Two things of note: Sportsnet will not feature any NHL games this Saturday night due to NFL coverage, and secondly, after next Tuesday, the NHL will take their three-day Christmas break with action resuming Saturday December 27.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17
7pm: Ottawa at New Jersey – SN, TVA Sports (Dave Randorf, Garry Galley, Arash Madani)
10pm: Dallas at Vancouver – SN (Jim Hughson, John Garrett, Cassie Campbell-Pascall)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 18
7pm: Colorado at Pittsburgh – SN360, TVA Sports 2
7pm: Toronto at Carolina – TSN4*
7:30pm: Anaheim at Montreal – City Montreal*, RDS*
10:30pm: Edmonton at San Jose – SN360 (Kevin Quinn, Drew Remenda, Gene Principe)
FRIDAY DECEMBER 19
7pm: Tampa Bay at New Jersey – TVA Sports
7:30pm: Anaheim at Ottawa – TSN5*, RDS*
8pm: Boston at Winnipeg – TSN3*
9pm: Dallas at Calgary – SN West*
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20
7pm: Philadelphia at Toronto – CBC (Jim Hughson, Glenn Healy, Craig Simpson, David Amber)
7pm: Ottawa at Montreal – City, TVA Sports (Paul Romanuk, Garry Galley, Christine Simpson)
7pm: Tampa Bay at NY Islanders – FX Canada
7pm: Chicago at Columbus – WGN
10pm: Calgary at Vancouver – CBC (Dave Randorf, Mike Johnson, Scott Oake)
SUNDAY DECEMBER 21
6pm: Dallas at Edmonton – SN West*
7pm: Buffalo at Boston – Sabres TV*
7pm: Toronto at Chicago – City, WGN, TVA Sports (Bob Cole, Greg Millen, Cassie Campbell-Pascall)
9pm: Philadelphia at Winnipeg – TSN3*
MONDAY DECEMBER 22
7pm: Ottawa at Washington – TSN5*, RDS*
7:30pm: Pittsburgh at Florida – SN, TVA Sports
10pm: Arizona at Vancouver – SN Pacific*
10:30pm: Calgary at Los Angeles – SN West*
TUESDAY DECEMBER 23
7pm: Montreal at NY Islanders – SN East*, RDS*
7pm: Toronto at Dallas – SN Ontario*
7:30pm: Buffalo at Detroit – Sabres TV*
7:30pm: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay – TVA Sports
8pm: Arizona at Edmonton – SN West*
8:30pm: Winnipeg at Chicago – TSN3*
A Rouge Point 