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Key dates and spotlight matchups 2026-27 Season

• The Heritage Classic will take place on Sunday, Oct. 25, as the Jets host the Canadiens outdoors at the Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.

• The NHL Global Series sees the Hurricanes and Kraken head to Helsinki, Finland, for two games on Nov. 12 and 14, and the Blackhawks and Senators travel to Düsseldorf, Germany, for games on Dec. 18 and 20.

• On New Year's Eve, the Utah Mammoth will host the Colorado Avalanche at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium for the annual NHL Winter Classic.

• On Feb. 20, the Dallas Stars and Golden Knights will suit up at AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the Stadium Series.

• All-star weekend is scheduled for Feb. 5-6 at the UBS Arena on Long Island, home of the Islanders.

• All 32 teams will be in action on both Oct. 13 and April 10.

2026-27 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

Dallas at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Montreal (split-squad) at Toronto (split-squad), 7 p.m.

Toronto (split-squad) at Montreal (split-squad), 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles vs. Vegas, at Ontario, Calif. (Toyota Arena), 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Seattle, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m.

Utah at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Calgary, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 21

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Washington, at Hershey, Pa. (Giant Center), 7 p.m.

Montreal vs. Ottawa, at Trois-Rivières, Que. (Colisée Vidéotron) (Kraft Hockeyville), 7 p.m.

Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Utah at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23

Ottawa (split-squad) at Toronto (split-squad), 7 p.m.

Toronto (split-squad) at Ottawa (split-squad), 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Carolina vs. Nashville, at Greensboro, N.C. (First Horizon Coliseum), 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Seattle, 9:40 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

Carolina at Nashville, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Utah, 5 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Montreal (split-squad) at Ottawa (split-squad), 7 p.m.

Ottawa (split-squad) at Montreal (split-squad), 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

See the full schedule here!