It won't be long before the Detroit Red Wings hit the ice for what will be their centennial season in the National Hockey League, a full 100 years. 

They'll begin the campaign with a matchup against their historic Original 6 rival Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena, a 7:00 p.m. ET puck drop on October 9. 

Now, the rest of the schedule has been released. Detroit's first five games are all against divisional opponents, including games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. 

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For their annual New Year's Eve game on home ice, they'll welcome the Winnipeg Jets to town. The schedule also features a full 26 games against teams from the Atlantic Division, including back-to-back- games against the Lightning and Panthers to close out the season. 

There is also a break in February for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, in which NHL players will be participants.

Detroit's full 82-game schedule can be seen below: 

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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 16, 2025

October

• 9 - Montreal
• 11 - Toronto
• 13 - at Toronto
• 15 - Florida
• 17 - Tampa Bay
• 19 - Edmonton
• 22 - at Buffalo
• 23 - at New York Islanders
• 25 - St. Louis
• 28 - at St. Louis
• 30 - at Los Angeles
• 31 - at Anaheim

November

• 2 - at San Jose
• 4 - at Vegas
• 7 - New York Rangers
• 9 - Chicago
• 13 - Anaheim
• 15 Buffalo
• 16 - at New York Rangers
• 18 - Seattle
• 20 - New York Islanders
• 22 - Columbus
• 24 - at New Jersey
• 26 - Nashville
• 28 - Tampa Bay
• 29 - at Boston

December

• 2 - Boston
• 4 - at Columbus
• 6 - at Seattle
• 8 - at Vancouver
• 10 - at Calgary
• 11 - at Edmonton
• 13 - at Chicago
• 16 - New York Islanders
• 17 - Utah
• 20 - at Washington
• 21 - Washington
• 23 - Dallas
• 27 - at Carolina
• 28 - Toronto
• 31 - Winnipeg

January

• 1 - at Pittsburgh
• 3 - Pittsburgh
• 5 - at Ottawa
• 8 - Vancouver
• 10 - at Montreal
• 12 - Carolina
• 13 - at Boston
• 16 - San Jose
• 18 - Ottawa
• 21 - at Toronto
• 22 - at Minnesota
• 24 - at Winnipeg
• 27 - Los Angeles
• 29 - Washington
• 31 - Colorado

February

• 2 - at Colorado
• 4 - at Utah
• 26 - at Ottawa
• 28 - at Carolina

March

• 2 - at Nashville
• 4 - Vegas
• 6 - Florida
• 8 - at New Jersey
• 10 - at Florida
• 12 - at Tampa Bay
• 14 - at Dallas
• 16 - Calgary
• 19 - Montreal
• 21 - Boston
• 24 - Ottawa
• 27 - at Buffalo
• 28 - Philadelphia
• 31 - at Pittsburgh

April

• 2 - at Philadelphia
• 4 - at New York Rangers
• 5 - Minnesota
• 7 - Columbus
• 9 - Philadelphia
• 11 - New Jersey
• 13 - at Tampa Bay
• 15 - at Florida

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LAS VEGAS -- The Golden Knights will open their regular season at home against their Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 8, before hitting the road for three straight games.

It marks the seventh time in nine years the Golden Knights will begin the regular season on home ice.

Vegas is 7-1-0 all-time in its regular-season openers, having won its last six.

Their first four games will be against division foes, as they'll visit San Jose, Seattle and Calgary after hosting Los Angeles.

The Golden Knights get their season-high homestand out of the way early, with six straight games at T-Mobile Arena beginning Nevada Day on Oct. 31, with the Colorado Avalanche and running through Nov. 13 against the New York Islanders. Just before the Islanders will be a visit from the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

A rather odd three-game road trip in November, during F1 weekend, will take the Knights into high-altitude Salt Lake City to face the Utah Mammoth on the 20th, then to Anaheim on the 22nd before returning to the rarified air in Salt Lake on the 24th.

Fans will get their first look at Ryan Reaves in a San Jose Sharks uniform on Nov. 29. An all-time beloved former Knight, the 38-year-old, was dealt from Toronto to San Jose.

