Even though the Blackhawks are off to a little bit of a slow start once again, Connor Bedard and company will get some national attention Thursday night at United Center vs the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. However, the reason for this thread is to let you know where you will NOT see this game.

Thanks to the NHL's current TV deal with ESPN/ABC, Thursday's Panthers/Hawks' game won't be on the much maligned CHSN. It means a night off for Rick Ball, Darren Pang, Caley Chelios, Pat Boyle & Tony Granato. If you want to watch this game, it's on ESPN+ and nowhere else.

Mike Monaco, who called a few Blackhawks, Bulls & White Sox games during the 2020 pandemic year, will call tomorrow's game from the U.C. @ 7:30P (CT). Former NHL center Ray Ferraro & rinkside reporter Emily Kaplan will round out the ESPN+ crew for Thursday's exclusive game. Steve Levy & Kevin Weekes will handle studio pre, intermission & postgame for this game from the ESPN studios in Bristol, CT.

Of course, you can listen to the game on 720 AM WGN Radio with host Charlie Roumeliotis, John Wiedemann & Troy Murray painting the hometown picture from the United Center.

Everything you need to know about the NHL on ESPN+ can be found here:

https://plus.espn.com/nhl
https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/11/two-exclusive-nhl-games-this-week-on-espn-hulu-4/