2025-26 NHL Preseason Schedule; Matchups, Times

The 2025-26 NHL preseason schedule is being released by team again this year. The first preseason matchups begin on September 21st, 2025. The teams are playing between six and seven games this year (some could play eight). As matchups and times are available, we are including them for you below. As each team releases their schedule, we’ll update the overall schedule for you.

When does the 2025-26 NHL Preseason schedule Take Place?

The 2025-26 NHL preseason starts on September 21st, 2025. While the 2025-26 NHL regular season is expected to start on October 7th, we’ll see some bleedover with some of the preseason games like we did last season. Just like before, we’ll see some of the preseason plans published ahead of the NHL regular season schedule release too.

2025-26 NHL Preseason Schedule

We have all of the 2025-26 NHL preseason schedule matchups for the teams who have released them so far. As the schedules come out, we’ll keep you updated here. The preseason is always a great place for teams to workout their new free agents, players taken in the 2025 NHL draft, and to just work on things that didn’t go so well in the 2025-26 NHL regular season.

2025 NHL Preseason Schedule Updates

Please note, as the schedules for each NHL team are released, we’ll come back and update you here. Timezone-wise, we list what the team lists. So, please double check when making plans to travel to a game or watch it on TV/streams. We’re seeing more and more schedules come out each day. Last year, the NHL announced their full preseason roll-up in early August. We’ll continue to mash them up for you here before then. We update the list of schedules once a day for you.

NHL Eastern Conference Preseason Matchups

Atlantic Division

2025-26 Boston Bruins Preseason Schedule

Sunday, September 21 vs. Washington Capitals, 5 p.m. (TD Garden | Boston, MA)

Tuesday, September 23 at New York Rangers, 7 p.m. (Madison Square Garden | New York, NY)

Saturday, September 27 at Philadelphia Flyers, 5 p.m. (Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA)

Monday, September 29 vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. (TD Garden | Boston, MA)

Thursday, October 2 at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. (Capital One Arena | Washington, DC)

Saturday, October 4 vs. New York Rangers, 2 p.m. (TD Garden | Boston, MA)

2025-26 Buffalo Sabres Preseason Schedule

Monday, Sept. 22 at Columbus – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23 vs. Columbus – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25 at Detroit – 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27 vs. Detroit – 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1 vs. Pittsburgh – 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3 at Pittsburgh – 7 p.m.

2025-26 Detroit Red Wings Preseason Schedule

Month	Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time
September	23	Tue.	vs. CHICAGO	Little Caesars Arena	7:00 p.m.
	25	Thu.	vs. BUFFALO	Little Caesars Arena	7:00 p.m.
	26	Fri.	at Pittsburgh	PPG Paints Arena	7:00 p.m.
	27	Sat.	at Buffalo	KeyBank Center	3:00 p.m.
	29	Mon.	vs. PITTSBURGH	Little Caesars Arena	7:00 p.m.
	30	Tue.	at Chicago	United Center	8:00 p.m.
October	2	Thu.	at Toronto	Scotiabank Arena	7:00 p.m.
	4	Sat.	vs. TORONTO	Little Caesars Arena	7:00 p.m.

2025-26 Florida Panthers Preseason Schedule

Sept. 21 | Nashville Predators | 3:00 PM ET | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Sept. 21 | Nashville Predators | 7:00 PM ET | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Sept. 24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 6:00 PM ET | Lenovo Center, Raleigh, N.C.

Sept. 29 | Carolina Hurricanes | 6:00 PM ET | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Fla.

Sept. 30 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 PM ET | Kia Center, Orlando, Fla.

Oct. 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 PM ET | Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay, Fla.

Oct. 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 PM ET | Amarant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Fla.

2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning Preseason Schedule

Monday, Sept. 22: at Hurricanes, Lenovo Center, Raleigh, N.C.

Tuesday, Sept 23: at Predators, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Friday, Sept 26: vs. Hurricanes, Amalie Arena, Tampa

Saturday, Sept. 27: vs. Predators, Amalie Arena, Tampa

Tuesday, Sept 30: vs. Panthers, Kia Center, Orlando

Thursday, Oct. 2: vs. Panthers, Amalie Arena, Tampa

Saturday, Oct 4: at Panthers, Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise

2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Location
Sept 21, 2025	3:00 PM	Ottawa Senators	Canadian Tire Center
Sept 23, 2025	7:00 PM	Ottawa Senators	Scotiabank Arena
Sept 25, 2025	7:00 PM	Montreal Canadiens	Centre Bell
Sept 27, 2025	7:00 PM	Montreal Canadiens	Scotiabank Arena
Oct 2, 2025	7:00 PM	Detroit Red Wings	Scotiabank Arena
Oct 4, 2025	7:00 PM	Detroit Red Wings	Little Caesars Arena

