The NHL schedule for the 2024-25 regular season will be the 107th for the league. The schedules for all of the 32 teams and postseason are updated for you. The biggest change for the upcoming season is the Arizona Coyotes franchise being deactivated and transferred to a new team in Utah. The Utah team starts the upcoming season with a name pending (it’s up for a vote), so the jerseys will have Utah on the front for players and for fans. The first game of the regular season takes place on October 4th, 2024, between the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils. The game takes place in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the 2024 NHL Global Series.
2024-25 NHL Regular Season
Once the 2024-25 NHL regular season kicks off, games continue until April 2025. The second batch of International games planned for this season takes place on November 1st-2nd, 2024. These games see the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers play at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. Similar to past seasons, all teams play 82 regular season games before it’s time for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
When is the 2024-25 NHL Schedule Release?
So, the 2024-25 NHL schedule release date has not been confirmed by the league 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 2024-25 NHL regular season is confirmed to be on October 4th, 2024. If the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals go a full seven games, the final game will take place on June 24th, 2024.
So, this lines up for us to see the schedules as early as June 25-26th to sometime in August. It really depends on if the league wants the schedules out before or after the draft. The early entry draft is scheduled for June 28-29, 2024. The NFL took the stance of releasing the schedules after the draft year, so we’ll see what the NHL does. Once they are out, we’ll have all of the team schedules for you in text, image, and printable PDF formats.
2024-25 NHL Schedule
| 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 | 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 | |
| Additional NHL Schedule and Other Information |
| 2024 NHL Draft Schedule and 1st Round Draft Order |
| 2025 NHL Playoff Schedule |
| Printable 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket |
| List of All of the Stanley Cup Winners |
| List of All of the Hart Memorial Trophy Award Winners |
| When was the Last Time a Canadian Team Won the Stanley Cup? |
| 2024 NHL Playoff Schedule (Ongoing) |
| 2024 NHL Printable Bracket (Start of Playoffs) |
When Does the 2024-25 NHL Winter Classic Take Place?
The 2024-25 NHL Winter Classic is on December 31st, 2024. The game sees the Chicago Blackhawks host the St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. This is a rematch of the 2017 Winter Classic.
Who Plays in the 2024-25 NHL Stadium Series?
So, as the NHL announced in February, 2024, we go back to one stadium series game for the 2024-25 NHL regular season. For this go, we get to see the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium at THE Ohio State University on March 1st, 2025.
What is the 4 Nation Faceoff and When is It?
For 2024-25, the NHL has replaced the All Star game with a new 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament. This is a preview and prep for the NHL returning to playing in the Olympics in the 2026 games. There will be four teams that have NHL players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States in the games. There will be seven games played between February 12th-20th, 2025. All of the games are set to take place at either Bell Centre in Montreal or Boston’s TD Garden.
When is the NHL Early Entry Draft for 2024?
The 2024 NHL Early Entry Draft is scheduled for June 28-29th, 2024. The draft takes place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, NV. The San Jose Sharks have the first pick this year. The 2024 NHL Draft TV schedule is being held on ESPN, SN, TVA SN, and the NHL Network this year for fans to watch the action.
Where Will the Utah Hockey Club Play Games in 2024-25?
The Utah Hockey Club is set to play home games at the Delta Center in 2024-25 (Utah Jazz home arena). There are a lot of renovations that have to be done to make the arena suitable to be their permanent home. Similar to when the Kraken entered the league with Climate Pledge Arena.
