Two exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN+/Hulu

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  • ­­Thursday Eastern Conference Matchup between Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30pm on ESPN+/Hulu
  • Friday exclusive game action continues between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals at 19.30 on ESPN+/Hulu
  • The point continues on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+
  • 42 NHL Power Play games streaming on ESPN+

Two exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN+/Hulu

The NHL season continues this week with two exclusive games on ESPN+/Hulu beginning Thursday at 7:30 PM ET, when Philadelphia Flyers and Travis Konecny face the second-ranked Pacific Division Tampa Bay Lightning with their top scorer Nikita Kucherov at Amalie Arena.

Friday on ESPN+/Hulu, a Metropolitan Division matchup will take place between Pittsburgh Penguins and team veteran Sidney Crosby against Washington capitals and their team veteran Alex Ovechkin (860 goals), who continues to move toward breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring lead (894 goals). This will be the 70th time Crosby and Ovechkin, both former #1 overall draft picks, have met, adding another chapter to their legendary rivalry.

Exclusive NHL games on ESPN+/Hulu this week:

Date Time (ET) Platform(s) Game/Studio Show ESPN commentators
Thursday 7 Nov 19.00 ESPN2, ESPN+ The point

The point hosted by John Buccigross, Ryan Callahan and Arda Öcal covers top stories from around the league.

 Host: John Buccigross

Analysts: Ryan Callahan, Arda Öcal
19:30 ESPN+/Hulu Philadelphia Flyers on Tampa Bay Lightning Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen

Analyst: AJ Mleczko

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Rule Analyst: Dave Jackson

In the studio: John Buccigross, Ryan Callahan, Arda Öcal
Friday, Nov. 8 19:30 ESPN+/Hulu Pittsburgh Penguins on Washington capitals Play-by-Play: Steve Levy

Analyst: Ray Ferraro

Reporter: Emily Kaplan

Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson

In the studio: John Buccigross, Ryan Callahan, Arda Öcal

*Please note that commenter assignments are subject to change.

NHL Power Play on ESPN+ (out-of-market games on ESPN+)
In addition to 50 exclusive games on ESPN+/Hulu, more than 1,050 out-of-market games will be available via NHL Power Play on ESPN+ – included with all ESPN+ subscriptions – the entire season.

NHL Power Play games include the choice of two separate live streams with commentary for either the home team or the away team, as well as Canadian national presentations of Hockey night in Canadawhich gives fans a local experience no matter where they are in the US. Replays of every NHL season and playoff game on ABC, ESPN, NHL Network and TNT are also made available for streaming on NHL Power Play on ESPN+. To sign up, visit ESPNPlus.com.

NHL digital content on ESPN.com and the ESPN App
Go to ESPN.com/NHL or the ESPN app for up-to-date NHL news, information and analysis, including premium editorial content by ESPN senior NHL writer Greg Wyshynski, exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers.

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