NHL announces how to watch the qualifying round in Canada and the U.S

With under two weeks to go before the qualifying round of the NHL's 24-team Return to Play format begins, the league has finally revealed how to watch those games in both Canada and the United States.

The qualifiers will begin Saturday, August 1st with a slate of five games across NBC, NBCSN, NHL Network™, NHL.TV™ and NHL Center Ice� in the U.S., and Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports in Canada. The full schedule can be found at the bottom of this story.

According to the league, NBC Sports will present up to 120 hours of coverage of the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifier on NBC, NBCSN and USA Network beginning August 1st, highlighted by at least 10 hours of wall-to-wall NHL action each day from Aug. 1-5, comprised of Qualifying Round and Round Robin matchups. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, through Wednesday, Aug. 5, NBC Sports will present coverage from at least four games each day across NBC, NBCSN and USA Network, including some games that will be joined in progress.

In Canada, From Stanley Cup Qualifiers to the hoisting of the Stanley Cup, Sportsnet will present every minute of every game from every series, with up to six games a day. Exclusive English-language coverage begins Aug. 1 on Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet Radio Network, with livestreaming on SN NOW and NHL LIVE. Sportsnet and SN NOW also will present three all-Canadian exhibition games on July 28 and July 29. TVA Sports is the exclusive French-language broadcaster of the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, including all Montreal Canadiens games, as well as all rounds of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. From Aug. 1-5, TVA Sports will broadcast up to three games per day for more than 10 hours of daily action and also will present three exhibition games, including Toronto vs. Montreal on July 28 on TVA Sports and TVA Network. In all, TVA Sports will bring fans more than 100 games.

Here is the full schedule for the qualifying round. Happy viewing!

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