Doc Emrick will call the Islanders-Lightning series starting with Game 4. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa
Doc Emrick said he was “honored to be asked,” but many Islanders fans will consider it an honor to have him.
Starting with Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, NBC’s lead play-by-play man will pick up the Islanders-Lightning series, then call the Stanley Cup Final, all from a studio in his home near Detroit.
John Forslund, who has been calling the series, will shift to the Western Conference finals between the Golden Knights and Stars when Kenny Albert leaves the Edmonton bubble to join Fox’s NFL coverage after Game 3 on Thursday.