Montreal Canadiens Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Habs Season)
Following the Montreal Canadiens regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Montreal Canadiens fans, games are divided across ESPN+ (Out-of-Market), ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Montreal Canadiens Games (ESPN+ (Out-of-Market))
ESPN+ (Out-of-Market) holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Montreal Canadiens (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 Montreal Canadiens local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via ESPN+ (Out-of-Market).
If you live outside the Montreal Canadiens local broadcast territory in the US, regional Habs games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Montreal Canadiens are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Habs Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Montreal Canadiens are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (8 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.