NHL on TNT Unveils Expanded Schedule with 72 Games for 2025-26 NHL Regular Season, Starting Wednesday, Oct. 8

Opening Week Face Off to Feature NHL Leading Goal Scorer Alexander Ovechkin & Washington Capitals Hosting David Pastrňák & Boston Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ET; Mitch Marner & Vegas Golden Knights Battle Anže Kopitar & Los Angeles Kings at 10 p.m. 

NHL on TNT to Be Exclusive Home of 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic on January 2 – New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers at LoanDepot Park in Miami 

TNT’s Regular Season Coverage Highlighted by Tuesday & Wednesday Night Telecasts, Thanksgiving Showdown & Five Weeks of Sunday Games Starting March 2026 

TNT Sports will enter its fifth season of live NHL on TNT coverage with its most robust schedule yet, including 72 regular season games, starting with a matchup of veteran superstars as the League’s all-time goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host four-time NHL All-Star David Pastrňák and the Boston Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The blockbuster schedule also includes the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic, the Thanksgiving Showdown and regular live game coverage on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, as well as additional Sunday afternoon games in Spring 2026. 

The 2025-26 season will culminate with NHL on TNT’s presentation of the Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round, Second Round and Conference Final.   

NHL on TNT’s opening week coverage will spotlight prominent NHL storylines, including the new all-time goal scorer Ovechkin leading the Capitals in their season opener as they host the Original Six heavyweight Bruins. Later at 10 p.m., the 2023 Stanley Cup Champions will face off as Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner and the Vegas Golden Knights host Anže Kopitar, Quinton Byfield and the Los Angeles Kings. 

The NHL on TNT regular season schedule will feature the biggest stars and rivalries in hockey, with coverage on 14 Tuesday and 21 Wednesday nights throughout the season as well as the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on Black Friday, Nov. 28 – New York Rangers at Boston Bruins at 1 p.m.  

TNT will again be the exclusive home of the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic on January 2, as Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Sergei Bobrovsky and the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers host Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and the New York Rangers.  

Additional NHL on TNT regular season schedule highlights include:  

• Along with TNT’s opener, Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will make a total of eight appearances on TNT this season: 
  
  1. Capitals host Jordan Kyrou and the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. 
  2. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the 2025 Western Conference Champion Edmonton Oilers visit Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. 
  3. In January, Washington will face the Dallas Stars on the 7th and the Colorado Avalanche on the 19th. 
  4. On Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. the Capitals will take on the Philadelphia Flyers. 

  5. In the run up to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Washington will battle the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. 

      

• The reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers will make their first of six TNT appearances on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in Hockeytown, taking on the Detroit Red Wings. 

• The Bruins will host two Original Six showdowns in the month of November, including a visit from Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.; Zibanejad and the Rangers visit TD Garden on Black Friday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. for the annual Thanksgiving Showdown. 

• The 2025-26 season will mark the centennial for both the Blackhawks and Rangers, and the two will go head-to-head on Dec. 10 for an epic matchup of two storied Original Six franchises.  

• As an early Christmas gift to hockey fans, TNT will present a blockbuster tripleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 23 starting at 4 p.m. with Penguins at Maple Leafs, then Stars at Red Wings and later Flyers at Blackhawks. 

• The Battle of New York returns to TNT on Wednesday, Jan. 28 when the New York Islanders host cross-town rivals the Rangers at 7:30 p.m.; then on Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. the Hudson River Rivalry will take center stage as the Rangers host the New Jersey Devils. 

• NHL on TNT will close out the regular season on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. with a Red Wings vs. Panthers matchup, as Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane of Detroit face off against the reigning Champions in South Florida. 

