NHL today on TV and schedule - Hockey today

Matches for today sunday, 2026-04-26
14:00
  • NHL Playoffs
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
16:30
  • NHL Playoffs
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
  • Sportsnet
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • TVA Sports 2
  • Sportsnet 360
  • TVA Sports
19:00
  • NHL Playoffs
Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet
  • CBC
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
21:30
  • NHL Playoffs
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
  • Sportsnet
  • Victory+
  • CBC
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • TVA Sports 2
Tuesday, 2026-04-28
19:30
  • NHL
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
  • Sportsnet
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • TVA Sports
20:00
  • NHL
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
  • TVA Sports 2
  • Sportsnet 360
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • Victory+
22:00
  • NHL
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
  • Sportsnet West
  • Sportsnet
  • CBC
  • TVA Sports
  • Sportsnet Now Premium
  • Victory+

STATISTICAL DATA OF NHL ON TELEVISION IN CANADA

As of today 2026-04-26, 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:

6,087

TV BROADCASTS
625 Free games
10.27%
5,462 Paid games
89.73%
Most Repeated Match
Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs
20
LAST FREE GAME
Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars
2026-04-25 NHL por TVA Sports, Sportsnet, Victory+, Sportsnet Now Premium
LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH
Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins
2026-04-25 NHL por Sportsnet Now Premium, TVA Sports, Sportsnet
RANKING BY CHANNELS
Sportsnet Now Premium
2,503 (41.12%)
Sportsnet
1,677 (27.55%)
TVA Sports
1,582 (25.99%)
Sportsnet Now
1,377 (22.62%)
Sportsnet Pacific
1,269 (20.85%)
TOTAL
40
TV CHANNELS
DAYS
0
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
529 (8.69%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
495 (8.13%)
Montréal Canadiens
487 (8%)
Winnipeg Jets
480 (7.89%)
Calgary Flames
474 (7.79%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches on Free-to-Air TV
Anaheim Ducks
156 (2.56%)
Dallas Stars
153 (2.51%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
90 (1.48%)
Montréal Canadiens
82 (1.35%)
Vancouver Canucks
69 (1.13%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches
Edmonton Oilers
265 (4.35%)
Montréal Canadiens
247 (4.06%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
243 (3.99%)
Winnipeg Jets
241 (3.96%)
Calgary Flames
238 (3.91%)
Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches
Edmonton Oilers
264 (4.34%)
Toronto Maple Leafs
252 (4.14%)
Montréal Canadiens
240 (3.94%)
Winnipeg Jets
239 (3.93%)
Ottawa Senators
238 (3.91%)
NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK
MONDAY
629
10.33%
TUESDAY
1,099
18.05%
WEDNESDAY
585
9.61%
THURSDAY
1,184
19.45%
FRIDAY
550
9.04%
SATURDAY
1,365
22.42%
SUNDAY
675
11.09%
NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH
JANUARY
974
16%
FEBRUARY
676
11.11%
MARCH
1,078
17.71%
APRIL
762
12.52%
MAY
255
4.19%
JUNE
66
1.08%
JULY
3
0.05%
AUGUST
-
- %
SEPTEMBER
-
- %
OCTOBER
561
9.22%
NOVEMBER
854
14.03%
DECEMBER
858
14.1%
NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR
2026
627
10.3%
2025
1,184
19.45%
2024
1,357
22.29%
2023
1,328
21.82%
2022
919
15.1%
2021
672
11.04%
RANKING BY TIMES
19:00
2,004 (32.92%)
22:00
718 (11.8%)
20:00
696 (11.43%)
21:00
457 (7.51%)
19:30
360 (5.91%)
RANKING BY TIME SLOT
Evening
4,777 (78.48%)
Afternoon
1,287 (21.14%)
Morning
23 (0.38%)
Night
0 (0%)

Now, there are 7 NHL live televised matches and 8 TV channels will broadcast each and every one of them. The next match you will be able to enjoy is Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres and it will be played next April 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM televised by TVA Sports, Sportsnet, Sportsnet Now Premium.