The Carolina Hurricanes play in the National Hockey League. NHL games run on national windows across ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max — plus regional sports networks for in-market broadcasts. ESPN+ carries every out-of-market regular-season game.
The Carolina Hurricanes have not said where their local games will be televised in 2026-27. The club is launching its own network as the exclusive local home of Hurricanes hockey. Its name, channel positions and streaming price are all still to be announced before opening night.
Until they do, the Carolina Hurricanes games with a confirmed home are the national windows — ESPN, ESPN+, TNT and Max — and Fubo carries those. Nothing on sale today is guaranteed to show you the local schedule, so this is a bad week to buy a subscription on the strength of it. This page updates when the club announces.
Get the national NHL games on Fubo →Preseason runs through September. Carolina Hurricanes preseason games are regional broadcasts; national coverage begins with the regular season.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | Scripps Sports |
| Tue, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | Scripps Sports |
| Thu, Sep 24 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Nashville Predators | Scripps Sports |
| Sat, Sep 26 · 3:00 PM ET | at Nashville Predators | Scripps Sports |
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The Carolina Hurricanes open the 2026-27 regular season at home against the Florida Panthers on Tue, Sep 29, airing on ESPN.
14 of the 84 Carolina Hurricanes regular-season games listed below currently carry a national TV window — Disney+ (6), ESPN+ (6), Hulu (6), TNT (4), truTV (4), ESPN (2), MNMT (2). The rest are RSN / local broadcasts.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | ESPN |
| Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Washington Capitals | MNMT |
| Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET | at Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Sun, Oct 11 · 7:00 PM ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 13 · 6:45 PM ET | vs Washington Capitals | MNMT |
| Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET | at Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Oct 18 · 8:00 PM ET | at Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 PM ET | at Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM ET | at Edmonton Oilers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM ET | at St. Louis Blues | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | ESPN |
| Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM ET | at Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET | at New York Islanders | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET | at Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Edmonton Oilers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 22 · 12:30 PM ET | at New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM ET | at Tampa Bay Lightning | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Nov 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET | at New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 8 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM ET | at Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 17 · 9:00 PM ET | at Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Fri, Dec 18 · 9:00 PM ET | at Colorado Avalanche | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 21 · 10:00 PM ET | at Vegas Golden Knights | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 29 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 31 · 2:00 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs St. Louis Blues | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 7 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 9 · 7:00 PM ET | at Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 12 · 7:00 PM ET | at Boston Bruins | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 14 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Capitals | RSN / local |
| Fri, Jan 15 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Sun, Jan 17 · 6:00 PM ET | vs Vegas Golden Knights | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 21 · 7:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 23 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Anaheim Ducks | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 25 · 7:30 PM ET | at Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 26 · 7:00 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 28 · 6:30 PM ET | vs New York Islanders | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Jan 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 9 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Colorado Avalanche | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Thu, Feb 11 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Minnesota Wild | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Feb 13 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 16 · 7:00 PM ET | at Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM ET | at Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Fri, Feb 19 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Sun, Feb 21 · 1:00 PM ET | vs New York Rangers | TNT / truTV |
| Tue, Feb 23 · 7:30 PM ET | at New Jersey Devils | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Thu, Feb 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs San Jose Sharks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 27 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Lightning | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 1 · 7:00 PM ET | at Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 3 · 7:00 PM ET | at Washington Capitals | RSN / local |
| Fri, Mar 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Sun, Mar 7 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 9 · 8:00 PM ET | at Minnesota Wild | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Fri, Mar 12 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 13 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 16 · 10:30 PM ET | at Anaheim Ducks | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Thu, Mar 18 · 10:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 20 · 10:30 PM ET | at San Jose Sharks | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 23 · 8:00 PM ET | at Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 27 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 29 · 7:00 PM ET | at New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 30 · 7:30 PM ET | at New York Islanders | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Fri, Apr 2 · 7:00 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Sat, Apr 3 · 5:00 PM ET | vs New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Mon, Apr 5 · 2:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Apr 7 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Sat, Apr 10 · 6:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
RSN / local: carried by the team's regional sports network in its home market. National windows on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT and Max are assigned closer to the date and appear here once set.
Schedule from the official NHL/ESPN feed, refreshed daily. National TV assignments are set closer to each game and appear here as the league publishes them.
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NHL broadcasts run through three primary lanes. National games air on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max under the league's media-rights deals. In-market Carolina Hurricanes games have no announced television home for 2026-27 — the club has not named a broadcaster, so this lane is genuinely unsettled rather than merely complicated. ESPN+ serves as the catch-all for out-of-market viewers — every regular-season game outside your local TV market streams there.
For Carolina Hurricanes games specifically, the provider filters above will surface upcoming games watchable on your current cable, streaming, or RSN subscriptions before you decide whether ESPN+ is worth adding for the rest of the season.
The exact channel for today's the Carolina Hurricanes game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NHL schedule. Carolina Hurricanes broadcasts air across ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max. In-market games have no announced television home for 2026-27 yet.
Today's the Carolina Hurricanes start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NHL schedule. If the Carolina Hurricanes are off today, the next scheduled game is shown instead.
Use the provider filters above to mark the streaming services and cable packages you already pay for — the schedule then highlights every upcoming Carolina Hurricanes game you can watch on your current plan. For games outside your local market, ESPN+ (every out-of-market regular-season game) fills the gap.
No. Live-TV streaming services like Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, and DirecTV Stream carry most of the channels that broadcast Carolina Hurricanes games. The local games are the open question — the club has not named a broadcaster for 2026-27, so no service can promise them yet. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Carolina Hurricanes games are available on your current streaming setup.
The Carolina Hurricanes open the 2026-27 regular season on Tue, Sep 29 at 5:00 PM ET, vs the Florida Panthers, airing on ESPN. The full schedule, with the TV network for every game the league has assigned one to, is on this page.
Not announced. The club is launching its own network as the exclusive local home of Hurricanes hockey. Its name, channel positions and streaming price are all still to be announced before opening night. Until that changes, the only Carolina Hurricanes games with a confirmed channel are the national windows on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT and Max, which Fubo carries.