Where to watch NHL games

Hockey is back, and you don't need cable to follow it anymore. This guide lists where NHL games air in the 2026–27 season, country by country — and every entry is verified from an official announcement: the league, the network, or a joint press release. No rumor-mill blogs, no guesswork.

Rights deals shift every few years, and regional blackouts still apply in the US and Canada — if your local team is blacked out on a national feed, that's usually why. The broadcaster's own site is the final word for your postcode.

Broadcasters by country

Country	Where to watch
Canada	Sportsnet National games on TV, streaming and digital, including the playoffs and Stanley Cup Final; Sportsnet+ streams national and regional games Prime Video Wednesday Night Hockey plus select early-round Stanley Cup Playoff games TVA Sports French-language national games: up to 350 regular-season games a year, including 32 Canadiens games
United States	ESPN & ABC National games on ABC and ESPN; ESPN+ streams exclusive national games plus the out-of-market package TNT & TBS Up to 72 national games a season, the Winter Classic, and shared playoffs and Stanley Cup Final; streams on Max
Sweden	Disney+ ESPN on Disney+: 160 regular-season games, with shared conference finals and Stanley Cup Final
Finland	Disney+ ESPN on Disney+: 160 regular-season games, with shared conference finals and Stanley Cup Final; select games also on Star Channel

Tip: blackout rules can apply to local games on some services — the broadcaster's own site has the final word for your postcode.

Still being confirmed

We could not verify an official broadcaster for these countries yet, so we would rather say so than guess: United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brazil, Mexico.

Playoff crowd packed into Rogers Arena during a Vancouver Canucks game — Photo: Roland Tanglao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Inside the arena before puck drop, ice lit and seats filling up — Photo: s.yume, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All NHL teams

Sources

Every broadcaster listed above comes from an official announcement — the league's own site or press releases. We update this guide when rights change.