The team will have two season-long road trips of five games, the first beginning in December, including a trip through the Metro three of New Jersey, Manhattan and Long Island. The second will begin in February after the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, and carry into March.

The Golden Knights will close the season with seven games in April, including a rugged four-game trip through Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle and Colorado, before closing the season with two home games.

Other notable dates include:

• Oct. 25 at Stanley Cup champion Florida
• Dec. 21 at two-time defending Western Conference champion Edmonton
• Dec. 31 vs. Nashville (return of Nic Hague)
• Jan. 15 vs. Toronto (return of Nic Roy, and Mitch Marner's first game against the Maple Leafs)
• Jan. 23 at Toronto (Marner's first game since being traded to Vegas)
• Feb. 5 vs. Los Angeles (final game before the Olympics)
• April 15 vs. Seattle (regular-season and home finale)

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2025-26 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE

All games subject to change, times listed in PST

OCTOBER:

• Wed. Oct. 8 vs. Los Angeles 7 p.m.
• Thu. Oct. 9 at San Jose 7 p.m.
• Sat. Oct. 11 at Seattle 7 p.m.
• Tue. Oct. 14 at Calgary 6 p.m.
• Thu. Oct. 16 vs. Boston 7 p.m.
• Sat. Oct. 18 vs. Calgary 7 p.m.
• Mon. Oct. 20 vs. Carolina 7 p.m.
• Sat. Oct. 25 at Florida 3 p.m.
• Sun. Oct. 26 at Tampa Bay 2 p.m.
• Tue. Oct. 28 at Carolina 4:30 p.m.
• Fri. Oct. 31 vs. Colorado 1 p.m.

NOVEMBER:

• Tue. Nov. 4 vs. Detroit 7 p.m.
• Thu. Nov. 6 vs. Tampa Bay 7 p.m.
• Sat. Nov. 8 vs. Anaheim 7 p.m.
• Mon. Nov. 10 vs. Florida 7 p.m.
• Thu. Nov. 13 vs. N.Y. Islanders 7 p.m.
• Sat. Nov. 15 at St. Louis 5 p.m.
• Sun. Nov. 16 at Minnesota 3 p.m.
• Tue. Nov. 18 vs. N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m.
• Thu. Nov. 20 at Utah 6 p.m.
• Sat. Nov. 22 at Anaheim 7 p.m.
• Mon. Nov. 24 at Utah 6 p.m.
• Wed. Nov. 26 vs. Ottawa 7 p.m.
• Fri. Nov. 28 vs. Montreal 1 p.m.
• Sat. Nov. 29 vs. San Jose 7 p.m.

DECEMBER:

• Tue. Dec. 2 vs. Chicago 7 p.m.
• Fri. Dec. 5 at New Jersey 4 p.m.
• Sun. Dec. 7 at N.Y. Rangers 4 p.m.
• Sun. Dec. 9 at N.Y. Islanders 4 p.m.
• Thu. Dec. 11 at Philadelphia 4 p.m.
• Sat. Dec. 13 at Columbus 4 p.m.
• Wed. Dec. 17 vs. New Jersey 7 p.m.
• Sat. Dec. 20 at Calgary 7 p.m.
• Sun. Dec. 21 at Edmonton 5 p.m.
• Tue. Dec. 23 vs. San Jose 7 p.m.
• Sat. Dec. 27 vs. Colorado 7 p.m.
• Mon. Dec. 29 vs. Minnesota 7 p.m.

• Wed. Dec. 31 vs. Nashville 12 p.m.

JANUARY:

• Fri. Jan. 2 at St. Louis 12 p.m.
• Sun. Jan 4 at Chicago 4 p.m.
• Tue. Jan. 6 at Winnipeg 5 p.m.
• Thu. Jan. 8 vs. Columbus 7 p.m.
• Sat. Jan. 10 vs. St. Louis 7 p.m.
• Sun. Jan. 11 at San Jose 5 p.m.
• Wed. Jan. 14 at Los Angeles 7 p.m.
• Thu. Jan. 15 vs. Toronto 6:30 p.m.
• Sat. Jan. 17 vs. Nashville 7 p.m.
• Mon. Jan. 19 vs. Philadelphia 5 p.m.
• Thu. Jan. 22 at Boston 4 p.m.
• Fri. Jan. 23 at Toronto 4 p.m.
• Sun. Jan. 25 at Ottawa 2 p.m.
• Tue. Jan. 27 at Montreal 4 p.m.
• Thu. Jan. 29 vs. Dallas 7 p.m.
• Sat. Jan. 31 vs. Seattle 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY:

