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The schedule

84 games, September 30 to April 10 · Central Division

Nothing has been played yet. Every line below is a fixture, not a result.

The shape of it

Home
42
Away
42
In the division
28
Back-to-backs
10
Longest homestand
5 games
Longest road trip
5 games

The heaviest week is 4 games between October 7 and October 13. Congestion is one of the few disadvantages that can be read in September, and it is invisible in the standings once it has been paid for.

September 2026 1 game

  1. Wed, Sep 30 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →

October 2026 13 games

  1. Sat, Oct 3 vs St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Oct 7 at Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Oct 8 at Calgary Flames 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Oct 13 at Dallas Stars Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Wed, Oct 14 vs Dallas Stars Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Fri, Oct 16 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Mon, Oct 19 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Oct 20 at New Jersey Devils 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Fri, Oct 23 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Oct 25 at Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Wed, Oct 28 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Oct 31 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 12 games

  1. Mon, Nov 2 at Chicago Blackhawks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Nov 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Nov 5 vs Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Nov 7 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Nov 10 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Nov 12 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Nov 14 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Nov 18 at Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Nov 19 vs Anaheim Ducks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Wed, Nov 25 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Fri, Nov 27 at Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Nov 28 vs San Jose Sharks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Dec 1 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Dec 3 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Dec 5 at New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Mon, Dec 7 at New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Dec 8 at St. Louis Blues Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Dec 12 vs Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Dec 14 vs Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Dec 16 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Fri, Dec 18 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Dec 20 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Dec 27 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Dec 29 vs St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Dec 31 at Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 15 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Mon, Jan 4 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Wed, Jan 6 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Fri, Jan 8 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sun, Jan 10 vs Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Jan 12 at Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Jan 14 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Jan 16 at Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Mon, Jan 18 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Wed, Jan 20 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Fri, Jan 22 at Dallas Stars Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sun, Jan 24 vs Dallas Stars Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Jan 26 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Jan 28 at St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Sat, Jan 30 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 10 games

  1. Tue, Feb 9 at Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Fri, Feb 12 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Feb 13 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Mon, Feb 15 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Wed, Feb 17 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Feb 20 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Feb 22 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Feb 25 vs Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Feb 27 vs Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Feb 28 at Chicago Blackhawks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 15 games

  1. Tue, Mar 2 at Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Fri, Mar 5 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sun, Mar 7 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Mar 9 vs Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Mar 11 vs New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 vs Chicago Blackhawks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Mar 15 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Mar 17 vs Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Fri, Mar 19 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Mar 21 vs Chicago Blackhawks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Mar 23 vs Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Thu, Mar 25 at Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Mar 27 vs Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Mon, Mar 29 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Tue, Mar 30 at Anaheim Ducks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Fri, Apr 2 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Apr 4 at Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Apr 6 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Apr 8 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 vs Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.