Check out the official hockey playoffs schedule on NHL.com to find out which channel to tune into for specific games. As always, here's where things get complicated. If you don't have cable access or a cable login, you'll need at least one streaming service to catch all the hockey playoff games live in 2026.

By STEPHEN WHYNO The Stanley Cup Playoffs are full of new blood, and so far three teams have advanced to the second round after not even making the postseason last year. Buffalo, Colorado, Minnesota,