The 2024-25 NHL season starts soon, and the ESPN family of networks is your home for hockey.
There will be 100 exclusive games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC this season, plus 1,050-plus out-of-market games available on NHL Power Play on ESPN+.
The broadcast season begins on Oct. 8 with a tripleheader: St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken (4:30 p.m. ET), Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers (7 p.m. ET) and Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club (10 p.m. ET).
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On Oct. 22, the NHL Frozen Frenzy — a special night of hockey featuring all 32 teams in action — makes its return. That includes another tripleheader beginning at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN — Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken and Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights — while the 13 other games will be available on NHL Power Play on ESPN+. In addition, there will be a live whip-around show with live look-ins and highlights from all 16 games.
The NHL 4 Nations Faceoff will take place from Feb. 12-20, including teams of NHL players representing the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden in a round-robin tournament. Three round-robin games and the championship game will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC.
March 1 will see the return of the Stadium Series to ESPN, with the Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
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October
Tuesday, Oct. 8
St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN+
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN+
Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club, 10 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN+
Thursday, Oct. 10
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Oct. 11
Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
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Thursday, Oct. 17
New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Frozen Frenzy whip-around show
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers 6 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN+
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN+
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, 11 p.m | ESPN/ESPN+
Friday, Oct. 25
Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Monday, Oct. 28
Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Oct. 29
New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Oct. 31
Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
November
Thursday, Nov. 7
Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 8
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Nov. 12
New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Nov. 14
St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Nov. 21
Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+
December
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Dec. 5
Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Dec. 6
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Dec. 12
Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, Dec. 17
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Dec. 19
Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Dec. 20
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Dec. 27
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Sunday, Dec. 29
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN
January
Thursday, Jan. 2
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Jan. 4
New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Sunday, Jan. 5
New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Jan. 9
Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Jan. 11
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 1 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Jan. 16
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Tuesday, Jan. 21
Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Jan. 23
Utah Hockey Club at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Jan. 24
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights, 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Jan. 30
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m. | ESPN+
February
Saturday, Feb. 1
Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, 1 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Feb. 6
Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 8
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, 1 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins, 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Feb. 12-20
NHL 4 Nations Faceoff
Saturday, Feb. 22
Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, 12:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Feb. 27
Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
March
Saturday, March 1
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Stadium Series: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, 6 p.m. | ESPN
Tuesday, March 4
New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, March 6
Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 8
Seattle Kraken at Philadelphia Flyers, 12:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Monday, March 10
Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, March 11
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, March 13
Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, March 15
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Tuesday, March 18
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, 9 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, March 20
Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, March 22
Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights, 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Monday, March 24
Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Tuesday, March 25
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, March 27
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 29
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Sunday, March 30
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m. | ESPN
April
Tuesday, April 1
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, April 3
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, April 5
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 12:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Sunday, April 6
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Tuesday, April 8
Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, April 10
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, April 12
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, 12:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, 3 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Sunday, April 13
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Monday, April 14
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Tuesday, April 15
Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, 8 p.m. | ESPN
Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, April 17
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. | ESPN