2025-26 Washington Capitals Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (ET)
2025-09-21	Boston Bruins	TD Garden (Boston)	5:00 PM
2025-09-25	Philadelphia Flyers	GIANT Center (Hershey)	7:00 PM
2025-09-28	New Jersey Devils	Prudential Center (NJ)	3:00 PM
2025-09-30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena (Columbus)	7:00 PM
2025-10-02	Boston Bruins	Capital One Arena (DC)	7:00 PM
2025-10-04	Columbus Blue Jackets	Capital One Arena (DC)	6:00 PM

Metropolitan Division

2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes Preseason Schedule

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	Venue
Monday	September 22	Tampa Bay	7 p.m.	Lenovo Center
Wednesday	September 24	Florida	6 p.m.	Lenovo Center
Friday	September 26	at Tampa Bay	7 p.m.	Amalie Arena
Sunday	September 28	Nashville	7 p.m.	Lenovo Center
Monday	September 29	at Florida	6 p.m.	Amerant Bank Arena
Saturday	October 4	at Nashville	4 p.m.	Bridgestone Arena

2025-26 Columbus Blue Jackets Preseason Schedule

Sunday, Sept. 21 vs. St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m. ET

Monday, Sept. 22 vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Sept. 24 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Sept. 30 vs. Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, Oct. 4 at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET

2025-26 New Jersey Devils Preseason Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME
Sunday, Sept. 21	vs. NYR	Prudential Center	1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 23	vs. NYI	Prudential Center	7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26	@ NYI	UBS Arena	7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28 (*Split Squad)	@ OTT	Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Que.	3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept 28 (*Split Squad)	vs. WSH	Prudential Center	3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2	@ NYR	Madison Square Garden	7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 4	@ PHI	Wells Fargo Center	3 p.m.

2025-26 New York Islanders Preseason Schedule

DAY	DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sun.	Sept. 21	1:00 PM	@ New Jersey	Prudential Center
Tue.	Sept. 23	7:00 PM	Boston	MSG
Thu.	Sept. 25	7:00 PM	NY Islanders	MSG
Mon.	Sept. 29	7:00 PM	@ NY Islanders	UBS Arena
Thur.	Oct. 2	7:00 PM	New Jersey	MSG
Sat.	Oct. 4	2:00 PM	@ Boston	TD Garden

2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)
Sunday, Sept. 21	New York Islanders	AWAY	7:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 23	Montreal Canadiens	AWAY	7:00 PM
Thursday, Sept. 25	Washington Capitals	AWAY	7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 27	Boston Bruins	HOME	5:00 PM
Monday, Sept. 29	Boston Bruins	AWAY	7:00 PM
Thursday, Oct. 2	New York Islanders	HOME	7:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 4	New Jersey Devils	HOME	3:00 PM

2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
Monday, September 22	Montreal	Bell Centre	7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 24	Columbus	Nationwide Arena	7:00 PM
Friday, September 26	Detroit	PPG Paints Arena	7:00 PM
Saturday, September 27	Columbus	PPG Paints Arena	7:00 PM
Monday, September 29	Detroit	Little Caesars Arena	7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 1	Buffalo	KeyBank Center	7:00 PM
Friday, October 3	Buffalo	PPG Paints Arena	7:00 PM

NHL Western Conference Preseason Matchups

Pacific Division

2025-26 Anaheim Ducks Preseason Schedule

The 2025-26 Anaheim Ducks preseason schedule is out. All times listed are PST.

Sunday, Sept. 21 @ Los Angeles at Toyota Arena (Ontario, Calif.) at 3 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22 vs. Utah at Honda Center at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24 vs. Los Angeles at Honda Center at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27 @ Los Angeles at Dignity Health Arena (Bakersfield, Calif.) at 3 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29 vs. San Jose at Honda Center at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1 @ San Jose at SAP Center at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4 @ Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena at 1 p.m.

