If you were watching Comcast SportsNet last Saturday night, and wondering why the Red Wings/Sharks' game was on in Chicago, there's a reason. As the ongoing VERSUS/DIRECTV dispute over rights' fees appears to be digging in with no compromise in sight, CSN Chicago has come to the aid of hockey fans with something called "NHL XTRA". For the rest of the regular season, Chicago's regional sports network has added a bunch of out of market games, in addition to the ones involving our red hot Blackhawks. Best of all, you wouldn't have to order the "NHL Centre Ice" package to get these games. It is something different, that's for sure. For more details on "NHL XTRA" and which games will air on CSN locally, check out CSNchicago.com for the schedule of "XTRA" matchups.

I noticed this also. There was an out of market game also on last night.

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Douchebag, that was the Sharks & Kings from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, featuring former "SportsChannel Report" anchor Randy Hahn providing the call on CSN Bay Area...

couldn't even broadcast in HD, fucking cheap-ass CSN California... the next game is on Saturday featuring Toronto and Washington I believe
hey shark do you know how many local comcast sport nets there are?

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To my knowledge, Crosscheck, Comcast SportsNet Chicago supplanted FOX Sports Net Chicago & the former SportsChannel in 2005. They also have CSN regionals in Washington, DC/Baltimore, Philadelphia, Bay Area, California, Portland, OR, New England, and New York. The one in NYC is known as SportsNet New York, or SNY for short. However, those CSN regionals that carry NHL teams are the ones in DC, Philly & Bay Area...

Here are the games they are showing

Fri, Jan. 15 Toronto at Washington 6:00 pm (HD) (local intermission updates)
Tue, Jan. 19 San Jose at Los Angeles 9:30 pm (HD) (SportsNite during intermissions)
Sat, Jan. 30 Minnesota at San Jose 9:30 pm (HD) (SportsNite during intermissions)
Mon, Feb. 1 Philadelphia at Calgary 8:30 pm (HD) (SportsNite at 11p)
Tue, Feb. 2 Detroit at San Jose 10:30 pm (in progress-HD) (SportsNite at 10p)
Thu, Mar. 2 New Jersey at San Jose 9:30 pm (HD) (SportsNite during intermissions)
Fri, Mar. 12 Tampa Bay at Washington 6:00 pm (HD) (local intermission updates)
Sun, Mar. 14 San Jose at Anaheim 7:00 pm (HD)
Thu, Mar. 18 Washington at Carolina 6:00 pm (HD) (local intermission updates)
Sun, Mar. 21 San Jose at Edmonton 7:00 pm
Wed, Mar. 24 Pittsburgh at Washington 6:00 pm (HD) (local intermission updates)
Sat, Mar. 27 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 12:00 pm (HD)
Sat, Mar. 27 Vancouver at San Jose 9:00 pm (HD) (SportsNite during intermissions)
Sun, Mar. 28 Calgary at Washington 2:00 pm (HD)
Sat, Apr. 3 Washington at Columbus 6:00 pm (HD) (local intermission updates)
Sun, Apr. 4 San Jose at Colorado 7:00 pm

http://www.multichannel.com/article/442635-CSN_Chicago_Goes_Out_Of_Market_With_18_NHL_Games.php

thanks illini, that's useful info, but I went to that website and it said that the game this past monday night was in HD, but it wasn't, I hope that the rest are, though...

These are actually some really good matchups, I'm excited about this...

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Chances are, you'll hear the descriptions of these "XTRA" matchups from the local Comcast SportsNet announcers, such as the aforementioned Randy Hahn calling the Sharks' games on CSN Bay Area...Come Friday night, you'll hear the voices of CSN Washington calling the Maple Leafs/Capitals' game from the Verizon Center if you tune in...

SWEET! Everyone with DirecTV misses like one Hawks game a week, but now they can watch a tape-delayed Caps game! Fuck yeaaaaaahhhhhh

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