Joan Lunden scored a goal with New York Ranger Nick Kypreos at a New York club Saturday night.
The perky "Good Morning America" host and the hockey player were making out till the wee hours at the Tunnel, a popular West Side nightspot.
Kypreos did his forechecking on a plush banquette in the club's VIP room, reports an eyewitness.
"Joan was at The Tunnel with a group of people Saturday night," said an ABC spokeswoman. "One of the group was Nick."
But about 1:30 a.m., the 45-year-old blond, dressed in a downtown black ensemble, paired off alone with the 6-foot hunk as deejay Junior Vasquez started spinning discs and most everyone else hit the dance floor.
"They were hot and heavy," said the voyeur. "It was 'get a hotel room' time."
Sixteen years younger than Lunden, left wing Kypreos (number 19 in your program) is still pretty despite banging heads with goons around the NHL in his Rangers role of enforcer.
It's not known whether the divorced Lunden is still seeing Kevin Costner, who went sailboating with her and, according to an ABC source, has called several times.
Just one year ago, after being slapped with $18,000-a-month alimony payments to ex-hubby Michael Krauss, a burned Lunden said, "I'm sure the time will come when I'll start dating, but that time hasn't come and I don't know when it will. My life is mommy-intensive and work-intensive."
It now appears to be hunk-intensive.