FanDuel Sports Network will no longer carry local NHL games during the 2026-27 season. Its operator, Main Street Sports Group, went out of business after the 2025-26 season.
This has forced seven NHL teams to find new regional broadcast arrangements.
These changes affect local and regional broadcasts. National and out-of-market games are not affected.
Where each affected NHL team moved
Here is a breakdown:
1. Detroit Red Wings moved to Detroit SportsNet
Detroit SportsNet will replace FanDuel Sports Network Detroit as the local home of the Red Wings. The new regional network will also carry Detroit Tigers games.
You will be able to watch locally televised Red Wings games through participating cable and satellite companies across Michigan. Detroit SportsNet will also offer direct streaming without a traditional TV subscription.
2. Los Angeles Kings moved to Angels Broadcast Television
The Kings have the least disruptive change. The Los Angeles Angels acquired the regional channel previously known as FanDuel Sports Network West and renamed it Angels Broadcast Television, or ABTV.
The Kings will remain on the channel throughout the 2026-27 regular season. ABTV would also carry locally available first-round playoff games if the Kings qualify.
3. Nashville Predators moved to Scripps Sports
Scripps Sports will produce and distribute local Predators games under a multi-year agreement beginning with the 2026-27 season.
In Middle Tennessee, you will be able to watch the games free over the air on WNPX, branded as The Spot–Nashville 28. Some games will also appear on WTVF NewsChannel 5. Participating cable and satellite packages will carry the local broadcasts as well.
The Predators’ regional territory includes:
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Georgia
4. Carolina Hurricanes are launching their own sports network
The Hurricanes will become the exclusive local television home of their own games through a team-owned sports network.
Hurricanes Holdings will manage the network’s distribution, advertising, sales, and marketing. NHL Productions will provide centralized game production and technical support.
The team plans to make games available through cable, satellite, and streaming services.
5. Columbus Blue Jackets will use NHL Productions
NHL Productions will produce the Blue Jackets’ regional game telecasts beginning in 2026-27. The arrangement replaces the production previously handled through FanDuel Sports Network Ohio.
This announcement does not mean you will watch the games on a channel called NHL Productions. NHL Productions is handling the broadcasts behind the scenes, while the Blue Jackets continue negotiating with television and streaming distributors.
The team has not confirmed:
- A regional network or platform name
- Cable and satellite providers
- Channel numbers
- A direct streaming service or price
- Free over-the-air availability
6. Minnesota Wild are launching a team-owned multimedia network
The Wild will manage their local broadcasts through a new team-owned multimedia television network. NHL Productions will provide production and technical support.
The network is expected to carry every Wild regular-season game that is not nationally exclusive. Distribution is planned through cable, satellite, direct streaming, and free over-the-air television.
Only select games are confirmed for free over-the-air coverage.
7. St. Louis Blues are creating a team-owned multimedia platform
The Blues and NHL Productions will work together on approximately 70 regional game telecasts during the 2026-27 season.
NHL Productions will handle centralized production. The Blues will control distribution, advertising, sales, and marketing across the team’s six-state television territory.
The new multimedia platform is expected to include cable, satellite, streaming, and free over-the-air options.
Out-of-market NHL viewing stays mostly the same
These regional changes matter most when you live inside a team’s local television territory.
If you live outside that territory, most regional games will continue through ESPN+ Power Play and NHL Center Ice. Local blackout restrictions will still apply.
Nationally selected games will remain on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu, TNT, and HBO Max, depending on the schedule.
Our guide to watching NHL games live without cable explains how the national, regional, and out-of-market options work together.