The National Hockey League opened play in October and its playoffs run into June.

ESPN and TNT/MAX will share the national TV package for the fifth season in a row.

Sirius XM Radio will provide extensive coverage as well, airing home-team broadcasts and a number of national telecasts.

This season the Stanley Cup finals will be aired by ESPN. ESPN and TNT will split playoff action, each getting a conference final in exclusivity.

All games at 7 p.m. and on MSG Network (MSG) unless indicated

October (regular season)

Tues. 9 – Penguins, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Thur. 9 – at Sabres; Sat. 11 – at Penguins; Sun. 12 – Capitals; Tues. 14 – Oilers; Thur. 16 – at Maple Leafs; Sat. 18 – at Canadiens; Mon. 20 – Wild; Thur. 23 – Sharks; Sun. 26 – at Flames, 8 p.m.; Tues. 28 – at Canucks, 10 p.m.; Thur. 30 – at Oilers, 9 p.m.

November

Sat. 1 – at Kraken, 10 p.m.; Tues. 4 – Hurricanes; Fri. 7 – at Red Wings; Sat. 8 – Islanders; Mon. 10 – Predators; Wed. 12 – at Lightning; Sat. 15 – at Blue Jackets, 7 p.m.; Sun. 16 – Red Wings; Tues. 18 – at Knights, 10 p.m.; Thur. 20 – at Avalanche, 9 p.m.; Sat. 22 – at Mammoth, 9 p.m.; Mon. 24 – Blues; Wed. 26 – at Hurricanes; Fri. 28 – at Bruins, 1 p.m. (TNT); Sat. 29 – Lightning, 2 p.m.

December

Tues. 2 – Stars; Thur. 4 – at Senators; Sat. 6 – Avalanche, 12:30 p.m.; Sun. 7 – Knights; Wed. 10 – at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 13 – Canadiens; Mon. 15 – Ducks; Tues. 16 – Canucks; Thur. 18 – at Blues, 8 p.m.; Sat. 20 – Flyers, 12:30 p.m.; Sun. 21 – at Predators; Tues. 23 – at Capitals, 6:30 p.m.; Sat. 27 – at Islanders, 6 p.m.; Mon. 29 – at Hurricanes; Wed. 31 – at Capitals, 12:30 p.m.

January

Fri. 2 – Panthers, at LoanDepot Park (outdoors), 8 p.m. (TNT); Mon. 5 – Mammoth; Thur. 8 – Sabres; Sat. 10 – at Bruins, 1 p.m.; Mon. 12 – Kraken; Wed. 14 – Senators, 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 17 – at Flyers, 1 p.m.; Mon. 19 – at Ducks, 10 p.m.; Tues. 20 – at Kings, 10:30 p.m.; Fri. 23 – at Sharks, 10 p.m.; Mon. 26 – Bruins; Wed. 28 – at Islanders, 7:30 p.m.; Thur. 29 – Islanders; Sat. 31 – at Penguins, 3:30 p.m.

February

Thur. 5 – Hurricanes; OLYMPICS BREAK; Thur. 26 – Flyers, 8 p.m.; Sat. 28 – Penguins, 12:30 p.m.

March

Mon. 2 – Blue Jackets; Thur. 5 – Maple Leafs; Sat. 7 – at Devils, 3 p.m.; Mon. 9 – at Flyers; Tues. 10 – Flames; Thur. 12 – at Jets, 8 p.m.; Sat. 14 – at Wild, 6 p.m.; Mon. 16 – Kings; Wed. 18 – Devils; Thur. 19 – at Blue Jackets; Sun. 22 – Jets, noon; Mon. 23 – Senators, 7:30 p.m.; Wed. 25 – at Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri. 27 – Blackhawks; Sun. 29 – Panthers, 1 p.m.;. Tues. 31 – Devils

April

Thur. 2 – Canadiens; Sat. 4 – Red Wings, 12:30 p.m.; Sun. 5 – Capitals; Wed. 8 – Sabres; Sat. 11 – at Stars, 5 p.m.; Mon. 13 – at Panthers; Wed. 15 – at Lightning

All games at 7 p.m. and on MSG Sports Network (MSGSN) unless indicated

Preseason

Sun. Sept. 21 – Flyers; Tues. Sept. 23 – at Devils; Thur. Sept. 25 – at Rangers; Fri. Sept. 26 – Devils; Mon. Sept. 29 – Rangers; Thur. Oct. 2 – at Flyers

October (regular season)

Thur. 9 – at Penguins; Sat. 11 – Capitals; Mon. 13 – Jets, 1 p.m.; Thur. 16 – Oilers; Sat. 18 – at Senators, 3 p.m.; Tues. 21 – Sharks; Thur. 23 – Red Wings; Sat. 25 – at Flyers, 12:30 p.m.; Tues. 28 – at Bruins, 7:15 p.m.; Thur. 30 – at Hurricanes; Fri. 31 – at Capitals

November

Sun. 2 – Blue Jackets, 5 p.m.; Tues. 4 – Bruins; Fri. 7 – Wild; Sat. 8 – at Rangers; Mon. 10 – at Devils; Thur. 13 – at Knights, 10 p.m.; Fri. 14 – at Mammoth, 9 p.m.; Sun. 16 – at Avalanche, 9 p.m.; Tues. 18 – at Stars, 8 p.m.; Thur. 20 – at Red Wings; Sat. 22 – Blues, 3:30 p.m.; Sun. 23 – Kraken, 5 p.m.; Wed. 26 – Bruins; Fri. 28 – Flyers, 4 p.m.; Sun. 30 – Capitals, 1 p.m.

