2026-09-19 ? 2027-04-10

Complete 2026-27 NHL Schedule by Date

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Date	Matchup	Your time	TV	Venue
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets 3–6 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBJNHL, CBJHN, MSG-B	Nationwide Arena
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators 3–1 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, SCRIPPS	Bridgestone Arena
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames 6–1 · Final Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	SNW, Prime Video, KONG	Scotiabank Saddledome
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth 0–6 · Final Game details →	9:30 PM ET 9:30 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+	Delta Center
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 9–7 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	SNP, SN1	Rogers Arena
Thu, Oct 1Regular season	Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks 3–4 · Final / OT Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	TVAS, NBCSCA, SCRIPPS	SAP Center at San Jose
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings 2–0 · Final Game details →	6:30 PM ET 6:30 PM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN1	Little Caesars Arena
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, SN, TVAS, MNMT	Lenovo Center
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets 4–3 · Final / OT Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	TSN3, NESN	Canada Life Centre
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars 4–0 · Final Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN1	American Airlines Center
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	SN, Prime Video, TVAS, KCOP-13, SCRIPPS	T-Mobile Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres 3–4 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CHSN, MSG-B	KeyBank Center
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SN	Scotiabank Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	The Spot, MNMT	Benchmark International Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, NBCSP	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SNE, TVAS, SN-PIT	PPG Paints Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Utah Mammoth at Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBJNHL, CBJHN, Utah16	Nationwide Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers 1–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SNW, NHLN, Prime Video, KONG	Rogers Place
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 0–6 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	MSGSN, MSG	UBS Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators 1–2 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	Prime Video, SCRIPPS	Bridgestone Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild 1–4 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, NESN, KSTC	Grand Casino Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche 1–6 · Final Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	STLNHL, BN+, ALT	Ball Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks 1–4 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	SN, TVAS2	Rogers Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks 4–5 · Final / OT Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	ABTV , NBCSCA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sun, Oct 4Regular season	Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings 3–2 · Final Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	DSN, NHLN, TSN3	Little Caesars Arena
Sun, Oct 4Regular season	Utah Mammoth at New York Rangers 2–4 · Final Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	TVAS, Utah16, MSG	Madison Square Garden
Sun, Oct 4Regular season	Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks 2–3 · Final / OT Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	Prime Video, TVAS, KCOP-13, SCRIPPS	Honda Center
Sun, Oct 4Regular season	Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken 1–6 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	SNW, Prime Video, KONG	Climate Pledge Arena
Sun, Oct 4Regular season	Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks 3–2 · Final Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	SNP, SCRIPPS	Rogers Arena
Mon, Oct 5Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	NHLN, The Spot, NBCSP	Benchmark International Arena
Mon, Oct 5Regular season	Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins 4–1 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	SN+, TVAS, NESN	TD Garden
Mon, Oct 5Regular season	Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	SN+, SN-PIT	PPG Paints Arena
Mon, Oct 5Regular season	San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars 0–5 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	Prime Video, NBCSCA	American Airlines Center
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN4, SCRIPPS	Scotiabank Arena
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens 6–4 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, TSN2, RDS	Centre Bell
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings 3–5 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	DSN, TSN5, RDS2	Little Caesars Arena
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Utah Mammoth at New Jersey Devils 5–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Mammoth+, Utah16, MSGSN	Prudential Center
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres 2–3 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, MSG-B	KeyBank Center
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	New York Islanders at New York Rangers 2–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	ESPN, SN+	Madison Square Garden
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks 2–4 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	STLNHL, BN+, CHSN	United Center
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken 6–2 · Final Game details →	9:40 PM ET 9:40 PM ET	Prime Video, KING, KONG, SCRIPPS	Climate Pledge Arena
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings 2–1 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	ESPN, SN+	Crypto.com Arena
Wed, Oct 7Regular season	Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals 3–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TNT, HBO MAX	Capital One Arena
Wed, Oct 7Regular season	Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets 2–3 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	Prime, ALT	Canada Life Centre
Wed, Oct 7Regular season	Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks 5–2 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	SNW, Prime Video, KCOP-13	Honda Center
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Utah Mammoth at Boston Bruins 1–6 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Mammoth+, Utah16, NESN	TD Garden
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres 4–0 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Prime Video, MSG-B	KeyBank Center
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens 5–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN2, RDS, SCRIPPS	Centre Bell
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators 1–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN5, RDSI, NBCSP	Canadian Tire Centre
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, The Spot	Benchmark International Arena
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes 2–7 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, SNP	Lenovo Center
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders 1–4 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	CHSN, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues 3–2 · Final / OT Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN+	Enterprise Center
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames 7–3 · Final Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	SNW, ALT, KTVD	Scotiabank Saddledome
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights 3–4 · Final / SO Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	TSN4, SCRIPPS	T-Mobile Arena
Fri, Oct 9Regular season	Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings 6–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	DSN, Prime Video, KING, KONG	Little Caesars Arena
Fri, Oct 9Regular season	New York Rangers at Washington Capitals 1–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	NHLN, MNMT, MSG	Capital One Arena
Fri, Oct 9Regular season	Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 · Final / SO Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN+, TVAS, SN-PIT	Nationwide Arena
Fri, Oct 9Regular season	Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets 5–1 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	FOXLA+, SN, SN1, Prime Video	Canada Life Centre
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins 1–5 · Final Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	SN, NHLN, TVAS, NBCSP, NESN	TD Garden
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils 1–4 · Final Game details →	3:30 PM ET 3:30 PM ET	SN, MSGSN	Prudential Center
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks 3–1 · Final Game details →	4:00 PM ET 4:00 PM ET	SNW, SN1, NBCSCA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers 4–1 · Final Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, SCRIPPS	Amerant Bank Arena
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Utah Mammoth at Buffalo Sabres 4–1 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Mammoth+, Utah16, MSG-B	KeyBank Center
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens 0–1 · Final / SO Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	DSN, SNE, TVAS	Centre Bell
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators 2–3 · Final / SO Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SN1, TVAS-D, SCRIPPS	Canadian Tire Centre
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 · Final / SO Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Prime Video, SN-PIT	PPG Paints Arena
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, CHSN	United Center
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues 3–5 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBJNHL, STLNHL, BN+, CBJHN	Enterprise Center
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche 6–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SN, NHLN, ALT	Ball Arena
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders 5–3 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	The Spot, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames 4–2 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	FOXLA+, SN, Prime Video	Scotiabank Saddledome
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights 1–2 · Final / OT Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	ABTV , SCRIPPS	T-Mobile Arena
Sun, Oct 11Regular season	Seattle Kraken at Washington Capitals 5–3 · Final Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	SN+, Prime Video, TVAS, MNMT, KONG	Capital One Arena
Sun, Oct 11Regular season	Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers 2–6 · Final Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	SNP, MSG	Madison Square Garden

