{"id":164152,"date":"2025-08-19T19:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/164152\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:36:19","slug":"nhl-preseason-schedule-released-full-slate-of-games-with-dates-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/164152\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL preseason schedule released: Full slate of games with dates, times"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NHL<\/a> announced a 15-day, 104-game preseason schedule that begins on Saturday, Sept. 20 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

All 32 NHL teams will host at least one preseason game, and there will be neutral-site games in\u00a0Abbotsford, British Columbia;\u00a0Bakersfield, California;\u00a0Boise, Idaho;\u00a0Hershey, Pennsylvania;\u00a0Ontario, California;\u00a0Orlando, Florida; and\u00a0Quebec City, Quebec.<\/p>\n

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The preseason will wrap up with 11 games on Oct. 4. The regular season starts on Oct. 7<\/a> with a three-game ESPN tripleheader<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This will be the last season with this many preseason games. Under the new collective-bargaining agreement<\/a> that starts in 2026-27, teams will play two fewer preseason games apiece as the regular season expands to 84 games.<\/p>\n

Here is the NHL preseason schedule:<\/p>\n

2025-26 NHL preseason schedule<\/p>\n

All times Eastern<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20<\/p>\n

St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21<\/p>\n

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Toronto at Ottawa, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Colorado (split squad) vs. Utah (split squad), 4:30 p.m. (played in Denver at neutral-site Magness Arena)<\/p>\n

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Washington at Boston, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Ontario, California, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vancouver at Seattle, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Utah (split squad) at Colorado (split squad), 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

MONDAY, SEPT. 22<\/p>\n

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23<\/p>\n

Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24<\/p>\n

Florida at Carolina, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, British Columbia, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25<\/p>\n

Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia vs. Washington, at Hershey, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26<\/p>\n

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vegas at San Jose, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27<\/p>\n

Detroit at Buffalo, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Bakersfield, California, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28<\/p>\n

New Jersey (split squad) vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Quebec, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Washington at New Jersey (split squad), 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

MONDAY, SEPT. 29<\/p>\n

Carolina at Florida, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30<\/p>\n

Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Florida, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Montreal vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Quebec, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vegas at Colorado, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles vs. Utah, at Boise, Idaho, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Colorado at Vegas, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, OCT. 2<\/p>\n

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles at Utah, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, OCT. 3<\/p>\n

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, OCT. 4<\/p>\n

NY Rangers at Boston, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Carolina at Nashville, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Colorado at Dallas, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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