51 Games & Every NHL Team Featured at Least Twice in October
Golden Knights Lead Appearances for the Month on ESPN+ with Seven; Followed by Penguins with Six
The puck drops on the NHL season next week and fans can catch every team throughout the month on ESPN+, the leading direct-to-consumer sports streaming service. The second full season of NHL on ESPN+ begins Oct. 3 as New York Rangers and the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft Kaapo Kakko host the new-look Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m. ET. Then, the Arizona Coyotes and the newly acquired Phil Kessel take on the Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. ESPN+ will feature 51 games during the month, all available to subscribers via the ESPN App.
Every NHL team will be featured at least twice throughout the month. The Vegas Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury will appear seven times – the most of any team during the month – with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby, appearing six times.
Additional October highlights include:
- Oct. 5: Kessel makes his home debut with the Coyotes against his first NHL team – the Boston Bruins
- Oct. 10: New Jersey Devils, with Jack Hughes – the first overall selection in the 2019 NHL Draft – host the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid, the first overall pick in 2015
- Oct. 10: Chicago Blackhawks host the San Jose Sharks in their home opener
- Oct. 11: New York Islanders visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a rematch of the second round of the 2019 NHL Playoffs
- Oct. 17: The 2019 Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion Bruins
- Oct. 21: Defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues host Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche
- Oct. 22: Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Bruins in a rematch of the first round of last season’s NHL Playoffs
- Oct. 27: Erik Karlsson and the Sharks visit the Ottawa Senators, Karlsson’s former team
- Oct. 29: Philadelphia Flyers take on the Penguins in an in-state showdown
In the Crease, the exclusive NHL studio show on ESPN+ hosted by Linda Cohn with analysis from Barry Melrose, returns Oct. 3. The show brings viewers comprehensive analysis and highlights of all NHL games, plus interviews with top players and coaches from across the league and ESPN.com NHL writers including Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski and Chris Peters. SportsCenter anchors John Buccigross and Nabil Karim will also host select episodes. A new episode of In the Crease will air every morning at 10 a.m. following every game night.
NHL on ESPN+ Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event |
| Thu, Oct 3 | 7 p.m. | Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers |
| 10 p.m. | Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks | |
| Fri, Oct 4 | 7 p.m. | Washington Capitals at New York Islanders |
| 10:30 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks | |
| Sat, Oct 5 | 7 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 9 p.m. | Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes | |
| Sun, Oct 6 | 5 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 p.m. | Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings | |
| Mon, Oct 7 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Tues, Oct 8 | 7 p.m. | Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals |
| 10 p.m. | Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights | |
| Thu, Oct 10 | 7 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils |
| 8:30 p.m. | San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks | |
| Fri, Oct 11 | 7 p.m. | Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres |
| 7:30 p.m. | New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes | |
| Sat, Oct 12 | 7 p.m. | New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins |
| 8 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild | |
| Sun, Oct 13 | 10 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings |
| 10 p.m. | Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks | |
| Mon, Oct 14 | 1 p.m. | St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders |
| 5 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals | |
| Tue, Oct 15 | 9 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames |
| 10 p.m. | Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights | |
| Wed, Oct 16 | 10 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks |
| 10:30 p.m. | Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks | |
| Thu, Oct 17 | 7 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins |
| 10 p.m. | Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights | |
| Fri, Oct 18 | 7 p.m. | Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 8:30 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks | |
| Sat, Oct 19 | 7 p.m. | Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers |
| 10 p.m. | Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings | |
| Sun, Oct 20 | 5 p.m. | Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild |
| 7 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets | |
| Mon, Oct 21 | 7 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues | |
| Tue, Oct 22 | 7 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins |
| 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers | |
| Thu, Oct 24 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers |
| 8:30 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks | |
| Fri, Oct 25 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights |
| 10 p.m. | Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks | |
| Sat, Oct 26 | 7 p.m. | Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 8 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars | |
| Sun, Oct 27 | 5 p.m. | St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings |
| 7 p.m. | San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators | |
| Mon, Oct 28 | 10 p.m. | Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks |
| Tue, Oct 29 | 7 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 10 p.m. | Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks | |
| Wed, Oct 30 | 10 p.m. | Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche |
| 10:30 p.m. | Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings | |
| Thu, Oct 31 | 10 p.m. | Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights |
*Local market blackout restrictions apply to ESPN+ out-of-market games
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