NHL 2026-27 season guide
The 2026-27 season is the first with 84 games per team, or 1,344 games in total. It opened Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and the regular season ends Saturday, April 10, 2027. Times below are Eastern.
Key dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Tue. Sept. 29, 2026 | Opening night (ESPN/Sportsnet): Carolina raised its Stanley Cup banner before hosting Florida, plus Montreal at Toronto, NY Rangers at Boston, Vancouver at Edmonton and Chicago at Vegas |
| Wed. Sept. 30 | TNT doubleheader: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Colorado |
| Sun. Oct. 25 | Heritage Classic: Montreal at Winnipeg, Princess Auto Stadium (TNT) |
| Nov. 12 and 14 | Global Series Finland: Carolina vs. Seattle, Helsinki |
| Dec. 18 and 20 | Global Series Germany: Ottawa vs. Chicago, PSD Bank Dome, Düsseldorf |
| Thu. Dec. 31 | Winter Classic: Colorado at Utah Mammoth, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City (TNT) |
| Feb. 5–6, 2027 | All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena, Elmont, N.Y.: Skills competition Feb. 5 (ESPN/SN), All-Star Game Feb. 6 (ABC/SN) |
| Sat. Feb. 20 | Stadium Series: Vegas at Dallas, AT&T Stadium, Arlington (ABC) |
| Mon. March 1 | Trade deadline, 3 p.m. ET |
| Sat. April 10 | Final day of the regular season |
| Tue. April 13 | Stanley Cup Playoffs begin |
Sources: NHL.com schedule release, NHL Media, Dates of Interest 2026-27 (PDF), NHL.com All-Star format, Daily Faceoff and The Athletic (trade deadline), NHL.com banner night.
All-Star Weekend returns
After the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 and the Olympics in 2026, the All-Star Game is back at UBS Arena on Long Island. It is a five-team, three-on-three round-robin tournament: Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States and a World team.
Three outdoor games
The Heritage Classic, Winter Classic and Stadium Series are the NHL's 46th, 47th and 48th regular-season outdoor games.
How to print your team's NHL schedule on One Page Season
- Find your team on the NHL hub or in the team directory. URLs look like
/team/nhl-boston-bruins-1. - Choose Download PDF (remaining games) to get the games still to play on one Letter-size page (or PDF with past games for the full regular season) with dates, puck-drop times and TV channels. The PDF uses the time zone shown on the page (Eastern on the first load).
- To follow several teams, choose Build with this team. You can combine up to 12 teams from the NFL, college football, NBA, NHL and men's and women's college basketball in one date-ordered schedule, pick a time zone, and download the combined PDF.
- For updates, choose Subscribe to calendar. A feed can pick up later puck-drop and channel changes, while a PDF or downloaded calendar file is a snapshot of the day you download it.
Team schedules cover the regular season only; Stanley Cup Playoff games are not included because they depend on qualification. Times and channels that haven't been announced are marked TBD.
Puck-drop times and TV assignments can change; check the linked sources and providers before you plan or pay. Commentary is our own. Send a correction if you spot an error.