NHL Games Today

NHL games today are listed below with start times in Eastern Time (ET), TV channels and live scores. Tonight’s games have their own section, so you can check the evening slate fast. Scores update on their own, so there’s no need to reload the page.

2026-27 NHL Season: Quick Facts

Preseason	Sept. 19 to 26, 2026 (65 games)
Opening night	Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 (5 games)
Games per team	84, the most since 1993-94
Total games	1,344, a league record
Last day of the regular season	Saturday, April 10, 2027 (all 32 teams play)
Stanley Cup Playoffs	Start the week after April 10, 2027 (16 teams)
Stanley Cup Final	June 2027, on TNT in the US and Sportsnet in Canada
Defending champion	Carolina Hurricanes

Each team plays two more division games than last season. To make room, most teams play four preseason games, down from six. It’s also the first time a regular season starts in North America before October.

Opening night games: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026

Five games open the season, and the live list at the top of this page has each one with its time and channel. Carolina raises its Stanley Cup banner before the first of them, at 5:00 PM ET against the Florida Panthers. In Canada, Sportsnet has Montreal at Toronto and Vancouver at Edmonton. TNT’s first games come a night later, on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30 PM ET. The Los Angeles Kings visit the Colorado Avalanche at 10:00 PM ET.

Key Dates on the 2026-27 NHL Calendar

These dates change how busy a night is. Outdoor games and the All-Star break mean a short slate. Oct. 13 and April 10 are the two nights when every team plays.

Date	Event
Tue, Oct. 13, 2026	All 32 teams play on the same night
Sun, Oct. 25, 2026	Heritage Classic: Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets, Princess Auto Stadium
Nov. 12 and 14, 2026	Global Series Finland: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Seattle Kraken, Helsinki
Dec. 18 and 20, 2026	Global Series Germany: Ottawa Senators vs. Chicago Blackhawks, Düsseldorf
Mon, Dec. 21, 2026	First Stanley Cup Final rematch: Hurricanes at Golden Knights
Thu, Dec. 31, 2026	Winter Classic: Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth, Rice-Eccles Stadium
Fri, Feb. 5, 2027	All-Star Skills, UBS Arena, Long Island
Sat, Feb. 6, 2027	All-Star Game: five teams in a 3-on-3 round robin
Sat, Feb. 20, 2027	Stadium Series: Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights, AT&T Stadium, Arlington

What Time Do NHL Games Start Today?

Most NHL games start at 7:00 PM ET. West Coast games start at 10:00 PM ET or later. Weekend and holiday games can start as early as 12:30 PM ET. The exact time for each game today is in the list at the top of this page.

• 7:00 to 7:30 PM ET: the usual weeknight start for Eastern teams.
• 8:00 to 8:30 PM ET: Central time zone home games.
• 9:00 to 9:30 PM ET: Mountain time zone home games.
• 10:00 to 10:30 PM ET: Pacific time zone home games, which is 7:00 PM local.
• 12:30 to 5:00 PM ET: weekend matinees, holiday games and games played in Europe.

What I’m watching: Mondays. The NHL added a run of Monday afternoon games this season so fans in Europe can watch in the evening. If you only check the schedule after work, you could miss one. Look at Monday’s list early.

NHL start times in your time zone

Every time on this page is Eastern Time. Use this table to find the puck drop (the start of the game) on your own clock.

Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific	UK	Central Europe
1:00 PM	12:00 PM	11:00 AM	10:00 AM	6:00 PM	7:00 PM
7:00 PM	6:00 PM	5:00 PM	4:00 PM	12:00 AM	1:00 AM
8:00 PM	7:00 PM	6:00 PM	5:00 PM	1:00 AM	2:00 AM
9:00 PM	8:00 PM	7:00 PM	6:00 PM	2:00 AM	3:00 AM
10:00 PM	9:00 PM	8:00 PM	7:00 PM	3:00 AM	4:00 AM
10:30 PM	9:30 PM	8:30 PM	7:30 PM	3:30 AM	4:30 AM

One catch: clocks change on different dates. From Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, 2026, and from March 14 to March 28, 2027, the UK and Europe are one hour closer to ET. Take one hour off the last two columns in those weeks.

Where to Watch NHL Games Today

The channel for each game is shown next to it in today’s list. Here is how the 2026-27 season is split.

United States

Where	What it shows
ESPN, ESPN2, ABC	53 national games. ABC is free with an antenna.
ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+	47 streaming-only national games
TNT, truTV, HBO Max	72 national games and the full 2027 Stanley Cup Final
NHL Power Play on the ESPN App	More than 1,050 out-of-market games
Regional network or team app	Your local team’s other games

Out-of-market means games between teams from outside your area. Your local team’s games are blacked out on Power Play, so you need its regional network or app for those.

Canada

Where	What it shows
Sportsnet and Sportsnet+	More than 500 national games, including Saturday Night Hockey from Oct. 3
Sportsnet+ only	Monday Night Hockey, from Oct. 5
Prime Video	Wednesday night games (at least 26, from Sept. 30), included with Prime. Also two first-round playoff series and one second-round series.
TVA Sports	French-language national games

CBC no longer shows NHL games. That ends a 74-year run. Saturday games are now on Sportsnet under the name Saturday Night Hockey.

Follow NHL Games Today and All Season

Come back any day for NHL games today and tonight, with start times in ET, TV channels and live scores in one place. Once the games are final, the NHL standings show what each result did to the playoff race.

Season guide by Meyer Roy. Last updated Sept. 20, 2026. Dates, times and TV details come from the NHL.com schedule release and the ESPN, TNT Sports, Sportsnet and Rogers announcements. Spot an error? Tell us through the contact page.