Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins - Playoffs Game 4

The Red Wings and Bruins will collide four times on national TV this season.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

The Detroit Red Wings will make more than a dozen appearances on national television this season.

The NBC Sports Group released its 2014-15 television schedule today and the Red Wings are slated to make a combined 15 appearances on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

They'll be featured on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage eight times and will be part of the Game of the Week coverage on Sunday afternoon once.

The Red Wings will play the Boston Bruins, who knocked them out of the playoffs last season, four times on national TV. Three other matchups – Chicago-St. Louis, Philadelphia-Pittsburgh and Los Angeles-San Jose – will also be featured four times on the networks.

The Red Wings' appearances on the Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage will be Oct. 15 vs. Boston, Oct. 29 at Washington, Nov. 5 at the New York Rangers, Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 10 vs. Toronto, Feb. 11 at Pittsburgh, Feb. 18 at Chicago and March 4 vs. the Rangers.

The Red Wings' other national TV appearances are scheduled for Dec. 29 at Boston, Jan. 18 vs. Buffalo, Feb. 5 at Colorado, March 8 at Boston, March 15 at Pittsburgh, March 22 vs. St. Louis, and April 2 vs. Boston.

The March 8 game against the Bruins will be the Game of the Week at 12:30 Sunday afternoon on NBC. The Red Wings' other two appearances on NBC will be March 22 vs. the Blues and March 15 vs. the Penguins.

NBC will also televise the Winter Classic Jan. 1 between Chicago and Washington and NBC Sports Network will air all of the festivities from the All-Star weekend Jan. 24-25 from Columbus.

Coverage begins Oct. 8 with Philadelphia vs. Boston and the Sunday afternoon Game of the Week kicks off Jan. 18. There will a 60-minute NHL Live program before most games and a 30-minute postgame show.

NBC Sports Group's lead broadcast team will once again be comprised of Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire.

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