NHL's 2026-27 season set to open September 29 with five games on an 84-game schedule
SBJ, sharing details via USA TODAY and The Athletic, says 172 of the season's 1,344 games will be nationally distributed across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Select, Disney+, Hulu and TNT Sports.
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SBJ, via USA TODAY and The Athletic, says the NHL's 2026-27 season is set to open September 29 with five games on an 84-game schedule. Of 1,344 games, 172 will be nationally distributed across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Select, Disney+, Hulu and TNT Sports. The league is entering the sixth year of its seven-year media deals with ESPN and TNT Sports.
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