• Sun. Feb. 1 at Anaheim 6:30 p.m.
• Wed. Feb. 4 vs. Vancouver 7 p.m.
• Thu. Feb. 5 vs. Los Angeles 7 p.m.
• Wed. Feb. 25 at Los Angeles 7 p.m.
• Fri. Feb. 27 at Washington 4 p.m.

MARCH:

• Sun. March 1 at Pittsburgh 10 a.m.
• Tue. March 3 at Buffalo 4 p.m.
• Wed. March 4 at Detroit 4 p.m.
• Fri. March 6 vs. Minnesota 7 p.m.
• Sun. March 8 vs. Edmonton 6:30 p.m.
• Tue. March 10 at Dallas 5 p.m.
• Thu. March 12 vs. Pittsburgh 7 p.m.
• Sat. March 14 vs. Chicago 7 p.m.
• Tue. March 17 vs. Buffalo 7 p.m.
• Thu. March 19 vs. Utah 7 p.m.
• Sat. March 21 at Nashville 11 a.m.
• Sun. March 22 at Dallas 4 p.m.
• Tue. March 24 at Winnipeg 5 p.m.
• Thu. March 26 vs. Edmonton 6:30 p.m.
• Sat. March 28 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m.
• Mon. March 30 vs. Vancouver 7 p.m.

APRIL:

• Thu. April 2 vs. Calgary 7 p.m.
• Sat. April 4 at Edmonton 7 p.m.
• Tue. April 7 at Vancouver 7 p.m.
• Thu. April 9 at Seattle 7 p.m.
• Sat. April 11 at Colorado 5 p.m.
• Mon. April 13 vs. Winnipeg 7 p.m.
• Wed. April 15 vs. Seattle 7 p.m.

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The NHL released its full 2025-26 regular season schedule today, and Philadelphia Flyers fans can start marking their calendars for what promises to be a highly competitive and fast-paced season.

The Flyers will open their season on the road against the Florida Panthers on October 9, before hosting those same Panthers in their home opener on October 13 at the Xfinity Mobile Center.

Key Highlights:

• The Flyers will play 26 games against Metropolitan Division opponents, including matchups that bookend their season with rivalry heat.
• Each Western Conference team will appear on the Flyers' schedule twice, once at home and once on the road.
• The team will endure 14 sets of back-to-back games, testing their stamina across the 82-game grind.
• October, December, and January will be the busiest home months, each featuring seven games in Philadelphia.
• Oddly, the Flyers will not host a game on Black Friday, a day traditionally filled with big matchups and rowdy home crowds.

Olympic Break:

In a twist unique to this season, the NHL will pause from February 5 to February 25 to allow players to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Flyers will play their final game before the pause on February 3 against the Capitals and will resume action on February 25—ironically, with a rematch at Washington.

Notable Games to Watch:

• First Battle of Pennsylvania of the season: October 28 vs. the Penguins
• First clash with the Devils: November 22 at home, followed by a back-to-back in New York and New Jersey on November 28-29
• Two-game stretch against Carolina on December 13 (home) and 14 (away)
• Face the Rangers at MSG on December 20, then host them twice more: January 17 and March 9
• Ducks fly into Philly on January 6, marking Trevor Zegras’s reunion with his former team
• More divisional showdowns throughout January, February, and March, including:

@ PIT (Jan. 15)

vs. Islanders (Jan. 26)

@ Columbus (Jan. 28)

vs. Washington (Feb. 3)

@ Washington (Feb. 25)

@ Rangers (Feb. 26)

@ Pittsburgh (Mar. 7)

vs. Washington (Mar. 11)

vs. Columbus (Mar. 14, Mar. 24)

@ Anaheim (Mar. 18)

@ Washington (Mar. 31)

@ Islanders (Apr. 3)

@ New Jersey (Apr. 7)

As the Flyers look to return to playoff hockey, their 2025-26 schedule offers both opportunity and challenge. With a bolstered roster, high expectations, and Olympic-sized motivation, Philadelphia’s path to the postseason will be paved with intensity from start to finish.

