Tuesday, Oct. 13 will be a busy day and night in the NHL with all 32 teams in action.
ESPN is holding its fourth annual NHL Frozen Frenzy, with the 16-game slate starting at 6 p.m. ET and staggered every 15 minutes to allow for whip-around coverage on ESPN2.
The day starts at 5 p.m. ET with The Point on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The first game is the New Jersey Devils at the Detroit Red Wings at 6 on the main ESPN channel. The whip-around coverage starts at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and runs through midnight.
ESPN will also broadcast the Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars game at 8:30 p.m. and the Boston Bruins-San Jose Sharks game at 11 p.m.
Here's a look at the full schedule for Tuesday, how to watch and
stream and ranking the best games:
NHL Frozen Frenzy schedule
All times Eastern
- New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, 6
- Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, 6:15
- Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, 6:30
- Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, 6:45
- Seattle Kraken at Philadelphia Flyers, 7
- Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:15
- St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, 7:30
- Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders, 7:45
- Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, 8
- Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, 8:15
- Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, 8:30
- Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators, 8:45
- Toronto Maple Leafs at Utah Mammoth, 9
- Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, 9:45
- Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30
- Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, 11
How to watch NHL Frozen Frenzy
ESPN will broadcast three games: New Jersey at Detroit, Colorado at Dallas and Boston at San Jose. ESPN2 will show whip-around coverage on all the games from 7 p.m. to midnight. John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes will host that.
How to stream NHL Frozen Frenzy
Fubo carries ESPN. The whip-around program can be streamed on Disney+ and the ESPN app. Individual games can be streamed on ESPN+.
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Ranking the best NHL Frozen Frenzy games
- 5. Buffalo at Montreal, 6:30: These teams played a hard-fought seven-game playoff series last season, with the Canadiens advancing to the Eastern Conference finals in an overtime win. Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes led the way, but Jacob Fowler has started the Canadiens' last two games this season.
- 4 Washington at Carolina, 6:45: The defending champion Hurricanes take on the Capitals, with both teams expected to challenge for the Metropolitan Division title. Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season on Sunday and now trails Wayne Gretzky (1,016) by nine goals for most combined regular-season and playoff goals. This is his last season in the NHL.
- 3. Boston at Sharks, 11: A chance to watch Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks' rising star and newly named captain. Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is returning from his six-game suspension and making his season debut.
- 2. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30: The Avalanche, Stars and Wild are the elite teams in the Central Division and it's best to finish first to avoid a tough No. 2 vs. No. 3 first round. This game will play a role in that.
- 1. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8: Connor Bedard is expected to make his season debut as Blackhawks captain after offseason shoulder surgery. Just as in his NHL debut, Bedard will face the Penguins and superstar Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh captain is off to a slow start this season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ESPN’s NHL Frozen Frenzy is back: Best games, TV info as 32 teams play
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