The National Hockey League is getting back on the ice with The Walt Disney Company. The companies announced the 2021-2022 NHL season will be available across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu, and ABC for the first time since 2004. The season will showcase 103 exclusive regular-season games across Disney’s four outlets and more than 1,000 out-of-market games will be available on ESPN+.
The Season will kick off October 12 with a doubleheader featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins against the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Seattle Kraken’s franchise debut against the Vegas Golden Knights at 10 p.m. ET. Both games will be available on ESPN and simulcast on ESPN+
ESPN+ and Hulu exclusive game schedule:
Date | Time (ET) | Network | Teams |
Oct. 15 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Minnesota vs. Anaheim |
Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Colorado vs. Washington |
Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Boston vs. Buffalo |
8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Los Angeles vs. Dallas | |
Oct. 23 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Vancouver vs. Seattle |
Oct. 26 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | San Jose vs. Nashville |
Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Florida vs. Detroit |
Nov. 2 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | New Jersey vs. Anaheim |
10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Buffalo vs. San Jose | |
Nov. 5 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. Anaheim |
10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | New Jersey vs. Los Angeles | |
Nov. 9 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Florida vs. New Jersey |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Seattle vs. Vegas | |
Nov. 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Edmonton vs. Buffalo |
8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. Chicago | |
Nov. 16 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | NY Islanders vs. Florida |
8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Detroit vs. Dallas | |
Nov. 19 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Colorado vs. Seattle |
Nov. 23 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Edmonton vs. Dallas |
Nov. 26 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | NY Rangers vs. Boston |
6 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | New Jersey vs. Nashville | |
Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | San Jose vs. New Jersey |
8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Tampa Bay vs. St. Louis | |
Dec. 3 | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Vegas vs. Arizona |
Dec. 7 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Nashville vs. Detroit |
7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Anaheim vs. Buffalo | |
Dec. 10 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Pittsburgh vs. Washington |
7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Nashville vs. New Jersey | |
Dec. 14 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Carolina vs. Minnesota |
9 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | NY Rangers vs. Colorado | |
Dec. 17 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Dallas vs. St. Louis |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. Anaheim | |
Dec. 21 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Washington vs. Philadelphia |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. Seattle | |
Dec. 28 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Montreal vs. Tampa Bay |
10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. San Jose | |
Jan. 4 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Colorado vs. Chicago |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | NY Islanders vs. Seattle | |
Jan. 6 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia |
Jan. 11 | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Detroit vs. San Jose |
Jan. 13 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Columbus vs. Carolina |
Jan. 17 | 4 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Montreal vs. Arizona |
Jan. 18 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Columbus vs. NY Islanders |
Jan. 20 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Washington vs. Boston |
Jan. 25 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Dallas vs. New Jersey |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Nashville vs. Seattle | |
Jan. 27 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Los Angeles vs. NY Islanders |
Feb. 1 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Florida vs. NY Rangers |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Buffalo vs. Vegas | |
Feb. 24 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Columbus vs. Florida |
March 1 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | New Jersey vs. Columbus |
March 4 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Minnesota vs. Buffalo |
March 7 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Toronto vs. Columbus |
March 8 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Arizona vs. Detroit |
March 10 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Minnesota vs. Detroit |
8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Anaheim vs. Nashville | |
March 15 | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Florida vs. San Jose |
March 17 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | San Jose vs. Los Angeles |
10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Florida vs. Vegas | |
March 22 | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Nashville vs. Los Angeles |
March 24 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Philadelphia vs. St. Louis |
10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Chicago vs. Los Angeles | |
March 25 | 10 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Seattle vs. Anaheim |
March 29 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Carolina vs. Tampa Bay |
March 31 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Columbus vs. NY Islanders |
April 5 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Carolina vs. Buffalo |
8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Minnesota vs. Nashville | |
April 7 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers |
7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Buffalo vs. Carolina | |
April 14 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Detroit vs. Carolina |
April 19 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Boston vs. St. Louis |
April 21 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Detroit vs. Florida |
April 25, | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Philadelphia vs. Chicago |
April 26 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Edmonton vs. Pittsburgh |
April 28 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu | Tampa Bay vs. NY Islanders |