Who plays on 'Hockey Night in Canada' tonight? Time, TV channel and live stream for March 7

Sam Ficarro

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"Hockey Night in Canada" returns Saturday with three games airing across the country.

Saturday's games are headlined by Blue Jackets-Oilers as both teams enter Saturday in a playoff position.

Here are the matchups:

Who plays on 'Hockey Night in Canada' tonight?

  • Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
  • Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET

It'll be a special night in Sunrise, Fla., Saturday as the Panthers will retire goalie Roberto Luongo's No. 1 before the game. Luongo's number will be the first retired by the franchise. For the Panthers, they are reaching must-win territory as they slowly fade from the pack in the Wild Card chase. Montreal will look to bounce back after a 4-0 loss against Lightning Thursday. 

  • Ottawa Senators vs. San Jose Sharks
  • Puck drop:  7 p.m. ET

No playoff implications on the line in this one as the Senators and the Sharks look to finish the season strong. Ottawa is coming off an impressive 4-3 win over the New York Islanders Thursday while the Sharks are coming off a 3-2 loss against the Minnesota Wild.

  • Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Edmonton Oilers
  • Puck drop:  10 p.m. ET

After blowing a two-goal, third-period lead against the Calgary Flames Wednesday, the Blue Jackets will face another team squarely in the Western Conference playoff hunt in the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton returns home after a 2-1-0 road trip against the Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks.

What channel is 'Hockey Night in Canada' on?

TV channel: 

Montreal vs. Florida: Sportsnet, CBC, Omni (Punjabi), TVA Sports (French)
Ottawa vs. San Jose: Sportsnet One, CityTV
Columbus vs. Edmonton: Sportsnet, CBC, Omni (Punjabi)

Live stream:

Montreal vs. Florida: SN NOW, CBC.ca, omnitv.ca (Punjabi), TVASports.ca (French)
Ottawa vs. San Jose: SN NOW
Columbus vs. Edmonton: SN NOW, CBC.ca, omnitv.ca (Punjabi)

CBC has been the home of "Hockey Night in Canada" since its television inception in 1952.

With Rogers Communications becoming the primary Canadian rightsholders for the NHL in 2014, CBC has been joined by Rogers-owned Sportsnet, CityTV and Omni Television as broadcast networks for HNIC games.

Longtime host Ron MacLean is joined by David Amber and play-by-play announcers Jim Hughson, Dave Randorf and Paul Romanuk.

'Hockey Night in Canada' schedule: March/April 2020

March 7 7 p.m. Montreal vs. Florida
  7 p.m. Ottawa vs. San Jose
  10 p.m. Columbus vs. Edmonton
March 14 7 p.m. Toronto vs. Boston
  10 p.m. Winnipeg vs. Calgary
March 21 7 p.m. Montreal vs. Colorado
  7 p.m. Columbus vs. Toronto
  7 p.m. Ottawa vs. Carolina
  10 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Calgary
  10 p.m. Vancouver vs. Los Angeles
March 28 7 p.m. NY Islanders vs. Montreal
  7 p.m Toronto vs. Ottawa
  10 p.m. Anaheim vs. Vancouver
April 4 4 p.m. Winnipeg vs. Arizona
  7 p.m. Montreal vs. Toronto
  7 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa
  10 p.m. Edmonton vs. Calgary
  10 p.m. Vegas vs. Vancouver

Sam Ficarro