Five Exclusive NHL Games This Week on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu

Andrea DiCristoforoOctober 20, 2025

Tuesday ESPN Doubleheader: Florida Panthers Take on the Boston Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ET and Colorado Avalanche Face Utah Mammoth at 10 p.m.
Thursday Doubleheader: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 6:45 p.m. and Los Angeles Kings vs. Dallas Stars at 9 p.m. on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu
Friday Matchup Between Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres at 7 p.m. on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu
All NHL on ESPN Games Stream on the ESPN App via DTC or Pay TV Authentication
The Point Continues Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+
46 NHL Power Play Out-of-Market Games Streaming on ESPN+ This Week

The NHL season continues this week with five exclusive matchups on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu. The puck drops Tuesday with an ESPN doubleheader, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET with Brad Marchand’s facing his former Bruins team since being traded to the Florida Panthers last season. Later at 10 p.m., the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon face the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center.

Exclusive game action continues Thursday with a doubleheader on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu beginning with Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks taking on Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning at 6:45 p.m. for an interconference matchup.At 9 p.m. ET, Jake Oettinger and the Dallas Stars face off against Anze Kopitar and the Los Angeles Kings, with Kopitar beginning his farewell season after announcing his retirement.

On Friday, Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Buffalo Sabres at 7 p.m. on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu.

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Exclusive NHL games on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu this week:

Date	Time (ET)	Platform(s)	Game/Studio Show	ESPN Commentators
Tuesday, October 21	5:30 p.m.	ESPN2, ESPN+	*The Point*	Host: Steve Levy Analysts: Mark Messier, T.J. Oshie Insider/Reporter: Emily Kaplan Contributor: Arda Öcal
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN	Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins	Play-by-Play: Mike Monaco Analyst: Ray Ferraro Insider/Reporter: Emily Kaplan Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson In Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier, T.J. Oshie, Arda Öcal
	10 p.m.	ESPN	Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth	Play-by-Play: John Buccigross Analyst: Cassie Campbell-Pascall Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson In Studio: Steve Levy, Mark Messier, T.J. Oshie, Arda Öcal
Thursday, October 23	6:45 p.m.	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu	Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning	Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen Analyst: AJ Mleczko In Studio: John Buccigross, John Tortorella, Emily Kaplan, Arda Öcal
Thursday, October 23	9 p.m.	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu	Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars	Play-by-Play: Mike Monaco Analyst: Ray Ferraro In Studio: John Buccigross, John Tortorella, Emily Kaplan, Arda Öcal
Friday, October 24	7 p.m.	ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu	Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres	Play-by-Play: Steve Levy Analyst: Erik Johnson In Studio: Arda Öcal, Emily Kaplan

*Please note commentator assignments may be subject to change.

NHL Power Play on ESPN+ (Out-of-Market Games on ESPN+)
In addition to 47 exclusive games on ESPN+/Hulu, more than 1,050 out-of-market games will be available through NHL Power Play on the ESPN App – available to all ESPN DTC subscribers – throughout the season.

NHL Power Play games include the choice of two separate live streams with either home team or away team commentary, as well as Canadian national presentations of Hockey Night in Canada, providing a local experience for fans no matter where they are in the U.S. Replays of every NHL regular season and playoff game on ABC, ESPN, NHL Network and TNT are also made available to stream on NHL Power Play on ESPN+. To sign up or authenticate your eligible Pay TV subscription, visit stream.espn.com/nhl.