NHL in ASL: Season Ends and Stanley Cup Playoffs Begin

The 2025-26 NHL regular season ends with new player milestones and the beginning of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL in ASL on NHL Shop

Featuring the letters "ASL" represented in hand signs, this collection pays a nod to the league's continued efforts to make hockey accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.

Watch the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final in ASL!

The Sports Emmy-nominated telecast dedicated to the Deaf and hard of hearing community returns for its third year. Real-time play-by-play and color commentary entirely in American Sign Language. Available to stream exclusively on ESPN+ and Sportsnet+

Watch NHL in ASL Highlights

NHL in ASL Returns for 2026 Stanley Cup Final

NHL in ASL: Holloway tosses one into the empty net

NHL in ASL: Hayes' second of the game

NHL in ASL: Buchnevich's breakaway tally

NHL in ASL: Holloway buries a wrister

NHL in ASL: Snuggerud strikes again

NHL in ASL: Mailloux scores from distance

NHL in ASL: Sundqvist trims the lead

NHL in ASL: Snuggerud nets 20th of the year

NHL in ASL: Mantha extends the lead

NHL in ASL: Hayes buries breakaway

NHL in ASL: McGroarty opens the scoring

Player Names and Key Terms in ASL

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

David Pastrnak

Boston Bruins (Local)

Boston Bruins (General)

Stadium Series

Winter Classic

Rangers

Panthers

Adam Fox

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Sam Reinhart

Aaron Ekblad

Evan Bouchard

Corey Perry

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