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The schedule

84 games, September 29 to April 10 · Pacific 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
11
Longest homestand
8 games
Longest road trip
6 games

The heaviest week is 4 games between October 20 and October 26. 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. Tue, Sep 29 vs Vancouver Canucks Div Make the call → | Compare →

October 2026 13 games

  1. Thu, Oct 1 at Vancouver Canucks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Oct 3 vs Seattle Kraken Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Wed, Oct 7 at Anaheim Ducks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 at San Jose Sharks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Oct 13 at Los Angeles Kings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Oct 15 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Oct 17 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Oct 20 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Oct 22 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Oct 24 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Mon, Oct 26 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Wed, Oct 28 vs Calgary Flames Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Oct 31 at New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 15 games

  1. Sun, Nov 1 at New York Rangers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Nov 3 at New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Nov 5 vs Anaheim Ducks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Nov 7 vs Vancouver Canucks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Mon, Nov 9 vs New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Wed, Nov 11 vs Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Nov 14 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sun, Nov 15 at Philadelphia Flyers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Nov 17 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Nov 19 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Nov 21 at Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sun, Nov 22 at St. Louis Blues 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Nov 24 vs Vegas Golden Knights Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Fri, Nov 27 vs Seattle Kraken Div Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Sat, Nov 28 at Seattle Kraken Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Dec 1 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Dec 3 vs Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sun, Dec 6 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Dec 8 at Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Dec 10 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Dec 12 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Dec 14 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Dec 17 vs Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Dec 19 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Dec 20 vs Anaheim Ducks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Dec 27 at Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Mon, Dec 28 at Washington Capitals 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Wed, Dec 30 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 15 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Jan 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Jan 5 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Jan 7 vs Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Jan 9 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Mon, Jan 11 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Wed, Jan 13 vs San Jose Sharks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Fri, Jan 15 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Jan 17 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Wed, Jan 20 at Vegas Golden Knights Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Jan 21 at Los Angeles Kings Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Jan 23 at San Jose Sharks Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Jan 26 at Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Jan 28 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Sat, Jan 30 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 8 games

  1. Wed, Feb 3 vs Vegas Golden Knights Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Fri, Feb 12 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Feb 13 vs Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Wed, Feb 17 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Fri, Feb 19 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Mon, Feb 22 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Feb 25 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Feb 27 at Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 14 games

  1. Mon, Mar 1 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Mar 3 at Calgary Flames Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Mar 6 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Mar 9 vs Los Angeles Kings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Mar 11 vs Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 at Seattle Kraken Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Mar 15 at Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Mar 18 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Mar 20 vs Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Mar 21 at Vancouver Canucks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Mar 23 at Calgary Flames Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Thu, Mar 25 at Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Mar 27 vs Los Angeles Kings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Wed, Mar 31 vs San Jose Sharks Div Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Fri, Apr 2 at Vegas Golden Knights Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Apr 3 at Anaheim Ducks Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Apr 5 vs Calgary Flames Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Wed, Apr 7 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.