The National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway starting April 11! And Cord Cutters don’t need to miss out on this major sporting event. Here is how-to watch the NHL Playoffs 2018.

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will be on the following channels:

• NBC
• CNBC
• NBCSN (NBC Sports Network)
• USA Network
• NHL Network
• Golf

The NHL Stanley Cup Finals will be on NBC and NBCSN.

You can find all of the games and channels on the NHL website.

Cord Cutters can watch live Sports.

How-To Watch The NHL Playoffs 2018

Several streaming services have options for watching the NHL Playoffs. Let’s review those streaming services and the channels you can get to watch the NHL Playoffs.

Sling TV

You can watch every NHL game with Sling TV, if NBC is available in your area.

Sling TV is a Live TV streaming Internet service. Sling TV has mostly un-bundled their channels and packages. So, to get all the channels that will carry the NHL playoffs, you will need to combine 3 Sling TV packages.

Here are the Sling TV packages and the channels for watching the NHL Playoffs with Sling TV:

• Sling TV Blue: NBC (Select Markets), NBCSN, and USA Network – $25 per month (Check to see if NBC is available in your area.)
• Sling Sports Extra Package: NHL Network and Golf Channel – $10 per month with Sling TV Blue
• Sling News Extra Package: CNBC – $5 per month with Sling TV Blue

All 3 packages total $40 per month.

Also, add the Sling Cloud DVR for $5 per month to get 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage.

Try Sling TV with a Free Trial. Cancel anytime.

Read more… What is Sling TV?

Hulu Live TV

Hulu Live TV is a Live TV subscription streaming service. Hulu Live TV only comes in one bundle.

Here are the channels available with Hulu Live TV that will be televising the NHL Playoffs.

• NBC (Select Markets – Enter your ZIP code to see the Live TV channels available in your area.)
• CNBC
• NBCSN (NBC Sports Network)
• USA Network
• Golf

* NHL Network is not available.

The Hulu Live TV package costs $39.99/mo.

With Hulu Live TV, you also get unlimited access to the entire Hulu streaming library.

A Hulu Live TV subscription includes 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage. Need more DVR storage? No problem. Upgrade to the Enhanced Cloud DVR for 200 hours of storage for $14.99 per month.

Try Hulu Live TV with a One Week FREE Trial. Cancel anytime.

DIRECTV NOW

DirecTV Now is a subscription streaming service that offers four Live TV packages.

• Live a Little package with 60+ Channels – $35/mo
• Just Right package with 80+ Channels – $50/mo
• Go Big package with 100+ Channels – $60/mo
• Gotta Have It package with 120+ Channels – $70/mo

The Just Right package has these channels showing the NHL Playoff:

• CNBC
• NBC (Select Markets – Check the DIRECTV NOW Channel Lookup page to see if NBC is available in your area.)
• NBCSN (NBC Sports Network)
• USA Network

Upgrade to the Go Big package to also watch the NHL Playoffs on the NHL Network and Golf Channel.

DirecTV Now does not have a DVR.

There is no contact. Cancel anytime.

Read more… What is DirecTV Now?

Playstation Vue

Playstation Vue is a Live TV Internet subscription streaming service. You DO NOT need a Playstation gaming console to watch Live TV with the Playstation Vue service.

Playstation Vue offers four Live TV packages:

• Access – Popular Live TV – $39.99/mo
• Core – Sports+Popular Live TV – $44.99/mo
• Elite – Movies+Sports+Popular Live TV – $54.99/mo
• Ultra – Movies+Sports+Premium – $74.99/mo

The Access package has these NHL Playoff channels:

• CBNC
• NBCSN
• USA Network

Upgrade to the Core package to add NBC (Select Markets) and Golf Channel. *NHL Network not available.

Access, Core, & Elite packages offer a 5 day free trial. No annual contracts.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV is a Live TV streaming service and is only available in select cities.

• NBC (Select Markets)
• CNBC
• NBCSN (NBC Sports Network)
• USA Network
• Golf

*NHL Network not available.

The streaming service is kept simple by offering a single package that costs $40 per month.

Read more… What is YouTube TV? Stream Live TV.

fuboTV

fuboTV is a sports-focused subscription streaming service designed for the sports fan. Local Live TV channels are available only in Designated Market Areas (DMAs).

• NBC (Select Markets  – Check to see if NBC is available in your area: What local stations does fuboTV carry? )
• CNBC
• NBCSN (NBC Sports Network)
• USA Network

* NHL Network is not available.

A fuboTV subscription includes 30 hours of Cloud DVR storage. Need more storage? No problem. Upgrade to the Advanced DVR for 500 hours of storage for $9.99/mo.

The fuboTV Premiere package costs $19.99 for the first month, and the $44.95/mo. Cancel anytime.

Sign up for fuboTV.

Read more… What is fuboTV?