There is plenty of afternoon action on your television today, New York area sports fans. So, if you have the day off from work you can kick back, relax and enjoy a game or two.
↵If you are an NHL, you can watch the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils at 1 p.m. ET (MSG+). Neither of those squads is having a great season, but it is a meeting between two local squads and those are always entertaining regardless of how the teams are faring.
↵If you are an NBA fan, you can watch a doubleheader this afternoon. At 1 p.m. you can watch the New York Knicks as they host Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns (MSG). At 4 p.m. you can watch the New Jersey Nets as they play the Golden State Warriors (YES).
↵Tonight's schedule will be highlighted by No. 3 Syracuse facing No. 5 Pitt in college basketball.
NHL
1 p.m. ET -- New Jersey @ NY Islanders – MSG+2 (NJ), MSG+ (NYI)
↵NBA
↵1 p.m. ET -- Phoenix @ New York – KUTP My45, MSG
4 p.m. ET -- New Jersey @ Golden State – YES, CSN Bay
College Basketball
↵3:30 p.m. ET -- Villanova @ Connecticut – ESPN
5 p.m. ET -- Albany @ Stony Brook – MSG+
7 p.m. ET -- Canisius @ Siena – Time Warner Upstate NY
7:30 p.m. ET -- Syracuse @ Pittsburgh ESPN