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The schedule

84 games, October 2 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
13
Longest homestand
6 games
Longest road trip
5 games

The heaviest week is 5 games between January 14 and January 20. 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.

October 2026 14 games

  1. Fri, Oct 2 vs St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Oct 3 at Nashville Predators Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Oct 5 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Oct 8 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Oct 10 at Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Oct 13 vs Colorado Avalanche Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Wed, Oct 14 at Colorado Avalanche Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Oct 17 at Chicago Blackhawks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Oct 20 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Oct 22 vs Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Oct 25 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Oct 27 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Oct 29 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Sat, Oct 31 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 12 games

  1. Tue, Nov 3 at Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Nov 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Nov 7 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Nov 12 vs Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Nov 14 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sun, Nov 15 vs Florida Panthers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Nov 17 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Nov 19 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Nov 22 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Wed, Nov 25 vs Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Fri, Nov 27 at St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Nov 28 vs Utah Mammoth Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Dec 1 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Dec 3 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Dec 5 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Wed, Dec 9 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Dec 12 vs St. Louis Blues Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Dec 15 vs Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Dec 17 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Dec 19 at Winnipeg Jets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Dec 20 at Winnipeg Jets Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Dec 22 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Dec 27 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Dec 29 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Dec 31 vs New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 16 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 vs Chicago Blackhawks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Mon, Jan 4 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Wed, Jan 6 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Fri, Jan 8 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Jan 9 at Los Angeles Kings 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Jan 12 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Jan 14 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Fri, Jan 15 at New York Islanders 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Jan 17 at New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Jan 19 at New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Wed, Jan 20 at Chicago Blackhawks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Fri, Jan 22 vs Colorado Avalanche Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sun, Jan 24 at Colorado Avalanche Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Tue, Jan 26 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Thu, Jan 28 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  16. Sat, Jan 30 at Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 10 games

  1. Mon, Feb 8 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Fri, Feb 12 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Feb 13 at Florida Panthers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Feb 16 vs Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Feb 18 vs Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Feb 20 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Feb 23 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Feb 25 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Feb 27 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Feb 28 at St. Louis Blues Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 13 games

  1. Wed, Mar 3 vs Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Fri, Mar 5 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Mar 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Mon, Mar 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Wed, Mar 10 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Mar 15 at Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Mar 17 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Mar 20 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Mar 23 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Mar 25 at Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Mar 27 vs Nashville Predators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Mar 30 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 6 games

  1. Fri, Apr 2 at Minnesota Wild Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Apr 3 vs Chicago Blackhawks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Apr 5 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Wed, Apr 7 at Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Fri, Apr 9 vs Utah Mammoth Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Apr 10 at Nashville Predators Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.