The Pittsburgh Penguins will be on national television a lot next season.
When the 2026-27 NHL season opens this fall, the Penguins are scheduled for 20 nationally broadcast games, with appearances across TNT, ESPN, ABC and ESPN+/Hulu. Their first one comes right out of the gate: Pittsburgh opens the season on September 30 in Philadelphia against the Flyers, a TNT matchup set for 7:30 p.m.
That opener is part of a loaded slate that stretches across the season, with the Penguins popping up in marquee spots against familiar opponents. The early run includes October 7 at Washington on TNT, November 27 at Buffalo on TNT and December 8 at home against the Blackhawks on TNT. Pittsburgh also gets a December 10 game at Florida on ESPN.
The national window keeps filling up after the new year. The Penguins host Colorado on January 12 on ESPN+, then head to the Islanders on January 13 on TNT before a home date with Washington on January 18 on TNT. January closes with Flyers-Penguins on January 31 on ABC.
February brings Rangers-Penguins on February 28 on TNT, and March turns into a heavy stretch of spotlight games: Pittsburgh at Florida on March 4 on ESPN, at Buffalo on March 6 on ABC, at the Islanders on March 7 on TNT, home against Boston on March 11 on TNT, home against Washington on March 13 on ABC, home against Detroit on March 14 on TNT, at the Rangers on March 20 on ABC, home against Philadelphia on April 3 on ABC, home against Washington on April 4 on ESPN and home against the Rangers on April 6 on ESPN.
Locally, Penguins games will air on SportsNetPittsburgh, with radio coverage on 105.9 “The X.”
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