NHL Games on TV Today – Thursday, November 5, 2026 (ET)
Eleven games on Thursday, nine of them at 7 p.m. The Hurricanes, still the class of the East, visit Matthew Schaefer and the Islanders. Boston, the Atlantic leader, goes to Pittsburgh with Evgeni Malkin back. Connor McDavid and the Oilers host an Anaheim team riding Cutter Gauthier’s back-to-back hat tricks.
ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu stream Hurricanes-Islanders nationally in the United States, with SN+ in Canada. The rest of the slate is on regional networks. Out-of-market games stream on ESPN+.
Thursday’s NHL Schedule at a Glance
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Venue | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders | UBS Arena, Elmont | ESPN+ / Disney+ / Hulu / SN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh | SN-PIT / NESN |
| 7:00 PM | Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit | DSN / Scripps |
| 7:00 PM | Utah Mammoth at Montreal Canadiens | Bell Centre, Montreal | RDS / TSN2 / Utah16 |
| 7:00 PM | St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils | Prudential Center, Newark | MSGSN / BN+ |
| 7:00 PM | Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden, New York | MSG / NBCSP |
| 7:00 PM | Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena, Columbus | CBJHN / Prime Video |
| 7:00 PM | Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa | The Spot / CHSN |
| 7:00 PM | Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets | Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg | TSN3 / Sportsnet Pacific |
| 8:00 PM | Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers | Rogers Place, Edmonton | Sportsnet West / FOXLA+ |
| 9:30 PM | Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche | Ball Arena, Denver | ALT / Scripps |
🏒 Game of the Day: Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
7:00 PM ET | ESPN+ / Disney+ / Hulu (US) · SN+ (Canada) · UBS Arena, Elmont
Carolina is 12-3-2, first in the Eastern Conference and the NHL’s most complete team so far: third in goals per game (3.76) and second in goals allowed (2.29). The Hurricanes are 11-0-1 when they score more than two goals. Tuesday’s loss in Nashville was only their third in regulation.
The Islanders, 7-5-2, win with defense. They are fifth in goals allowed (2.71) and fifth on the penalty kill (86.0 percent) but 25th in scoring and 29th on the power play. Schaefer, the 19-year-old defenseman, has 14 points and plays almost 27 minutes a night. New York is still without Mathew Barzal, Matias Maccelli and Ryan Pulock, though all three practiced in noncontact jerseys on Wednesday.
Prediction: Carolina scores three and wins.
Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET | SN-PIT · NESN · PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Boston leads the Atlantic at 11-4-1 after a shootout win over Vegas on Monday. David Pastrnak moved into third on the Bruins’ all-time goals list last week. Pittsburgh, 5-8-2, gets Malkin back after he missed Tuesday’s loss to Vegas; he is a “full go,” according to the team. Sidney Crosby came into the week level with Marcel Dionne for sixth on the NHL’s all-time points list.
Prediction: Malkin’s return isn’t enough – Boston wins.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Edmonton Oilers
8:00 PM ET | Sportsnet West (Canada) · FOXLA+ · Rogers Place, Edmonton
Gauthier has hat tricks in back-to-back games, the second in Tuesday’s win in Vancouver. Edmonton, 11-2-3, is tied with Minnesota for the most points in the West. McDavid opened the season with a 15-game point streak and leads the NHL in scoring. The Oilers will be without rookie Isaac Howard for a couple of weeks. Anaheim, 7-7-1, plays in Calgary on Friday.
Prediction: McDavid outduels Gauthier and Edmonton wins.
Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche
9:30 PM ET | Altitude · Scripps · Ball Arena, Denver
Nashville beat the Hurricanes on Tuesday and is 6-4-5. It also beat Colorado 6-2 in Nashville on Oct. 25. The Avalanche, 9-6-1, have steadied after a rough October stretch, and Nathan MacKinnon is among the league’s top scorers.
Prediction: Colorado gets its revenge at home.
Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets
7:00 PM ET | TSN3 / Sportsnet Pacific (Canada) · Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg
Winnipeg finally broke a nine-game losing streak on Tuesday in remarkable fashion, scoring four goals late in the third period in Montreal and winning in overtime. The Jets are 5-8-3. Vancouver is last in the NHL at 3-13-1 and lost to Anaheim on Tuesday.
Prediction: Winnipeg builds on Tuesday’s comeback.
Around the Rest of the League
Golden Knights at Red Wings (7:00 PM): Vegas, 10-5-2, finishes its road trip; Detroit, 7-6-3, may be without goalie John Gibson, who left Tuesday’s game in Tampa.
Mammoth at Canadiens (7:00 PM): Montreal, 9-3-3, looks to respond after blowing a four-goal lead to Winnipeg; Utah is 10-6-0.
Blues at Devils (7:00 PM): New Jersey, 10-5-0, hosts a St. Louis team that lost at the Rangers on Tuesday.
Flyers at Rangers (7:00 PM): The Rangers, 8-7-1, ended a four-game skid on Tuesday; Philadelphia is 4-9-4.
Stars at Blue Jackets (7:00 PM): Dallas, 9-5-1, is likely without defenseman Miro Heiskanen.
Blackhawks at Lightning (7:00 PM): Tampa Bay, 9-3-2, hosts Connor Bedard and Chicago on the second night of a Florida back-to-back.
Eleven games, the East’s top two teams in action and Gauthier chasing a third straight hat trick in Edmonton. Check local listings for regional broadcast details.
