NHL 2026-27 Home Openers: Full Schedule, Scores for Every Team, Date, Times

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 8-4 Los Angeles Kings – 8:00 pm

Philadelphia Flyers 0-7 Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:30 pm

Thursday 1 October

Calgary Flames 1-6 Seattle Kraken – 7:00 pm

Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 Buffalo Sabres – 7:00 pm

Nashville Predators 1-3 Minnesota Wild – 7:00 pm

New Jersey Devils 3-2 Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00 pm

New York Rangers 5-1 Tampa Bay Lightning – 7:00 pm

San Jose Sharks 4-3 Florida Panthers – 7:00 pm

Utah Hockey Club 6-0 Chicago Blackhawks – 7:00 pm

Vancouver Canucks 7-9 Edmonton Oilers – 7:00 pm

Friday 2 October

Dallas Stars 0-4 St. Louis Blues – 8:00 pm

Detroit Red Wings 0-2 New York Rangers – 6:30 pm

Winnipeg Jets 3-4 Boston Bruins – 7:00 pm

Saturday 3 October

Buffalo Sabres 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Minnesota Wild 4, Boston Bruins 1

New York Islanders 6, New Jersey Devils 0

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Montreal Canadiens 5 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Washington Capitals 1

Sunday 4 October

Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 Florida Panthers –

Seattle Kraken 6 - 1 Calgary Flames –

Tuesday 6 October

Montreal Canadiens 4 - 6 Carolina Hurricanes –

Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 2 St. Louis Blues –

Los Angeles Kings 1 – 2 Florida Panthers –

Wednesday 7 October

Washington Capitals 5 -3 Pittsburgh Penguins –

Thursday 8 October

Ottawa Senators 2-1 Philadelphia Flyers –

St. Louis Blues 2-3 San Jose Sharks – OT

Saturday 10 October

Florida Panthers 1, Minnesota Wild 4

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.