2025-26 NHL Season

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Canadian National Commentators (English)

This is the final season of the NHL's 12 season deal with Rogers starting in 2014 before a new 11 year deal begins next year. This is the final season of sublicenses with CBC, Prime Video and TVA Sports with renewal news not known as of the start of the season. The Utah Hockey Club has been renamed the Utah Mammoth.

Regular Season

October:

Tuesday 10/7:

Blackhawks-Panthers, 5:00, SN1. Bob Wischusen, Kevin Weekes, Emily Kaplan (ESPN feed)

Penguins-Rangers, 8:00, SN1. Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Leah Hextall (ESPN feed)

Avalanche-Kings, 10:30, SN1. John Buccigross, Cassie Campbell-Pascall (ESPN feed)

Wednesday 10/8:

Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 7:00, SN1. Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Shawn McKenzie

Flames-Oilers, 10:00, SN1. Jack Michaels, Louie DeBrusk, Kyle Bukauskas

Thursday 10/9:

Blackhawks-Bruins, 7:00, SNW/SNP. Rick Ball, Darren Pang (Blackhawks feed)

Saturday 10/11:

Blues-Flames, 4:00, SN.

Maple Leafs-Red Wings, 7:00, CBC/SNO/SNW/SNP.

Canadiens-Blackhawks, 7:00, Citytv/SNE.

Senators-Panthers, 7:00, SN1.

Canucks-Oilers, 10:00, CBC/Citytv/SN/SN1.

Sunday 10/12:

Capitals-Rangers, 7:00, SN1. (feed)

American National Commentators

This is the fifth season of the NHL's seven year deal with Disney and TNT Sports. The Stanley Cup Final will air on ABC. All Disney games are streaming on ESPN Unlimited, with select games available on Disney+. All TNT Sports games stream on HBO Max. These listings include NHL Network Showcase games.

Regular Season

October:

Tuesday 10/7:

Blackhawks-Panthers, 5:00, ESPN. Bob Wischusen, Kevin Weekes, Emily Kaplan

Penguins-Rangers, 8:00, ESPN. Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Leah Hextall

Avalanche-Kings, 10:30, ESPN. John Buccigross, Cassie Campbell-Pascall

Wednesday 10/8:

Bruins-Capitals, 7:30, TNT. Brendan Burke, Darren Pang, Tarik El-Bashir

Kings-Golden Knights, 10:00, TNT. Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Aly Lozoff

Thursday 10/9:

Devils-Hurricanes, 7:30, ESPN+/Hulu/Disney+. John Buccigross, AJ Mleczko

Golden Knights-Sharks, 10:00, ESPN+/Hulu/Disney+. John Kelly, Cassie Campbell-Pascall

Stanley Cup Playoffs (Daily)

Canadian National Commentators (French)

This is the final season of the NHL's 12 season deal with Rogers starting in 2014 with the French language rights being sub-licensed to Quebecor. Rogers will begin a new contract with the NHL beginning in 2026/2027 with the status of the French language rights not known at the beginning of this season. Games this season will air on Quebecor's TVA Sports and TVA Sports 2 channels as well as their TVA Sports Direct streaming service.

Regular Season

October:

Tuesday 10/7:

Blackhawks-Panthers, 17h00, TVA Sports. Sébastien Goulet, Alexandre Picard (ESPN video feed)

Penguins-Rangers, 20h00, TVA Sports Direct. Sébastien Goulet, Alexandre Picard (ESPN video feed)

Avalanche-Kings, 22h30, TVA Sports 2. Sébastien Goulet, Alain Chainey (ESPN video feed)

Wednesday 10/8:

Canadiens-Maple Leafs, 19h00, TVA Sports. Félix Séguin, Patrick Lalime, Renaud Lavoie

Flames-Oilers, 22h00, TVA Sports. Alexis Goulet, Alain Chainey (Sportsnet One video feed)

Thursday 10/9:

Islanders-Penguins, 19h00, TVA Sports. Sébastien Goulet, Alexandre Picard (SportsNet Pittsburgh video feed)

Flames-Canucks, 22h00, TVA Sports. Sébastien Goulet, Alexandre Picard (Sportsnet Pacific video feed)

Saturday 10/11:

Kings-Jets, 13h30, TVA Sports.

