NHL on TNT to Feature 62-Game Schedule for 2022-23 NHL Season Beginning with Opening Week Doubleheader on Wednesday, October 12

TNT’s Regular Season Coverage Highlighted by Exclusive Wednesday Night Telecasts, 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic on January 2 & Four Weeks of Sunday Afternoon Games This Spring

Turner Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, will enter its second year of live NHL on TNT coverage with a 62-game regular season schedule highlighted by the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions Colorado Avalanche raising their championship banner during a marquee opening week doubleheader on Wednesday, October 12, the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic on Monday, January 2, regular live game coverage on Wednesday nights and additional live Sunday afternoon games in Spring 2023.

The 2022-23 season will culminate with NHL on TNT’s first-ever presentation of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, in addition to half of the Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round One, Round Two and Conference Finals.

The league’s biggest stars will take center ice throughout NHL on TNT’s regular season coverage with seven appearances by the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, along with six by the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Avalanche.

NHL on TNT’s opening week coverage will spotlight prominent NHL storylines, starting with Alex Ovechkin – the third leading scorer in NHL history – and the Capitals in their home opener against Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins on Wednesday, October 12, @ 7PM ET. Later @ 9:30PM, TNT will feature the banner raising ceremony of the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions as James Norris Memorial & Conn Smythe Trophy winner Cale Makar, superstar centerman Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche take the ice against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.

The NHL on TNT weekly schedule will feature exclusive coverage on 27 Wednesday nights throughout the season. NHL on TNT will also host doubleheaders on both Tuesday, November 8 – Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning @ 7:30PM and Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken @ 10PM – and a special Black Friday doubleheader on Friday, November 25, starting with the “Battle of Pennsylvania” – Penguins at Flyers – at 5:30PM and the St. Louis Blues vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @ 8PM

In Spring 2023, TNT will add four weeks of Sunday afternoon telecasts through March and April.

NHL on TNT will also host the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic, pitting Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins against David Pastrnak and the Bruins at Fenway Park – home of the Boston Red Sox – on Monday, January 2. The marquee outdoor game will be TNT’s second consecutive year broadcasting the highly anticipated annual event.

Additional NHL on TNT regular season schedule highlights include:

On Wednesday, October 26, TNT will feature a crosstown rivalry as the Rangers and Vezina Trophy-winner Igor Shesterkin will take on the NY Islanders, led by new Head Coach Lane Lambert, for local bragging rights. Later that night, the Eastern Conference Champion Lightning and centerman Steven Stamkos will visit rising star Trevor Zegras and the Anaheim Ducks.

The most lethal duo in hockey – former Hart Memorial Trophy Winners Connor McDavid (2021) and Leon Draisaitl (2020) – will return to the NHL on TNT stage on Tuesday, November 8 as the Edmonton Oilers face the Lightning, along with 2019 MVP Nikita Kucherov.

Stars collide on Wednesday, November 9 @ 7:30PM when Ovechkin – quickly closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career goals scored record – and the Capitals will play host to superstar centerman Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.

TNT will feature a Thanksgiving Eve doubleheader on Wednesday, November 23 with the Philadelphia Flyers at the Capitals @ 7:30PM, followed by the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Ottawa Senators @ 10PM

2022 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs will host two Original Six matchups within a month:

The Leafs host the Rangers on Wednesday, January 25 @ 7PM in a battle of Original Six teams that stand to be 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff contenders.

Then later, on Wednesday, February 15 @ 7PM, the Blackhawks and captain Jonathan Toews will travel to Scotiabank Arena.

