Major news announced by Gary Bettman and the NHL for next season
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Commissioner Gary Bettman and the NHL have made a major announcement with less than two months remaining in the offseason: the release of the official pre-season schedule for all 32 teams.
The pre-season will kick off on Saturday, September 21st, with the Pittsburgh Penguins facing the Buffalo Sabres, and the St. Louis Blues taking on the Dallas Stars at 7 PM ET.
Although the NHL regular season begins on October 4th with the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils facing off in Czechia, the pre-season games will conclude on October 5th.
Here's the rest of the official schedule, as published on NHL.com:
Saturday, September 21
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:00 PM
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 22
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2:00 PM
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:00 PM
NY Rangers at Boston, 5:00 PM
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6:00 PM
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6:00 PM
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:00 PM
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7:00 PM
Vegas at San Jose, 8:00 PM
Calgary at Seattle, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 23
Columbus at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:00 PM
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9:00 PM
Dallas at Colorado, 9:00 PM
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9:00 PM
Los Angeles at Utah, 9:00 PM
Delta Center, Salt Lake City
Tuesday, September 24
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:00 PM
New Jersey at Montreal, 7:00 PM
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7:00 PM
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:00 PM
Washington at Boston, 7:00 PM
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:00 PM
Seattle at Vancouver, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Columbus, 7:00 PM
Washington at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Detroit at Chicago, 8:00 PM
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:00 PM
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10:00 PM
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10:00 PM"
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:00 PM
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 22
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2:00 PM
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:00 PM
NY Rangers at Boston, 5:00 PM
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6:00 PM
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6:00 PM
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:00 PM
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7:00 PM
Vegas at San Jose, 8:00 PM
Calgary at Seattle, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 23
Columbus at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:00 PM
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9:00 PM
Dallas at Colorado, 9:00 PM
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9:00 PM
Los Angeles at Utah, 9:00 PM
Delta Center, Salt Lake City
Tuesday, September 24
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:00 PM
New Jersey at Montreal, 7:00 PM
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7:00 PM
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:00 PM
Washington at Boston, 7:00 PM
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:00 PM
Seattle at Vancouver, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Columbus, 7:00 PM
Washington at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Detroit at Chicago, 8:00 PM
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:00 PM
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10:00 PM
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10:00 PM"
This pre-season will be a great opportunity for teams to make final adjustments to their rosters ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Stay tuned for the latest updates as we get closer to the start of training camps.
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