So you've turned on your television, excited to watch Monday night's game between the Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens, only to discover, much to your dismay, that the game isn't on Sportsnet Pacific. Nor is it on Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360, or any other Sportsnet channel that currently exists or existed in the past, for which you pay so much to be included in your cable package.
Don't panic.
The game on January 6 isn't airing on Sportsnet but you can still watch the game without resorting to sailing the choppy waters of internet streams of questionable legality.
Amazon cut a deal with the NHL to air a select few games on their streaming service, Prime Video, on Monday nights. The January 6 game between the Canucks and Canadiens is one of those select few. That means you can watch the game on Prime Video if you are currently subscribed.
If you already have a Prime Video subscription, you're all set. You can watch the game on the Prime Video app on your smart TV or handheld device or catch the game on a computer .
If you to sign up for Prime Video's free trial period for the Canucks' December 23 game against the Sharks, then your free trial should still be active for this game. You will, however, need to subscribe for another month to get the next Prime Video game on January 27 against the St. Louis Blues.
If you do not have a Prime Video subscription already, then you can and get both Monday's game and the January 27 game for free. If you cancel the free trial before the 30 days are up, then the two games are at no cost to you. After the trial period ends, the subscription costs $9.99 per month.
The Canucks will have one more game on Prime Video after January, on March 24 against the New Jersey Devils. That's obviously past the 30-day free trial, whether you sign up for it now or already signed up for it in December, so if you cancel your subscription after the January Canucks games, you'll have to sign up again and pay your $9.99 to watch the game.
Compared to the pay-per-view prices of the past, that's a pretty good deal, though it may still irk those who paid for Sportsnet anticipating that it would carry every single Canucks game. For some reason, Sportsnet didn't get any cheaper despite carrying fewer games.
