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24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic preview, Dec. 29

By April MacIntyre Dec 24, 2010, 19:36 GMT

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24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic - Episode 3 debuts Wednesday, Dec. 29.
    
Liev Schreiber narrates this HBO event. For the first time this season, archrivals Pittsburgh and Washington meet on the ice in a highly anticipated showdown hosted by Caps at the Verizon Center.  Preparations begin for the transformation of Heinz Field from football field to hockey rink.

The first three episodes of 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic will be presented back-to-back Saturday, Jan. 1 at 7:00 a.m. on HBO and Thursday, Dec. 30 at 1:30 p.m. on HBO2.

The finale debuts Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 10:00 p.m., four days after the Classic, with cameras tracking all the drama and excitement surrounding the Capitals and Penguins on game day.  All four episodes have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series is also available on HBO On Demand.

For Immediate Release  Dec. 23, 2010

24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS:  ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC

DEC. 29 EPISODE  Episode #3

Debut:  WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Other HBO playdates:  Dec. 29 (11:00 p.m.), 30 (7:00 p.m., midnight) and 31 (9:00 a.m., 8:00 p.m.), and Jan. 1 (9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., 1:55 a.m.), 2 (10:30 a.m.) and 3 (7:00 p.m., 2:10 a.m.)

HBO2 playdates:  Dec. 30 (3:30 p.m.) and Jan. 2 (3:00 a.m.), 3 (11:30 p.m.), 4 (10:00 p.m.) and 8 (3:30 p.m.)

HBO On Demand availability begins:  Jan. 3

Rating:  TVMA/L