Overview
- The Inside Out Classic, which airs Sunday at 7 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden, runs on Disney Channel and Disney XD and streams on Disney+ and the ESPN app, with the traditional Capitals–Rangers game on ESPN.
- The alternate feed places the action on Hockey Island inside Riley’s mind, where her emotions skate with animated versions of the players.
- Original voices Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale and Maya Hawke join ESPN’s Drew Carter, Kevin Weekes and Arda Öcal on the animated call.
- NHL EDGE puck and player tracking pairs with Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras, then Beyond Sports software turns that data into real-time animation that reflects stick and limb movement.
- The event is the third NHL animated telecast after two Big City Greens specials and is part of an expanded ESPN–Sony plan to bring similar presentations to the NFL, NBA and WNBA through 2026–27.