NHL Draft 2026: Date, start time, TV channel and live stream

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the No. 1 pick with the DAZN News Mock Draft predicting they should select Penn State LW, Gavin McKenna. 

What is going to happen in the NHL Draft 2026? Do the Maple Leafs select somebody else or even trade down for a bundle of draft picks?

DAZN News has all the information you need to watch the NHL Draft 2026.

How To Watch NHL Draft 2026?

• Date: Friday, June 26/27 (Round 1) and Saturday, June 27 (Rounds 2-7)
• Start Time: 7pm ET/Midnight BST/1am CEST (Friday/Saturday), 11am ET/4pm BST/5pm CEST (Saturday)
• Live stream: NHL.TV on DAZN 
• TV channel: ESPN

In the United States and Canada, you can watch the NHL Draft on ESPN (US), Sportsnet (Canada), and TVA Sports (Canada), respectively.

For the rest of the world, you can watch the NHL Draft on NHL.TV on DAZN.

Where is the NHL Draft 2026?

The 2026 NHL Draft will be conducted at the KeyBank Center, the home of the Buffalo Sabres.

How To Watch NHL. TV on DAZN?

With exclusive rights, DAZN is the only international platform to watch the NHL, offering access to over 1,300 games per season, available live* and on demand. That includes over 1,300 regular-season games, as well as the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Finals.

You can watch the NHL via the DAZN App, available on smart TVs, phones, tablets, streaming devices, game consoles, and web browsers.

If you do not have the App already, then just follow these instructions....

• Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
• On a laptop or PC, visit www.DAZN.com/home 
• Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
• Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google, or Facebook options
• You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
• Then, find the NHL page and click 'buy now' to choose your subscription level