Seattle Kraken Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Kraken Season)
Following the Seattle Kraken regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Seattle Kraken fans, games are divided across Kraken Hockey Network, ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Seattle Kraken Games (Kraken Hockey Network)
Kraken Hockey Network holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Seattle Kraken (81 regular-season games) across Washington, Oregon, Alaska & Northern Idaho. If your US ZIP code falls inside the Seattle Kraken local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via Kraken Hockey Network.
If you live outside the Seattle Kraken local broadcast territory in the US, regional Kraken games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Seattle Kraken are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Kraken Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Seattle Kraken are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (6 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.