The quest to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup continues on Tuesday, May 20, when the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals begin. The series between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes starts at 8 p.m. ET on May 20 and will be played on TNT and truTV. The clubs are two of the Eastern Conference’s powerhouses, and fans can expect a knock-down, drag-out series that will go to the final horn. We recommend watching the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals with a subscription to Sling TV.

How to watch 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals

• When: Starting Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET
• TV: TNT, truTV
• Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV and on Max.
• From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to SurfShark VPN.

Everything you need to know about the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals

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Why do we recommend watching the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals on Sling TV?

Sling TV is the perfect choice to watch the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals. The service carries TNT and truTV in its Blue package, which comes with around 40 channels starting at $46 per month. However, new customers can get 50% off their first month of service, dropping the price to just $23 to stream the entire Eastern Conference Finals series. That’s the lowest price available of any live TV streaming service by far.

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Sling TV is The Streamable’s choice for cord-cutters on a budget. Sling is a live TV streaming service with multiple channel packages. The $45.99/month Sling Orange plan offers about 30 channels, including Disney Channel and ESPN. The $45.99/month Sling Blue plan offers about 40 channels, including ABC, Fox, and NBC in major markets.

You can combine Orange+Blue for a total of $60.99 / month. Sling also offers many channel add-on packages starting at $6/month.

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Can you watch the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals for free?

No service on the market currently will allow you to watch all the games from the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals for free. However, there are several with free trials of at least one day.

DIRECTV offers a trial that’s five days in length, after which the MySports plan with TNT and truTV starts at $70 per month.

Hulu + Live TV also comes with these channels in its base plan, and features a three-day free trial. After the trial, plans with the Disney Bundle included start at $83 per month.

YouTube TV’s trial can last between two and 14 days, depending on what time of month you subscribe and other variables. Its plan starts at $83 per month after the trial as well.

What are all the services you can use to watch the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals?

The four live TV streaming services discussed above — DIRECTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV — are the four you can use to watch the Eastern Conference Finals on Sling TV. As we’ve laid out, Sling TV is the best choice we can recommend.

You can also watch the Eastern Conference Finals via Max and its ad-free plans, starting at $17 per month. Only ad-free Max customers can watch sports programming from Turner channels on Max.

Fubo will not carry the 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals, as it does not offer TNT or other channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in any markets.

About 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals

The Carolina Hurricanes have stars all over the ice, with an offense led by Andrei Svechnikov and his eight goals in 10 games this postseason so far. Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns have led a smothering defense that is allowing just 24 shots per game on average, meaning that most of the Hurricanes’ time is spent in the opponent’s zone.

The Florida Panthers, on the other hand, are all about depth. The team has had 17 players score a goal so far in these playoffs, and have allowed just 2.42 goals per game in the postseason. It may come down to getting Panthers stars like Matthew Tkachuk going against the Hurricanes, but the matchups all over the ice will make for must-see TV.

How to watch 2025 NHL Eastern Conference Finals from anywhere

If you’ll be away from home and can’t watch the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals as you normally would, you can still catch all of the action no matter where you are with a VPN. A VPN can be used on your phone, tablet, or computer and make you appear to be back home, even when you’re not, ensuring you feel at home no matter where you are. A VPN is a safe and secure way to stay protected online while streaming your favorite sports, movies, and shows on the go. Remember that you will still need to be subscribed to a live TV streaming service like Sling TV to stream the series with a VPN.

SurfShark is one of the best providers around at one of the best prices. Currently, you can get SurfShark’s protection for as little as $2.19 per month. All plans include a secure VPN, ad blocker, and cookie pop-up blocker, so you will be covered from every angle. And since SurfShark’s protection is available on unlimited devices, you won’t have to pick and choose which ones to prioritize. Simply sign up, install the software on your device of choice, and start streaming just as you would back home. It couldn’t be easier!

While SurfShark is our recommendation for the best value VPN to use while you are traveling, there are a number of other high-quality options available depending on what you are looking for.

• Best Budget Option: NordVPN | Starting at $3.39 per month
• Best Features: ExpressVPN | Starting at $5 per month
• Best Free Option: Proton VPN | Free plan available