The New York Islanders will begin the 2025-26 season on the road when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 9.

New York’s home opener will be on October 11 when they host the Washington Capitals.

#Isles regular season schedule is out: pic.twitter.com/vXvfcHCAhI

— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) July 16, 2025

Here are some other key dates on the schedule:

Colorado Avalanche forward Brock Nelson will make his return to Long Island on Thursday, Dec. 4.

For the Islanders, Jonathan Drouin and assistant coach Ray Bennett will make their returns to Colorado when the Islanders head to Ball Arena on Sunday, Nov. 16. 

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson will make his return to Long Island on Sunday, Apr. 12, the second to last game of the regular season. 

The Islanders will first square off with the New York Rangers on Sat, Nov. 8 at MSG. 

Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) on X#Isles battle the #NYR, concluding the season series with a home & home: Sat, Nov 8 at MSG, 7 PM Sat, Dec. 27 at UBS, 6 PM Wed, Jan. 28 at UBS, 7:30 Thur, Jan. 29 at MSG, 7 PM

If Matthew Schaefer joins the Islanders in the NHL this season, he will face his favorite NHL team growing up, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Saturday, Jan 3, with his first visit to Scotiabank Arena being on Tuesday, March 17. 

Other noteables:

- 10 of last 12 games at UBS Arena

- Home games are back to 7 PM, outside of a few

- 5 home games begin at 1 PM

- 13 total afternoon starts

 - 2 seven-game road trips

- 15 back-to-backs this season

- Columbus Day matinee vs. WPG

- Thanskgiving Eve vs. BOS

- No game New Year's Eve but host UTAH on New Year's Day

*game times are subject to change

PHOTO: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues will open the 2025-26 regular season at Enterprise Center against the Minnesota Wild.

The NHL released the season schedule on Wednesday afternoon.

It will be the first meaningful game for the Blues since that agonizing, excruciating Game 7 loss against the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference First Round.

The Blues will debut some new faces in the lineup for the upcoming season, including free agent signings Pius Suter, who left the Vancouver Canucks to sign a two-year contract; Nick Bjugstad also signed a two-year deal, leaving the Utah Mammoth; and it is likely that defenseman Logan Mailloux will also debut with the Blues after being acquired from the Montreal Canadiens for Zack Bolduc.

Speaking of Bolduc, he and Mailloux will each face his former club on Dec. 7 in Montreal.

Gone from last year's club are Nick Leddy, who was claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks, and Radek Faksa, who returned to the Dallas Stars after signing a three-year contract. Veteran defenseman Ryan Suter remains an unrestricted free agent and it's unknown if the 40-year-old played his final game in Game 7 against the Jets.

Some other notable highlights in the Blues schedule:

* 2026 Winter Olympics break from Feb. 5-25

* All 32 teams will be in action on Saturday, Oct. 11 and Tuesday, Oct. 28

* 16 total home games on Friday and Saturday nights (six on Friday, 10 on Saturday)

*  Season starts with seven of 11 October games at Enterprise Center

* Five Saturday home games feature popular 6 p.m. puck drops

* First rematch of 2025 playoff series against Winnipeg is on Dec. 17

* Rival Chicago Blackhawks visit St. Louis on Oct. 15 and Dec. 12

* Four different four-game homestands, which will be the longest homestands of the season

* Two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers visit St. Louis on Jan. 29

* Final regular-season home game: April 14 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins; season finale: April 16 at Utah.

2025-26 ST. LOUIS BLUES SEASON SCHEDULE

PRESEASON

SEPTEMBER

20 -- at Dallas, 7 p.m.

21 -- at Columbus, 4 p.m.

27 -- vs. CHICAGO, 6 p.m.

30 -- vs. DALLAS, 7 p.m.

OCTOBER

2 -- OTTAWA, 7 p.m.

4 -- at Chicago, 6 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON

9 -- MINNESOTA, 7 p.m.

11 -- at Calgary, 3 p.m.

13 -- at Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.

15 -- vs. CHICAGO, 8:30 p.m.