2025-26 Calgary Flames Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (MT)
2025-09-21	Edmonton Oilers	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	6:00 PM
2025-09-21	Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	6:00 PM
2025-09-23	Seattle Kraken	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	7:00 PM
2025-09-24	Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena (Vancouver)	8:00 PM
2025-09-27	Winnipeg Jets	Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg)	6:00 PM
2025-09-29	Seattle Kraken	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	8:00 PM
2025-10-01	Vancouver Canucks	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	7:00 PM
2025-10-03	Winnipeg Jets	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Edmonton Oilers Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (MT)
2025-09-21	Calgary Flames	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	6:00 PM
2025-09-21	Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	6:00 PM
2025-09-23	Winnipeg Jets	Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg)	6:00 PM
2025-09-24	Seattle Kraken	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	7:00 PM
2025-09-26	Winnipeg Jets	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	7:00 PM
2025-09-28	Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	7:00 PM
2025-10-01	Seattle Kraken	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	8:00 PM
2025-10-03	Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena (Vancouver)	8:00 PM

2025-26 Los Angeles Kings Preseason Schedule

Sunday, Sept. 21 Kings vs. Anaheim in Ontario, Calif. – Toyota Arena – 3:00 p.m.*

Tuesday, Sept. 23 Kings at Vegas – T-Mobile Arena – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24 Kings at Anaheim – Honda Center – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27 Kings vs. Anaheim in Bakersfield, Calif. – Dignity Health Arena – 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30 Kings at Utah in Boise, Idaho – Idaho Central Arena – 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. PT)

Thursday, Oct. 2 Kings at Utah – Delta Center – 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. PT)

Saturday, Oct. 4 Kings vs. Anaheim – Crypto.com Arena – 1:00 p.m.

2025-26 San Jose Sharks Preseason Schedule

September 21, 5 PM PT: San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights (at SAP Center)

September 26, 7 PM: San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights (at SAP Center)

September 29, 7 PM: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks (at Honda Center)

October 1, 7 PM: San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks (at SAP Center)

October 3, 7 PM: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights (at T-Mobile Arena)

October 4, 6 PM: San Jose Sharks at Utah Mammoth (at Delta Center)

2025-26 Seattle Kraken Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (PT)
2025-09-21	Vancouver Canucks	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	5:00 PM
2025-09-23	Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	6:00 PM
2025-09-24	Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	6:00 PM
2025-09-26	Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena (Vancouver)	7:00 PM
2025-09-29	Calgary Flames	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	7:00 PM
2025-10-01	Edmonton Oilers	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Utah Mammoth Preseason Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
Sunday, Sept. 21	@ Colorado Avalanche*	TBD
	@ Colorado Avalanche*	TBD
Monday, Sept 22	@ Anaheim Ducks	8:00 PM
Thursday, Sept. 25	@ Vegas Golden Knights	8:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 30	vs Los Angeles Kings^	7:00 PM
Thursday, Oct. 2	vs Los Angeles Kings	7:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 4	vs San Jose Sharks	7:00 PM

2025-26 Vancouver Canucks Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (PT)
2025-09-21	Seattle Kraken	Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle)	5:00 PM
2025-09-24	Calgary Flames	Abbotsford Centre (Abbotsford)	7:00 PM
2025-09-26	Seattle Kraken	Rogers Arena (Vancouver)	7:00 PM
2025-09-28	Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Place (Edmonton)	7:00 PM
2025-10-01	Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary)	7:00 PM
2025-10-03	Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Arena (Vancouver)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights Preseason Schedule

Sunday, September 21, Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, 5 p.m. PT (SAP Center)

Tuesday, September 23, Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings, 7 p.m. PT (T-Mobile Arena)

Thursday, September 25, Golden Knights vs. Utah Mammoth, 7 p.m. PT (T-Mobile Arena)

Friday, September 26, Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m. PT (SAP Center)

Tuesday, September 30, Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, 5 p.m. PT (Ball Arena)

Wednesday, October 1, Golden Knights vs. Colorado Avalanche, 6 p.m. PT (T-Mobile Arena)

Friday, October 3, Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m. PT (T-Mobile Arena)

2025-26 Winnipeg Jets Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
Sunday, September 21	vs Minnesota Wild	Canada Life Centre	4:00 PM
Tuesday, September 23	vs Edmonton Oilers	Canada Life Centre	7:00 PM
Friday, September 26	at Edmonton Oilers	Rogers Place	8:00 PM
Saturday, September 27	vs Calgary Flames	Canada Life Centre	7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 30	at Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center	7:00 PM
Friday, October 3	at Calgary Flames	Scotiabank Saddledome	8:00 PM

Central Division

2025-26 Chicago Blackhawks Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
2025-09-23	Detroit Red Wings	Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)	7:00 PM
2025-09-25	Detroit Red Wings	United Center (Chicago)	7:00 PM
2025-09-28	St. Louis Blues	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	7:00 PM
2025-09-30	Detroit Red Wings	United Center (Chicago)	7:00 PM
2025-10-01	Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center (Minnesota)	7:00 PM
2025-10-04	Minnesota Wild	United Center (Chicago)	7:30 PM

