NHL 2026-27 Home Openers: Full Schedule Released for Every Team

The NHL has unveiled the complete list of 2026-27 Home Openers for all 32 teams as part of the expanded 84-game regular season. The season tips off on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, with several marquee matchups.

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2026-27 NHL Home Openers Schedule Team by Team, All Teams First Game Start-times.

Here is the full list of home openers for the 2026-27 NHL season:

All Times are LOCAL.

Tuesday 29 September

Edmonton Oilers 5-6 Vancouver Canucks – 8:00 pm

Boston Bruins 3-0 New York Rangers – 8:00 pm

Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 Chicago Blackhawks – 7:30 pm

Toronto Maple Leafs 2-3 Montreal Canadiens – 7:00 pm

Carolina Hurricanes 0-1 Florida Panthers – 5:00 pm

Wednesday 30 September

Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings – 8:00 pm

Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:30 pm

Thursday 1 October

Calgary Flames vs Seattle Kraken – 7:00 pm

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres – 7:00 pm

Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild – 7:00 pm

New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00 pm

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 7:00 pm

San Jose Sharks vs Florida Panthers – 7:00 pm

Utah Hockey Club vs Chicago Blackhawks – 7:00 pm

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers – 7:00 pm

Friday 2 October

Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues – 8:00 pm

Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers – 6:30 pm

Winnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins – 7:00 pm

Saturday 3 October

Buffalo Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks – 7:00 pm

Minnesota Wild vs Boston Bruins – 7:00 pm

New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils – 7:30 pm

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens – 7:00 pm

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals – 7:00 pm

Sunday 4 October

Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers – 5:00 pm

Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames – 5:00 pm

Tuesday 6 October

Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues – 7:00 pm

Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers – 7:30 pm

Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes – 7:00 pm

Wednesday 7 October

Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:30 pm

Thursday 8 October

Ottawa Senators vs Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00 pm

St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks – 7:00 pm

Saturday 10 October

Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild – 6:00 pm

Opening Night Highlights (September 29)

Several big games highlight the first night of the season, including:

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens (Original Six rivalry)

Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks

Carolina Hurricanes (defending champions) vs Florida Panthers

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers

The 2026-27 NHL season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent memory with an expanded schedule and plenty of marquee matchups right from opening night.

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