18 -- vs. DALLAS, 6 p.m.

21 -- vs. LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.

23 -- vs. UTAH, 7 p.m.

25 -- at Detroit, 6 p.m.

27 -- at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

28 -- vs. DETROIT, 7:15 p.m.

30 -- vs. VANCOUVER, 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER

1 -- at Columbus, 6 p.m.

3 -- vs. EDMONTON, 7:30 p.m.

5 -- at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

6 -- at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

8 -- vs. SEATTLE, 6 p.m.

11 -- vs. CALGARY, 7 p.m.

14 -- vs. PHILADELPHIA, 7 p.m.

15 -- vs. VEGAS, 7 p.m.

18 -- at Toronto, 6 p.m.

20 -- at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

22 -- at N.Y. Islanders, 2:30 p.m.

24 -- at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

26 -- at New Jersey Devils, 6 p.m.

28 -- vs. OTTAWA, 3 p.m.

29 -- vs. UTAH, 7 p.m.

DECEMBER

1 -- vs. ANAHEIM, 7 p.m.

4 -- at Boston, 6 p.m.

6 -- at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

7 -- at Montreal, 6 p.m.

9 -- vs. BOSTON, 6 p.m.

11 -- at Nashville, 7 p.m.

12 -- vs. CHICAGO, 7 p.m.

15 -- vs. NASHVILLE, 7 p.m.

17 -- vs. WINNIPEG, 7 p.m.

18 -- vs. N.Y. RANGERS, 7 p.m.

20 -- at Florida, 5 p.m.

22 -- at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

27 -- vs. NASHVILLE, 7 p.m.

29 -- vs. BUFFALO, 7 p.m.

31 -- at Colorado, 8 p.m.

JANUARY

2 -- vs. VEGAS, 2 p.m.

3 -- vs. MONTREAL, 3 p.m.

7 -- at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

9 -- at Utah, 8 p.m.

10 -- at Vegas, 9 p.m.

13 -- vs. CAROLINA, 7 p.m.

16 -- vs. TAMPA BAY, 7 p.m.

18 -- at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

20 -- at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

23 -- at Dallas, 7 p.m.

24 -- vs. LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.

27 -- vs. DALLAS, 7 p.m.

29 -- vs. FLORIDA, 7 p.m.

31 -- vs. COLUMBUS, 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY

2 -- at Nashville, 7 p.m.

4 -- at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

26 -- vs. SEATTLE, 7 p.m.

28 -- vs. NEW JERSEY, 6 p.m.

MARCH

1 -- at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m.

4 -- at Seattle, 9 p.m.

6 -- at San Jose, 9 p.m.

8 -- at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

10 -- vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS, 6:30 p.m.

12 -- at Carolina, 6 p.m.

13 -- vs. EDMONTON, 7 p.m.

15 -- at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

18 -- at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

21 -- at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

24 -- vs. WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.

26 -- vs. SAN JOSE, 7 p.m.

28 -- vs. TORONTO, 6 p.m.

30 -- at San Jose, 9 p.m.

APRIL

1 -- at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

3 -- at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

5 -- at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

7 -- vs. COLORADO, 7 p.m.

9 -- vs. WINNIPEG, 7 p.m.

11 -- at Chicago, 4 p.m.

13 -- vs. MINNESOTA, 7 p.m.

14 -- vs. PITTSBURGH, 8:30 p.m.

16 -- at Utah, 7 p.m.

The full 2025-26 NHL schedule has been released.

Fans can now start marking their calendars for those key games they want to attend and possible road trips to embark on.

As we learned earlier this week, the Florida Panthers will play the first game of the NHL season on Tuesday, October 7 when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at 5 p.m.

Florida will also face the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators on a season-opening three-game homestand before playing their next five on the road.

Between mid-November and early December, Florida will play 11 out of 12 games on home ice.

In terms of road trips, the Panthers’ longest will be two five-gamers, one in October and one in April, and a six-game road trip in January.

Florida’s first rematch with the Edmonton Oilers will come on Saturday, November 22 in Sunrise.

The Cats will end the season with five of seven on the road, but the final two regular season games will be on home ice against the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings.

You can check out the full schedule below:

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