NHL Games Today: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 Schedule, All 11 Puck Drops and TV

There are 11 National Hockey League (NHL) games today, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, with the first puck drops at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and the last three at 10:00 p.m. ET, per the NHL’s own schedule data. Two of them stream nationally on ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+: the Chicago Blackhawks at the Detroit Red Wings and the Buffalo Sabres at the Anaheim Ducks.

We took the games, start times, arenas and US TV listings from the league’s schedule feed at 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 29. This page does not carry live scores. Once a game starts, the NHL schedule shows the score and then the result.

NHL schedule today: all 11 games, arenas and TV

Start (ET)	Game	Arena	US TV listed by the NHL
7:00 p.m.	Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning	Benchmark International Arena, Tampa	The Spot (Lightning)
7:00 p.m.	Utah Mammoth at Pittsburgh Penguins	PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh	SportsNet Pittsburgh; Utah 16 and Mammoth+ (Utah)
7:00 p.m.	Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes	Lenovo Center, Raleigh	Hurricanes and Blue Jackets local broadcasts
7:30 p.m.	Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings	Little Caesars Arena, Detroit	ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+ (national)
8:00 p.m.	Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues	Enterprise Center, St. Louis	Blues local broadcast; New England Sports Network (NESN) for Boston
8:00 p.m.	Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville	Scripps stations (Predators); Monumental Sports Network (Capitals)
8:00 p.m.	Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center, Dallas	Prime Video (Stars home market)
8:00 p.m.	New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild	Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul	Wild local broadcast and Wild+; Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sportsnet for the Islanders
10:00 p.m.	Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks	Honda Center, Anaheim	ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+ (national)
10:00 p.m.	Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings	Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles	Kings local broadcast
10:00 p.m.	Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks	SAP Center at San Jose	NBC Sports California

The NHL feed lists some local channels only by short internal codes. Where a code did not name the channel plainly, the table says “local broadcast” instead of guessing a channel number. Canadian TV is left out.

What time are the NHL games tonight in my time zone?

Oct. 29 is before the U.S. clock change on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, so daylight time applies. We worked these out from the league’s start times.

Start (ET)	Central (CT)	Mountain (MT)	Pacific Time (PT)	Games
7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	Jets at Lightning, Mammoth at Penguins, Blue Jackets at Hurricanes
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	Blackhawks at Red Wings
8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Bruins at Blues, Capitals at Predators, Canadiens at Stars, Islanders at Wild
10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	Sabres at Ducks, Senators at Kings, Canucks at Sharks

Arizona matches Pacific Time until Nov. 1 and Hawaii is three hours behind Pacific. The 8:00 p.m. ET games are all in Central Time arenas, so they start at 7:00 p.m. local time. Our story on daylight saving time ending Nov. 1 explains what moves after Sunday.

Where to watch NHL games tonight

Two games are open to fans anywhere in the country: Blackhawks at Red Wings at 7:30 p.m. ET and Sabres at Ducks at 10:00 p.m. ET, both on ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+. Canadiens at Stars is listed on Prime Video for viewers in the Stars’ home market.

For the other eight, the listed channels are the teams’ local partners, which are blacked out or simply not carried outside their regions. Check your provider’s guide for out-of-market options. Unlicensed free streams are not legal ways to watch; use the league’s partners or your TV provider.

Printable NHL schedule and score sheet

The one-page sheet has all 11 games in start-time order, each with its arena, US TV and a line for the final score, plus a notes area. Pin it next to the printable weekly calendar if you follow a team through the week, or the November 2026 printable calendar for the month ahead. A printed sheet cannot update itself, so check the NHL schedule if a start time moves.

Looking further out, the 2027 Winter Classic date and time are set. Tonight’s National Basketball Association (NBA) slate is in NBA games today, and the Panthers at Packers game is in our Thursday Night Football guide.