NHL on TNT Unveils Blockbuster 62-Game Schedule for 2023-24 NHL Season, Starting Wednesday, Oct. 11
Opening Week Doubleheader to Feature David Pastrňák & Boston Bruins Hosting Rookie Phenom Connor Bedard & Chicago Blackhawks at 7:30 p.m. in Original Six Showdown; Nathan MacKinnon & Colorado Avalanche to Battle Anže Kopitar & Los Angeles Kings at 10 p.m.
NHL on TNT to Be Exclusive Home of 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day - Vegas Golden Knights vs. Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Park
TNT's Regular Season Coverage Highlighted by Exclusive Wednesday Night Telecasts, Thanksgiving Showdown Doubleheader & Eight Weeks of Sunday Afternoon Games Starting Feb. 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports will enter its third season of live NHL on TNT coverage with a 62-game regular season schedule, starting with the highly anticipated TNT debut of rookie Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a marquee opening week doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Additional highlights include the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day, regular live game coverage on Wednesday nights and live Sunday afternoon games starting in Feb. 2024.
NHL on TNT's coverage of the 2023-24 season will culminate with coverage of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs through the Conference Final.
The network's opening week of games will highlight one of the biggest storylines in the league, as #1 draft pick Bedard and the Blackhawks travel to play league veterans David Pastrňák, Brad Marchand and the Presidents' Trophy-winning Boston Bruins on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m., one of the seven times the Bruins will appear on the network this season.
Later at 9:30 p.m., TNT will feature a star-studded matchup between Anže Kopitar, Kevin Fiala and the Los Angeles Kings - appearing eight times on TNT this season - hosting Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche, their first of nine TNT appearances.
The 2023-24 NHL on TNT regular season schedule will feature the biggest stars and rivalries in hockey, including exclusive coverage on 28 Wednesday nights throughout the season as well as a doubleheader on Tuesday, Nov. 7 - Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers at 7:30 p.m. and New Jersey Devils vs. Colorado Avalanche at 10 p.m. - and the annual Thanksgiving Showdown on Friday, Nov. 24 (Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres at 6 p.m., Avalanche at Minnesota Wild at 8:30 p.m.).
NHL on TNT will also be the exclusive home of the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic, pitting Calder Memorial Trophy winner Matty Beniers and the Seattle Kraken against the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights, led by Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Marchessault, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone at T-Mobile Park - home of the Seattle Mariners - on Monday, Jan. 1. This will be TNT's third consecutive year broadcasting the highly anticipated annual outdoor event.
Starting Feb. 25, TNT will broadcast eight weeks of Sunday afternoon telecasts through the end of the season, spotlighting teams around the league hoping to make a final push towards the playoffs.
Additional NHL on TNT regular season schedule highlights include:
Notching his 19th campaign in the NHL, Sidney Crosby will mark his season debut on TNT as the Penguins visit Hockeytown to take on the Detroit Red Wings, led by Dylan Larkin, on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
It will be rising star vs. superstar on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. when Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils - their first of eight appearances on TNT this season - take on the Washington Capitals and Alexander Ovechkin as he continues his chase of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record.
Both 2023 Stanley Cup Final participants will be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 8: the 2023 Eastern Conference Champion Florida Panthers and Matthew Tkachuk will play Ovechkin and the Capitals at 7:30 p.m., followed by the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Golden Knights hosting Kopitar and the Kings at 10 p.m.
On Nov. 22, Pastrňák and the Bruins battle Tkachuk and the Panthers at 7 p.m. - a rematch of the thrilling First Round, seven-game series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and arguably one of the biggest upsets of the season. At 9:30 p.m., Jason Robertson, Joe Pavelski and the Dallas Stars host Eichel, Stone and the Golden Knights.
TNT will feature two Original Six matchups between the Rangers and the Red Wings on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Hart Trophy winner Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will take center ice on Wednesday December 6 at 9:30 p.m. against Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes. McDavid will make five additional appearances on TNT:
Wednesday, Feb. 21 vs. Marchand, Pastrnak and the Bruins
The Blues visit McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8:30 p.m.
The Oilers travel to play Crosby and the Penguins on Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m.
Ovechkin and the Capitals visit the Oilers on Wednesday, March 13 at 10 p.m.
And, on Wednesday, April 10 the Golden Knights take on the Oilers at 8:30 p.m.
