NHL Announces Canes' National TV Games

League also announces six regular-season game time adjustments

8.26.26 National TV

Cato Cataldo/Carolina Hurricanes

By Canes PR
@CanesPR Hurricanes.com

RALEIGH, N.C. - The National Hockey League today announced that the Carolina Hurricanes will have 12 regular-season games televised nationally by its rightsholders, ESPN and Turner. In conjunction with that announcement, the league has adjusted the start times for six of Carolina’s games, two of which are at home. Of the 12 nationally televised games, eight will be on ESPN or ESPN+, and Turner will air three games on TNT.

Along with the league’s announced time changes because of national television, it was also announced that the Hurricanes’ game on Nov. 22 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden will now face off at 12:30 p.m., instead of the previously announced 1 p.m. ET.

Carolina Hurricanes 2026-27 National Television Schedule

DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
VENUE
CARRIER
Tues, Sept. 29
vs. Florida
5:00 p.m.
Lenovo Center
ESPN
Tues, Oct. 27
vs. Boston
8:00 p.m.
Lenovo Center
ESPN
Thurs, Nov. 5
at NY Islanders
7:00 p.m.
UBS Arena
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Wed, Nov. 25
at Tampa Bay
7:00 p.m.
Benchmark International Arena
TNT
Thurs, Jan. 28
vs. NY Islanders
6:30 p.m.*
Lenovo Center
TNT
Tues, Feb. 9
vs. Colorado
7:30 p.m.*
Lenovo Center
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Thurs, Feb. 11
vs. Minnesota
7:30 p.m.
Lenovo Center
TNT
Sun, Feb. 21
vs. NY Rangers
1:00 p.m.
Lenovo Center
TNT
Tues, Feb. 23
at New Jersey
7:30 p.m.*
Prudential Center
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Tues, Mar. 9
at Minnesota
8:00 p.m.
Grand Casino Arena
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Tues, Mar. 16
at Anaheim
10:30 p.m.*
Honda Center
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu
Tues, Mar. 30
at NY Islanders
7:30 p.m.*
UBS Arena
ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu

*includes a game time change
All Times Eastern

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