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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.
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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+.
Being selected in the first round of the NHL Draft is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Being announced by one of the most talented singers of all time is one in a million.
At the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday night (June 28), the Canadiens welcomed Celine Dion to the stage — described by Montreal general manager Kent Hughes as “our No. 1 fan” — to announce the night’s fifth overall draft pick.
Dion was accompanied to the stage inside Las Vegas’ Sphere by her 23-year-old son René-Charles Dion Angélil, who is also a singer and goes by RC Angélil. After a bilingual greeting toggling between French and English, Dion got down to business. “With the fifth overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens are proud to select Ivan Demidov.”
Thanks to Dion’s tense pause ahead of saying the 18-year-old Russian hockey player’s name, the NHL announcers called it “the most dramatic draft announcement of all time.” (The announcers also suggested that “Montreal is saying ‘merci’ to the Anaheim Ducks for not picking him,” after the California club had shown interest in choosing Demidov third overall.)
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In his post-draft press conference. reporters asked Demidov what it was like to have Dion announce his name. “It’s unbelievable. It’s like a book. Like a movie. It’s… me,” he laughed.
The reporters suggested he might be too young to know Dion’s music, but the Russian teen assured them, “No, I know. I watched the Titanic.” Dion, of course, performed “My Heart Will Go On,” the theme song from the 1997 James Cameron epic Titanic, which spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
Dion was born about 15 miles outside Montreal in Charlemagne, Quebec, and has been a vocal fan of the Canadiens for years. She has also called Las Vegas home for the past two decades, mounting a pair of residencies at Caesars Palace spanning 16 years.
The NHL Draft appearance comes just a few days after Prime Video released the new documentary I Am: Celine Dion, which chronicles Dion’s health battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare autoimmune neurological disorder.
Watch Dion’s NHL Draft announcement and Demidov’s post-draft press conference below.
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The Stanley Cup finals are here, and the Edmonton Oilers have a shot at winning the Cup for the first time in 18 years. But they face a tough task against the Florida Panthers, who are back in the NHL finals for the second year in a row.
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Tickets for the best-of-seven series initially went on sale Wednesday (June 5), but sold out within minutes on Ticketmaster with fans clamoring to see the Oilers vs. Panthers series in person. The latest reports have Stanley Cup prices well into the tens of thousands of dollars for single-game seats.
Fortunately, there are still ways to find Stanley Cup tickets online through third-party sites and resale sites, many of which are offering promo codes for discounted seats.
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How to Get Stanley Cup 2024 Finals Tickets Online
To help you get the best Stanley Cup ticket deals available, ShopBillboard has rounded up where to find the latest prices and cheap tickets below, so you can watch the Stanley Cup finals live.
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster is the official ticketing provider of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, and while initial seats are sold out, the site does offer resale options. As of this writing, Ticketmaster resale has tickets for Game 1 starting at $468 and Game 4 tickets from around $1,312. The website provides an interactive map that will show you options based on the price and venue sections. You can also choose to have only verified resale tickets shown as well as accessible ticket options.
StubHub
StubHub offers (relatively) affordable Stanley Cup tickets with Game 1 options starting at $395 and Game 4 tickets from $943. The site allows you to use an interactive map to choose exactly where you’d like to sit in the venue. Prices can also be sorted based on quantity and price point as well as the option to include estimated fees in the price you see. Purchases are backed by StubHub’s FanProtect Guarantee, which guarantees your tickets are valid and will arrive by the time of the event or you’ll receive comparable, better tickets, or your money back. Read the details on the purchase protection plan here.
Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats is currently offering Game 1 tickets from just $414 and Game 4 tickets starting at $950. You can sort tickets based on price, venue section, “Great Deal” options, instant delivery and your recently viewed. The site also backs up orders with its 100% Buyer Guarantee, which you can read more about here. Bonus offer: Score $20 off purchases of $200+ when you use the code BB2024 at checkout.
Vivid Seats also offers a rewards program that gets you your 11th ticket free after ten ticket purchases. It’s a great way to score a deal on bulk or group tickets to the Stanley Cup.
