Turner Sports officially signed on Tuesday as a national TV partner of the NHL, joining ESPN in a new deal that will cover the next seven seasons and mark the end of NBC’s 16-year run televising the league after the conclusion of this season.
TNT will carry the Stanley Cup Final in 2023, ’25 and ’27, half of the playoffs every year on TNT and TBS and the NHL Winter Classic on TNT every year.
Turner will have exclusive rights to up to 72 regular-season games. The agreement includes live streaming rights, including on HBO Max.
ESPN will carry the Cup Finals in 2022, ’24, ’26 and ’28 and have an extensive regular-season schedule, with many games on ESPN+.