Washington Capitals: Power Ranking The NBC Matchups
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The Washington Capitals will be featured on NBC a total of eleven times during the 2015-2016 season. Being on NBC is a great chance for the Washington Capitals to prove that they are ready to contend for a Stanley Cup. It’s also a sign that the Caps continue to be one of the most popular teams in the NHL. If they weren’t, why would NBC put them on national television eleven times? Just like a business wouldn’t stock up on something that doesn’t sell, if the Washington Capitals didn’t attract viewers, NBC wouldn’t put them on national television.
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The Caps will play six different opponents in those eleven games. The Washington Capitals will face the Pittsburgh Penguins three times, the Philadelphia Flyers three times, the Detroit Red Wings twice, the Chicago Blackhawks once, the Florida Panthers once and the New York Islanders once. That’s seven divisional games and 10 Eastern Conference games. The only Western Conference team that the Caps will play on NBC is the Chicago Blackhawks.
For different reasons, each of the teams that the Washington Capitals will play on NBC features an intriguing matchup. Obviously, Caps fans are waiting for certain match ups more so than others. Here’s how each of the six match ups rank compared to each other.
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