We’re just mere weeks away from the start of the 2022-23 National Hockey League season that will see the Colorado Avalanche attempt to continue the recent trend of repeating as Stanley Cup champions alive!
And for those of you wondering what the nationally televised schedule will look like, look no further. Not only will there be 103 games across ESPN, ESPN+, HULU and ABC broadcast, but an additional 1,050 out of market games will be available on ESPN+.
Per NHL.com:
ESPN will televise a season-opening doubleheader Oct. 11, when the New York Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden (7:30 pm ET) before the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena (10 pm ET).
Other highlights include the New Jersey Devils at the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 13 (7 pm ET; ESPN+, HULU) in John Tortorella’s debut as Flyers coach, Johnny Gaudreau’s return to Calgary when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Flames on Jan. 23 (9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, HULU), and a Stanley Cup rematch when the Lightning host the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 9 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN).
ESPN will televise the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings on Feb. 3 and the Honda NHL All-Star Game from FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, the following day. It will also televise the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET).
ABC will televise games beginning in February following the All-Star Game, including doubleheaders on Feb. 11, March 4 and March 11, and a tripleheader April 8.
ESPN, the NHL and The Walt Disney Co. agreed to a seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal March 10, 2021, that includes exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final on ABC in four of its seven years with the ability to simulcast on ESPN+ and additional ESPN networks.
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