Three Exclusive NHL Games This Week on ESPN+/Hulu
The Point Returns Friday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+
Star Watch Alternate Presentation on Thursday featuring Oilers’ Connor McDavid and Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov on ESPN+
In The Crease: Best Plays of the Month – November Continues Thursday on ESPN+
42 NHL Power Play Games Streaming on ESPN+
The NHL season continues with three exclusive games on ESPN and ESPN+/Hulu, beginning this week with a Metropolitan Division matchup between the New York Islanders – with Mathew Barzal leading the team in points, assists and recently achieving 333 career points – and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. The teams face each other again following an Islanders 5-2 win at UBS Arena in New York this past Saturday.
Exclusive ESPN+/Hulu action returns Thursday as the Edmonton Oilers and its power duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl take on the Minnesota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov, who leads the team in assists and points. The traditional game feed and a special Star Watch presentation – with isolated cameras and stats focused on the Oilers’ Connor McDavid and Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov– will also be available on ESPN+.
The Islanders return to ESPN+/Hulu on Friday, December 2, as they host the Nashville Predators to close out this week’s exclusive games.
Exclusive NHL games and studio shows on ESPN and ESPN+/Hulu this week:
| Date | Time (ET) | Platform(s) | Game/Studio Show | ESPN Commentators |
| Mon, Nov 28 | 1 a.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Linda Cohn |
| Tue, Nov 29 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers The Flyers (7-10-5) host the Islanders (15-8-0) at the Wells Fargo Center in hopes of setting the score in a rematch of last Saturday’s 5-2 loss on the Islanders’ home ice. |
Play-by-Play: John Buccigross
Analyst: Kevin Weekes In Studio: Steve Levy, Linda Cohn, Ryan Callahan |
| 1 a.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Linda Cohn | |
| Wed, Nov 30 | 1 a.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Linda Cohn |
| Thu, Dec 1 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Pregame Show Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild |
Host: Steve Levy
Analyst: Kevin Weekes |
| 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild The Wild (10-9-2) and Krill Kaprizov host the Oilers (11-10-0) and league points leader Connor McDavid at the Xcel Energy Center. |
Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Analyst: Brian Boucher Reporter: Leah Hextall In Studio: Steve Levy, Kevin Weekes, Linda Cohn |
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| 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Star Watch Presentation:
Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild Players featured on Star Watch, with isolated cameras and stats, will be the Oilers’ Connor McDavid and the Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov. |
Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Analyst: Brian Boucher Reporter: Leah Hextall In Studio: Steve Levy, Kevin Weekes, Linda Cohn |
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| 11:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease: Best Plays of the Month – November | Host: Linda Cohn | |
| 1 a.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Linda Cohn | |
| Fri, Dec 2 | 4 p.m. | ESPN2, ESPN+ | The Point The Point this week includes a sit down with the Islanders’ Mathew Barzal and John Buccigross. “Breaking the Ice” with Blake Bolden returns this week the Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi. Rick DiPietro’s Shootout Challenge debuts on The Point this week with Connor McDavid. |
Host: John Buccigross
Analyst: Rick DiPietro, Kevin Weekes |
| 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Nashville Predators at New York Islanders The Predators (9-9-2) and Filip Forsberg take on the Islanders (15-8-0) and Ilya Sorokin, recently coming off a career-high 46 save performance at the UBS Arena. |
Play-by-Play: Mike Monaco
Analyst: AJ Mleczko In Studio: John Buccigross, Kevin Weekes, Arda Öcal |
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| 11 p.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Arda Öcal | |
| Sat, Dec 3 | 1 a.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Arda Öcal |
| Sun, Dec 4 | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | In The Crease | Host: Arda Öcal |
*Please note commentator assignments may be subject to change.
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ | This Week’s Live Out-of-Market Highlight Games
NHL Power Play on ESPN+ will also stream 42 live out-of-market games this week.
*Subscribe to ESPN+ at ESPNPlus.com for more than 1,050 NHL Power Play out-of-market games this season.
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