Along with TNT's opening week of games, Bedard and the Blackhawks will make four additional appearances on TNT this season: vs. Tage Thompson and the Sabres on Jan. 17; vs. Beniers and the Kraken on Jan. 24; vs. Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 7; and vs. Travis Konecny and the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 21.
The first Sunday game of the NHL on TNT regular season schedule will be on Feb. 25 - a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. with two of the Hughes brothers - Jack and Luke - and the Devils hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. At 3:30 p.m. the "Battle of Pennsylvania" - Philadelphia Flyers vs. Penguins - returns to TNT. Additional Sunday matchups will include:
A St. Patrick's Day doubleheader on March 17 starting with crosstown rivals Rangers at NY Islanders at 1 p.m., followed by Devils at Golden Knights at 3:30 p.m.
Stars collide on March 24 when Crosby, newly acquired Erik Karlsson and the Penguins visit Makar, MacKinnon and the Avalanche at 2 p.m.
On April 14 - the final Sunday of the regular season - TNT will feature a Western Conference showdown when the Kraken take on the St. Louis Blues at 1 p.m., followed by a matchup between the last two Stanley Cup Champions - Avalanche vs. Golden Knights - at 3:30 p.m.
In a matchup featuring the biggest stars in the league, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and the Lightning will play host to the Bruins on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The 2023-24 NHL on TNT regular season will conclude with a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 17 starting with the Penguins vs. Islanders at 7 p.m., and later, Pavelski and the Stars will host Jordan Kyrou and the Blues at 9:30 p.m.
NHL on TNT's 2023-24 Regular Season Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Day
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Wednesday
Oct. 11
7:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins
Wednesday
Oct. 11
10 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Wednesday
Oct. 18
7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Wednesday
Oct. 25
7:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Wednesday
Nov. 1
7 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres* at Philadelphia Flyers
Wednesday
Nov. 1
9:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche*
Tuesday
Nov. 7
7:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers
Tuesday
Nov. 7
10 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche
Wednesday
Nov. 8
7:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Wednesday
Nov. 8
10 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
Wednesday
Nov. 15
7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Wednesday
Nov. 15
10 p.m.
New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks
Wednesday
Nov. 22
7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers
Wednesday
Nov. 22
9:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights* at Dallas Stars
Friday
Nov. 24
6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Friday
Nov. 24
8:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Wednesday
Nov. 29
7:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers
Wednesday
Dec. 6
7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers
Wednesday
Dec. 6
9:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Wednesday
Dec. 13
7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils*
Wednesday
Dec. 13
9:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche*
Wednesday
Dec. 20
7:30 p.m.
New York Islanders at Washington Capitals*
Wednesday
Dec. 20
10 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings*
Wednesday
Dec. 27
7:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Monday
Jan. 1
3 p.m.
2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic:
Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken
Wednesday
Jan. 3
7:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils* at Washington Capitals
Wednesday
Jan. 10
7:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Wednesday
Jan. 10
10 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche*
Wednesday
Jan. 17
7:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres*
Wednesday
Jan. 24
7:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins*
Wednesday
Jan. 24
10 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken
Wednesday
Jan. 31
7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings* at Nashville Predators
Wednesday
Feb. 7
7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Wednesday
Feb. 7
9:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Wednesday
Feb. 14
7:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins*
Wednesday
Feb. 21
7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks
Wednesday
Feb. 21
10 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers
Sunday
Feb. 25
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils*
Sunday
Feb. 25
3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Wednesday
Feb. 28
8:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers
Sunday
March 3
3:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings
Wednesday
March 6
7 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday
March 6
9:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche*
Sunday
March 10
1 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Sunday
March 10
3:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Wednesday
March 13
7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings* at St. Louis Blues
Wednesday
March 13
10 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Sunday
March 17
1 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Sunday
March 17
3:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights
Wednesday
March 20
7:30 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals
Wednesday
March 20
10 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Sunday
March 24
2 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Wednesday
March 27
7:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins* at Tampa Bay Lightning
Sunday
March 31
3:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks
Wednesday
April 3
7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
Wednesday
April 3
9:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings
Sunday
April 7
1 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Wednesday
April 10
8:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights* at Edmonton Oilers
Sunday
April 14
1 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at St. Louis Blues
Sunday
April 14
3:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
Wednesday
April 17
7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins* at New York Islanders
Wednesday
April 17
9:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars
* NHL on TNT's telecast will not be available in the local indicated market
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