Canadiens-Blackhawks, 19h00, TVA Sports.

Sunday 10/12:

Capitals-Rangers, 19h00, TVA Sports.

NHL Network Feed List

October:

Saturday 10/11:

Canadiens-Blackhawks, 7:00.

Sunday 10/12:

Capitals-Rangers, 7:00.

Monday 10/13:

Lightning-Bruins, 1:00.

Saturday 10/18:

Kraken-Maple Leafs, 7:00.

Sunday 10/19:

Bruins-Mammoth, 7:00.

Monday 10/20:

Wild-Rangers, 7:00.

Saturday 10/25:

Avalanche-Bruins, 3:00.

Canadiens-Canucks, 7:00.

Sunday 10/26:

Avalanche-Devils, 1:00.

Monday 10/27:

Blues-Penguins, 7:00.

Wednesday 10/29:

Maple Leafs-Blue Jackets, 7:30.

Friday 10/31:

Islanders-Capitals, 7:00.

TSN Regional TV Commentators

TSN will show 191 regional games, broken down like this: Jets - 60; Senators - 55; Canadiens - 50; Maple Leafs - 26.

October:

Thursday 10/9:

Canadiens-Red Wings, 7:00, TSN2. Bryan Mudryk, Frank Corrado

Senators-Lightning, 7:00, TSN5. Gord Miller, Jamie McLennan

Stars-Jets, 8:00, TSN3. Dan Robertson, Kevin Sawyer, Sara Orlesky

Saturday 10/11:

Kings-Jets, 1:30, TSN3. Dan Robertson, Kevin Sawyer, Sara Orlesky

Local TV and Radio Commentators

TV:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Boston Bruins - NESN (67 Games): Judd Sirott, Andy Brickley, Rotating

SLR rotation includes Adam Pellerin, Andrew Raycroft and Sophia Jurksztowicz. Two national games shown locally: 1/13 vs. DET and 1/20 at DAL on TNT.

Buffalo Sabres - MSG Buffalo (75 games): Dan Dunleavy, Rob Ray

Carolina Hurricanes - FDSN South (72 games): Mike Maniscalco, Tripp Tracy, Hanna Yates

Columbus Blue Jackets - FDSN Ohio (76 games): Steve Mears, Jody Shelley/Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Dave Maetzold

Detroit Red Wings - FDSN Detroit (67 games): Ken Daniels, Mickey Redmond, Rotating

SLR rotation includes Daniella Bruce, Logan Reever and Trevor Thompson. Two national games shown locally: 10/22 at BUF and 4/16 at FLA on TNT.

Florida Panthers - WSFL 39 (69 games): Steve Goldstein, Randy Moller, Katie Engleson

Streaming on PanthersPlus, and syndicated to WHDT 9 in West Palm Beach (select games on WPTV5) and WFTX 36.2 in Fort Myers. Two national games shown locally: 3/1 at NYI on ESPN and 3/3 at NJ on TNT.

Montréal Canadiens - TSN2 (50 games): Various (see TSN Regional Section, English) & RDS (60 games): Pierre Houde, Marc Denis, Luc Gélinas (French)

New Jersey Devils - MSG/MSGSN (69 games): Don La Greca, Ken Daneyko, Rachel Herzog

Bryce Salvador appears on occasion.

New York Islanders - MSGSN (72 games): Brendan Burke, Thomas Hickey, Shannon Hogan

Butch Goring and Cal Clutterbuck appear on occasion.

New York Rangers - MSG (69 games): Kenny Albert/Alex Faust, Dave Maloney, John Giannone (home games only)

Three national games shown locally: 11/4 vs. CAR, 11/12 at TB and 12/10 at CHI on TNT.

