NHL returns to ESPN following Team USA’s Olympic gold-medal performance

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NHL returns to ESPN following Team USA’s Olympic gold-medal performance

League play on ESPN across the Caribbean resumes Thursday, Feb. 26, as the stretch run toward the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins

The NHL season resumes this week following Team USA’s goldmedal win at the Olympic Winter Games. Coverage across the Caribbean picks back up Thursday, Feb. 26, with a slate of games featuring Olympic standouts as the stretch run toward the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins. Games are available on ESPN and ESPN2, with all the action streaming on ESPN on Disney+.​

The puck drops Thursday, Feb. 26, with an ESPN doubleheader beginning at 8 p.m. ET as the Philadelphia Flyers face the New York Rangers. The matchup features recent Olympic gold medalists Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller, who helped lead Team USA to its first men’s ice hockey gold since 1980. At 10:30 p.m. ET, Olympic MVP Connor McDavid returns to NHL action as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Los Angeles Kings in a rematch of last year’s first round Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

Action continues Saturday with a marquee Eastern Conference slate. Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet the Rangers at 12:25 p.m. ET, followed by the Boston Bruins and Olympic gold medal winning defenseman Charlie McAvoy taking on Travis Konecny and the Flyers at 3 p.m. ET.​

The weekend concludes Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET as recent Olympic gold medalist Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers face the New York Islanders and Bo Horvat in another key Eastern Conference showdown.​

ESPN Caribbean Presents NHL Season 2026 (All times Eastern)

Thu 02/26/2026
8:00 PM ESPN Hockey Night Presented by Honda: Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Rangers, ESPN2
10:30 PM ESPN Hockey Night Presented by Honda: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings, ESPN2

Sat 02/28/2026
12:00 PM ABC Hockey Saturday Pregame Presented by Honda, ESPN
12:25 PM ABC Hockey Saturday Presented by Honda: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers, ESPN
3:00 PM ABC Hockey Saturday Presented by Honda: Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers, ESPN

Sun 03/01/2026
6:30 PM ESPN Hockey Night Presented by Honda: Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders, ESPN2

 

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