Kings News & Rumors: National Broadcast Schedule, NHL 26 Ratings & Will This Be Kopitar's Last Dance? - The Hockey Writers Los Angeles Kings Latest News, Analysis & More
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The offseason has been unusually quiet but preparations accelerate with rookie showcases, training camp, and preseason approaching. The NHL, ESPN, and TNT Sports released the U.S. national TV schedule for 2025-26. The Los Angeles Kings will appear in 14 nationally televised U.S. games, one more than last season. The Kings' season opener and home opener on Oct. 7 is on ESPN, followed by an Oct. 8 road game at the Vegas Golden Knights on TNT. Additional national windows span ESPN, ESPN+/Hulu, and TNT across the season. EA Sports has begun releasing NHL 26 top-player lists, with Drew Doughty receiving an 88 overall and cracking a top-10 positional list.
In what has been one of the slowest offseasons ever, with the lack of news, moves, or really anything unexpected, the good news is that it's almost over. We are just a few weeks away from the regular season, which means things are going to start to ramp up fast. Rookie showcases, training camp, and preseason are all around the corner,
The NHL, along with The Walt Disney Company (ESPN) and TNT Sports, announced the U.S. national television broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 regular season. The Kings will be featured nationally 14 times, giving them one more nationally televised game than they had last season. No time is wasted before the Kings have the entire country laying eyes on them, as their first two games of the season will be national broadcasts.
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