NHL on TNT’s 2025-25 Regular Season Schedule 

Day               Date          Time (ET)     Game   
Wednesday   Oct. 8        7:30 p.m.       Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 
Wednesday   Oct. 8        10 p.m.          Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights 
Wednesday   Oct. 15      7 p.m.            Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings 
Wednesday   Oct. 15      9:30 p.m.       Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues 
Wednesday   Oct. 22      7:30 p.m.       Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres 
Thursday      Oct. 30      7 p.m.            Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning  
Tuesday        Nov. 4       7 p.m.            Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers 
Tuesday        Nov. 4       9:30 p.m.       Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche  
Wednesday   Nov. 5       7:30 p.m.       St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals 
Tuesday        Nov. 11     7 p.m.            Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins 
Tuesday        Nov. 11     9:30 p.m.       Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche 
Wednesday   Nov. 12     7 p.m.            New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning  
Wednesday   Nov. 12     9:30 p.m.       New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks 
Wednesday   Nov. 19     7 p.m.            Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals 
Wednesday   Nov. 19     9:30 p.m.       Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild 
Friday           Nov. 28     1 p.m.            New York Rangers at Boston Bruins 
Wednesday   Dec. 3       7:30 p.m.       Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers 
Wednesday   Dec. 3       10 p.m.          Utah Mammoth at Anaheim Ducks 
Tuesday        Dec. 9       7 p.m.            Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders 
Tuesday        Dec. 9       9:30 p.m.       Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators 
Wednesday   Dec. 10     7:30 p.m.       New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks 
Wednesday   Dec. 10     10 p.m.          Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken 
Tuesday        Dec. 16     7:30 p.m.       Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins 
Tuesday        Dec. 16     10 p.m.          Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken 
Wednesday   Dec. 17     7:30 p.m.       Utah Mammoth at Detroit Red Wings 
Wednesday   Dec. 17     10 p.m.          New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights 
Tuesday        Dec. 23     4 p.m.            Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs 
Tuesday        Dec. 23     6:30 p.m.       Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings 
Tuesday        Dec. 23     9 p.m.            Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks 
Friday            Jan. 2       8 p.m.            2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic 
                                                             New York Rangers at Florida Panthers 
Tuesday        Jan. 6        7:30 p.m.       Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs 
Wednesday   Jan. 7        7 p.m.            Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals 
Wednesday   Jan. 7        9:30 p.m.       St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks 
Tuesday        Jan. 13      7:30 p.m.       Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins 
Tuesday        Jan. 13      10 p.m.          Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks 
Wednesday   Jan. 14      7:30 p.m.       Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres 
Wednesday   Jan. 14      10 p.m.          Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings 
Monday        Jan. 19      1:30 p.m.       Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes 
Monday        Jan. 19      4 p.m.            Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche 
Tuesday        Jan. 20      7:30 p.m.       Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars 
Tuesday        Jan. 20      10 p.m.          New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers 
Wednesday   Jan. 21      7 p.m.            Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs 
Wednesday   Jan. 21      9:30 p.m.       New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken 
Wednesday   Jan. 28      7:30 p.m.       New York Rangers at New York Islanders 
Tuesday        Feb. 3        7:30 p.m.       Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders 
Tuesday        Feb. 3        10 p.m.          Seattle Kraken at Anaheim Ducks 
Wednesday   Feb. 4        7 p.m.            Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers 
Wednesday   Feb. 4        9:30 p.m.       St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars  
Wednesday   Feb. 25      7:30 p.m.       Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning  
Wednesday   Feb. 25      10 p.m.          Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings 
Sunday          March 1    1 p.m.            Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins 
Tuesday        March 3    7 p.m.            Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils 
Tuesday        March 3    9:30 p.m.       Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild  
Sunday          March 8    2 p.m.            Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche  
Sunday          March 8    4:30 p.m.       Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins 
Tuesday        March 10  7:30 p.m.       New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues 
Tuesday        March 10  10 p.m.          Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche 
Wednesday   March 11  7:30 p.m.       Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers 
Sunday          March 15  7:30 p.m.       Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild 
Tuesday        March 17  7:30 p.m.       Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks 
Tuesday        March 17  10 p.m.          Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken 
Wednesday   March 18  7 p.m.            New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers  
Wednesday   March 18  9:30 p.m.       Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche  
Tuesday        March 24  7:30 p.m.       Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning 
Wednesday   March 25  7:30 p.m.       New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs  
Wednesday   April 1      9 p.m.            St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings 
Sunday          April 5      1 p.m.            Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings 
Sunday          April 5      3:30 p.m.       Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers 
Wednesday   April 8      7:30 p.m.       Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs  
Wednesday   April 8      10 p.m.          Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks 
Sunday          April 12    3 p.m.            Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals 
Wednesday   April 15    7 p.m.            Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers