Hockey Schedule: Tonight’s Top Games

How this hockey schedule works

This page shows the NHL night at a glance. The dark panel at the top is today: the biggest game left tonight sits in the middle with its face-off time, and the rest of tonight’s games are in the cards below. Under that, the rest of the week runs down a timeline, one day at a time.

The list fills itself. Once a day it checks a public sports database for new dates and changed face-offs and refreshes the page. Finished games drop off on their own, a little under three hours after face-off.

Every time follows your device: Eastern time in Toronto and Montreal, Mountain time in Calgary and Edmonton, Pacific time in Vancouver.

Usual NHL face-off times

Teams play in the evening in their own city, so the hockey schedule runs from the East Coast to the West Coast through the night.

Saturday nights in Canada often have a doubleheader: an early game around 7:00pm Eastern and a late game from the West around 10:00pm Eastern.

Which games are on the list?

Every regular season game is on the list. The match of the night, and the email alerts, go to games between two of the most-followed teams: all seven Canadian teams (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver), the Original Six clubs (Boston, Chicago, Detroit and the New York Rangers with Toronto and Montreal), and recent contenders like Florida, Colorado and Dallas.

How the NHL season works

Thirty-two teams play 82 games each in a regular season that runs from October to April. Sixteen teams reach the playoffs, four best-of-seven rounds that end with the Stanley Cup Final in June.

Game alerts by email

Use the alerts box above, pick ice hockey, and enter your email. On the morning of a big game day you get one short email with face-off times in your own time zone. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

The hockey schedule in your time zone

Evening games in North America fall in the early hours in the UK and Europe, and on the next morning or afternoon in Australia. Weekend afternoon games are the easiest for fans abroad. For the full season, see the official NHL schedule.

Setting up a big screen for the season? Our guides to IPTV in Canada and what IPTV is explain the basics.

Hockey schedule: common questions

What NHL games are on tonight?

The top of this page shows tonight’s games with face-off times in your time zone. If tonight’s games are over, the top switches to the next big game.

Is there a hockey game on TV tonight?

In the NHL season, from October to April with the playoffs into June, there are games on most nights. The top of this page shows tonight’s games with face-off times in your time zone, so one look tells you if there is hockey tonight.

What time do hockey games start tonight?

Most start between 7:00pm and 8:00pm Eastern. Games in Calgary and Edmonton start around 9:00pm Eastern, and West Coast games around 10:00pm Eastern.

When do the Canadian teams play this week?

Every Canadian team’s games are on the list, and the timeline under today shows the rest of the week day by day.

Why is a game missing?

If a game is not on the list yet, the public database has not added it. The page checks again every day.

Can I get an email when a big game is on?

Yes. Use the alerts box: one email on the morning of a big game day, and you can unsubscribe in one click.