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Aug 26, 2026, 01:07 PM ET

ESPN is the home to 100 exclusive games through the 2026-27 NHL season, including an opening-night tripleheader, the fourth edition of NHL Frozen Frenzy, the return of Honda NHL All-Star Weekend and the 2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Here's what to know about ESPN's NHL slate for the upcoming season.

When does the season begin?

The season starts Tuesday, Sept. 29.

How can fans watch?

53 matchups will be available on ESPN and ABC, while the remaining 47 matchups can be streamed on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu. All games will be available on the ESPN App through an ESPN Unlimited plan subscription or pay TV authentication. Additionally, NHL Power Play on the ESPN App returns with 1,050-plus out-of-market games and is available to all ESPN DTC subscribers.

What is the schedule?

ESPN 2026-27 NHL Schedule

Date / Time	Game	Channel
Sep. 29, 5 p.m.	Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes	ESPN
Sep. 29, 8 p.m.	New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins	ESPN
Sep. 29, 10:30 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN
Oct. 1, 7 p.m.	Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 1, 9:30 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. Utah Mammoth	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 6, 8 p.m.	New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers	ESPN
Oct. 6, 10:30 p.m.	Florida Panthers vs. Los Angeles Kings	ESPN
Oct. 8, 8 p.m.	San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 13, 6 p.m.	New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings (NHL Frozen Frenzy)	ESPN
Oct. 13, 8:30 p.m.	Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars (NHL Frozen Frenzy)	ESPN
Oct. 13, 11 p.m.	Boston Bruins vs. San Jose Sharks (NHL Frozen Frenzy)	ESPN
Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 20, 8 p.m.	Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars	ESPN
Oct. 20, 10:30 p.m.	Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Islanders	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 22, 10 p.m.	Utah Mammoth vs. Seattle Kraken	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 27, 8 p.m.	Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes	ESPN
Oct. 27, 10:30 p.m.	Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks	ESPN
Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Oct. 29, 10 p.m.	Buffalo Sabres vs. Anaheim Ducks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.	Edmonton Oilers vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 5, 7 p.m.	Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 5, 9:30 p.m.	Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.	Florida Panthers vs. Columbus	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 10, 10 p.m.	Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles Kings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.	Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 12, 10 p.m.	New York Islanders vs. Los Angeles Kings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.	Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Nov. 19, 10 p.m.	Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.	San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.	New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 3, 10 p.m.	Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 8, 9 p.m.	Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 10, 7 p.m.	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers	ESPN
Dec. 10, 9:30 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Seattle Kraken	ESPN
Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Kings vs. Detroit Red Wings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m.	Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.	Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m.	Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 5, 10 p.m.	Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 7, 7 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers	ESPN
Jan. 7, 9:30 p.m.	Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN
Jan. 12, 7 p.m.	Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 14, 9:30 p.m.	Florida Panthers vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN
Jan. 16, Noon	Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers	ABC
Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m.	Dallas Stars vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 19, 10 p.m.	Seattle Kraken vs. Los Angeles Kings	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 21, 9 p.m.	Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN
Jan. 26, 8 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Kings vs. Philadelphia Flyers	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 28, 10 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Jan. 31, Noon	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	ABC
Feb. 5, 7 p.m.	2027 NHL All-Star Skills (UBS Arena, N.Y.)	ESPN
Feb. 6, 3 p.m.	2027 Honda NHL All-Star Game (UBS Arena, N.Y.)	ABC
Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.	Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.	Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Feb. 18, 9 p.m.	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Dallas Stars	ESPN
Feb. 19, 9 p.m.	Seattle Kraken vs. Utah Mammoth	ESPN
Feb. 20, Noon	New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers	ABC
Feb. 20, 3 p.m.	Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks	ABC
Feb. 20, 8 p.m.	Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars	ABC
Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.	Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Feb. 25, 8 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins	ESPN
Feb. 27, Noon	Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins	ABC
Feb. 28, 6:30 p.m.	Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks	ESPN
Feb. 28, 9 p.m.	Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues	ESPN
Mar. 4, 6 p.m.	New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings	ESPN
Mar. 4, 8:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers	ESPN
Mar. 6, Noon	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins	ABC
Mar. 6, 3 p.m.	New York Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres	ABC
Mar. 7, 7 p.m.	Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Rangers	ESPN
Mar. 7, 9:30 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN
Mar. 9, 8 p.m.	Carolina Hurricanes vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 9, 10:30 p.m.	San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 11, 9:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Kings vs. Seattle Kraken	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 13, 3 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	ABC
Mar. 15, 7 p.m.	New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins	ESPN
Mar. 15, 9:30 p.m.	Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche	ESPN
Mar. 16, 7:30 p.m.	San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 16, 10 p.m.	Carolina Hurricanes vs. Anaheim Ducks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 18, 7:30 p.m.	Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 18, 10 p.m.	Utah Mammoth vs. Anaheim Ducks	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 20, 8 p.m.	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers	ABC
Mar. 23, 7 p.m.	Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 23, 9:30 p.m.	Utah Mammoth vs. Colorado Avalanche	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Mar. 25, 6:30 p.m.	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	ESPN
Mar. 25, 9 p.m.	Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild	ESPN
Mar. 28, 6 p.m.	Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens	ESPN
Mar. 28, 8:30 p.m.	Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis Blues	ESPN
Mar. 30, 7:30 p.m.	Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Apr. 3, Noon	Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers	ABC
Apr. 3, 3 p.m.	Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins	ABC
Apr. 3, 8 p.m.	Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	ABC
Apr. 4, 7 p.m.	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals	ESPN
Apr. 4, 9:30 p.m.	St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks	ESPN
Apr. 6, 7 p.m.	Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers	ESPN
Apr. 6, 9:30 p.m.	St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden Knights	ESPN
Apr. 10, Noon	Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers	ABC
Apr. 10, 3 p.m.	Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche	ABC
Apr. 10, 8 p.m.	Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning	ABC