Week 26 of the NHL season continues and teams are looking to lock up a playoff spot before the season concludes. The penultimate week of the season has plenty of big-time matchups featuring the league’s biggest stars. There are 9 nationally televised games scheduled for the week, so fans have plenty of options to catch the action on the ice.
Cord cutters can find out how to watch all of the Week 26 drama unfold below.
How to Watch NHL Games Without Cable
National games will air on ESPN, NHL Network, ABC, and TNT. Those channels are available with the live TV streaming services below.
| | DIRECTV STREAM | fuboTV | Hulu + Live TV | Sling TV | YouTube TV |
| ABC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| ESPN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| NHL Network | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* | ||
| TNT | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Local games will usually be available on your team’s regional sports network (RSN) if you live in-market. Use the links on the schedule below to find out how to watch your local RSN. For those out-of-market, ESPN+ will stream many NHL matchups this season.
This Week’s NHL Schedule
- Monday, April 18
- Tuesday, April 19
- Wednesday, April 20
- Thursday, April 21
- Friday, April 22
- Saturday, April 23
- Sunday, April 24
Monday, April 18 – Results
| Game | Time | Where to Watch |
| CGY 5, CHI 2 | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ |
| WSH 3, COL 2 | 9:00 PM ET | NHL Network |
| OTT 2, SEA 4 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ |
| CAR 5, ARI 3 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ |
| DAL 2, VAN 6 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ |
| NJD 3, VGK 2 | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN+ |
Tuesday, April 19-Results
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | ||
| Philadelphia 2 at Toronto 5 | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Philadelphia | |
| Minnesota 2 at Montréal 0 | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports North | Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Detroit 4 at Tampa Bay 3 | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Detroit | Bally Sports Sun |
| Winnipeg 0 at NY Rangers 3 | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | MSG | |
| Florida 3 at NY Islanders 2 | 7:30 PM ET | MSG+ | Bally Sports Florida | Bally Sports Florida |
| Calgary 2 at Nashville 3 | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports South | |
| Boston 3 at St. Louis 2 | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Hulu | |
| Ottawa 4 at Vancouver 3 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | ||
| Los Angeles 2 at Anaheim 1 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN | ||
| Columbus 2 at San Jose 3 | 10:30 PM ET | NBC Sports California | Bally Sports Ohio |
Wednesday, April 20 – Results
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | ||
| Dallas 2 at Edmonton 5 | 8:30 PM ET | NHL Network | Bally Sports Southwest | |
| Chicago 4 at Arizona 3 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Chicago | Bally Sports Arizona |
| Washington 3 at Vegas 4 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Washington | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain |
| Colorado 2 at Seattle 3 | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Altitude | Root Sports Northwest |
Thursday, April 21
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | ||
| Philadelphia at Montréal | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Philadelphia | |
| Detroit at Florida | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Hulu | |
| Buffalo at New Jersey | 7:00 PM ET | MSG | MSG+ | |
| Boston at Pittsburgh | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NESN | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh |
| Winnipeg at Carolina | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports South | |
| NY Rangers at NY Islanders | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | MSG | |
| Vancouver at Minnesota | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports North | Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Toronto at Tampa Bay | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN | ||
| Dallas at Calgary | 9:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | ||
| Chicago at Los Angeles | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Chicago | Bally Sports West |
| St. Louis at San Jose | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Midwest | NBC Sports California |
Friday, April 22
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | |||
| Ottawa at Columbus | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Ohio | ||
| Seattle at Minnesota | 8:00 PM ET | NHL Network | Root Sports Northwest | Bally Sports North | Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Colorado at Edmonton | 9:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Altitude | ||
| Washington at Arizona | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Arizona | NBC Sports Washington |
Saturday, April 23
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | ||
| NY Islanders at Buffalo | 12:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | MSG | MSG+ |
| Pittsburgh at Detroit | 12:30 PM ET | NHL Network | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | Bally Sports Detroit |
| Carolina at New Jersey | 12:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | MSG | Bally Sports South |
| NY Rangers at Boston | 3:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | ABC | |
| Montréal at Ottawa | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | ||
| Nashville at Tampa Bay | 7:00 PM ET | NHL Network | Bally Sports South | Bally Sports Sun |
| Toronto at Florida | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Florida | |
| Chicago at San Jose | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports Chicago | NBC Sports California |
| Seattle at Dallas | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Root Sports Northwest | Bally Sports Southwest |
| St. Louis at Arizona | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Midwest | Bally Sports Arizona |
| Vancouver at Calgary | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | ||
| Anaheim at Los Angeles | 10:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports West | KCOP (Los Angeles) |
Sunday, April 24
| Game | Time | Where to Watch | |||
| Detroit at New Jersey | 1:00 PM ET | Bally Sports Extra | MSG2+ | ||
| Carolina at NY Islanders | 1:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | MSG+ | Bally Sports South | |
| Edmonton at Columbus | 1:00 PM ET | Bally Sports Ohio | |||
| Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | 4:00 PM ET | TNT | |||
| Colorado at Winnipeg | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Altitude | ||
| Boston at Montréal | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NESN | ||
| Tampa Bay at Florida | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Hulu | ||
| Toronto at Washington | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Hulu | ||
| Minnesota at Nashville | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports North | Bally Sports Wisconsin | Bally Sports South |
| St. Louis at Anaheim | 8:30 PM ET | ESPN+ | Bally Sports Midwest | Bally Sports San Diego | |
| San Jose at Vegas | 10:00 PM ET | ESPN+ | NBC Sports California | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain |