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How To Watch The Nashville Predators 2026-27 Season

The Predators have three national broadcast games this winter.

Joe Gaither

Apr 13, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators celebrate a goal during the third period of their game against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-Imagn Images
Apr 13, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators celebrate a goal during the third period of their game against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-Imagn Images / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Nashville Predators kick off the 2026-27 season in 36 days with a matchup against the Minnesota Wild in Bridgestone Arena. On Wednesday, the organization announced details for a direct-to-consumer streaming service to broadcast games this upcoming season. Additionally, ESPN announced its broadcast plan for the year, allowing Predators fans to prepare to watch all 84 regular-season matchups.

The Predators will appear on a trio of national broadcasts this season, with all three matchups airing on ESPN+. Nashville fans can watch the Nov. 5 matchup at Colorado, the Nov. 10 game at Los Angeles, and the Jan. 5 contest vs. Edmonton on ESPN+. The broadcast announcement comes with six adjusted start times as the NHL accommodates its television partners.

New Nashville Predator Puck Drop Times for 2026-27

  • Nov. 5 at Colorado: from 8 p.m. CT to 8:30 p.m. CT
  • Nov. 7 vs. St. Louis: from 12:30 p.m. CT to 12 p.m. CT
  • Jan. 5 vs. Edmonton: from 7 p.m. CT to 6:30 p.m. CT
  • Feb. 13 vs. Anaheim: from 12:30 p.m. CT to 12 p.m. CT
  • March 4 vs. Utah: from 8:30 p.m. CT to 7 p.m. CT
  • April 10 vs. Dallas: from 5 p.m. CT to 6 p.m. CT

The remaining 81 Predators regular season games will be broadcast locally by Scripps Sports. Fans located inside the Nashville broadcast area with an HD atenna or a local cable package can watch all the games on Channel 28 The Spot.

Fans outside Nashville's broadcast area will turn to ViewLift, a streaming product acquired by sports entertainment platform DAZN. ViewLift already carried 17 other professional sports franchises's games in the United States, including other NHL franchises like the Las Vegas Knights.

Pricing and plans for ViewLift will be announced at a later date, but plans should be available to fans throughout Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Mississippi. Fans will be able to use ViewLift for live games, on-demand replays and original programming and the service will be available on the web, iOS, Andriod, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV and Andriod TV.

Nashville Predators 2026-27 Schedule (All Times Central)

October 2026

  • Oct. 1 - vs. Minnesota Wild - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 3 - vs. Dallas Stars - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 6 - at Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 8 - at Montreal Canadians - 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 10 - at Ottawa Senators - 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 13 - vs. Vegas Golden Knights - 7:45 p.m.
  • Oct. 15 - vs. San Jose Sharks - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 17 - vs. St. Louis Blues - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 22 - at Boston Bruins - 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 24 - at Pittsburgh Penguins - 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 25 - vs. Colorado Avalanche - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 27 - vs. New York Islanders - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 29 - vs. Washington Capitals - 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 31 - vs. Tampa Bay Lightning - 1 p.m.

November 2026

  • Nov. 3 - vs. Carolina Hurricanes - 7 p.m.
  • Nov. 5 - at Colorado Avalanche - 8:30 p.m.
  • Nov. 7 - vs. St. Louis Blues - 12 p.m.
  • Nov. 10 - at Los Angeles Kings - 9 p.m.
  • Nov. 11 - at Anaheim Ducks - 9 p.m.
  • Nov. 13 - at Vegas Golden Knights - 9 p.m.
  • Nov. 15 - at San Jose Sharks - 8 p.m.
  • Nov. 17 - at Minnesota Wild - 7 p.m.
  • Nov. 21 - vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - 5 p.m.
  • Nov. 25 - at Dallas Stars - 7 p.m.
  • Nov. 27 - vs. Utah Mammoth - 12 p.m.
  • Nov. 28 - at Detroit Red Wings - 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 30 - vs. Ottawa Senators - 12 p.m.

December 2026

  • Dec. 3 - vs. Chicago Blackhawks - 7 p.m.
  • Dec. 5 - vs. Columbus Blue Jackets - 1 p.m.
  • Dec. 6 - at St. Louis Blues - 4 p.m.
  • Dec. 8 - at Calgary Flames - 7 p.m.
  • Dec 10 - at Vancouver Canucks - 8 p.m.
  • Dec. 12 - at Seattle Kraken - 9 p.m.
  • Dec. 15 - vs. Seattle Kraken - 7 p.m.
  • Dec. 18 - at New York Rangers - 6 p.m.
  • Dec. 20 - at New Jersey Devils - 6 p.m.
  • Dec 22 - vs. Winnipeg Jets - 7 p.m.
  • Dec 26 - vs. Detroit Red Wings - 6 p.m.
  • Dec 28 - at Florida Panthers - 6 p.m.
  • Dec 29 - at Tampa Bay Lightning - 6 p.m.

January 2027

  • Jan. 1 - vs. Florida Panthers - 1 p.m.
  • Jan. 2 - at Carolina Hurricanes - 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 5 - vs. Edmonton Oilers - 6:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 7 - at Winnipeg Jets - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 9 - at Minnesota Wild - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 10 - at Colorado Avalanche - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 12 - vs. Philadelphia Flyers - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 14 - vs. Montreal Canadiens - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 16 - at Buffalo Sabres - 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 18 - at New York Islanders - 2 p.m.
  • Jan. 20 - vs. Vancouver Canucks - 1 p.m.
  • Jan. 21 - at Philadelphia Flyers - 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 23 - vs. Los Angeles Kings - 4 p.m.
  • Jan. 26 - vs. Vegas Golden Knights - 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 28 - at San Jose Sharks - 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 30 - at Anaheim Ducks - 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 31 - at Utah Mammoth - 7 p.m.

February 2027

  • Feb. 2 - at Utah Mammoth - 8 p.m.
  • Feb. 13 - vs. Anaheim Ducks - 12 p.m.
  • Feb. 16 - vs. New Jersey Devils - 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 18 - vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 20 - at Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 p.m.
  • Feb. 21 - at Washington Capitals - 5 p.m.
  • Feb. 23 - vs. Winnipeg Jets - 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 25 - vs. Edmonton Oilers - 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 27 - vs. Los Angeles Kings - 7 p.m.

March 2027

  • March 2 - vs. Colorado Avalanche - 7 p.m.
  • March 4 - vs. Utah Mammoth - 7 p.m.
  • March 6 - vs. Minnesota Wild - 7 p.m.
  • March 9 - at St. Louis Blues - 7 p.m.
  • March 11 - at Edmonton Oilers - 7 p.m.
  • March 13 - at Winnipeg Jets - 2:30 p.m.
  • March 15 - at Calgary Flames - 8:30 p.m.
  • March 17 - at Vancouver Canucks - 9 p.m.
  • March 20 - vs. Boston Bruins - 4 p.m.
  • March 23 - vs. New York Rangers - 7 p.m.
  • March 26 - at Chicago Blackhawks - 7 p.m.
  • March 27 - at Dallas Stars - 7 p.m.
  • March 30 - vs. Buffalo Sabres - 7 p.m.

April 2027

  • April 1 - vs. Chicago Blackhawks - 7 p.m.
  • April 3 - vs. Calgary Flames - 2:30 p.m.
  • April 6 - vs. Seattle Kraken - 7 p.m.
  • April 8 - at Chicago Blackhawks - 7 p.m.
  • April 10 - vs. Dallas Stars - 6 p.m.

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Joe Gaither covers the Nashville Predators for Nashville Predators On SI. He also oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Miami, Missouri and Vanderbilt college On SI sites.

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