How to Watch Select NHL Games for as Low as $4.99 While Waiting for Next Season of Heated Rivalry

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The weather may be getting warmer, but on the ice, it’s colder than ever with hockey season in full swing. Whether you’re a new hockey fan (thanks to Heated Rivalry) or a lifelong NHL follower, it may be confusing on how to watch hockey games live online and where to stream them for cheap. Luckily, this is where we come in.

The 2026 NHL season marks the first professional hockey season since the release of Heated Rivalry, Crave and HBO Max’s smash series about two rival professional male hockey players and their secret 10-year-long affair. According to Sports Media Watch, the first eight 2026 NHL games saw a 23 percent increase from last season, which many experts credit to the popularity of Heated Rivalry.

“This has turned into a force of nature, and it’s engaging so many people with the storytelling. It is a love story, and at the end of the day, if it’s driving more interest in the game, that’s great,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told The Varsity in a recent interview, calling the show a “wonderful production” and “extraordinarily well done.”

With Heated Rivalry Season 2 not expected to hit screens until 2027, fans will have to wait to see Shane Hollaner and Ilya Rozanov back on the ice. Fortunately, the real NHL is still happening. Here’s how to watch hockey and NHL games live online for cheap as you wait for Heated Rivalry to come back to our screens.

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How to watch hockey and NHL games live

Many NHL games air on ESPN, TNT, TruTV and ABC, which are all available with Sling TV in select networks. Sling offers three monthly plans with HGTV: Sling Orange, which starts at $45.99 per month; Sling Blue, which starts at $54.99 per month, and Sling Orange + Blue, which starts at $69.99 per month.

Sling also has a current deal where new subscribers can also sign up for Sling Orange’s Day Pass for $4.99. Sling also offers a Weekend Pass of Sling Orange for $9.99, and a Week Pass for $14.99. Sling has another current deal where new subscribers can sign up for Sling Orange + Blue for 50 percent off their first month, which brings the price down to $34.99.

As for which of Sling’s plans is right for you, Sling Orange offers TNT and ESPN; Sling Blue offers TNT, TruTV, and ABC; while Sling Orange + Blue offers all four channels with NHL games. Users can also Sports Extra, which offers NHL Network, for an extra $11 per month to Sling Orange or Sling Blue, and an extra $15 per month to Sling Orange + Blue.

As for other differences between the plans, Sling Orange offers more than 30 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to one devices at one time; and Sling Blue offers more than 40 channels, as well as the ability to stream on up to three devices at one time. Sling Orange & Blue, for its part, offers more than 50 channels, the ability to stream on up to three devices, as well as everything included in Sling Blue and Sling Orange. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch hockey with Sling.

1. Visit Sling.com
2. Click “Try Us Today”
3. Enter your information and payment method
4. Select your plan between Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and Sling Orange & Blue
5. Search for the channel of your choice
6. Start watching!

What’s the NHL 2026 schedule?

Check out the NHL 2026 schedule below for games airing on TNT, TruTV, ABC, ESPN, and NHL Network from now to the end of the season on April 16, 2026.

March 18, 2026:

Devils @ Rangers

• 7 p.m. ET
• TNT

Stars @ Avalanche

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• TNT

March 21, 2026

Jets @ Pengins

• 1 p.m. ET
• NHL Network

Bruins @ Red Wings

• 8 p.m. ET
• ABC

March 24, 2026

Wild @ Lightning

• 7 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

March 26, 2026

Wild @ Panthers

• 7 p.m. ET
• ESPN

Oilers @ Golden Knights

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• ESPN

March 28, 2026

Flyers @ Red Wings

• 8 p.m. ET
• ABC

April 1, 2026

Ducks @ Sharks

• 9 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

April 4, 2026

Red Wings @ Rangers

• 12:30 p.m. ET
• ABC

Avalanche @ Stars

• 3 p.m. ET
• ABC

April 5, 2026

Wild @ Red Wings

• 1 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

Bruins @ Flyers

• 3:30 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

Capitals @ Rangers

• 7 p.m. ET
• ESPN

Blues @ Avalanche

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• ESPN

April 7, 2026

Flyers @ Devils

• 7 p.m. ET
• ESPN

Oilers @ Mammoth

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• ESPN

April 8, 2026

Sabres @ Rangers

• 7 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

Oilers @ Sharks

• 10 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

April 11, 2026

Lightning @ Bruins

• 12:30 p.m. ET
• ABC

Capitals @ Penguins

• 3 p.m. ET
• ABC

Golden Knights @ Avalanche

• 8 p.m. ET
• ABC

April 12, 2026

Penguins @ Capitals

• 3 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

April 13, 2026

Kings @ Kraken

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• ESPN

April 14, 2026

Capitals @ Blue Jackets

• 7 p.m. ET
• ESPN

Penguins @ Blues

• 9:30 p.m. ET
• ESPN

April 15, 2026

Red Wings & Panthers

• 7 p.m. ET
• TNT & TruTV

April 16, 2026

Blues @ Mammoth

• 8 p.m. ET
• ESPN