The Nashville Predators kick off the 2026-27 season in 36 days with a matchup against the Minnesota Wild in Bridgestone Arena. On Wednesday, the organization announced details for a direct-to-consumer streaming service to broadcast games this upcoming season. Additionally, ESPN announced its broadcast plan for the year, allowing Predators fans to prepare to watch all 84 regular-season matchups. The Predators will appear on a trio of national broadcasts this season, with all three matchups airing on ESPN+. Nashville fans can watch the Nov. 5 matchup at Colorado, the Nov. 10 game at Los Angeles, and the Jan. 5 contest vs. Edmonton on ESPN+. The broadcast announcement comes with six adjusted start times as the NHL accommodates its television partners. — Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) August 26, 2026The remaining 81 Predators regular season games will be broadcast locally by Scripps Sports. Fans located inside the Nashville broadcast area with an HD atenna or a local cable package can watch all the games on Channel 28 The Spot. Fans outside Nashville's broadcast area will turn to ViewLift, a streaming product acquired by sports entertainment platform DAZN. ViewLift already carried 17 other professional sports franchises's games in the United States, including other NHL franchises like the Las Vegas Knights. Pricing and plans for ViewLift will be announced at a later date, but plans should be available to fans throughout Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Mississippi. Fans will be able to use ViewLift for live games, on-demand replays and original programming and the service will be available on the web, iOS, Andriod, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV and Andriod TV. October 2026November 2026December 2026January 2027February 2027March 2027April 2027Follow us on Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky and Instagram for the latest news.