The NHL’s Frozen Frenzy is back for a second season with all 32 teams in action on Tuesday night.
Sixteen games will be played on ESPN cable or streaming channels. The games will have staggered starts 15 minutes to 45 minutes apart from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET to allow for a live look-in, whip-around studio show.
All told, there will be more than eight hours of continuous coverage, starting with an hourlong pregame show and running through the final game of the night.
Last year’s Frozen Frenzy featured 102 goals, two shutouts and two overtime games.
Here’s how to watch this year’s action:
(All times p.m. ET)
(All times p.m. ET)
Washington at Philadelphia, 6: Two generations of Russian NHL players in action. Washington’s Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. The Flyers feature rookie of the year candidate Matvei Michkov.
Colorado at Seattle, 8:30: The Avalanche opened 0-4 before winning their last two games. Offense hasn’t been the problem – reigning MVP Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen have combined for 34 points in six games – but the Avalanche rank last in goals-against average.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 11: The Golden Knights lost Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler Stephenson and others to free agency but still rank sixth in the league in scoring.
All 16 NHL games can be live-streamed on ESPN+. Fubo offers ESPN.
“The Point,” a pregame show, begins at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The whip-around coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. It also will be on ESPN2 from 8 p.m. ET to midnight. John Buccigross is the studio host, and Kevin Weekes and P.K. Subban are the analysts. The program will feature the best goals, hits and plays of the night.
(All times p.m. ET)
Minnesota at Florida, 6:30: Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk is expected to return after missing five games with illness. The defending champions have gone 3-1-1 without Tkachuk and injured captain Aleksander Barkov, with Sam Reinhart getting 10 points in that stretch.
Winnipeg at St. Louis, 8: The Jets (5-0) are the NHL’s lone unbeaten team. After sweeping a four-game homestand, they’re hitting the road for three games.
Boston at Nashville, 8:45: The Predators are a disappointing 0-5 after an aggressive offseason adding Steven Stamkos, Marchessault and Brady Skjei. They’ll have another challenge against a Bruins team on a 3-1-1 run.
Carolina at Edmonton, 9: Two traditional powerhouses have something to prove. The Hurricanes are 2-2 after losing key players in free agency. The Oilers, who fell one win short of a Stanley Cup, lost their first three games and are 2-4.
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