Ottawa Senators - TSN5: Various (see TSN Regional Section, English) & RDS (52 games): Michel Y. Lacroix, Norman Flynn (French)

Philadelphia Flyers - NBC Sports Philadelphia (68 games): Jim Jackson, Brian Boucher/Scott Hartnell, Ashlyn Sullivan (home games only)

Pittsburgh Penguins - SN Pittsburgh (67 games): Josh Getzoff, Rotating, Hailey Hunter

One national game shown locally: 4/14 at STL on ESPN.

Tampa Bay Lightning - The Spot Tampa 66 (69 games): Dave Randorf, Brian Engblom, Gabby Shirley

Syndicated to these stations across Lightning territory. Two national games shown locally: 3/3 at MIN and 3/17 at SEA on TNT.

Toronto Maple Leafs - TSN4 (26 games): Gord Miller, Mike Johnson, Mark Masters & SN Ontario (14 games): Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Shawn McKenzie

Washington Capitals - Monumental Sports Network (70 games): Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin, Al Koken

Four national games co-exist: 10/14 vs. TB on ESPN and 11/5 vs. STL, 1/19 @ COL and 4/12 vs. PIT on TNT. Two national games blacked out: 4/14 at CBJ on ESPN and 3/11 at PHI on TNT.

WESTERN CONFERENCE -

Anaheim Ducks - Victory+ (77 games): John Ahlers, Brian Hayward, Aly Lozoff

54 games are simulcast on KCOP (FOX 11 Plus) and 10 on FOX 11.

Calgary Flames - SN West: Jon Abbott, Kelly Hrudey, Brendan Parker

Chicago Blackhawks - CHSN (67 games): Rick Ball, Darren Pang

Colorado Avalanche - Altitude (69 games): Marc Moser, Mark Rycroft, Kyle Keefe/Rachel Tos

John-Michael Liles appears on occasion. Streaming on Altitude+. 20 games simulcast on TEGNA stations in Denver. Four national games blacked out: 4/16 vs. SEA on ESPN and 11/4 vs. TB, 12/9 at NSH and 12/16 at SEA on TNT.

Dallas Stars - Victory+ (68 games): Josh Bogorad, Daryl Reaugh

17 games will be simulcast on KDFW FOX 4 and KDFI More 27.Two national games shown locally: 12/23 at DET and 1/7 at WSH on TNT.

Edmonton Oilers - SN West: Jack Michaels, Louie DeBrusk, Gene Principe

Los Angeles Kings - FDSN West (68 games): John Kelly/Josh Schaefer, Jim Fox, Carrlyn Bathe

Tony Granato, Ray Ferraro and Jarret Stoll replace Fox on occasion. Eight games are simulcast on KCAL.

Minnesota Wild - FDSN North (67 games): Anthony LaPanta, Ryan Carter, Kevin Gorg

Alex Stalock and Lou Nanne replace Carter on occasion.

Nashville Predators - FDSN South (80 games): Willy Daunic, Chris Mason, Rotating

SLR rotation is Kara Hammer for home games, Lyndsay Rowley for road games. Five games simulcast on Newschannel 5.

St. Louis Blues - FDSN Midwest (68 games): Chris Kerber, Joey Vitale, Andy Strickland

San José Sharks - NBC Sports California (76 games): Randy Hahn, Drew Remenda, Tara Slone (select)

Jamal Mayers appears on occasion.

Seattle Kraken - KING 5/KONG 16 (73 games): John Forslund/Everett Fitzhugh, JT Brown, Eddie Olczyk, Piper Shaw

Streaming on Prime Video, and syndicated to stations across the Kraken Hockey Network.

Utah Mammoth - KUPX 16 (71 games): Matt McConnell, Dominic Moore/Nick Olczyk, Sarah Merrifield

Vancouver Canucks - SN Pacific: John Shorthouse, Dave Tomlinson/Ray Ferraro, Dan Murphy

Vegas Golden Knights - KMCC Vegas 34 (69 games):

One national game shown locally: 12/9 @ NYI on TNT.

