ESPN+/NHL TV

[Dr. Jimmy]

Ok so here in Florida I used NHLTV last season to watch just about every Rangers game (with the MSG feed) with a few exceptions.  Am I gonna be able to do that again this season, or do I need to subscribe to ESPN+ to get the same deal?  I'm sorta clueless when it comes to this whole streaming thing and the NHLTV interface was easy to navigate etc... I can see ESPN shoving soccer, foosball, axethrowing and oh yeah, hockey too at me with a real wonky interface.  Any ideas how to watch this season?

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

I believe NHLTV is no longer a thing this year (at least in the US)

ESPN+ will basically be the new NHLTV. Definitely worth it. Its much cheaper than paying for NHL TV every year and you obviously get a lot more content 

If you don't want to pay for anything though, the internet is filled with illegal streams lol

PM me and I can direct you to a good source

[siddious]

From my understanding espntv isnt going to have EVERY game available like nhl.tv did?

I.e. if you wanna watch all 82 ranger games out of market you’re fucked. 
 

or am I wrong?

 

[Morphinity 2.0]

20 minutes ago, siddious said:

From my understanding espntv isnt going to have EVERY game available like nhl.tv did?

I.e. if you wanna watch all 82 ranger games out of market you’re fucked. 
 

or am I wrong?

 

Same blackout rules apply, I believe. If the game is nationally broadcast (TNT, ESPN, ABC) or local (i.e. Rangers, Islanders, Devils, etc. for NY market) it's blacked out. If you're out of market, only the nationally broadcast games would be blacked out.

[siddious]

Just now, Morphinity said:

Same blackout rules apply, I believe. If the game is nationally broadcast (TNT, ESPN, ABC) or local (i.e. Rangers, Islanders, Devils, etc. for NY market) it's blacked out. If you're out of market, only the nationally broadcast games would be blacked out.

No, I get that. I meant if theres 5 games on tonight, is espn going to have all 5 available to watch if youre out of market, or just the one game they have been assigned to show that night?

[Morphinity 2.0]

No, it's all the games. It's replacing NHL.tv entirely. 

[siddious]

okay cool, dont remember it being laid out anywhere but I am glad thats how its going to work. Loved being able to watch any game I wanted to with the nhl app, as bad as it was.

Already pay for espn+ so im happy i dont have to pay extra

[Morphinity 2.0]

Yeah, it's nice because, like BBBE said, it's cheaper than NHL.tv and you get way more sports than just hockey, if you're so inclined. 

[siddious]

1 minute ago, Morphinity said:

Yeah, it's nice because, like BBBE said, it's cheaper than NHL.tv and you get way more sports than just hockey, if you're so inclined. 

yea i might watch another sport for the first time in years 

[shestYORKin]

27 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

No, it's all the games. It's replacing NHL.tv entirely. 

really hope this is true. but I’m looking at ESPN+ right now for tomorrow night vs Boston and it’s not there. 

also not seeing yet that we can choose between the home and away feed. this is gonna be awful when we’re playing in Arizona and stuck with their announcers. 

and one last gripe, last night ESPN+ was a full 2min behind the action. brutal if you’re on social. had to switch to NHL66 after the 1st period. 

[Morphinity 2.0]

Preseason might be weird, then. The way they detailed it in the press release was it was a complete replacement.

I will say the Rangers/Islanders game was on ESPN+ last night and I believe it was both feeds.

[Drew a Penalty]

11 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

Preseason might be weird, then. The way they detailed it in the press release was it was a complete replacement.

I will say the Rangers/Islanders game was on ESPN+ last night and I believe it was both feeds.

Aren't you close enough that it should've been blacked out?

[Morphinity 2.0]

25 minutes ago, Drew a Penalty said:

Aren't you close enough that it should've been blacked out?

Yes, what I mean though it was on the schedule. I watched the game via... other means.

[Drew a Penalty]

10 minutes ago, Morphinity said:

Yes, what I mean though it was on the schedule. I watched the game via... other means.

Gotcha.

[LindG1000]

1 hour ago, shestYORKin said:

really hope this is true. but I’m looking at ESPN+ right now for tomorrow night vs Boston and it’s not there. 

also not seeing yet that we can choose between the home and away feed. this is gonna be awful when we’re playing in Arizona and stuck with their announcers. 

and one last gripe, last night ESPN+ was a full 2min behind the action. brutal if you’re on social. had to switch to NHL66 after the 1st period. 

Tomorrow night's game is a national game (NHLN), so it won't be on ESPN+

I was able to choose between Rangers and Islanders feeds for last night's game using ESPN+

[Cash or Czech]

I used a VPN on my ipad last night and had zero issues getting the Rangers game on ESPN+ FYI

Edited September 27, 2021 by Xander

[Dr. Jimmy]

Interesting, I watched the game last night thru the NHL TV app on my firestick, I went there and lo and behold same setup as last season with home and away feeds.  I did signup for ESPN+ though so I wonder if that had something to do with it?  I honestly know fuck all about this stuff and just hope I can get a majority of the games (preferably with the MSG feed)......

[shestYORKin]

1 hour ago, G1000 said:

Tomorrow night's game is a national game (NHLN), so it won't be on ESPN+

I was able to choose between Rangers and Islanders feeds for last night's game using ESPN+

great thanks

[Dr. Jimmy]

2 minutes ago, shestYORKin said:

great thanks

Used to be the national games were on NBCSN, so where are they going to be now?  TNT?

[Morphinity 2.0]

13 minutes ago, Dr. Jimmy said:

Used to be the national games were on NBCSN, so where are they going to be now?  TNT?

ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network

[NY Chief]

I just looked at the espn+ tv schedule and it does NOT appear to be the same as last year. Much fewer games broadcast.

[NY Chief]

Just signed up for espn+ and it does NOT show tomorrow’s game as an option. WTF???

[Drew a Penalty]

10 hours ago, G1000 said:

Tomorrow night's game is a national game (NHLN), so it won't be on ESPN+

I was able to choose between Rangers and Islanders feeds for last night's game using ESPN+

^

1 hour ago, NY Chief said:

Just signed up for espn+ and it does NOT show tomorrow’s game as an option. WTF???

 

[NY Chief]

Here's the NYR TV Schedule. I see Oct 13 on TNT and nothing until 11/26 on Hulu / ESPN+. None of the games in between are broadcast?????

2021-22 New York Rangers Schedule | ESPN

[LindG1000]

Pretty sure those are the "exclusives" - so you won't be able to watch the Rangers-Bruins game on the day after Thanksgiving without ESPN+, for example.

My understanding is that every out of market game that isn't on national TV is on ESPN+/Hulu.

It's rather confusing to note that there do seem to be preseason games missing (for example, I can't yet see a link to Jackets-Sabres for tonight's game).