Game 1 Set for Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET with Pregame Starting at 7 p.m.
First-Time Stanley Cup Winner to Be Crowned: Hart Trophy Finalist Matthew Tkachuk, Sergei Bobrovsky & Florida Panthers Face Off Against Jack Eichel, Mark Stone & Western Conference No. 1 Seed Vegas Golden Knights
Wayne Gretzky, Henrik Lundqvist, Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette & Liam McHugh to Host Pregame Studio Coverage Live from Las Vegas, NV and Sunrise, FL
Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Darren Pang & Jackie Redmond to Call First-Ever Stanley Cup Final on WBD Sports’ Networks
WBD Sports’ Emmy-nominated Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO coverage will culminate with the 2023 Stanley Cup Final — Hart Trophy finalist Matthew Tkachuk, Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers take on Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and the Vegas Golden Knights — starting with Game 1 on Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET, on TNT, with a simulcast available on truTV. Games 1, 2, 3, 4, 6* and 7* will also be simulcast on TBS.
On the call for the 2023 Stanley Cup Final will be:
· Kenny Albert: second Stanley Cup Final providing play-by-play for television (10th overall, including radio)
· Eddie Olczyk: 16th Stanley Cup Final as lead analyst
· Keith Jones: first as Stanley Cup Final game analyst (17th overall appearance, including studio commentating)
· Darren Pang: 13th Stanley Cup Final as a game commentator/reporter (18th overall appearance, including studio commentating)
· Jackie Redmond: first Stanley Cup Final as game reporter
Live game coverage throughout the Stanley Cup Final will begin at 7 p.m. each night on-site with NHL on TNT Face Off Presented by Verizon hosted by Liam McHugh, alongside hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist, 10-year NHL veteran Anson Carter and Calder Cup Champion Paul Bissonnette. The studio team will alsoprovide analysis and insights between periods during the Lexus First Intermission Report and the Discover Second Intermission Report, and the NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac.
The Panthers and Golden Knights will each be vying for their franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. After defeating the history-making Boston Bruins in a thrilling seven games, the Panthers moved past the Toronto Maple Leafs in five and swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. They will be making their first Final appearance since 1996.
The second-newest club in the league, the Golden Knights shut down the Winnipeg Jets in five and the dangerous Edmonton Oilers in six, and then beat Joe Pavelski and the Dallas Stars in six in the Western Conference Final. They will be making their second Stanley Cup Final appearance, having captured the Western Conference championship in the franchise’s inaugural 2017-2018 season.
Bleacher Report and B/R Open Ice will also provide expansive digital content and highlights all series long, including On Thin Ice with Desi Banks, a three-episode series that will be available on House of Highlights’ YouTube channel starting Friday, June 2 and throughout the Stanley Cup Final. Actor and comedian Desi Banks knows next to nothing about hockey. But one thing he does know is that once the Stanley Cup is handed out, the after-party is going to be epic. Banks will set out to ingratiate himself with his famous guests, including the Los Angeles Kings’ Drew Doughty and others, to earn an invitation to the exclusive party and introduce the audience to never-before-heard hockey stories.
NHL on TNT’s resident hockey hype man Gordo St. John (played by actor David Harbour)has also returned to prepare the studio show for its biggest stage yet, the Stanley Cup Final. See more in the brand new spot here.
NHL on TNT’s 2023 Stanley Cup Final Schedule:
Date Time (ET) Matchup Networks Sat., June 3 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Wayne Gretzky, Henrik Lundqvist, Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette & Liam McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, Game 1 Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Darren Pang & Jackie Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Mon., June 5 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, Game 2 Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Thurs., June 8 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, Game 3 Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Sat., June 10 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, Game 4 Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Tues., June 13 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT & truTV 8 p.m. Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, Game 5* Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Fri., June 16 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, Game 6* Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT Mon., June 19 7 p.m. NHL on TNT Face Off presented by Verizon Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT, TBS & truTV 8 p.m. Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, Game 7* Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Pang & Redmond TNT, TBS & truTV Postgame NHL on TNT Post Game Show, presented by Cadillac Gretzky, Lundqvist, Carter, Bissonnette & McHugh TNT * If necessary
Live streaming coverage of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final on TNT, TBS and truTV will be available via the TNT, TBS and truTV apps on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices and at TNTDrama.com, TBS.com and truTV.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.
