ABC Hockey Saturday Returns This Week with Noon Face Off Between New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

• Three Exclusive NHL Games This Week on ABC, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu
• Toronto Maple Leafs Face New York Islanders Thursday on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu at 7:30 p.m. ET
• ABC Sunday Matchup Between New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks at 3 p.m.
• 44 NHL Power Play Games Streaming on ESPN+ Highlighted by Three Boston Bruins Appearances This Week Including Bruins and New York Rangers on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The NHL season continues this week with three exclusive games on ABC, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu, starting Thursday, January 2, between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders for an Eastern Conference matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET.

ABC Hockey Saturday returns this week with a Metropolitan Division battle between top defenseman Adam Fox and the New York Rangers against the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin who continues his chase for the all-time goals record at 12 p.m. (simulcast on ESPN+).

Exclusive game action continues Sunday on ABC and ESPN+ between Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the New York Rangers and Artemi Panarin at 3 p.m. ET.

Exclusive NHL games on ABC, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu this week:

Date                Time (ET)     Platform(s)           Game/Studio Show               ESPN Commentators
Thursday,       7:30 p.m.      ESPN+, Disney+,  Toronto Maple Leafs at          Play-by-Play: Bob

                                             Hulu                                                                       Wischusen

January 2                                                          New York Islanders               Analyst: Kevin Weekes

                                                                                                                           Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson

                                                                                                                           In Studio: Arda Öcal,

                                                                                                                           AJ Mleczko

Saturday,       12 p.m.        ABC, ESPN+        New York Rangers at               Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen  

January 4                                                       Washington Capitals               Analyst: Ray Ferraro

                                                                                                                           Reporter: Emily Kaplan

                                                                                                                           Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson

                                                                                                                           In Studio: Steve Levy, Mark

                                                                                                                           Messier, P.K. Subban

Sunday,        3 p.m.     ABC, ESPN+.                New York Rangers at            Play-by-Play: Mike Monaco

January 5                                                          Chicago Blackhawks            Analyst: Ryan Callahan

                                                                                                                           Reporter: Leah Hextall

                                                                                                                           Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson

                                                                                                                           In Studio: John Buccigross,

                                                                                                                           Ray Ferraro

*Please note commentator assignments may be subject to change.

NHL Power Play on ESPN+ (Out-of-Market Games on ESPN+)
In addition to 50 exclusive games on ESPN+/Hulu, more than 1,050 out-of-market games will be available through NHL Power Play on ESPN+ – included in all ESPN+ subscriptions – throughout the season.

NHL Power Play games include the choice of two separate live streams with either home team or away team commentary, as well as Canadian national presentations of Hockey Night in Canada, providing a local experience for fans no matter where they are in the U.S. Replays of every NHL regular season and playoff game on ABC, ESPN, NHL Network, and TNT are also made available to stream on NHL Power Play on ESPN+. To sign up, visit ESPNPlus.com.

NHL Digital Content on ESPN.com and ESPN App
Go to ESPN.com/NHL or the ESPN App for up-to-the-minute NHL news, information and analysis, including premium editorial content by ESPN senior NHL writer Greg Wyshynski, exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers.

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• Friday: Updated NHL Power Rankings

By: Andrea DiCristoforo