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- ESPN opens up NHL season with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 11 - Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers (7:30 p.m. ET) & Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings (10:00 p.m. ET)
- 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition on ESPN & 2023 NHL All-Star Game on ABC (Friday, Feb. 3 - Saturday, Feb. 4)
Following ESPN/ABC's first season of NHL coverage in almost two decades, the NHL on ESPN is back for the upcoming 2022-23 season with more exciting National Hockey League (NHL) action. ESPN is scheduled for 36 regular season games this year.
The regular season begins on Tuesday, Oct. 11 with an ESPN doubleheader. First up, the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers at 7:30 p.m. (ET). Then, the Vegas Golden Knights battle the Los Angeles Kings in a Western Conference showdown at 10:00 p.m. (ET).
During NHL All-Star Weekend 2023, ESPN will televise the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition from FLA Live Arena, home of the NHL's Florida Panthers, on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m. (ET). ABC will televise the actual game itself the following day, Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3:00 p.m. (ET).
In addition, ESPN+ and Hulu are scheduled to exclusively televise some regular season games this season as well. The ESPN+/Hulu games will be noted in the listings.
Check out the complete 2022-23 NHL on ESPN/ESPN+/Hulu schedule below:
NHL on ESPN/ESPN+/Hulu: 2022-23 Regular Season Broadcast Schedule | (All Times ET; Subject to Change)
Regular Season:
* Tuesday, October 11 (Opening Night)
. Lightning vs. Rangers - ESPN, 7:30 (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
. Golden Knights vs. Kings - ESPN, 10:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
* Thursday, October 13
. Devils vs. Flyers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
. Stars vs. Predators - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:30 (Leah Hextall, Ryan Callahan)
* Tuesday, October 18
. Flyers vs. Lightning - ESPN, 7:00 (Bob Wischusen, AJ Mleczko, Emily Kaplan)
. Kings vs. Predators - ESPN, 9:30 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
* Thursday, October 20
. Devils vs. Islanders - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, Kevin Weekes)
* Friday, October 21
. Lightning vs. Panthers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Sunday, October 23
. Ducks vs. Red Wings - ESPN, 5:00 (Steve Levy, Brian Boucher, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, October 25
. Avalanche vs. Rangers - ESPN, 8:00 (Bob Wischusen, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
. Golden Knights vs. Sharks - ESPN, 10:30 (Leah Hextall, Dominic Moore)
* Thursday, October 27
. Blues vs. Predators - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Mike Monaco, Kevin Weekes, Hilary Knight)
* Friday, October 28
. Jets vs. Coyotes - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:30 (John Buccigross, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
* Tuesday, November 1
. Bruins vs. Penguins - ESPN, 8:00 (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
. Ducks vs. Sharks - ESPN, 10:30 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall)
* Thursday, November 3
. Bruins vs. Rangers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
. Panthers vs. Sharks - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:30 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall)
* Friday, November 4
. Sabres vs. Hurricanes - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (John Buccigross, Brian Boucher, AJ Mleczko)
* Sunday, November 6
. Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes - ESPN, 5:00 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, AJ Mleczko)
* Tuesday, November 8
. Wild vs. Kings - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:30 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Linda Cohn)
* Thursday, November 10
. Golden Knights vs. Sabres - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (John Buccigross, Ryan Callahan)
. Blackhawks vs. Kings - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:30 (Mike Monaco, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
* Friday, November 11
. Wild vs. Kraken - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Leah Hextall, Ray Ferraro)
* Sunday, November 13
. Capitals vs. Lightning - ESPN, 7:00 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, November 15
. Flyers vs. Blue Jackets - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher)
* Tuesday, November 29
. Islanders vs. Flyers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (John Buccigross, Kevin Weekes)
* Thursday, December 1
. Oilers vs. Wild - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
* Friday, December 2
. Predators vs. Islanders - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, AJ Mleczko)
* Tuesday, December 6
. Maple Leafs vs. Stars - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:30 (Bob Wischusen, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, December 8
. Red Wings vs. Panthers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
* Friday, December 9
. Sharks vs. Ducks - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
* Sunday, December 11
. Avalanche vs. Blues - ESPN, 3:00 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, December 13
. Blue Jackets vs. Panthers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
. Capitals vs. Blackhawks - ESPN, 9:00 (Steve Levy, Chris Chelios, Mark Messier)
- Replaces Flyers vs. Avalanche
* Friday, December 16
. Blackhawks vs. Wild - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Emily Kaplan)
* Sunday, December 18
. Rangers vs. Blackhawks - ESPN, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, Ryan Callahan, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, December 27
. Sabres vs. Blue Jackets - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (John Buccigross, Dominic Moore) (postponed)
- Note: The Sabres vs. Blue Jackets game was postponed due to travel problems with the Sabres.
