ESPN will present exclusive coverage of the 2024-25 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season including select games on ESPN and ESPN2, and every regular season game available on ESPN on Disney+. The puck drops on the NHL 2024-25 season on Tuesday, October 8 with an opening night tripleheader, exclusively on ESPN and ESPN on Disney+.
Tuesday’s Opening Night action begins at 4:30 p.m. ET when the St. Louis Blues and Drew Bannister – entering his first full season as head coach – begin the season hosted by the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena with newly-signed 2024 Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Montour along with forward Matty Beniers, who recently inked a seven-year extension with the team.
At 7 p.m., the defending 2024 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers and Selke Trophy winning center Aleksander Barkov host the Boston Bruins and David Pastrnak in a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Eastern Conference Second Round. Prior to the game, the Florida Panthers will see their first championship banner raised at Amerant Bank Arena during the Stanley Cup banner ceremony.
Following at 10 p.m., the Utah Hockey Club makes its highly anticipated franchise debut in its new home of Salt Lake City, Utah, with newly-added defensemen Ian Cole and Mikhail Sergachev as they host the Chicago Blackhawks and 2024 Calder Memorial Trophy winner Connor Bedard for a Central Division matchup.
Opening Night on ESPN:
Tue 10/08/2024
4:30 PM National Hockey Night: St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken, ESPN
7:00 PM National Hockey Night: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers, ESPN
10:00 PM National Hockey Night: Chicago Blackhawks vs Utah Hockey Club, ESPN
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