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The NHL announced a 15-day, 104-game preseason schedule that begins on Saturday, Sept. 20 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 4.
All 32 NHL teams will host at least one preseason game, and there will be neutral-site games in Abbotsford, British Columbia; Bakersfield, California; Boise, Idaho; Hershey, Pennsylvania; Ontario, California; Orlando, Florida ; and Quebec City, Quebec.
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The preseason will wrap up with 11 games on Oct. 4. The regular season starts on Oct. 7 with a three-game ESPN tripleheader .
This will be the last season with this many preseason games. Under the new collective-bargaining agreement that starts in 2026-27, teams will play two fewer preseason games apiece as the regular season expands to 84 games.
Here is the NHL preseason schedule:
2025-26 NHL preseason schedule
All times Eastern
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21
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NY Rangers at New Jersey , 1 p.m.
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Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 3 p.m.
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Colorado (split squad) vs. Utah (split squad), 4:30 p.m. (played in Denver at neutral-site Magness Arena)
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St. Louis at Columbus , 5 p.m.
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Washington at Boston , 5 p.m.
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Anaheim vs. Los Angeles , at Ontario, California, 6 p.m.
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Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 7 p.m.
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Philadelphia at NY Islanders , 7 p.m.
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Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 8 p.m.
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Vegas at San Jose , 8 p.m.
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Utah (split squad) at Colorado (split squad), 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 22
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Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.
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Pittsburgh at Montreal , 7 p.m.
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Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
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Utah at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
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Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
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Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
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NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
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Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
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Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.
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Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
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Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
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Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
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Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.
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Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24
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Florida at Carolina, 6 p.m.
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Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
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Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
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Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, British Columbia, 10 p.m.
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Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
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Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
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NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
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Philadelphia vs. Washington, at Hershey, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
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Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
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Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
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Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
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Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
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Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
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New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
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Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
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Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
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Vegas at San Jose, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
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Detroit at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
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Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
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Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Bakersfield, California, 6 p.m.
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Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
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Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
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Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.
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Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
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Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
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Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
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New Jersey (split squad) vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Quebec, 3 p.m.
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Washington at New Jersey (split squad), 3 p.m.
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Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
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Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
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Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 29
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Carolina at Florida, 6 p.m.
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NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
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Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
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Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.
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Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.
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San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
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Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Florida, 7 p.m.
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Montreal vs. Ottawa, at Quebec City, Quebec, 7 p.m.
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Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.
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Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
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Vegas at Colorado, 8 p.m.
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Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
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Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
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Los Angeles vs. Utah, at Boise, Idaho, 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
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Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
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Colorado at Vegas, 9 p.m.
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Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
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Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
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Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2
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Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
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Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
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Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
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New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
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NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
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Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
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Los Angeles at Utah, 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
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Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
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Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.
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Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
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Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
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San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4
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NY Rangers at Boston, 2 p.m.
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New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
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Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
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Carolina at Nashville, 4 p.m.
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Colorado at Dallas, 6 p.m.
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Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
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Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
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St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m.
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Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
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Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
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San Jose at Utah, 9 p.m.
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