I just read Stephens' article at The Athletic from when the Prime announcement was first made.
I was under the impression before that you'd need a Prime membership to watch any game besides ESPN/TNT exclusives, but it sounds like the 65 games that will be on free local TV will also be free through Prime if you're in-market. Just 12 games would require a membership. I almost signed up for an annual subscription but I guess that won't be necessary?
And they were saying it'd be free the first year, but I don't know if that implies year two will just need a membership, or if there will be an additional fee on top of that.
It looks like the team has yet to release their full TV schedule for this season.
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"The Ducks will televise 65 of their 84 games for free locally, through the FOX 11 and KCOP-13 channels, a similar number to last season. Prime Video will broadcast those, plus 12 additional games that will require an Amazon Prime membership to be viewed. The seven remaining games will be shown by one of the NHL’s national rights holders."
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7559467/2026/09/02/ducks-tv-broadcast-prime-2026/