NHL 2024/25: start, end, broadcast | Kicker

One of the favorites for the title with the Edmonton Oilers: Leon Draisaitl (left).
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When does the NHL season start?

As part of the Global Series, the NHL opener took place on October 4th in Prague. The New Jersey Devils won the first game of the regular season 4-1 against the Buffalo Sabres. From October 8th, the remaining 30 teams will also start the 2024/25 season.

How long is the regular season?

Each team plays a total of 82 games – 41 home and 41 away. After 28 game weeks, the regular season ends in April 2025. The last games before the playoffs are scheduled for April 15th to 18th. Match operations will be interrupted between February 10th and 21st, 2025 on the occasion of the 4 Nations Face-Off between Canada, Finland, Sweden and the USA.

When do the playoffs start?

The exact start of the playoffs is still being determined. So far it is only known that the best-of-7 series of the best 16 teams is scheduled to start in April 2025.

When are the Stanley Cup Finals?

The successor to the reigning NHL champions Florida Panthers will not be determined until June 2025.

Which German players are active in the NHL?

A total of seven German players are represented in the NHL, with Leon Draisaitl, who recently signed an eight-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, even the professional who will become the highest-paid player in the league from the 2025/26 season. Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings), Thomas Greiss (St. Louis Blues), Tim Stützle (Ottawa Senators), Nico Sturm (San Jose Sharks), JJ Peterka (Buffalo Sabres) and Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken) are also in the NHL under contract. There are other Germans on the farm teams of the NHL franchises: Lukas Reichel (Chicago), Leon Gawanke (Winnipeg), Julian Napravnik (Washington) and Kai Wissmann (Boston).

Who will broadcast the NHL season 24/25 live on TV and stream?

All regular season, playoff and Stanley Cup games can be watched live on the pay TV channel Heaven be seen. In collaboration with Heaven can also play all games Sportdeutschland.TV can be followed through a pay-per-view offer.

Another paid option is the league’s own streaming service NHL.TVwhich broadcasts all games with original commentary as part of an annual subscription.

ProSieben Maxx offers a free look at the NHL. A regular season game is shown once a week, but games from the playoffs and the Stanley Cup Finals are also on the program. All games available at ProSieben Maxx are broadcast, also appear in the live stream ran.de.