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Tomorrow saturday, 2026-05-16
20:00
  • NHL
Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
  • Sportsnet
  • CBC
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • Sportsnet+
  • CKPG-TV
  • OMNI 2
  • OMNI
  • Citytv
Wednesday, 2026-05-20
20:00
  • NHL
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
  • Sportsnet
  • CBC
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
Friday, 2026-05-22
20:00
  • NHL
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
  • Sportsnet
  • CBC
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet Now Premium

STATISTICAL DATA OF NHL ON TELEVISION IN CANADA

As of today 2026-05-15, 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:

6,121

TV BROADCASTS
630 Free games
10.29%
5,491 Paid games
89.71%
Most Repeated Match
Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs
20
LAST FREE GAME
Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche
2026-05-09 NHL por OMNI 2, OMNI, Sportsnet+, Sportsnet Now Premium, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, CBC
LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH
Anaheim Ducks - Vegas Golden Knights
2026-05-14 NHL por TVA Sports 2, Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, Sportsnet Now Premium, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Pacific
RANKING BY CHANNELS
Sportsnet Now Premium
2,537 (41.45%)
Sportsnet
1,708 (27.9%)
TVA Sports
1,612 (26.34%)
Sportsnet Now
1,377 (22.5%)
Sportsnet Pacific
1,270 (20.75%)
TOTAL
40
TV CHANNELS
DAYS
5
WITHOUT FREE GAME
AVERAGE
3.1
CHANNELS PER MATCH
31 Pay channels
77.5%
9 Free-to-air channels
22.5%
TOTAL
40
CANALES
TOTAL
37
Total equipos
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches
Edmonton Oilers
531 (8.68%)
Montréal Canadiens
495 (8.09%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
495 (8.09%)
Winnipeg Jets
480 (7.84%)
Calgary Flames
474 (7.74%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches on Free-to-Air TV
Anaheim Ducks
158 (2.58%)
Dallas Stars
154 (2.52%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
90 (1.47%)
Montréal Canadiens
82 (1.34%)
Vancouver Canucks
69 (1.13%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches
Edmonton Oilers
266 (4.35%)
Montréal Canadiens
251 (4.1%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
243 (3.97%)
Winnipeg Jets
241 (3.94%)
Calgary Flames
238 (3.89%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches
Edmonton Oilers
265 (4.33%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
252 (4.12%)
Montréal Canadiens
244 (3.99%)
Winnipeg Jets
239 (3.9%)
Ottawa Senators
238 (3.89%)
NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK
MONDAY
634
10.36%
TUESDAY
1,105
18.05%
WEDNESDAY
591
9.66%
THURSDAY
1,187
19.39%
FRIDAY
555
9.07%
SATURDAY
1,368
22.35%
SUNDAY
681
11.13%
NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH
JANUARY
974
15.91%
FEBRUARY
676
11.04%
MARCH
1,078
17.61%
APRIL
774
12.64%
MAY
277
4.53%
JUNE
66
1.08%
JULY
3
0.05%
AUGUST
-
- %
SEPTEMBER
-
- %
OCTOBER
561
9.17%
NOVEMBER
854
13.95%
DECEMBER
858
14.02%
NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR
2026
661
10.8%
2025
1,184
19.34%
2024
1,357
22.17%
2023
1,328
21.7%
2022
919
15.01%
2021
672
10.98%
RANKING BY TIMES
19:00
2,014 (32.9%)
22:00
721 (11.78%)
20:00
702 (11.47%)
21:00
458 (7.48%)
19:30
363 (5.93%)
RANKING BY TIME SLOT
Evening
4,808 (78.55%)
Afternoon
1,290 (21.07%)
Morning
23 (0.38%)
Night
0 (0%)

Now, there are 3 NHL live televised matches and 9 TV channels will broadcast each and every one of them. The next match you will be able to enjoy is Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres and it will be played next May 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM televised by Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports, Sportsnet Now Premium, Sportsnet+, CKPG-TV, OMNI 2, OMNI, Citytv.