NHL Opening Night: How to Watch & Stream Tonight’s Tripleheader for Free

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It’s opening night for the NHL! The 2024-25 season launches on Tuesday (Oct. 8) with a tripleheader broadcasting live on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+.

The 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will take the ice against the Boston Bruins in one of three games on the roster. Will any stars be in attendance? Ariana Grande hit up the Stanley Cup Final, while DJ Khaled and Kid LAROI headlined the Stanley Cup concert series, but we’ll have to wait to see which recording stars will attend opening night games.

Tonight’s NHL schedule includes the Seattle Kraken vs. St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks vs. Utah Hockey Club.

No cable? No problem! All three games will be available to stream on DirecTV, Fubo and Sling TV.

Read on for more details.

NHL Opening Night Schedule: When and Where to Watch

Tonight’s NHL games will air live on ESPN and stream on ESPN+, starting with St. Louis vs. Seattle at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

Boston will face Florida in the second game of the night, which takes place at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Closing out the night, Chicago vs. Boston at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. on ESPN and ESPN+.

Hockey fans can stream ESPN, ESPN 2, NHL Network and more for free on DirecTV and Fubo. Both streamers offer a free trial for up to a week and monthly plans priced below $80. Sling TV’s streaming plans start as low as $20 per month.

Wants to catch most of the games scheduled for NHL opening week? Subscribe to ESPN+.

More than 25 NHL games are scheduled to stream live on ESPN+ between now and Oct. 14.

Streaming plans currently start at $10.99 per month or $109 for the annual plan (ESPN+ plans will go up $1 starting on Oct. 17).

Looking for a streaming deal? You can bundle ESPN+ with Hulu and Disney+ starting at $14.99 ($16.99 starting Oct. 17). Or, join Hulu + Live TV ($77/month) to stream over 90 live channels, alongside access to ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+.

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