The Montreal Gazette’s Steve Faguy writes an excellent summary to Montreal Canadiens viewing guide for the upcoming season.
See link
Some notes to point out.
In Canada, status quo for Montreal Canadiens fans.
– English: 50 regional Habs games on TSN2, regional restrictions apply. 32 Habs National broadcast games airing on CBC/Sportsnet, or CityTV. These games air on Monday, Wednesday or Saturday night. See link above.
– French: 50 regional Habs games on RDS. Regional restrictions apply. 22 Habs National games airing on TVA Sports.
For those outside the regional area, there is hope. You can purchase a streaming package for $59.99. It gives you access to RDS’s package:
- Stream 60 regional Canadiens games and 55 regional Senators games in French (regular season only).
- Only available West of Belleville, ON.
- Not available in Eastern Ontario, Quebec, or Atlantic Canada. This pass is not available on Roku.
https://secure.nhllive.com/pricing?ro=true&lang=en
For Montreal Canadiens fan in the US, big changes this coming season as the NHL TV rights move from NBC/NBCSN to ABC/ESPN , TNT, and Hulu. The majority of the Montreal Canadiens games will be available on streaming app ESPN+. So far, no Canadiens game is scheduled to air on linear TV (ABC/ESPN/TNT).