2025-26 Colorado Avalanche Preseason Schedule

Day	Date	Opponent	Time (MT)	Location
Sunday	Sept. 21	at Utah	TBD	Denver (TBD)
Sunday	Sept. 21	Utah	TBD	Denver (Ball Arena)
Saturday	Sept. 27	Dallas	5 p.m.	Denver (Ball Arena)
Tuesday	Sept. 30	Vegas	6 p.m.	Denver (Ball Arena)
Wednesday	Oct. 1	at Vegas	7 p.m.	Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Saturday	Oct. 4	at Dallas	4 p.m.	Dallas (American Airlines Center)

2025-26 Dallas Stars Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
2025-09-21	St. Louis Blues	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	6:00 PM
2025-09-23	Colorado Avalanche	Ball Arena (Denver)	7:00 PM
2025-09-25	Minnesota Wild	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	7:00 PM
2025-09-27	Colorado Avalanche	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	6:00 PM
2025-09-29	Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center (Minnesota)	7:00 PM
2025-10-03	St. Louis Blues	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Minnesota Wild Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
2025-09-21	Winnipeg Jets	Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg)	7:00 PM
2025-09-25	Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	7:00 PM
2025-09-27	Winnipeg Jets	Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul)	7:00 PM
2025-09-29	Dallas Stars	Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul)	7:00 PM
2025-10-01	Chicago Blackhawks	Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul)	7:00 PM
2025-10-04	Chicago Blackhawks	United Center (Chicago)	7:30 PM

2025-26 Montreal Canadiens Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (ET)
2025-09-22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bell Centre (Montreal)	7:00 PM
2025-09-23	Philadelphia Flyers	Bell Centre (Montreal)	7:00 PM
2025-09-25	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bell Centre (Montreal)	7:00 PM
2025-09-27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Scotiabank Arena (Toronto)	7:00 PM
2025-09-30	Ottawa Senators	Centre Videotron (Quebec City)	7:00 PM
2025-10-04	Ottawa Senators	Bell Centre (Montreal)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Nashville Predators Preseason Schedule

Sept. 21 vs. Florida Panthers (2 p.m. CT)

Sept. 21 vs. Florida Panthers (6 p.m. CT)

Sept. 23 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m. CT)

Sept. 27 at Tampa Bay Lightning (6 p.m. CT)

Sept. 28 at Carolina Hurricanes (6 p.m. CT)

Oct. 4 vs. Carolina Hurricanes (3 p.m. CT)

2025-26 New York Rangers Preseason Schedule

DAY	DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sun.	Sept. 21	1:00 PM	@ New Jersey	Prudential Center
Tue.	Sept. 23	7:00 PM	Boston	MSG
Thu.	Sept. 25	7:00 PM	NY Islanders	MSG
Mon.	Sept. 29	7:00 PM	@ NY Islanders	UBS Arena
Thur.	Oct. 2	7:00 PM	New Jersey	MSG
Sat.	Oct. 4	2:00 PM	@ Boston	TD Garden

2025-26 Ottawa Senators Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (ET)
2025-09-21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa)	3:00 PM
2025-09-23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Scotiabank Arena (Toronto)	7:00 PM
2025-09-28	New Jersey Devils	Centre Videotron (Quebec City)	3:00 PM
2025-09-30	Montreal Canadiens	Centre Videotron (Quebec City)	7:00 PM
2025-10-02	St. Louis Blues	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	8:00 PM
2025-10-04	Montreal Canadiens	Bell Centre (Montreal)	7:00 PM

2025-26 Saint Louis Blues Preseason Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
2025-09-21	Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center (Dallas)	6:00 PM
2025-09-22	Utah Hockey Club	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)	6:00 PM
2025-09-24	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena (Columbus)	6:00 PM
2025-09-28	Chicago Blackhawks	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	6:00 PM
2025-10-02	Ottawa Senators	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	7:00 PM
2025-10-03	Dallas Stars	Enterprise Center (St. Louis)	7:00 PM
2025-10-05	Chicago Blackhawks	Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI)	7:00 PM

2025-26 NHL Regular and Postseason Schedules

It’s never too early to look at the postseason schedule if you are a NHL fan. The 2026 NHL Playoff Schedule is up here. You can also checkout the regular season schedules as they are released for each team. Will Florida make it a three-peat this coming season for winning the Stanley Cup?