SeatGeek
Another way to find Stanley Cup tickets online is through SeatGeek, which is an official ticketing partner of the Florida Panthers. The site also has a number of discounts still available for the Stanley Cup 2024 finals. As of this writing, the site has Game 1 tickets available for as low as $517 and Game 4 tickets starting at $1,318. Looking to score a discount: first purchases are eligible for $10 off orders of $250+ when you use the code BILLBOARD10 at checkout.
Gametime
Gametime aims to offer the most affordable last-minute Stanley Cup tickets with Game 1 options for $361+ and Game 4 tickets at $900+. Their Gametime Guarantee ensures that you get the lowest price possible, which means if you purchase tickets through the site and then find cheaper tickets elsewhere, Gametime will provide 110% of the difference. Learn more about the policy here.
Stanley Cup Tickets: Promo Codes, Cheap Seats
Other ways to score cheap seats to the Stanley Cup finals include TicketNetwork.com, which is offering $10 off with promo code TNTIX, and TicketLiquidator.com which has a 15% off discount code TLSummer15.
How to Watch the Stanley Cup Finals Online: Live Stream Oilers vs. Panthers
The Stanley Cup finals are airing this year on ABC. Want to watch the Oilers vs. Panthers online? You can watch the 2024 Stanley Cup finals live through DirecTV Stream and FuboTV, which both offer ABC and include free trials for up to a week (meaning you can watch the Stanley Cup finals for free).
Animal lovers Miranda Lambert, Mickey Guyton and actor-vocalist Kristin Chenoweth will be in on the four-legged fun when they each make special appearances for the first Stanley Pup program, a one-hour special launched by the National Hockey League (NHL) and nonprofit organization Petco Love. The special will celebrate the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by holding a friendly competition featuring adoptable rescue dogs.
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Each of the National Hockey League’s 32 teams will be represented by a four-legged friend, with 16 dogs representing teams that qualified for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs facing off in a friendly competition to showcase their canine skills.
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In addition to appearances from Lambert, Guyton and Chenoweth, the program will feature commentary by Akbar Gbajabiamila (American Ninja Warrior and The Talk) and Mark Shunock (Top Rank Boxing) with Alexa Landestoy (NHL Network) reporting rinkside.
The Stanley Pup will broadcast in the United States on the NHL Network and on ESPN+ on Friday, June 7, at 8 p.m. ET and on Sportsnet for fans in Canada on Saturday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET. (Airdates and times are subject to change based on the schedule for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.)
Producer and animal advocate Michael Levitt, who has worked on rescue-themed projects including American Rescue Dog Show and All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration, will produce the show alongside NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer and NHL Vice President of production and creative development Matt Nicholson for NHL Productions, while Aimee Brillhart and Mark Shunock will executive produce. National nonprofit Petco Love will provide dogs for the competition through their shelter partners around the country.
“At the NHL, we love supporting great causes and the opportunity to produce a program that finds homes for rescue dogs is so fulfilling,” Mayer said in a statement. “The show promises to be great fun and we can’t wait for our participating puppies Nathan McKibble, Joe Pawvelski, Alexander O-fetch-kin and many more to hit our Stanley Pup rink.”
“I’m so proud to launch this canine sporting spectacular with the NHL, and so grateful for their passion in supporting adoption. The show is sure to be the biggest night of the year for dog-loving hockey fans,” Levitt added. “The cuteness overload is going to be off the charts! I can’t wait to show viewers how special rescue dogs are and how profoundly they enhance our lives when we welcome them into our families.”
The canine talent in the game showcases the variety of dogs available for adoption around the country. “We are honored that the NHL will spotlight these all-star pups,” Petco Love President Susanne Kogut added. “Everyone can be a champion in the life of a pet. When you adopt a pet from your local shelter, everyone wins!”
