The 2025-26 NHL schedule for the 2025-26 regular season is the 108th for the league. The schedules for all 32 teams to include the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs are posted for you as available. Last season saw Arizona to Utah with no real team name. For the 2025-26 season, the Utah Hockey Club is now known as the Utah Mammoth. The first game of the regular season takes place on October 7th, 2025. There will be a mid-season break in February 2026 to support the Winter Olympics taking place in Italy this season. No big changes to the Stanley Cup Playoff schedule are planned. (April through June).
2025-26 NHL Regular Season Schedule
Once the 2025-26 NHL regular season kicks off, the games go on until April 2025. We get international games again this season, but not as many due to the Olympics taking place. All of the teams are set to play 82 regular season matches before its time for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff. If you want to checkout your favorite team’s schedule from last season, we have those up for you here.
2025 NHL Global Series
The 2025 NHL Global Series details are released. Officially known as the 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal, we’ll get to see two regular-season games between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators at Avicii Arena in Stockholm Sweden. The games take place on November 14th and 16th, 2025. This is the 15th NHL season that is holding regular season games outside of North America. Game times for the matches are 8 PM / 2100 CET for the 14th, and 3 PM/1500 CET for the Sunday game.

When is the 2025-26 NHL Schedule Release?
The 2025-26 NHL schedule release is not confirmed by the NHL yet. The schedule normally comes out after the Stanley Cup Finals in the last week of June or the first week of July. The first game of the 2025-26 NHL regular season is confirmed to be on October 7th, 2025. Last year saw the schedules come out on July 2nd, 2025. We have a more indepth article about when the NHL schedules have come out in the past for you here.
2025-26 NHL Schedule
Once the 2025-26 NHL schedule is released, we’ll put out the full roll-up for you first. Then, we’ll build each team’s printable schedule in image and PDF formats for you that are printable.
Western Conference | |
Pacific Division | Central Division |
Anaheim Ducks | Chicago Blackhawks |
Calgary Flames | Colorado Avalanche |
Edmonton Oilers | Dallas Stars |
Los Angeles Kings | Minnesota Wild |
San Jose Sharks | Montreal Canadiens |
Seattle Kraken | Nashville Predators |
Utah Hockey Club | New York Rangers |
Vancouver Canucks | Ottawa Senators |
Vegas Golden Knights | Saint Louis Blues |
Winnipeg Jets | |
Eastern Conference | |
Atlantic Division | Metropolitan Division |
Boston Bruins | Carolina Hurricanes |
Buffalo Sabres | Columbus Blue Jackets |
Detroit Red Wings | New Jersey Devils |
Florida Panthers | New York Islanders |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Philadelphia Flyers |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Washington Capitals |
2025-26 NHL Schedule – By Team
2025-26 NHL Schedule and Other Information
When Does the 2026 NHL Winter Classic Take Place?
So, of course, we’re playing the 2026 NHL Winter Classic in Florida this season. We get to see the Florida Panthers host the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park (home of the Miami Marlins). The game takes place on Friday, January 2nd, 2026. TNT is set to broadcast the match in the United States. This will be the 17th Winter Classic for the NHL, and Florida becomes the 19th state to host an outdoor match for the NHL.
Who Plays in the 2026 NHL Stadium Series?
The 2026 NHL Stadium series takes place on February 1st, 2026. The match is being held in Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium (home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
When is the NHL Early Entry Draft for 2025?
The 2025 NHL Draft takes place on June 27-28, 2025. The event is being held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first round will be June 27 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS) and Rounds 2-7 are June 28 (Noon ET; NHLN, ESPN+, SN, SN1).