If you haven’t already begun counting down the days until the 2018-19 NHL regular season, it’s time to get on it.
Training camps around the league open the second weekend of September. The first preseason game is Sept. 15. And then, without further ado, John Tavares and the Maple Leafs officially drop the puck on a new year in hockey Oct. 3 against the Canadiens (7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet). And a half-hour later, the Capitals will raise their first Stanley Cup banner to the rafters in front of the Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
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For the West Coast (or an Easterner’s late-night entertainment), it’s Flames vs. Canucks (10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) and Sharks vs. Ducks (10:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
The intrigue continues beyond opening night into the season’s first weekend. The Golden Knights, with a Western Conference title in hand, open their second season in Vegas against the Flyers on Thursday (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN). And the NHL invades Sweden on Saturday with a Global Series game featuring the Oilers and Devils (1 p.m. ET).
Find out when your team is schedule to play its first game from the list below.
2018-19 NHL regular season openers
| Anaheim Ducks: Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| Arizona Coyotes: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Stars (8:30 p.m. ET) |
| Boston Bruins: Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Capitals (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| Buffalo Sabres: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Bruins (7 p.m. ET) |
| Calgary Flames: Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. Canucks (10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) |
| Carolina Hurricanes: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Islanders (7 p.m. ET) |
| Chicago Blackhawks: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Senators (7:30 p.m. ET) |
| Colorado Avalanche: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Wild (9 p.m. ET) |
| Columbus Blue Jackets: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Red Wings (7:30 p.m. ET) |
| Dallas Stars: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Coyotes (8:30 p.m. ET) |
| Detroit Red Wings: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Blue Jackets (7:30 p.m. ET) |
| Edmonton Oilers: Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. Devils (1 p.m. ET, in Sweden) |
| Florida Panthers: Saturday, Oct. 6 at Lightning (7 p.m. ET) |
| Los Angeles Kings: Friday, Oct. 5 vs. Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET) |
| Minnesota Wild: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Colorado (8 p.m. ET) |
| Montreal Canadiens: Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) |
| Nashville Predators: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Rangers (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| New Jersey Devils: Saturday Oct. 6 vs. Oilers (1 p.m. ET, in Sweden) |
| New York Islanders: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET) |
| New York Rangers: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Predators (7:30 p.m. ET) |
| Ottawa Senators: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. ET) |
| Philadelphia Flyers: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| Pittsburgh Penguins: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Capitals (7 p.m. ET) |
| St. Louis Blues: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Jets (8 p.m. ET) |
| San Jose Sharks: Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. Ducks (10:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) |
| Tampa Bay Lighting: Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. Panthers (7 p.m. ET) |
| Toronto Maple Leafs: Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. Canadiens (7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) |
| Vancouver Canucks: Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Flames (10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet) |
| Vegas Golden Knights: Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. Flyers (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| Washington Capitals: Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN) |
| Winnipeg Jets: Thursday, Oct. 4 at Blues (8 p.m. ET) |
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