Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Broadcast Rights & Regional Blackout Guide (2026–27 Blue Jackets Season)
Following the Columbus Blue Jackets regular season across the United States requires understanding how NHL broadcast territory rights are split between regional sports networks and national streaming partners. For Columbus Blue Jackets fans, games are divided across Blue Jackets Hockey Network (CBJHN), ESPN+, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and NHL Network.
Regional Columbus Blue Jackets Games (Blue Jackets Hockey Network (CBJHN))
Blue Jackets Hockey Network (CBJHN) holds the official in-market regional broadcast rights for the Columbus Blue Jackets (82 regular-season games) across Ohio, Eastern/Central Kentucky & Southern West Virginia. If your US ZIP code falls inside the Columbus Blue Jackets local broadcast territory, regional games are blacked out on ESPN+ and must be watched via Blue Jackets Hockey Network (CBJHN).
If you live outside the Columbus Blue Jackets local broadcast territory in the US, regional Blue Jackets games stream live on ESPN+ (unless the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing an opponent whose local broadcast territory includes your ZIP code).
National Blue Jackets Games (ESPN, ABC, TNT & NHL Network)
When the Columbus Blue Jackets are selected for an exclusive national US broadcast on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network (3 games), the broadcast is blacked out on ESPN+ nationwide unless simulcast on ABC/ESPN+.
Viewers across all US ZIP codes need access to the designated national television channel or streaming tier (such as Max for TNT simulcasts) to watch these national exclusives.