December

Tues. 2 – Lightning; Thur. 4 – Avalanche; Sat. 6 – at Lightning; Sun. 7 – at Panthers, 5 p.m.; Tues. 9 – Knights; Thur. 11 – Ducks; Sat. 13 – Lightning, 3:30 p.m.; Tues. 16 – at Red Wings; Fri. 19 – Canucks, 7 p.m.; Sat. 20 – at Sabres, 5 p.m.; Tues. 23 – Devils; Sat. 27 – Rangers, 6 p.m.; Sun. 28 – at Blue Jackets, 5 p.m.; Tues. 30 – at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

January

Sat. 3 – Maple Leafs; Tues. 6 – Devils; Thur. 8 – at Predators, 8 p.m.; Sat. 10 – at Wild, 8 p.m.; Tues. 13 – at Jets, 8 p.m.; Thur. 15 – at Oilers, 9 p.m.; Sat. 17 – at Flames, 3 p.m.; Mon. 19 – at Canucks, 10 p.m.; Wed. 21 – at Kraken, 10 p.m.; Sat. 24 – Sabres, 1 p.m.; Mon. 26 – at Flyers; Wed. 28 – Rangers, 7:30 p.m.; Thur. 29 – at Rangers; Sat. 31 – Predators, 7 p.m.

February

Mon. 2 – at Capitals; Tues. 3 – Penguins; Thur. 5 – at Devils; OLYMPICS BREAK; Thur. 26 – at Canadiens; Sat. 28 – at Blue Jackets, 6 p.m.

March

Sun. 1 – Panthers, 4 p.m.; Wed. 4 – at Ducks, 10 p.m.; Thur. 5 – at Kings, 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 7 – at Sharks, 10 p.m.; Tues. 10 – at Blues, 7:30 p.m.; Fri. 13 – Kings; Sat. 14 – Flames; Tues. 17 – at Maple Leafs; Thur. 19 – at Senators; Sat. 21 – at Canadiens; Sun. 22 – Blue Jackets; Tues. 24 – Blackhawks; Thur. 26 – Stars; Sat. 28 – Panthers, 1 p.m.; Mon. 30 – Penguins; Tues. 31 – at Sabres

April

Fri. 3 – Flyers; Sat. 4 – at Hurricanes; Thur. 9 – Maple Leafs; Sat. 11 – Senators, 1 p.m.; Sun. 12 – Canadiens, 6 p.m.; Tues. 14 – Hurricanes

All games at 7 p.m. and on MSG Sports Network (MSGSN) unless indicated

Preseason

Sun. Sept. 21 – Rangers, 1 p.m.; Tues. Sept. 23 – Islanders; Fri. Sept. 26 – at Islanders; Sun. 28 – vs. Senators (at Quebec City), 3 p.m.; vs. Capitals, 3 p.m.; Thur. Oct. 2 – at Rangers; Sat. Oct. 4 – at Flyers, 3 p.m.

October (regular season)

Thur. 9 – at Hurricanes; Sat. 11 – at Lightning; Mon. 13 – at Blue Jackets; Thur. 16 – Panthers; Sat. 18 – Oilers, 3:30 p.m.; Tues. 21 – at Maple Leafs; Wed. 22 – Wild; Fri. 24 – Sharks; Sun. 26 – Avalanche, 1 p.m.; Tues. 28 – at Avalanche, 9 p.m.; Thur. 30 – at Sharks, 10 p.m.

November

Sat. 1 – at Kings, 9 p.m.; Sun. 2 – at Ducks, 8 p.m.; Thur. 6 – Canadiens; Sat. 8 – Penguins, 12:30 p.m.; Mon. 10 – Islanders; Wed. 12 – at Blackhawks, 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 15 – at Capitals; Tues. 18 – at Lightning; Thur. 20 – at anthers; Sat. 22 – at Flyers; Mon. 24 – Red Wings; Wed. 26 – Blues; Fri. 28 – at Sabres, 4 p.m.; Sat. 29 – Flyers

December

Mon. 1 – Blue Jackets; Wed. 3 – Stars; Fri. 5 – Knights; Sat. 6 – at Bruins; Tues. 9 – at Senators; Thur. 11 – Lightning; Sat. 13 – Ducks, 12:30 p.m.; Sun. 14 – Canucks, 12:30 p.m.’; Wed. 17 – at Knights, 10 p.m.; Fri. 19 – at Mammoth, 9 p.m.; Sun. 21 – Sabres; Tues. 23 – at Islanders; Sat. 27 – Capitals; Tues. 30 – at Maple Leafs; Wed. 31 – at Blue Jackets

