The St. Louis Blues will begin defense of their Stanley Cup championship against the Washington Capitals at Enterprise Center on Oct. 2, the first night of the 2019-20 NHL season.
There will be three other games that night: The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Ottawa Senators, the Edmonton Oilers will host the Vancouver Canucks and the Vegas Golden Knights will host the San Jose Sharks in a rematch of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series.
The Eastern Conference-champion Boston Bruins, who lost to the Blues in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final, will begin their season on the road. They play their home opener against the New Jersey Devils at TD Garden on Oct. 12.
The full 1,271-game schedule will be unveiled on NHL Network on Tuesday (noon ET) during “NHL Tonight: 2019-20 Schedule Release,” hosted by Jamison Coyle and analysts E.J. Hradek and Mike Johnson. The 30-minute program also will be streamed live on NHL.com and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio
Here is the home opener for each of the 31 NHL teams:
Anaheim Ducks: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. New Jersey Devils
Buffalo Sabres: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Carolina Hurricanes: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. San Jose Sharks
Colorado Avalanche: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Calgary Flames
Columbus Blue Jackets: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Dallas Stars: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings: Sunday, Oct. 6 vs. Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Florida Panthers: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Nashville Predators
Minnesota Wild: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Montreal Canadiens: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Minnesota Wild
New Jersey Devils: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Winnipeg Jets
New York Islanders: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Washington Capitals (at Nassau Coliseum)
New York Rangers: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Winnipeg Jets
Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Buffalo Sabres
San Jose Sharks: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Vegas Golden Knights
St. Louis Blues: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Ottawa Senators
Vancouver Canucks: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Los Angeles Kings
Vegas Golden Knights: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. San Jose Sharks
Washington Capitals: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Winnipeg Jets: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota Wild
