angeles San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Thurs. Oct. 29 Washington Atlanta 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 31 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 4 San Jose Columbus 7 p.m.
Thurs. Nov. 5 Nashville Anaheim 10 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 7 Detroit Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 11 NY Islanders Washington 7 p.m.
Thurs. Nov. 12 New Jersey Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 14 Calgary Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 18 Dallas Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 20 Philadelphia San Jose 10 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 21 Washington Toronto 7 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 28 Washington Montreal 7 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 2 Vancouver New Jersey 7 p.m.
Thurs. Dec. 3 Anaheim Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 4 Boston Montreal 8 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 5 Toronto Boston 7 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 9 St. Louis Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Dec. 10 Pittsburgh Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 16 St. Louis Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Thurs. Dec. 17 Anaheim San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 18 Boston Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 19 Boston Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 23 Chicago Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 6 St. Louis San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 7 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 9 Pittsburgh Toronto 7 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 14 Boston San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 16 Ottawa Montreal 7 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 21 Washington Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 23 NY Rangers Montreal 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 27 Anaheim Washington 7 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 28 Atlanta Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 Montreal Ottawa 2 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 Vancouver Toronto 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 Edmonton Calgary 10 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 3 Detroit Anaheim 10 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 6 Ottawa Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 10 NY Islanders Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 11 San Jose Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 13 Philadelphia Montreal 7 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 3 Vancouver Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 4 Tampa Bay Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 6 Toronto Ottawa 7 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 7 Montreal Anaheim 8 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 10 Carolina Washington 7 p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 11 Minnesota Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 13 Edmonton Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 17 Chicago Anaheim 10 p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 18 Pittsburgh Boston 7 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 20 Montreal Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 24 Pittsburgh Washington 7 p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 25 Dallas San Jose 10:30 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 27 NY Rangers Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 31 Carolina Montreal 7 p.m.
Thurs. Apr. 1 TBD TBD TBD
Fri. Apr. 2 TBD TBD TBD
Sat. Apr. 3 Boston Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. Apr. 7 TBD TBD TBD
Thurs. Apr. 8 TBD TBD TBD
Fri. Apr. 9 TBD TBD TBD
Sat. Apr. 10 Toronto Montreal 7 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 11 TBD TBD TBD