Turner Sports Announces Commentators for 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO Round 2 Coverage on TNT, Starting Tuesday, May 17
Media Release

Turner Sports Announces Commentators for 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO Round 2 Coverage on TNT, Starting Tuesday, May 17

  • Action to Begin with "The Battle of Florida" Rematch — 2021-22 Presidents' Trophy Winner Florida Panthers Will Host Two-Time Defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning at 7 p.m. ET
  • Star-Studded Colorado Avalanche to Face Off Against Central Division Rival St. Louis Blues in 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Rematch, Starting at 9:30 p.m.
  • Pregame Coverage with Analysts Rick Tocchet, Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette and Host Liam McHugh, to Begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT

Turner Sports' coverage of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO will continue with exclusive coverage of the Tampa Bay Lightning-Florida Panthers and the St. Louis Blues-Colorado AvalancheRound 2 series on TNT starting Tuesday, May 17.

The Florida Panthers, this season's Presidents' Trophy winners, will look to avenge their 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning when they host Game 1 of The Battle of Florida rematch from FLA Live Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Later at 9:30 p.m., the Colorado Avalanche, riding high from a first-round sweep, will host Central Division rival St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their series from Ball Arena. 


The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 schedule on TNT, as well as commentators for each game through Game 4s can be found below. Commentator pairings for the remainder of the playoffs will be announced as matchups and dates are confirmed.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers - Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), Keith Jones (ice-level), Nabil Karim (reporter)
  • St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche - Brendan Burke, Shane Hnidy, Darren Pang, Tarik El-Bashir
Date Time (ET) Matchup
Tues., May 17 6:30 p.m.  NHL on TNT Pregame presented by Verizon
Rick Tocchet, Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette, Liam McHugh
  7 p.m. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers, Game 1
Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Nabil Karim
  9:30 p.m. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche, Game 1
Brendan Burke, Shane Hnidy, Darren Pang, Tarik El-Bashir
  Post Game NHL on TNT Post Game Show presented by Buick 
Thurs., May 19 6:30 p.m. NHL on TNT Pregame presented by Verizon
Tocchet, Carter, Bissonnette, McHugh
  7 p.m. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers, Game 2
Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Karim
  9:30 p.m. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche, Game 2
Burke, Hnidy, Pang, El-Bashir
  Post Game NHL on TNT Post Game Show presented by Buick 
Sat., May 21 7:30 p.m. NHL on TNT Pregame presented by Verizon
Carter, Bissonnette, McHugh
  8 p.m. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche, Game 3
Burke, Hnidy, Pang, El-Bashir
  Post Game NHL on TNT Post Game Show presented by Buick
Sun., May 22 1 p.m.  NHL on TNT Pregame presented by Verizon
Tocchet, Carter, Bissonnette, McHugh
  1:30 p.m. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 3
Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Karim
  Post Game NHL on TNT Post Game Show presented by Buick
Mon., May 23 6:30 p.m. NHL on TNT Pregame presented by Verizon
Tocchet, Carter, Bissonnette, McHugh
  7 p.m. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 4
Albert, Olczyk, Jones, Karim
  9:30 p.m. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche, Game 4
Burke, Hnidy, Pang, El-Bashir
  Post Game NHL on TNT Post Game Show presented by Buick


Live streaming coverage of all NHL on TNT and TBS games will be available_via the_TNT_app and the TBS app on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices and at TNTDrama.com and TBS.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. 

-30-

Media Contact:
Blair Cofield
blair.cofield@warnermedia.com