Winnipeg Jets - TSN3 (60 games): Dan Robertson, Kevin Sawyer, Sara Orlesky

RADIO:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Boston Bruins - 98.5 The Sports: Ryan Johnston, Bob Beers

Buffalo Sabres - WGR550: TV Simulcast

Carolina Hurricanes - 99.9 The Fan: TV Simulcast

Columbus Blue Jackets - 97.1 The Fan: Bob McElligot

Detroit Red Wings - 97.1FM: Ken Kal, Paul Woods

Florida Panthers - WQAM104.3/560AM: Doug Plagens, Bill Lindsay (home games only)

Montréal Canadiens - TSN690: Victor Findlay, J.P. O'Connor/Jon Goyens (English) & 98.5FM: Martin McGuire, Dany Dubé (French)

New Jersey Devils - Devils Hockey Network: Matt Loughlin, Chico Resch

New York Islanders - WRHU 88.7/WRCN 103.9: Alan Fuehring

Guest color commentators like Cal Clutterbuck, Josh Bailey, etc. appear on occasion. When Fuehring appears on TV, the TV broadcast is simulcast.

New York Rangers - 98.7FM ESPN Radio: Alex Faust/Alex Thomas, Dave Starman

John Giannone did play-by-play 10/7 vs. PIT.

Ottawa Senators - TSN1200: Dean Brown, Gord Wilson (English) & 104.7FM: Marc Legault, Yanick St-Denis (French)

Philadelphia Flyers - 97.5 The Fanatic/93.3WMMR: Tim Saunders, Todd Fedoruk

Pittsburgh Penguins - WXDX 105.9FM/ESPN Radio 970AM: Joe Brand, Phil Bourque

Tampa Bay Lightning - 102.5 The Bone: Dave Mishkin, Phil Esposito (home games only)

Toronto Maple Leafs - SN590 The Fan/TSN1050 (41 games each): Joe Bowen, Jim Ralph

Washington Capitals - 106.7 The Fan/WFED 1500 AM: John Walton, Ken Sabourin

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Anaheim Ducks - Ducks Stream: Steve Carroll, Emerson Etem

Calgary Flames - SN960 The Fan: Derek Wills, Meaghan Mikkelson

Chicago Blackhawks - WGN720: John Wiedeman, Troy Murray (English) & Latino Media Network 1200AM: (Spanish, select)

Colorado Avalanche - Altitude92.5FM/950AM: Conor McGahey

Dallas Stars -

Edmonton Oilers - CHED630/880:

Los Angeles Kings - ESPN 710AM/ESPN LA App: Josh Schaefer/Jared Shafran, Daryl Evans

Minnesota Wild KFAN-FM 100.3/KOOL 108: Joe O'Donnell, Tom Reid

Nashville Predators - 102.5 The Game: Pete Weber/Max Herz, Hal Gill (English) & El Jefe: Alex Martinez/Nayele Alamilla, Jordi Sanchez (Spanish)

St. Louis Blues - 101ESPN: TV Simulcast

San José Sharks - Sharks Audio Network: Dan Rusanowsky, Rotating

Rotation includes Scott Hannan, Jamal Mayers, Alex Stalock and Dan Boyle.

Seattle Kraken - 93.3KJR: Everett Fitzhugh, Al Kinisky

Utah Mammoth - 1280AM/KSL Sports Zone: Mike Folta

Nick Olczyk appears on occasion.

Vancouver Canucks - SN650: Brendan Batchelor, Randip Janda

Landon Ferraro and Brett Festerling replace Janda on Saturdays.

Vegas Golden Knights - FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340: (English) & 1460AM: (Spanish)

Winnipeg Jets - 680 CJOB/Power 97: Paul Edmons, Mitchell Clinton

American National Radio Commentators

All games air on Sports USA.

Regular Season:

October:

Tuesday 10/7:

Avalanche-Kings, 10:30. John Ahlers, Jim Fox

January:

Friday 1/2:

Rangers-Panthers (Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park), 8:00.

February:

Sunday 2/1:

Bruins-Lightning (Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium), TBD.

Olympics

Coming soon!


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