TBN: 8 Sabres games will be carried exclusively on ESPN+

[Buffaloed]

Alan Pergament: 8 Sabres games will be carried exclusively on ESPN+; Josh Allen a Formula 1 fan

The play-by-play announcer told viewers during a break in the action that eight Sabres games won’t be carried on MSG, which is available on cable and DirecTV, and instead will be carried exclusively on the streaming service ESPN+.

I have no idea what those 8 games are. I guess they want it to be a surprise.

Mark Preisler, executive vice president for Pegula Sports and Entertainment:
"For those without ESPN+ five of the eight games are home games so fans can also come down and see the games in person."

Great ticket selling strategy.

The seven other Sabres games on ESPN+ are Nov. 2 at San Jose; Nov. 12 against Edmonton; Dec. 7 against Anaheim; Feb. 1 at Las Vegas; March 4 at Minnesota; April 5 against Carolina; and April 7 at Carolina. The Sabres don’t have any games on ESPN’s regular NHL package and only two games on TNT’s package – March 13 with Toronto and March 23 with Pittsburgh.

So there's a total 15 games on ESPN+plus 2 on TNT.

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[Jim Bob]

Alan Pergament: 8 Sabres games will be carried exclusively on ESPN+; Josh Allen a Formula 1 fan

The play-by-play announcer told viewers during a break in the action that eight Sabres games won’t be carried on MSG, which is available on cable and DirecTV, and instead will be carried exclusively on the streaming service ESPN+.

I have no idea what those 8 games are. I guess they want it to be a surprise.

Mark Preisler, executive vice president for Pegula Sports and Entertainment:
"For those without ESPN+ five of the eight games are home games so fans can also come down and see the games in person."

Great ticket selling strategy.

The seven other Sabres games on ESPN+ are Nov. 2 at San Jose; Nov. 12 against Edmonton; Dec. 7 against Anaheim; Feb. 1 at Las Vegas; March 4 at Minnesota; April 5 against Carolina; and April 7 at Carolina. The Sabres don’t have any games on ESPN’s regular NHL package and only two games on TNT’s package – March 13 with Toronto and March 23 with Pittsburgh.

So there's a total 15 games on ESPN+plus 2 on TNT.

From an email the team sent out:

Important Broadcast Information:
In order to watch the broadcast of the Sabres game on October 22 vs. Boston Bruins you will need to stream the game on ESPN+. This game will not be available on MSG. The list below includes all games this season airing exclusively on ESPN+.
Eight Sabres games will air exclusively on ESPN+:

• October 22 vs. Boston Bruins at 7 p.m.
• November 2 at San Jose Sharks at 10:30 p.m.
• November 12 vs. Edmonton Oilers at 7 p.m.
• December 7 vs. Anaheim Ducks at 7:30 p.m.
• February 1 at Vegas Golden Knights at 10 p.m.
• March 4 vs. Minnesota Wild at 7 p.m.
• April 5 vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7 p.m.
• April 7 at Carolina Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m.

 

[Gras]

I'm pretty sure every game league wide that's not national broadcast is on ESPN+, just some will be exclusive to only ESPN+

 

[BloFan4Life]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

 

[Jim Bob]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

It has been fine for me both on the ESPN app on my iPhone 8+ and through the ESPN app on my Amazon Fire Stick.

Maybe it's because I recently upgraded to Greenlight...

 

[BuffaloGooner]

It has been fine for me both on the ESPN app on my iPhone 8+ and through the ESPN app on my Amazon Fire Stick.

Maybe it's because I recently upgraded to Greenlight...

I have Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+ bundled together and it comes up for me just like any other live channels. It’s been pretty awesome tbh.

 

[old kummelweck]

So annoying the games they play with this stuff.

 

[Jim Bob]

I have Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+ bundled together and it comes up for me just like any other live channels. It’s been pretty awesome tbh.

Yeah, we had Hulu and I got the Disney+/ESPN+ bundle when Hamilton launched on Disney+.

