NHL Games on TV Today – Sunday, October 4, 2026 (ET)
A five-game Sunday starts with an early afternoon puck drop in Detroit and finishes on the West Coast, where Anaheim and Seattle both play their first home games of the season. Brady Tkachuk and the Panthers make their first trip to Honda Center since his summer move to Florida.
NHL Network carries the matinee in the United States, and Prime Video has the Panthers-Ducks and Flames-Kraken games in Canada. Out-of-market games stream on ESPN+.
Sunday’s NHL Schedule at a Glance
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Venue | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit | NHL Network / DSN / TSN 3 |
| 6:00 PM | Utah Mammoth at New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden, New York | MSG / Utah16 / TVA Sports |
| 8:00 PM | Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center, Anaheim | Prime Video / KCOP-13 / Scripps |
| 8:00 PM | Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Prime Video / KONG / SNW |
| 9:00 PM | Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Sportsnet Pacific / Scripps |
🏒 Game of the Day: Florida Panthers vs. Anaheim Ducks
8:00 PM ET | Prime Video (Canada) · KCOP-13 / Scripps (US) · Honda Center, Anaheim
Anaheim’s home opener comes with a win already in hand. The Ducks went into T-Mobile Arena on Friday, the building where their playoff run ended last spring, and won 4-3 over Vegas. Leo Carlsson, 21, had a goal and an assist in his season debut – a timely reminder of why Anaheim matched the five-year, $90 million offer sheet he signed with Philadelphia in July.
Florida arrives 1-0-1 with a very different look. Brady Tkachuk, acquired from Ottawa in June, is on the top line, but captain Aleksander Barkov was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday after a lower-body injury in Thursday’s overtime loss in San Jose. Brad Marchand has missed the first two games while recovering from offseason surgery. There is a familiar face on the Panthers’ blue line too: Radko Gudas returns to Anaheim, where he spent the past three seasons and wore the “C” for two of them.
The Panthers are three games into a four-game season-opening road trip, and without Barkov the middle of the ice is a real question.
Prediction: Carlsson and a buzzing Honda Center carry Anaheim to 2-0-0.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings
1:00 PM ET | NHL Network (US) · TSN 3 (Winnipeg) · Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Both teams are still looking for their first win. Winnipeg lost 4-3 in overtime to Boston in its opener on Friday, but Kyle Connor scored again – he now has goals in nine straight season openers, the longest such streak in NHL history. Detroit is 0-1-0 and has yet to score after being shut out 2-0 by the Rangers in its home opener.
Prediction: Connor’s line breaks through – Jets win their first game of the season.
Utah Mammoth vs. New York Rangers
6:00 PM ET | MSG · Utah16 · TVA Sports (Canada) · Madison Square Garden, New York
The Rangers have made plenty of history already. Igor Shesterkin scored into an empty net in Thursday’s 5-1 win over Tampa Bay – the 21st goal by a goaltender in NHL history and the first by a Ranger – and rookie Dylan Garand followed with a 2-0 shutout in Detroit on Friday. New York is 2-1-0.
Utah is unbeaten at 2-0-0 after wins over Chicago and in Columbus. Dylan Guenther has five points (three goals, two assists) in two games.
Prediction: Utah’s attack keeps rolling – Mammoth by one.
Calgary Flames vs. Seattle Kraken
8:00 PM ET | Prime Video (Canada) · KONG (Seattle) · Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Seattle plays its home opener against the team it routed 6-1 in Calgary on Thursday, when Vince Dunn and Jared McCann had three points apiece. The Kraken are 1-1-0 and on the second night of a back-to-back after a 3-1 loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Calgary is 0-2-0 and has been outscored 10-2.
Prediction: Seattle completes the sweep of the early home-and-home.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks
9:00 PM ET | Sportsnet Pacific (Canada) · Scripps (US) · Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Vegas begins its first road trip at 1-1-0. Jack Eichel has been the driving force with five points (one goal, four assists) in two games under new coach Ryan Craig. Vancouver is 2-1-0 under its own new coach, Manny Malhotra, and the offense has come in bunches: Paul Cotter (three goals, two assists) and Elias Pettersson (two goals, three assists) both have five points.
Prediction: Vegas tightens up on the road and takes it by a goal.
What to Know About the New Season
The NHL’s first 84-game season since 1993-94 gives every team 42 home and 42 road games, with division rivals meeting four times. All 32 teams are in action on Oct. 13.
Ahead on the calendar: the Heritage Classic in Winnipeg on Oct. 25, the Global Series in Helsinki and Dusseldorf, the Winter Classic at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Dec. 31, All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena on Feb. 5-6, and the Stadium Series at AT&T Stadium on Feb. 20.
Five games, two home openers and an afternoon start to get Sunday going. Check local listings for regional broadcast details.