Lambert is well-known for her love and advocacy for animals through her work launching the MuttNation Foundation, which she and her mother, Bev, launched in 2009. The donation-supported 501c(3) nonprofit organization has raised nearly $10 million to support its mission to promote the adoption of shelter pets. Lambert also launched the MuttNation Fueled by Miranda Lambert pet line of toys and supplies, which is available exclusively at Tractor Supply Company and benefits the foundation. Chenoweth has also been an official spokesperson with the organization Remember Me Thursday, which advocates for pet adoption.
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has reached the milestone of 1,000 NHL games, and pop singer Vanessa Carlton lent her voice to be part of the celebration.
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Carlton remixed her hit song “A Thousand Miles” with Carlson-themed lyrics as part of a collaboration between the team and the production company Fresh Tape Media.
On Saturday night against the Boston Bruins, Carlson became the 128th defenseman in league history to skate in 1,000 regular-season games. Through his first 999, the 34-year-old has played the 41st-most minutes of any player in the league since ice time started being tracked officially in 1997-98, totaling just under 24,000 minutes — plus 3,005 more in the playoffs.
“He’s not just a point producer that is just playing the top of the power play and able to play that for 20 years,” coach Spencer Carbery said. “He’s playing that, plus he’s playing penalty kill, plus he’s playing 5 on 5 when you need to defend a lead and when you need to score a goal. That ability and uniqueness, there’s very few that log minutes in all those situations like he has throughout his career.”
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Carlson, who is originally from Natick, Massachusetts, but spent much of his childhood in New Jersey, has taken more than 26,000 regular-season shifts, all with Washington, since getting drafted in the first round in 2008 and making his debut in 2009.
“You try not to think about it like that,” Carlson said Saturday morning when told that stat.
Carlton’s song remix was released after the player with a similar sounding last name spoke to reporters following the team’s morning skate.
Carlson is the 80th player to dress in 1,000 games with one team. His milestone comes a couple of weeks after teammate T.J. Oshie hit 1,000, and going through that helped prepare Carlson for what to expect not only Saturday night but next weekend (April 7 vs. Ottawa) when the Capitals hold a ceremony to honor him.
“You got so much going on now, in the now, in this league and where we are and just worrying about what’s at stake all the time,” Carlson said. “Just trying not to be a distraction to what we have on our plate right now and where we are.”
The Capitals are trying to return to the playoffs after missing last year for the first time in Carlson’s pro career. He was a huge part of their 2018 Stanley Cup run, playing in all 24 games and recording 20 points while averaging nearly 26 minutes a night.
Céline Dion was the honorary queen of the ice at the Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers game Thursday (March 21), where she met with some of the players and enjoyed the day’s proceedings with her twin 13-year-old sons, Nelson and Eddy.
In clips captured by game attendees, Dion — who also shares 23-year-old René-Charles with late husband René Angélil — smiles and flashes a hand heart to the jumbotron as fans at the TD Garden in Boston roar with excitement. In another video, she and her boys, who sport matching Bruins jerseys, jam out to Bon Jovi’s 1986 smash “Livin’ on a Prayer,” the Canadian vocalist showing off her air-guitar moves.
Prior to the game, Dion joined the Bruins back in the locker rooms to read off that day’s lineup — adding her own flair, as any iconic diva would. “Up front, Heinen,” she began, angelically singing left wing Danton Heinen’s last name.
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“On defense, you better bite — Grizzy,” she continued, calling defenseman Matt Grzelcyk by his nickname and adding a dramatic pause. “Ooooh.”
The game marks a rare outing for Dion, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Stiff-Person Syndrome a couple years ago. Earlier this month, she marked International SPS Day with a post on Instagram, writing, “Trying to overcome this autoimmune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but I remain determined to one day get back onto the stage and to live as normal of a life as possible.”
She added, “I am deeply grateful for the love and support from my kids, family, team and all of you!”
Prior to the game — which saw the Rangers win 5-2 against the Bruins — Dion made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Grammys, where she presented Taylor Swift with album of the year for Midnights. In January, Amazon announced that a Prime Video documentary chronicling the “My Heart Will Go On” singer’s battle with SPS is in the works.
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