New York Rangers Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Rangers Season)
Following the New York Rangers regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For New York Rangers fans, games are divided across MSG Network, ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional New York Rangers Games (MSG Network)
MSG Network holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the New York Rangers (67 regular-season games) across New York State, New Jersey & Connecticut. If your US ZIP code falls inside the New York Rangers local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via MSG Network.
If you live outside the New York Rangers local broadcast territory in the US, regional Rangers games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the New York Rangers are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Rangers Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the New York Rangers are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (23 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.