Sharks To Be Broadcast On National TV 11 Times in 26-27

The San Jose Sharks are starting to get recognition for their progress forward as ESPN and TNT announced their national broadcast schedule on Wednesday.

In total, the Sharks will have 11 nationally broadcast games. Seven on ESPN/ESPN+ and four on TNT.

That number is up from the original six during 25-26. TNT only broadcast the San Jose Sharks once during the 25-26 season, and it was at the end of the year during the chase for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Of the seven games for the San Jose Sharks broadcast by ESPN/ESPN+, three of them will be on the ESPN network. The other four will stream on the paywalled ESPN+ service.

Here is the list of opponents on ESPN and ESPN+:

ESPN:
10/13 – Vs. Boston Bruins at 8 p.m. PT
10/27- Vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 p.m. PT
4/4/27- Vs. St. Louis Blues at 6:30 p.m. PT

ESPN+:
10/8 – at St. Louis Blues at 5 p.m. PT
12/1 – at New Jersey Devils at 4:30 p.m. PT
3/9/27 – at Vegas Golden Knights at 7:30 p.m. PT
3/16/27 – at Chicago Blackhawks at 5 p.m. PT

As for the games on TNT, the Sharks will have four, a significant jump in games for the network.

TNT:
11/4 – at Los Angeles Kings – 7 p.m. PT
12/9 – at Los Angeles Kings – 6:30 p.m. PT
12/16 – at Golden Knights – 7 p.m. PT
2/10/27 – vs. Chicago Blackhawks – 7 p.m. PT

With the San Jose Sharks’ rising popularity, the team must perform to keep this momentum up.