 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2004, NBC yakasvika chibvumirano chokuparadzira neNational Hockey League NHL. Chibvumirano chokugoverana mari chaida kuti mativi acho maviri agovane mari inobva pakushambadzira pashure pokunge nhepfenyuro yacho yawanazve mari yaishandiswa. Mitambo yaifanirwa kutanga kuratidzwa pamambure panguva ya2004-05 mwaka, zvisinei ligi 2004-05 NHL lockout yakakonzera kukanzurwa kwemwaka iwoyo yakanonoka kutanga kwechibvumirano kusvika hafu yechipiri ye2005-06 NHL mwaka. Nhepfenyuro yeNBC yakatanga kutepfenyura mitambo yemwaka wenguva dzose musi weMugovera masikati isati yaendesa nhepfenyuro kuSvondo, Mugovera neSvondo masikati mitambo yemitambo, uye kusvika kumitambo mishanu yeStanley Cup. Mukuwedzera muna 2008, NBC yakatepfenyura 2008 NHL Winter Classic, mutambo wekunze weNHL unotambwa paZuva reGore Idzva paRalph Wilson Stadium, kubudirira mukupinda uye ratings yeterevhizheni. Winter Classic yegore rakatevera yaizova mutambo wemwaka wenguva dzose unonyanya kutariswa mumakore makumi matatu nemana. Mukuwedzera kune kubudirira kwegore rino, Mutambo 7 we2009 Stanley Cup Final wakatariswa neavhareji ye 8 mamiriyoni evatariri, zviyero zvakakwirira zveNHL mutambo mumakore 36. 