The NHL has unveiled its 2025 preseason slate, featuring 104 games packed into a 15-day stretch starting Saturday, Sept. 20, with the Dallas Stars hosting the St. Louis Blues at American Airlines Center.Every team will get at least one home date, while several neutral-site contests are scheduled in cities like Abbotsford (BC), Bakersfield (CA), Boise (ID), Hershey (PA), Ontario (CA), Orlando (FL) and Quebec City (QC).The exhibition schedule wraps up on Oct. 4 with 11 games, setting the stage for the regular season opener on Oct. 7, highlighted by an ESPN tripleheader.This preseason will also mark the end of an era. Beginning in 2026-27, the league’s new collective bargaining agreement will trim two preseason games per team, making room for an expanded 84-game regular season.2025-26 NHL Preseason Schedule (All Times ET) Date Matchup Time Sat, Sept. 20 St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars 7:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils 1:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Florida Panthers (split squad) at Nashville Predators (split squad) 3:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators 3:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Colorado Avalanche (split squad) vs. Utah Hockey Club (split squad) 4:30 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets 5:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets 5:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins 5:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings 6:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Florida Panthers (split squad) at Nashville Predators (split squad) 7:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders 7:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Calgary Flames (split squad) at Edmonton Oilers (split squad) 8:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Edmonton Oilers (split squad) at Calgary Flames (split squad) 8:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken 8:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks 8:00 PM Sun, Sept. 21 Utah Hockey Club (split squad) at Colorado Avalanche (split squad) 8:30 PM Mon, Sept. 22 Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 22 Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 22 Utah Hockey Club at Anaheim Ducks 10:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Boston Bruins at New York Rangers 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames 9:00 PM Tue, Sept. 23 Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights 10:00 PM Wed, Sept. 24 Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes 6:00 PM Wed, Sept. 24 Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM Wed, Sept. 24 Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers 9:00 PM Wed, Sept. 24 Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks 10:00 PM Wed, Sept. 24 Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks 10:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings 7:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 New York Islanders at New York Rangers 7:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals 7:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild 8:00 PM Thu, Sept. 25 Utah Hockey Club at Vegas Golden Knights 10:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 7:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers 9:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks 10:00 PM Fri, Sept. 26 Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks 10:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres 3:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers 5:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings 6:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues 7:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche 7:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:00 PM Sat, Sept. 27 Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets 8:00 PM Sun, Sept. 28 New Jersey Devils (split squad) vs. Ottawa Senators 3:00 PM Sun, Sept. 28 Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils (split squad) 3:00 PM Sun, Sept. 28 Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild 6:00 PM Sun, Sept. 28 Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 PM Sun, Sept. 28 Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers 8:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers 6:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 New York Rangers at New York Islanders 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings 7:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken 10:00 PM Mon, Sept. 29 San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks 10:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues 8:00 PM Tue, Sept. 30 Los Angeles Kings vs. Utah Hockey Club 9:00 PM Wed, Oct. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 PM Wed, Oct. 1 Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights 9:00 PM Wed, Oct. 1 Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames 9:00 PM Wed, Oct. 1 Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks 10:00 PM Wed, Oct. 1 Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken 10:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 7:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers 7:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers 7:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues 8:00 PM Thu, Oct. 2 Los Angeles Kings at Utah Hockey Club 9:00 PM Fri, Oct. 3 Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM Fri, Oct. 3 Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks 8:00 PM Fri, Oct. 3 Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames 9:00 PM Fri, Oct. 3 Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 10:00 PM Fri, Oct. 3 San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights 10:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 New York Rangers at Boston Bruins 2:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers 3:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings 4:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators 4:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars 6:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals 7:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks 7:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 7:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings 7:00 PM Sat, Oct. 4 San Jose Sharks at Utah Hockey Club 9:00 PM