NHL Games on TV Today – Thursday, October 29, 2026 (ET)
Eleven games on Thursday and a night full of milestones. Sidney Crosby is one assist from an NHL record in Pittsburgh, Patrick Kane goes back to Detroit one assist short of 900, and Alex Ovechkin tries again to catch Nicklas Backstrom on the night Nashville honors Barry Trotz.
ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu stream Blackhawks-Red Wings and Sabres-Ducks nationally in the United States, with both on SN+ in Canada. Prime Video has Canadiens-Stars, and Sportsnet has Mammoth-Penguins and Canucks-Sharks. Out-of-market games stream on ESPN+.
Thursday’s NHL Schedule at a Glance
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Venue | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning | Benchmark International Arena, Tampa | The Spot / TSN3 |
| 7:00 PM | Utah Mammoth at Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh | SN-PIT / Utah16 / SN / TVA Sports |
| 7:00 PM | Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes | Lenovo Center, Raleigh | HHN / CBJHN |
| 7:30 PM | Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit | ESPN+ / Disney+ / Hulu / SN+ |
| 8:00 PM | Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues | Enterprise Center, St. Louis | BN+ / NESN |
| 8:00 PM | Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville | Scripps / MNMT |
| 8:00 PM | Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars | American Airlines Center, Dallas | Prime Video / TSN2 / RDS |
| 8:00 PM | New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild | Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul | Wild+ / MSGSN |
| 10:00 PM | Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks | Honda Center, Anaheim | ESPN+ / Disney+ / Hulu / SN+ |
| 10:00 PM | Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles | ABTV / TSN5 / RDS Info |
| 10:00 PM | Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks | SAP Center, San Jose | NBCSCA / SN |
🏒 Game of the Day: Utah Mammoth vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
7:00 PM ET | Sportsnet / TVA Sports (Canada) · SN-PIT · Utah16 · PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Crosby has 1,111 assists with Pittsburgh, level with Ray Bourque’s total with Boston for the most by a player with one franchise in NHL history. Bourque needed 1,518 games; Crosby has played 1,432. One more and the record is his. He also has 1,768 career points, three behind Marcel Dionne for sixth all time.
Utah, 8-5-0, is a tough opponent for a milestone night. Mikhail Sergachev has six points during a five-game point streak. Pittsburgh is 5-6-1.
Prediction: Crosby sets the record in front of the home crowd, and Pittsburgh edges Utah.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
7:30 PM ET | ESPN+ / Disney+ / Hulu (US) · SN+ (Canada) · Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Kane, 37, returns to Detroit after three seasons with the Red Wings; he signed a two-year deal with Chicago on July 23. One assist would make him the 21st player in NHL history with 900, and the second active skater after Crosby. Connor Bedard needs one goal to pass Alex DeBrincat for sixth-most by a Blackhawk 21 or younger, and Moritz Seider is one assist from tying Dennis Seidenberg for third among German-born defensemen. Detroit, 5-4-3, is without Dylan Larkin, who requested a trade in the offseason and lost the captaincy before camp. Chicago is 4-8-0.
Prediction: Kane gets No. 900, but Detroit wins.
Washington Capitals vs. Nashville Predators
8:00 PM ET | Scripps · Monumental Sports Network · Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Ovechkin still needs one assist to tie Backstrom’s franchise record of 762. Before the game, Nashville inducts Trotz into the Preds Golden Hall; he coached the Predators for 1,196 games over 15 seasons, has 914 wins (fifth in NHL history) and won the 2018 Stanley Cup with Washington. The Capitals are 7-4-0; the Predators are 4-3-5 and 2-2-4 in their past eight.
Prediction: Ovechkin ties Backstrom on Trotz’s night, and Washington wins.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 PM ET | HHN · CBJHN · Lenovo Center, Raleigh
Carolina is 10-2-2 and 10-1-1 since an 0-1-1 start, two weeks before its Global Series trip to Helsinki. Sebastian Aho needs four goals to tie Eric Staal for second in Hurricanes/Whalers history and three to match Olli Jokinen for fourth among Finland-born players. Columbus, 5-5-0, has won two straight.
Prediction: The champions keep rolling.
Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks
10:00 PM ET | Sportsnet (Canada) · NBCSCA · SAP Center, San Jose
Vancouver finally won on Tuesday, scoring four times in the third period of a 6-5 overtime win in Anaheim to end a 10-game skid (0-9-1). Elias Pettersson brings a six-game point streak. The Sharks, 6-6-1, have been outscored 8-4 in two straight losses. The Canucks are 3-10-1.
Prediction: Pettersson stays hot and Vancouver makes it two in a row.
Around the Rest of the League
Jets at Lightning (7:00 PM): Winnipeg tries to stop a six-game losing streak; Nikita Kucherov is now Tampa Bay’s all-time leading scorer.
Bruins at Blues (8:00 PM): Boston looks to respond after Tuesday’s 2-1 loss in Raleigh.
Canadiens at Stars (8:00 PM): Montreal brings a three-game winning streak to Dallas without captain Nick Suzuki.
Islanders at Wild (8:00 PM): Matthew Schaefer visits Kirill Kaprizov, who is chasing Mario Lemieux’s October goals record.
Sabres at Ducks (10:00 PM): Anaheim returns home after Tuesday’s overtime loss to Vancouver.
Senators at Kings (10:00 PM): Ottawa continues its California trip in Los Angeles.
Eleven games and three of the game’s greats chasing history. Check local listings for regional broadcast details.
