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Matches for today thursday, 2026-04-23
19:00	NHL Playoffs	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	Sportsnet Now Premium TVA Sports 2 Sportsnet 360
19:30	NHL Playoffs	Ottawa Senators	Carolina Hurricanes	TVA Sports Sportsnet CBC Sportsnet Now Premium
22:00	NHL Playoffs	Los Angeles Kings	Colorado Avalanche	TVA Sports Sportsnet Sportsnet Now Premium Sportsnet 360

Tomorrow friday, 2026-04-24
19:00	NHL Playoffs	Montréal Canadiens	Tampa Bay Lightning	TVA Sports Sportsnet CBC Sportsnet Now Premium
21:30	NHL Playoffs	Utah Mammoth	Vegas Golden Knights	Sportsnet Now Premium TVA Sports 2 Sportsnet 360
22:00	NHL Playoffs	Anaheim Ducks	Edmonton Oilers	TVA Sports Sportsnet Victory+ CBC Sportsnet Now Premium

Saturday, 2026-04-25
15:00	NHL Playoffs	Ottawa Senators	Carolina Hurricanes	TVA Sports Sportsnet Sportsnet+ Sportsnet Now Premium
17:30	NHL Playoffs	Minnesota Wild	Dallas Stars	TVA Sports Sportsnet Victory+ Sportsnet Now Premium
20:00	NHL Playoffs	Philadelphia Flyers	Pittsburgh Penguins	TVA Sports Sportsnet Sportsnet Now Premium

Sunday, 2026-04-26
14:00	NHL Playoffs	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres	TVA Sports Sportsnet Sportsnet Now Premium
16:30	NHL Playoffs	Los Angeles Kings	Colorado Avalanche	Sportsnet Sportsnet Now Premium TVA Sports 2 Sportsnet 360 TVA Sports
19:00	NHL Playoffs	Montréal Canadiens	Tampa Bay Lightning	TVA Sports Sportsnet CBC Sportsnet Now Premium
21:30	NHL Playoffs	Anaheim Ducks	Edmonton Oilers	Sportsnet Victory+ CBC Sportsnet Now Premium TVA Sports 2

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STATISTICAL DATA OF NHL ON TELEVISION IN CANADA

As of today 2026-04-23, and since this website started collecting statistical data on when and where Hockey matches from the NHL competition in Canada are televised, which began on 2021-01-13, we can provide the following data:

6,078

TV BROADCASTS

622 Free games

10.23%

5,456 Paid games

89.77%

Most Repeated Match

Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs

LAST FREE GAME

Edmonton Oilers - Anaheim Ducks

2026-04-22 NHL por Victory+, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 2, Sportsnet Now Premium, Sportsnet 360, CBC

LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH

Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins

2026-04-22 NHL por TVA Sports, Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now Premium, Sportsnet 360

RANKING BY CHANNELS

Sportsnet Now Premium

2,494 (41.03%)

Sportsnet

1,670 (27.48%)

TVA Sports

1,575 (25.91%)

Sportsnet Now

1,377 (22.66%)

Sportsnet Pacific

1,269 (20.88%)

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TOTAL

TV CHANNELS

DAYS

WITHOUT FREE GAME

AVERAGE

3.1

CHANNELS PER MATCH

31 Pay channels

77.5%

9 Free-to-air channels

22.5%

TOTAL

CANALES

TOTAL

Total equipos

Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches

Edmonton Oilers

528 (8.69%)

Toronto Maple Leafs

495 (8.14%)

Montréal Canadiens

486 (8%)

Winnipeg Jets

480 (7.9%)

Calgary Flames

474 (7.8%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches on Free-to-Air TV

Anaheim Ducks

155 (2.55%)

Dallas Stars

152 (2.5%)

Toronto Maple Leafs

90 (1.48%)

Montréal Canadiens

82 (1.35%)

Vancouver Canucks

69 (1.14%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches

Edmonton Oilers

265 (4.36%)

Montréal Canadiens

246 (4.05%)

Toronto Maple Leafs

243 (4%)

Winnipeg Jets

241 (3.97%)

Calgary Flames

238 (3.92%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches

Edmonton Oilers

263 (4.33%)

Toronto Maple Leafs

252 (4.15%)

Montréal Canadiens

240 (3.95%)

Winnipeg Jets

239 (3.93%)

Ottawa Senators

238 (3.92%)

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NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK

MONDAY

629

10.35%

TUESDAY

1,099

18.08%

WEDNESDAY

585

9.62%

THURSDAY

1,181

19.43%

FRIDAY

547

SATURDAY

1,362

22.41%

SUNDAY

675

11.11%

NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH

JANUARY

974

16.03%

FEBRUARY

676

11.12%

MARCH

1,078

17.74%

APRIL

753

12.39%

MAY

255

4.2%

JUNE

1.09%

JULY

0.05%

AUGUST

- %

SEPTEMBER

- %

OCTOBER

561

9.23%

NOVEMBER

854

14.05%

DECEMBER

858

14.12%

NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR

2026

618

10.17%

2025

1,184

19.48%

2024

1,357

22.33%

2023

1,328

21.85%

2022

919

15.12%

2021

672

11.06%

RANKING BY TIMES