Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Leafs Season)
Following the Toronto Maple Leafs regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, games are divided across ESPN+ (Out-of-Market), ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Toronto Maple Leafs Games (ESPN+ (Out-of-Market))
ESPN+ (Out-of-Market) holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Toronto Maple Leafs (82 regular-season games) across Canada (Out-of-Market Across All US ZIP Codes — Streams on ESPN+). If your US ZIP code falls inside the Toronto Maple Leafs local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via ESPN+ (Out-of-Market).
If you live outside the Toronto Maple Leafs local broadcast territory in the US, regional Leafs games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Leafs Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Toronto Maple Leafs are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (5 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.