The New York Islanders will play 10 nationally televised games during the 2025-26 NHL season. Three of those games will be broadcast on ESPN+/Hulu, two on ESPN, and the other five on TNT.
Thu, Oct. 16 – vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN+/Hulu
Thu, Oct. 30 – vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN+/Hulu
Tue, Dec. 9 – vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 PM ET | TNT
Tue, Jan. 6 – vs. New Jersey Devils | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN+/Hulu
Wed, Jan. 21 – vs. Seattle Kraken | 9:30 PM ET | TNT
Wed, Jan. 28 – vs. New York Rangers | 7:30 PM ET | TNT
Tue, Feb. 3 – vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 PM ET | TNT
Sun, Mar. 1 – vs. Florida Panthers | 6:30 PM ET | ESPN
Thu, Mar. 5 – vs. Los Angeles Kings | 9:30 PM ET | ESPN
Tue, Mar. 10 – vs. St. Louis Blues | 7:30 PM ET | TNT
That means the Islanders will play 72 games on MSGSN, the same total they had last season.
There has also been some start time changes as well to six games.
Oct. 16 vs. Oilers → 7:30 PM (was 7:00 PM)
Oct. 30 vs. Hurricanes → 7:30 PM (was 7:00 PM)
Jan. 6 vs. Devils → 7:30 PM (was 7:00 PM)
Jan. 21 vs. Kraken → 9:00 PM (was 9:30 PM)
Feb. 3 vs. Penguins → 7:30 PM (was 7:00 PM)
Mar. 1 vs. Panthers → 6:30 PM (was 4:00 PM)
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