Edmonton Oilers Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Oilers Season)
Following the Edmonton Oilers regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Edmonton Oilers fans, games are divided across ESPN+ (Out-of-Market), ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Edmonton Oilers Games (ESPN+ (Out-of-Market))
ESPN+ (Out-of-Market) holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Edmonton Oilers (79 regular-season games) across Canada (Out-of-Market Across All US ZIP Codes — Streams on ESPN+). If your US ZIP code falls inside the Edmonton Oilers local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via ESPN+ (Out-of-Market).
If you live outside the Edmonton Oilers local broadcast territory in the US, regional Oilers games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Edmonton Oilers are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Oilers Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Edmonton Oilers are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (9 games), the broadcast is blacked out on ESPN+ nationwide unless simulcast on ABC/ESPN+.
Viewers both in-market and out-of-market need access to the designated national television channel or streaming tier (such as Max for TNT simulcasts) to watch these national exclusives.