January

Sat. 3 – Mammoth, 3 p.m.; Sun. 4 – Hurricanes; Tues. 6 – at Islanders; Thur. 8 – at Penguins; Sun. 11 – at Jets, 2 p.m.; Mon. 12 – at Wild, 8 p.m.; Wed. 14 – Kraken; Sat. 17 – Hurricanes; Mon. 19 – at Flames, 9 p.m.; Tues. 20 – at Oilers, 10 p.m.; Fri. 23 – at Canucks, 10 p.m.; Sun. 25 – at Kraken, 4 p.m.; Tues. 27 – Jets; Thur. 29 – Predators; Sat. 31 – at Senators

February

Tues. 3 – Blue Jackets; Thur. 5 – Islanders; OLYMPICS BREAK; Wed. 25 – Sabres; Thur. 26 – at Penguins; Sat. 28 – at Blues

March

Tues. 3 – Panthers; Wed. 4 – Maple Leafs; Sat. 7 – Rangers, 3 p.m.; Sun. 8 – Red Wings; Thur. 12 – Flames; Sat. 14 – Kings; Mon. 16 – Bruins; Wed. 18 – at Rangers; Fri. 20 – at Capitals; Tues. 24 – at Stars, 8 p.m.; Thur. 26 – at Predators, 8 p.m.; Thur. 26 – at Predators, 8 p.m.; Sat. 28 – at Hurricanes, 5 p.m.; Sun. 29 – Blackhawks; Tues. 31 – at Rangers

April

Thur. 2 – Capitals; Sat. 4 – Canadiens; Sun. 5 – at Canadiens; Tues. 7 – Flyers; Thur. 9 – Penguins; Sat. 11 – at Red Wings, 5 p.m.; Sun. 12 – Senators; Tues. 14 – at Bruins

ESPN (and ESPN Plus)

ESPN is in its fourth season of carrying the NHL once again. Sean McDonough and Ray Ferraro are the lead announce team.

Steve Levy, Mark Messier and P.K. Subban host intermission breaks.

All ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts are streamed by ESPN+ (subscription)

October (regular season)

Tues. 7 – Blackhawks at Panthers, 5 p.m.; Penguins at Rangers, 8 p.m.; Avalanche at Kings, 10:30 p.m.

February

Sun. 1 – Bruins vs. Lightning (outdoors)

ESPN2 (and ESPN Plus)

ESPN is in its fourth season of carrying the NHL once again. Sean McDonough and Ray Ferraro are the lead announce team.

Steve Levy, Mark Messier and P.K. Subban host intermission breaks.

All ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts are streamed by ESPN+ (subscription)

October (regular season)

TBD

ABC, WABC-7 in New York (and ESPN Plus)

October (regular season)

TBD

TNT (with TruTV and HBO MAX)

The Turner cable channel will present action for the fourth season in a row, and exclusively air one of the conference finals in the spring. Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk remain the lead commentator team with Brian Boucher serving as the between-the-benches analyst.

The studio show is hosted by Liam McHugh with analysts Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette and Wayne Gretzky.

Live telecasts are also available on HBO Max.

October (regular season)

Wed. 8 – Bruins at Capitals, 7:30 p.m.; Kings at Knights, 10 p.m.

January

Fri. 2 – Rangers at Panthers (at Miami Loan Depot Park, outdoors), 8 p.m.

TBS (with TruTV and HBO MAX)

The Turner cable channel will present action for the fourth season in a row, and exclusively air one of the conference finals in the spring. Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk remain the lead commentator team with Brian Boucher serving as the between-the-benches analyst.

The studio show is hosted by Liam McHugh with analysts Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette and Wayne Gretzky.

Live telecasts are also available on HBO Max.

October

TBD

NHL Power Play on ESPN+

More than 1,050 out-of-market live games will be available on the subscription platform, newly named “NHL Power Play on ESPN+” – these were the games that were presented on cable TV through the old NHL Center Ice subscriptions.

A new twist is each game will have the home and road telecasts, plus the Saturday Hockey Night in Canada telecast feed. All telecasts will also be available for replays.

October (regular season)

TBD

NHL Network

The cable channel will often be the spillover channel when games go into overtime and the second game has to start on time.

Like the other major sports channels, NHL Network will present “NHL Tonight,’’ with highlights and live look-ins to evening games in progress. Often, the network will pick up the third period of late NHL games at 11 p.m or midnight before returning to studio shows. When hockey action is concluded, the network will present the half-hour highlights show “On the Fly” and re-run them through the subsequent morning. The network will then present 1- and 2-hour replays of games the following afternoon.

On Saturday nights, NHL Network will air “Hockey Central” at 6:30 p.m., the pregame show for “Hockey Night in Canada” though the U.S. audience may not always get the subsequent HNIC telecast.

October (regular season)

TBD

Sirius XM Radio

Satellite radio Sirius XM provides live coverage of every NHL game, providing home broadcasts on channels 219-223, and using 201-202. The service will also put games on the NHL channel 91 and on some Canadian-based channels, like 167.

October (on SXM 91)

TBD

See additional SXM schedules above in ESPN/ESPN2/TNT/TBS schedules

Go to SiriusXM.com/sports/nhl for full schedules