NHL unveils 2025-26 preseason schedule

The NHL released its 2025-26 preseason schedule today, featuring 104 games played over 15 days beginning Saturday, September 20th.

Each of the league's 32 teams will play at least one home preseason game with several "neutral-site" games being played in Abbotsford BC, Bakersfield CA, Boise ID, Hershey PA, Ontario CA, Orlando FL and Quebec City as well.

2025-26 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20

St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 3 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 3 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 5 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Ontario, Calif. (Toyota Arena), 6 p.m.

Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 8 p.m.

Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Utah (split squad) at Colorado (split squad), 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 22

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Utah at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23

Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24

Florida at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25

Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Washington, at Hershey, Pa. (GIANT Center), 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27

Detroit at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Bakersfield, Calif. (Dignity Health Arena), 6 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28

New Jersey (split squad) vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 3 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey (split squad), 3 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 29

Carolina at Florida, 6 p.m.

NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 30

Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7 p.m.

Montreal vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles vs. Utah, at Boise, Idaho (Idaho Central Arena), 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Vegas, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 2

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Utah, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 3

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 4

NY Rangers at Boston, 2 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Utah, 9 p.m.