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NHL Releases Final 82-Game Schedule for 2025–26 Season

Running Oct. 7 to April 16 under the current CBA, the 1,312-game slate pauses for the Milan Olympics, staging a Winter Classic at Miami’s loanDepot Park.

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Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) celebrates his goal on the Dallas Stars with Mark Scheifele (55), Haydn Fleury (24) and Dylan Demelo (2) during first period NHL playoff action in Winnipeg, on May 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Ducks players celebrate a goal by right wing Sam Colangelo during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Overview

  • The NHL published its full 2025–26 regular-season schedule on July 16, marking the last campaign under the existing collective bargaining agreement.
  • League’s 32 teams will combine for 1,312 games from Oct. 7, 2025 through April 16, 2026 before expanding to 84 games and 1,344 total contests in 2026–27.
  • The season opens Oct. 7 with an ESPN tripleheader that features the Florida Panthers raising their Stanley Cup banner against the Chicago Blackhawks followed by two marquee matchups.
  • All 32 teams will participate in an Oct. 28 ‘Frozen Frenzy’ with staggered start times that allow continuous coverage of every game.
  • Play will pause Feb. 6–24 for NHL players to compete in ice hockey at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014.