<P> A free preview is usually shown during the first three weeks of the NHL season and right after (or a few weeks after) the All Star Game (or, until 2014, the Olympic break in years when the Winter Olympics occur). </P> <Ul> <Li> Games which are nationally televised in the U.S. on NBC, NBCSN or NHL Network . (But subscribers get NHL Network for free when they buy Center Ice, unless they subscribe through Time Warner Cable (TWC) or Verizon Fios, which at this time do not include NHL Network as part of the Center Ice package.) </Li> <Li> High - definition feeds of games originating on MSG, MSG+, MSG Western New York, MSG2, and MSG + 2 on Dish Network </Li> <Li> OTA Broadcasts (Only shown when it is the only broadcast available for that game). </Li> <Li> WGN - TV games do show up on Centre Ice Canada and are not blacked out on WGN - TV in Canada . Some WGN - TV games air on Center Ice USA if they are the only feed available, and some WGN - TV games do show up on NHL Network in the U.S. Beginning with the 2014--15 season, DirecTV has started to use WGN - TV HD to show games where dual feeds are available and / or as the only Center Ice feed for that game . </Li> <Li> RDS and RDS2 (French - speaking Canadiens broadcast); these broadcasts are shown only when there isn't an English broadcast available . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Games which are nationally televised in the U.S. on NBC, NBCSN or NHL Network . (But subscribers get NHL Network for free when they buy Center Ice, unless they subscribe through Time Warner Cable (TWC) or Verizon Fios, which at this time do not include NHL Network as part of the Center Ice package.) </Li> <Li> High - definition feeds of games originating on MSG, MSG+, MSG Western New York, MSG2, and MSG + 2 on Dish Network </Li>

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