Select your team below to instantly calculate which games are blacked out in your region, and exactly which networks carry the games you want to watch.
If you've ever tuned in to watch your team on Sportsnet or TSN only to be met with a blank screen and a "Blackout in Effect" message, you aren't alone. The NHL's broadcasting rights in Canada are governed by a complex set of regional boundaries.
The 82-game schedule is split into two categories: National Games and Regional Games.
National games (like Hockey Night in Canada, or the new Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey broadcasts) are available to everyone coast-to-coast without restriction. However, Regional games are strictly geofenced. For example, if a network like TSN5 owns the regional rights to the Ottawa Senators, only people physically located within the Senators' designated territory (Eastern Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes) are allowed to watch that channel.
Figuring out exactly which channel carries the game tonight—and whether your specific TV package or streaming service (like Sportsnet+ Premium) will actually let you watch it—requires cross-referencing your physical location with the NHL's territory map.
That is exactly what these calculators do. Simply select your team above, input your province and your current subscriptions, and the algorithm will parse the entire 2026-2027 NHL broadcast schedule to mathematically calculate exactly which games you can watch, and which ones will be blacked out.