Vancouver Canucks Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Canucks Season)
Following the Vancouver Canucks regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Vancouver Canucks fans, games are divided across ESPN+ (Out-of-Market), ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Vancouver Canucks Games (ESPN+ (Out-of-Market))
ESPN+ (Out-of-Market) holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Vancouver Canucks (84 regular-season games) across Canada (Out-of-Market Across All US ZIP Codes — Streams on ESPN+). If your US ZIP code falls inside the Vancouver Canucks local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via ESPN+ (Out-of-Market).
If you live outside the Vancouver Canucks local broadcast territory in the US, regional Canucks games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Vancouver Canucks are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Canucks Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Vancouver Canucks are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (0 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.