New York Rangers fans are getting a major change in how they’ll watch games this season, and it has nothing to do with the roster.
The Gotham Sports App, which launched in 2024 and drew plenty of criticism for being expensive and unreliable, is on the way out. In its place, Rangers games - along with a long list of other New York-area teams - will move to DAZN.
That means MSG Networks and the YES Network will shift their streaming exclusively to DAZN for the 2026-27 NBA and NHL season, though the exact timing still hasn’t been set. The new setup will cover Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, Islanders and Sabres games under one streaming home.
DAZN is hardly a newcomer. It has been around for nearly two decades and has built its name around live and on-demand sports, including MMA, boxing and soccer. It also has carried NHL content in nearly 200 countries outside the U.S., Canada and the Nordic nations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden since the start of the 2025-26 NHL season.
For fans, the biggest appeal may be simplicity. Instead of bouncing between separate services, the move puts a major chunk of New York sports in one place. The Mets are the exception, since they operate through SNY and have a partnership with MLB to stream through their app and network.
Pricing figures for the new setup haven’t been announced yet, but the old model was steep. Fans who got MSG and YES through streaming were paying $34.99 per month or $299.99 per year, while MSG+ alone ran $29.99 per month or $279.99 annually.
DAZN’s current plans give a rough sense of where things stand. The standard tier is listed at $24.99 per month or $249 per year, while the ultimate tier is $44.99 per month or $449.99 per year. The standard plan still comes with additional PPV fees, and the ultimate tier includes a minimum of 12 major PPV events.
The official transition timeline is still pending, and another release is expected to lay out the pricing details.
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