Season overview

2026-27 NHL Schedule Quick Facts

The regular season runs across 194 days and introduces the NHL's expanded 84-game format. Here are the numbers most fans need before using the schedule.

Games Per NHL Team

Each club plays 84 regular-season games, the NHL's first 84-game season since 1993-94.

42 + 42

Home and Road Games

Every team has 42 home dates and 42 road dates, giving each club an even home-away split.

4×

Every Division Rival

Teams face each division rival four times: twice at home and twice on the road.

Sep 29–Apr 10

Regular-Season Dates

Opening Night is Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The regular season ends Saturday, April 10, 2027.

Season facts checked against the official NHL schedule announcement. Start times and national TV assignments can change.

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Key Dates on the 2026-27 NHL Schedule

Use these dates to find Opening Night, outdoor games, international games, All-Star Weekend and the final day of the regular season.

September 29, 2026

NHL Opening Night

The season begins with five games, including an ESPN tripleheader in the United States.

October 25, 2026

NHL Heritage Classic

Montreal visits Winnipeg for an outdoor game at Princess Auto Stadium.

November 12 & 14

NHL Global Series Finland

Carolina and Seattle play twice at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki.

December 18 & 20

NHL Global Series Germany

Ottawa and Chicago meet for two games in Düsseldorf.

December 31, 2026

NHL Winter Classic

Colorado visits Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium on New Year's Eve.

February 5–6, 2027

NHL All-Star Weekend

Skills and a new five-team All-Star tournament take place at UBS Arena on Long Island.

February 20, 2027

NHL Stadium Series

Dallas and Vegas play outdoors at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

April 10, 2027

Regular-Season Finale

All 32 teams are scheduled to play on the final day of the regular season.

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Common questions

2026-27 NHL Schedule FAQ

How many games are in the 2026-27 NHL season?

There are 1,344 regular-season games. Each of the 32 teams plays 84 games: 42 at home and 42 on the road.

When does the 2026-27 NHL regular season start and end?

The season starts Tuesday, September 29, 2026 and ends Saturday, April 10, 2027.

Are NHL schedule times shown in my time zone?

Yes. The Your Time column uses your browser zone or the U.S. time zone you select. Eastern Time is displayed underneath for reference.

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2026-27 NHL Schedule: Preseason & Regular Season

Complete 2026-27 NHL Schedule by Date

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Games Per NHL Team

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