BRISTOL, Connecticut -- It's 4:50 p.m. ET and Mark Schuman, the lead producer for ESPN's “NHL Frozen Frenzy,” comes down to meet with NHL.com outside Studio E, the home base for co-hosts John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes for what will be more than a six-hour shift.

The purpose of this chat was for Schuman to go over the details of the night, the biggest of the NHL regular season at ESPN.

Sixteen games, three on ESPN, all on ESPN+, and the third annual Frozen Frenzy, a whip-around show hosted by Buccigross and Weekes and produced by Schuman that comes on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. ET, transfers to ESPN+ at 7:30, featuring every goal and highlight of the night.

"It's about getting people to see the games," Schuman says. "I don't care who wins the games tonight, I just want them to be close in the th

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