The NHL’s Frozen Frenzy is back on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with all 32 teams in action and featuring staggered starts to allow for continuous watching.
This is the third year that ESPN is putting on the night-long hockey fest, which features three games on the main channel and the rest on ESPN+, including an NFL RedZone-style whip-around program that does live highlights and look-ins.
The 16 games feature top teams facing off and the chance to watch the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin and Toronto Maple Leafs’ John Tavares potentially hit milestones.
Here are the 16 games, a ranking of the best ones, and how to watch and stream the evening’s action:
NHL Frozen Frenzy games today
All times ET
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, 6 p.m. | ESPN
Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, 6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, 6:45 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, 7:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, 7:45 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, 8:15 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN
Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:45 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche, 9 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Edmonton Oilers, 9:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken, 10:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, 11 p.m. | ESPN
Ranking the best Frozen Frenzy games
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.: There’s a chance to view history. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin can become the first NHL player to score 900 regular-season goals. He broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in league history last season, currently sits at 899 and has 12 goals in 27 career games against the Stars. Ovechkin, 40, needed three goals heading into the season to reach the milestone and has two in his first nine games.
New Jersey at Colorado, 9 p.m. ET: They’re meeting for the second game in a row. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, Oct. 26 for their eighth consecutive victory, giving them the league’s best record. The Avalanche have only one regulation loss and are second in the Central Division with a 5-1-4 record. New Jersey’s Jack Hughes scored twice in the game, including overtime, and is tied atop the league with eight goals. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon, a former Hart Trophy winner, is tied for fifth in the league with 14 points.
Vegas at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.: Another meeting of teams off to great starts. The Golden Knights have one regulation loss and the Hurricanes have two. One of those was a 4-1 loss to Vegas on Oct. 20. The Golden Knight’s Jack Eichel is tied for the league lead with 16 points, and Carolina’s Seth Jarvis is tied for the league with four game-winning goals.
Calgary at Toronto, 6 p.m.: Another potential milestone on tap. Maple Leafs center John Tavares needs one goal for 500 in his career. He ranks fourth in goals since the former No. 1 overall pick entered the league in the 2009-10 season.
N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 10 p.m.: The J.T. Miller trade was one of the bigger ones last season, and this is his first time back in Vancouver. Miller, who was moved because he and Elias Pettersson had a reported rift, has become the Rangers’ captain.
What channel is Frozen Frenzy on?
Three games – Pittsburgh-Philadelphia, Washington-Dallas and Los Angeles-San Jose – will be aired on ESPN. The live look-in show will air on ESPN2 from 6-7:30 p.m. ET before shifting to streaming. John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes are hosting.
Stream NHL games on ESPN and ESPN+
How to stream Frozen Frenzy
The other 13 games are available individually on ESPN+. The whip-around coverage from all 16 games starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Disney+. Fubo will stream the three games being shown on ESPN.
