As the Tampa Bay Lightning prepare to host the NHL Stadium Series, we revisit the highs and lows of outdoor hockey games.

For the first time ever, a NHL outdoor game had a goalie fight!

Each Monday throughout the 2025-26 NHL season, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised. Today, a look at games for the 17th week of the regular season.

Here's the full schedule of the NHL games on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19.

Let's break down the key differences between NHL rules and those in play during the men's ice hockey event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

The NHL fantasy schedule will be thrown in a blender with the Olympic break coming up. Here's the best approach to tackle Week 18.

McKenna, the favorite to be the first pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, will help Penn State as it transforms from Happy Valley to Hockey Valley and hosts its first outdoor game, against Michigan State on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; BTN).

The NHL is gearing up for another outdoor game on Sunday, Feb. 1. This time, it's the 2026 Stadium Series event, highlighted by the matchup of the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Saturday’s NBA slate packs in six games with playoff energy and clear betting angles. From Charlotte’s hot streak against San Antonio to Houston hosting an injury-hit Dallas side, every matchup has a story behind it.