The NHL season returned on Oct. 12 with a doubleheader on ESPN. This season mark the first time ESPN has aired NHL games since 2004. ESPN+ will broadcast 75 exclusive regular-season games, with ABC and ESPN airing a combined 28 exclusive regular-season games for a total of 103 games.
The complete broadcast schedule can be found here.
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How to watch
Upcoming games exclusively on ESPN networks
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3/15: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 ET (ESPN+)
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3/17: Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:30 ET (ESPN+)
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3/17: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, 10 ET (ESPN+)
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3/19: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8 ET (ABC, ESPN+)
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3/22: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, 8:30 ET (ESPN+)
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3/22: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 (ESPN+)
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3/24: Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 ET (ESPN)
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3/24: Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues, 8 ET (ESPN+)
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3/24: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10 ET (ESPN+)
On ESPN+ and Hulu
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ESPN+ will air one exclusive matchup every Tuesday from Oct. 19 to Dec. 28.
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ESPN will have an exclusive Friday night matchup with Hulu until January.
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In 2022, exclusive matchups on ESPN+ will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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More than 1,000 out-of-market games will be available on ESPN+.
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On ESPN
This season will include 103 exclusive regular-season games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC, and more than 1,000 out-of-market games will be available on ESPN+.
• How to watch
• Subscribe to ESPN+
• Stream the NHL on ESPN
On ABC
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ABC will air 10 regular-season games.
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One of those 10 games will be the 2021 Thanksgiving Showdown between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Nov. 26.
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The 2022 NHL All-Star game will air on ABC.
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Beginning Feb. 22, ABC will air a weekly game on Saturday night.
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All ABC games can be watched on ESPN+.
Stanley Cup playoffs
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The Stanley Cup playoffs and Stanley Cup Final will return to ESPN and ABC starting with the 2021-2022 season.
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As part of the seven-year TV deal between ESPN and the NHL, ESPN and ABC will have exclusive coverage of one conference finals and half of all first- and second-round games.
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