What channel is North Dakota vs Wisconsin hockey in Frozen Four today? Time, TV schedule to watch

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The 2026 Frozen Four — the penultimate stage of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship — will open with No. 2 seed North Dakota Fighting Hawks taking on the Wisconsin Badgers in Las Vegas. The Fighting Hawks have been dominant thus far in the tournament, winning their first two games by a combined score of 8-0.

Presumptive NHL draft top-five pick Keaton Verhoeff headlines North Dakota’s roster, but Cody Croal leads the team with three goals in the first two rounds.

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North Dakota will be taking on the biggest surprise appearance, with Wisconsin surviving the Worcester Regional Final over No. 3-seed Michigan State in an overtime thriller. The game-winning goal came on a deflection off the stick of Ben Dexheimer, who headily tipped in what looked like a harmless dump-in from the blue line. Wisconsin is looking to be the first team since 2006 to win the men’s and women’s national title in the same season.

The last team to achieve the feat? Wisconsin.

With that, here’s how to watch the Frozen Four match between North Dakota and Wisconsin, including time, TV schedule, streaming information, game odds and more:

What channel is North Dakota vs Wisconsin hockey today in Frozen Four?

The Fighting Hawks-Badgers match will air live on ESPN2, and is available for streaming on the ESPN app (with a cable login) or Fubo, the latter of which has a free trial for new users.

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North Dakota-Wisconsin Frozen Four start time today

• Time: 5 p.m. ET
• Date: Thursday, April 9
• Location: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)

North Dakota vs. Wisconsin is set for a 5 p.m. ET faceoff on Thursday, April 9, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

North Dakota vs Wisconsin Frozen Four prediction, picks, odds

Odds from BetMGM as of Wednesday, April 8

• Spread: North Dakota (-1.5)
• Over/under: 5.5 goals
• Moneyline: North Dakota -200 | Wisconsin +154

• Prediction: North Dakota 4, Wisconsin 1

Wisconsin is on an incredible run, but its win over Michigan State comes with the caveat the Spartans were without Charlie Stramel for two of their three periods. The trio of Cody Croal, Jack Kernan, and Dylan James do enough to win this game, and North Dakota will play for its first national championship in 10 years.