The NHL just recently released the National TV schedule for this year. On NBC there will be Philadelphia @ Chicago on January 23rd, Pittsburgh @ Chicago on February 20th, Chicago @ Washington on March 13th, Tampa Bay @ Chicago on April 3rd, and finally Detroit @ Chicago on April 10th.

On Versus there will be the season opener Chicago @ Colorado on October 7th, St. Louis @ Chicago on November 30th, Chicago @ Los Angeles on January 3rd, Minnesota @ Chicago on February 16th, Chicago @ Minnesota on February 28th, Chicago @ Tampa Bay on March 9th, San Jose @ Chicago on March 14th, Chicago @ Detroit on March 28th, Chicago @ Boston on March 29th, St. Louis @ Chicago on April 6th, and Chicago @ Detroit on April 8th.

This makes for a total of 16 games that will be broadcast nationally: 5 games on NBC and 11 on Versus. It's a bit of a shame that the Blackhawks' first home game isn't on this list but it's not all that surprising. That is quite a few games though with the highest profile ones probably being the rematch of the Stanley Cup Finals against Philadelphia, a rematch of the Western Conference Finals against San Jose and the three against the hated wings.