How to Watch the NHL Without Cable in Canada (2026-27 Season)

The 2026-27 NHL season opened on September 29, and the way Canadians watch it changed over the summer. CBC no longer airs NHL games, so the free over-the-air Saturday broadcast that cord-cutters relied on is gone. National Wednesday games are now exclusive to Prime Video, Monday Night Hockey streams only on Sportsnet+, and your team’s regional games stay on Sportsnet and TSN channels. No official service carries everything, so what you need depends on your team and where you live. TiviLeaf has no blackouts and no territory limits, so one plan covers every team.

What Changed for 2026-27

Rogers renewed its national NHL rights and sold part of them on to Prime Video, which reshuffled the week. This is where each kind of game airs now:

That table shows the official routes. TiviLeaf has no blackouts, and the Monday and Wednesday games are carried on live-event channels while they are on.

Which Channel Is Your Team On?

On official services, regional games are blacked out outside the team’s territory, and Sportsnet+ Premium includes more than 1,000 out-of-market games to get around that. TiviLeaf has no blackouts: every regional channel is in the lineup, so you can watch any team from any province. Our NHL blackouts guide shows which teams are in market in each province on the official services.

Your Options, and What Each Costs

• TV channels through TiviLeaf: Sportsnet Pacific, West, Ontario and East, Sportsnet One and 360, TSN1-5, TVA Sports and RDS. These cover every team’s regional games, with no blackouts, and the Saturday national broadcast, plus live-event channels for the streaming-only games, from $9 CAD/month.
• Sportsnet+ Standard, $34.99 a month ($269.99 a year): in-market games for the Canucks, Flames, Oilers and Maple Leafs, plus the national Saturday and Monday games.
• Sportsnet+ Premium, $44.99 a month ($344.99 a year): everything in Standard plus more than 1,000 out-of-market games.
• TSN+, $24.99 a month, or $29.99 for Premium ($249.99 a year): in-market games for the Canadiens, Jets, Senators and the Maple Leafs games on TSN4.
• Prime Video: Wednesday national games and three playoff series a year, included with Amazon Prime.
• TVA Sports Direct, $17.99 a month: the national French-language games, including Canadiens games.

Following one team entirely through streaming apps means stacking services. A Maple Leafs fan who wants regional games, Mondays and Wednesdays needs Sportsnet+, TSN+ and Prime Video. Sportsnet+ and TSN+ alone run about $480 to $600 over an eight-month season, before Prime Video.

Does an Antenna Still Get You Hockey?

Not for the NHL. CBC’s Saturday broadcast was the reason most cord-cutters bought an antenna, and it ended with the 2025-26 season. An antenna still receives CBC, which will show eight PWHL games from December 5, but there are no NHL games on over-the-air television this season.

What TiviLeaf Covers

TiviLeaf has no blackouts and no territory limits, so you can watch any channel and any game from anywhere. The lineup carries Sportsnet Pacific, West, Ontario and East, Sportsnet One and 360, TSN1-5, TVA Sports and RDS, which puts the regional games for all seven Canadian teams and the Saturday national broadcast one channel away. It also has NHL Network, NHL Centre Ice channels and a hockey category where each game on the night gets its own channel. Games that officially stream only in an app, Monday Night Hockey on Sportsnet+ and the Wednesday games and playoff series on Prime Video, are carried on live-event channels while they are on. It all works from outside Canada too: see how to watch Canadian TV outside Canada.

Plans start at $9 CAD per month with no contract, and the free trial lasts four hours from your first login, enough to check your team’s channel on your own device. Plans and pricing are listed at tivileaf.com/#pricing. You can check the lineup on the channel list. Rights and prices were checked in October 2026 and can change during the season.

FAQ

Is Hockey Night in Canada still on CBC?

No. CBC no longer airs NHL games as of the 2026-27 season. The Saturday national games moved to Sportsnet in English and TVA Sports in French, and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada now shows eight PWHL games on Saturdays starting December 5.

Where can I watch Wednesday NHL games in Canada?

On Prime Video, which has the exclusive national Wednesday games this season, at least 26 in the regular season, in English and French. It is included with an Amazon Prime membership and also carries three playoff series a year.

Where is Monday Night Hockey in 2026-27?

Monday Night Hockey streams only on Sportsnet+. Rogers TV customers with Sportsnet get it at no extra cost. Customers of other TV providers can add it for $12.99 a month by signing in to Sportsnet+ with their TV account.

Can I watch my team without cable?

Yes, but it usually takes more than one service. Sportsnet+ covers the Canucks, Flames, Oilers and Maple Leafs in market, TSN+ covers the Canadiens, Jets, Senators and the Maple Leafs games on TSN4, and Prime Video has the Wednesday games. A channel service such as TiviLeaf covers all of them in one plan, with no blackouts.

How do I watch the Canadiens in French?

TVA Sports carries the national French-language games, including a share of the Canadiens' schedule, and RDS carries the regional Canadiens games. TVA Sports Direct costs $17.99 a month. RDS Direct is from about $20 a month. Prime Video also shows some Canadiens games on Wednesdays in French.

Does TiviLeaf include every NHL game?

Yes. TiviLeaf has no blackouts and no territory limits, so the regional channels for every team, the national broadcasts on Sportsnet and TVA Sports and the live-event channels that carry the streaming-only games, such as Monday Night Hockey, are all in the lineup, from anywhere. The free trial lasts four hours, enough to check a specific game.