* Friday, December 30
. Panthers vs. Hurricanes - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (John Buccigross, AJ Mleczko, Dominic Moore)
. Oilers vs. Kraken - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Leah Hextall, Ray Ferraro)
* Sunday, January 1 (New Year's Day)
. Islanders vs. Kraken - ESPN, 8:00 (Leah Hextall, Ray Ferraro)
* Tuesday, January 3
. Stars vs. Kings - ESPN, 10:00 (Bob Wischusen, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
* Thursday, January 5
. Capitals vs. Blue Jackets - ESPN, 7:00 (Bob Wischusen, Dominic Moore, Emily Kaplan)
* Friday, January 6
. Sharks vs. Ducks - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Roxy Bernstein, Ryan Callahan)
* Tuesday, January 10
. Devils vs. Hurricanes - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (Mike Monaco, Kevin Weekes, Hilary Knight)
. Panthers vs. Avalanche - ESPN+/Hulu, 9:30 (John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, January 12
. Maple Leafs vs. Red Wings - ESPN, 7:00 (Bob Wischusen, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Friday, January 13
. Devils vs. Ducks - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Roxy Bernstein, Ryan Callahan)
* Thursday, January 19
. Lightning vs. Oilers - ESPN, 9:00 (John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Leah Hextall)
- Replaces Predators vs. Blues
* Monday, January 23
. Blue Jackets vs. Flames - ESPN+/Hulu, 9:30 (John Buccigross, Ray Ferraro, Leah Hextall)
* Tuesday, January 24
. Golden Knights vs. Devils - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, January 26
. Flyers vs. Wild - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Mike Monaco, Kevin Weekes, Hilary Knight)
* Friday, January 27
. Red Wings vs. Islanders - ESPN, 7:00 (John Buccigross, AJ Mleczko, Emily Kaplan)
* Saturday, January 28
. Blues vs. Avalanche - ESPN+/Hulu, 3:00 (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Leah Hextall)
* Friday, February 3 -- 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (FLA Live Arena - Sunrise, Florida)
. 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (FLA Live Arena) - ESPN, 7:00 (John Buccigross, Brian Boucher, AJ Mleczko, Emily Kaplan, Kevin Weekes, P.K. Subban)
* Tuesday, February 7
. Oilers vs. Red Wings - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Mark Messier, Chris Chelios)
* Thursday, February 9
. Avalanche vs. Lightning - 7:00 (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, February 14
. Panthers vs. Blues - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Leah Hextall, Ray Ferraro, Dominic Moore)
* Thursday, February 16
. Devils vs. Blues - ESPN, 9:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
* Friday, February 17
. Kings vs. Ducks - ESPN, 9:00 (Mike Monaco, AJ Mleczko, Linda Cohn)
* Sunday, February 19
. Oilers vs. Avalanche - ESPN+/Hulu, 3:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
. Maple Leafs vs. Blackhawks - ESPN+/Hulu, 6:00 (Mike Monaco, Kevin Weekes, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, February 21
. Maple Leafs vs. Sabres - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (John Buccigross, Ryan Callahan, Brian Boucher)
* Thursday, February 23
. Flames vs. Golden Knights - ESPN, 9:00 (Mike Monaco, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, February 28
. Blue Jackets vs. Sabres - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, Ryan Callahan)
* Monday, March 6
. Oilers vs. Sabres - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Emily Kaplan)
* Tuesday, March 7
. Sabres vs. Islanders - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Dominic Moore)
. Ducks vs. Kraken - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (John Buccigross, AJ Mleczko, Linda Cohn)
* Thursday, March 9
. Oilers vs. Bruins - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, AJ Mleczko)
* Tuesday, March 14
Capitals vs. Rangers - ESPN, 7:00 (Steve Levy, Mark Messier, Emily Kaplan)
- Note: Disney Channel & Disney XD did an alternate presentation of this game with commentators Drew Carter & Kevin Weekes.
* Thursday, March 16
. Blackhawks vs. Predators - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
* Saturday, March 18
. Hurricanes vs. Flyers - ESPN+/Hulu, 5:00 (John Buccigross, Barry Melrose)
* Tuesday, March 21
. Maple Leafs vs. Islanders - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, AJ Mleczko)
* Thursday, March 23
. Wild vs. Flyers - ESPN, 6:30 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
. Penguins vs. Stars - ESPN, 9:00 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Saturday, March 25
. Sabres vs. Islanders - ESPN+/Hulu, 5:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher)
* Monday, March 27
. Kraken vs. Wild - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, Linda Cohn)
* Tuesday, March 28
. Oilers vs. Golden Knights - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, March 30
. Hurricanes vs. Red Wings - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:30 (Mike Monaco, Brian Boucher, Dominic Moore)
. Ducks vs. Kraken - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:00 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
* Saturday, April 1
. Devils vs. Blackhawks - ESPN2, 8:00 (Mike Monaco, Cassie Campbell-Pascall)
* Tuesday, April 4
. Golden Knights vs. Predators - ESPN, 8:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
. Oilers vs. Kings - ESPN, 10:30 (Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, April 6
. Hurricanes vs. Predators - ESPN+/Hulu, 8:00 (Kevin Weekes, PK Subban, Ryan Callahan)
. Coyotes vs. Kraken - ESPN+/Hulu, 10:30 (Leah Hextall, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
* Monday, April 10
. Maple Leafs vs. Panthers - ESPN+/Hulu, 7:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
. Wild vs. Blackhawks - ESPN, 9:00 (Mike Monaco, AJ Mleczko, Dominic Moore)
* Tuesday, April 11
. Maple Leafs vs. Lightning - ESPN, 7:00 (Bob Wischusen, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall)
. Oilers vs. Avalanche - ESPN, 9:30 (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan)
* Thursday, April 13
. Blues vs. Stars - ESPN, 8:00 (John Buccigross, AJ Mleczko, Leah Hextall)
. Golden Knights vs. Kraken - ESPN, 10:30 (Mike Monaco, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Linda Cohn)
Source(s): ESPN Press Room.