Matthews’ final game on TNT this season will be against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Avalanche and Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP Makar on Wednesday, March 15 @ 7PM

The first Sunday game of the NHL on TNT regular season schedule will be on March 5 – a showdown in the South as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Lightning. Additional Sunday matchups will include:

A doubleheader on Sunday, March 12 starting with an Original Six showdown as the Bruins travel to Hockeytown to play the Detroit Red Wings at 1:30PM, followed by the Penguins hosting the Rangers at 4PM

A blockbuster doubleheader of 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs teams on Sunday, April 2 – the Rangers will travel to Washington, D.C. to play the Capitals at 1PM, followed by the Bruins at the Blues at 3:30PM

On Sunday, April 9 the Bruins visit the Flyers at 6PM; then later, the Ducks host the Avalanche @ 8:30PM

Division rivals Kirill “The Thrill” Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild will travel to Ball Arena to take on the Avalanche on Wednesday, March 29, @ 10PM

On Wednesday, April 5, @ 7:30PM, TNT will showcase a rematch of the 2022 Eastern Conference Final, when the Rangers host the Lightning in both teams’ final regular season game on the network.

NHL on TNT’s 2022-23 Regular Season Schedule

(All Times Eastern)

Day Date Time (ET) Game
Wednesday October 12 7PM Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Wednesday October 12 9:30PM Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche
Wednesday October 19 7:30PM Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers
Wednesday October 19 10PM St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken
Wednesday October 26 7:30PM NY Rangers at NY Islanders
Wednesday October 26 10PM Tampa Bay Lightning* at Anaheim Ducks
Wednesday November 2 7:30PM Pittsburgh Penguins* at Buffalo Sabres
Tuesday November 8 7:30PM Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Tuesday November 8 10PM Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken
Wednesday November 9 7:30PM Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Wednesday November 9 10PM Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks*
Wednesday November 16 7:30PM St. Louis Blues* at Chicago Blackhawks
Wednesday November 16 10PM Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers
Wednesday November 23 7:30PM Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Wednesday November 23 10PM Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights
Friday November 25 5:30PM Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Friday November 25 8PM St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning
Wednesday November 30 7PM Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Wednesday November 30 9:30PM Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks
Wednesday December 7 7:30PM Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Wednesday December 7 10PM NY Rangers* at Vegas Golden Knights
Wednesday December 14 7:30PM Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild*
Wednesday December 14 10PM Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Wednesday December 21 7PM New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Wednesday December 21 9:30PM Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars
Wednesday December 28 7:30PM Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins*
Wednesday December 28 10PM Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks
Monday January 2 2PM 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Wednesday January 4 7PM New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings*
Wednesday January 4 9:30PM Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
Wednesday January 11 7:30PM Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday January 11 10PM San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Wednesday January 18 7:30PM Boston Bruins* at NY Islanders
Wednesday January 18 10PM Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks
Wednesday January 25 7PM NY Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday January 25 9:30PM Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers
Wednesday February 1 7:30PM Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Wednesday February 8 8:30PM Minnesota Wild* at Dallas Stars
Wednesday February 15 7PM Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday February 15 9:30PM Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Wednesday February 22 9:30PM Chicago Blackhawks* at Dallas Stars
Wednesday 1-Mar 7:30PM NY Rangers* at Philadelphia Flyers
Wednesday 1-Mar 10PM Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights
Sunday 5-Mar 3PM Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Wednesday 8-Mar 7:30PM Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings
Wednesday 8-Mar 10PM Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks
Sunday 12-Mar 1:30PM Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Sunday 12-Mar 4PM NY Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Wednesday 15-Mar 7PM Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday 15-Mar 9:30PM Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
Wednesday 22-Mar 8PM Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Wednesday 22-Mar 10:30PM Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
Wednesday 29-Mar 7:30PM NY Islanders at Washington Capitals
Wednesday 29-Mar 10PM Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Sunday 2-Apr 1PM NY Rangers at Washington Capitals
Sunday 2-Apr 3:30PM Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Wednesday 5-Apr 7:30PM Tampa Bay Lightning at NY Rangers
Wednesday 5-Apr 10PM Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks
Sunday 9-Apr 6PM Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers
Sunday 9-Apr 8:30PM Colorado Avalanche* at Anaheim Ducks
Wednesday 12-Apr 7:30PM Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
Wednesday 12-Apr 10PM San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames

* = TNT’s game telecast will not be available in the local participating market

Live streaming coverage of all NHL on TNT games will be available via the TNT app on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices and at TNTDrama.com. Fans will be able to access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the username and password provided by their TV service provider.