This season, Hockey Night in Canada’s 94-game schedule will be presented across Sportsnet, CBC, City, OMNI, Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE™ and Sportsnet NOW. On Oct. 15, the first Saturday of the season, Hockey Night in Canada delivers four NHL games starting at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT with a special one-hour Hockey Central Saturday pre-game show. Game 1 matchups include an all-Canadian battle between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, an Original Six matchup featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Boston Bruins and a Central division showdown with the Winnipeg Jets visiting the Wild in Minnesota (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT). In Game 2 of the doubleheader, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). (See below for full broadcast schedule).

The Saturday Lineup

As announced earlier this year, Ron MacLean returns to host hockey’s biggest night alongside David Amber and panelists Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey, and Nick Kypreos. MacLean will host Game 1 with Amber hosting Game 2, together guiding Canadians through the action-packed broadcast.

Every Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada is headlined by an NHL doubleheader and the following weekly features:

Hockey Central Saturday

• Every Saturday, the pre-game show Hockey Central Saturday sets the stage for the night at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with live look-ins to the arenas, player interviews, analysis, features and news

Coach’s Corner

• The renowned Game 1 first intermission segment featuring the iconic Don Cherry alongside MacLean returns for its 35^th season

Saturday's Headlines

• Friedman and Kypreos break down the need-to-know stories in the NHL during the second intermission of Game 1

After Hours

• Back by popular demand, After Hours returns following Game 2 of Hockey Night in Canada. Hosted by Scott Oake, After Hours caps off each Saturday night’s action with insightful, long form post-game interviews with players and special guests

In addition to the return of After Hours, the second game of the doubleheader will also feature former NHLer Louie DeBrusk making his Hockey Night in Canada debut in the broadcast booth as a game analyst for the western games every Saturday night during the season.

HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA - Saturday, October 15

All games available to stream live on Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE

6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT – Hockey Central Saturday (CBC, City, Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet NOW)

• Host: MacLean; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Hrudey, Kypreos
• Coaches Corner: Cherry and MacLean
• Feature: Elliotte Friedman looks back at the stunning off-season signings that shook the hockey world on June 29th

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (CBC and Sportsnet 590 The FAN) (OMNI - Hockey Night in Punjabi)

• Play-by-play: Jim Hughson; Game Analyst: Craig Simpson; Reporter: Christine Simpson
• Radio play-by-play: Joe Bowen; Game Analyst: Jim Ralph

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators (City)

• Play-by-play: Bob Cole; Game Analysts: Gary Galley; Reporter: Kyle Bukauskas

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Winnipeg Jets vs. @Minnesota Wild (Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360, and Sportsnet NOW)

• Play-by-play: Paul Romanuk; Game Analyst: Greg Millen; Reporter: Cassie Campbell-Pascall

10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT – Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks (CBC, Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet ONE, and Sportsnet NOW)

• Host: Amber; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Hrudey, Kypreos
• Play-by-play: Dave Randorf; Game Analyst: DeBrusk; Reporter: Oake

1 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT – After Hours with Scott Oake (CBC)