 

[Jim Bob]

I just hope they don't black it out for cordcutters like they sometimes do with stuff like this.

 

[Gras]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

The stream has been better than what i got on NHL.tv in the past.

 

[Paxon]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

I've had some stutters here and there on Roku, but that's it

I just hope they don't black it out for cordcutters like they sometimes do with stuff like this.

They won't be blacked out because there is no local broadcast.

 

[Jim Bob]

They won't be blacked out because there is no local broadcast.

I just hope there isn't a requirement to have local cable. ESPN does that for certain games.

 

[old kummelweck]

I just hope they don't black it out for cordcutters like they sometimes do with stuff like this.

They always did with NHL.tv. Not sure why ESPN would be any different. The AZ game wasn't on ESPN+ for me, so I fired up MSG on Fubo. Kind of expensive to maintain Fubo for MSG, but they haven't caught on yet that I am not in the local market (maybe they don't care).

 

[old kummelweck]

The stream has been better than what i got on NHL.tv in the past.

It could be regional.

 

[Paxon]

I just hope there isn't a requirement to have local cable. ESPN does that for certain games.

For ESPN/ESPN2 stuff, but not for stuff airing on ESPN+. That's my experience, anyhow. They are separate credentials.

 

[Buffaloed]

For ESPN/ESPN2 stuff, but not for stuff airing on ESPN+. That's my experience, anyhow. They are separate credentials.

They all have the same login for me.

 

[Gras]

They always did with NHL.tv. Not sure why ESPN would be any different. The AZ game wasn't on ESPN+ for me, so I fired up MSG on Fubo. Kind of expensive to maintain Fubo for MSG, but they haven't caught on yet that I am not in the local market (maybe they don't care).

I wasn't able to watch the game on Sling due to the blackout on NHLN and in AZ you can only get the RSN with DirecTV/ATT that the Yotes games are on. The replay wasn't available yesterday afternoon when I checked, but I am able to watch the replay today.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

They all have the same login for me.

One login for all of ESPN, but you need to provide your local cable provider info to get content not broadcast on ESPN+.

 

[Paxon]

I wasn't able to watch the game on Sling due to the blackout on NHLN and in AZ you can only get the RSN with DirecTV/ATT that the Yotes games are on. The replay wasn't available yesterday afternoon when I checked, but I am able to watch the replay today.

Yeah, replays for local blackouts seem available two days later every time I've tried. I actually just watched the Sabres opener last night cuz I was busy at the time.

 

[jc17]

Yeah, replays for local blackouts seem available two days later every time I've tried. I actually just watched the Sabres opener last night cuz I was busy at the time.

Thanks didn't realize this

 

[old kummelweck]

One login for all of ESPN, but you need to provide your local cable provider info to get content not broadcast on ESPN+.

or pay $7 a month.

 

[cybresabre]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

Try changing things up, if you're able. Try a different browser or a different device. I've haven't tried watching the games on the big screen (integrated app or roku) but I have tried multiple stream simultaneous with great results--games on each monitor while also streaming on an android tablet. The picture quality on the tablet has the better resolution and a higher frame rate, but the feeds have all been smooth and very watchable.

 

[Zman5778]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

I use Roku for my ESPN+ and my TV is directly wired into the cable modem. It's been fantastic....better than the NHL.tv app I've used in the past.

 

[Chainshot]

I use Roku for my ESPN+ and my TV is directly wired into the cable modem. It's been fantastic....better than the NHL.tv app I've used in the past.

To add to that, I'm running it off both an Xbox and my laptop without any issue.

 

[Der Jaeger]

A little FYI on ESPN+, the streaming has been AWFUL for hockey. Blurry, laggy, glitchy, horrible.

I’ve been good both on and off WiFi.

I just hope there isn't a requirement to have local cable. ESPN does that for certain games.

good info. I’ve got it but didn’t have to provide my info. Thanks