2025 NHL Preseason Schedule

The 2025 NHL preseason kicks off on September 20, 2025, giving fans a first look at teams preparing for the new season. Preseason games feature split-squad matchups, classic rivalries and more. Check out the complete schedule below with dates, times (ET), and opponents.

Saturday, Sept. 20

  • St. Louis at Dallas, 7 PM ET

Sunday, Sept. 21

  • NY Rangers at New Jersey, 1 PM ET
  • Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 3 PM ET
  • Toronto at Ottawa, 3 PM ET
  • Colorado (split squad) vs. Utah (split squad), 4:30 PM ET (Denver, Magness Arena)
  • Minnesota at Winnipeg, 5 PM ET
  • St. Louis at Columbus, 5 PM ET
  • Washington at Boston, 5 PM ET
  • Anaheim vs. Los Angeles (Ontario, CA), 6 PM ET
  • Florida (split squad) at Nashville (split squad), 7 PM ET
  • Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 PM ET
  • Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 8 PM ET
  • Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 8 PM ET
  • Vancouver at Seattle, 8 PM ET
  • Vegas at San Jose, 8 PM ET
  • Utah (split squad) at Colorado (split squad), 8:30 PM ET

Monday, Sept. 22

  • Buffalo at Columbus, 7 PM ET
  • Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 PM ET
  • Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 PM ET
  • Utah at Anaheim, 10 PM ET

Tuesday, Sept. 23

  • Boston at NY Rangers, 7 PM ET
  • Chicago at Detroit, 7 PM ET
  • Columbus at Buffalo, 7 PM ET
  • NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 PM ET
  • Ottawa at Toronto, 7 PM ET
  • Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 PM ET
  • Minnesota at Dallas, 8 PM ET
  • Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 PM ET
  • Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 PM ET
  • Seattle at Calgary, 9 PM ET
  • Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 PM ET

Wednesday, Sept. 24

  • Florida at Carolina, 6 PM ET
  • Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 PM ET
  • Seattle at Edmonton, 9 PM ET
  • Calgary vs. Vancouver (Abbotsford, BC), 10 PM ET
  • Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 PM ET

Thursday, Sept. 25

  • Buffalo at Detroit, 7 PM ET
  • NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 PM ET
  • Philadelphia vs. Washington (Hershey, PA), 7 PM ET
  • Toronto at Montreal, 7 PM ET
  • Dallas at Minnesota, 8 PM ET
  • Utah at Vegas, 10 PM ET

Friday, Sept. 26

  • Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 PM ET
  • Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 PM ET
  • New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 PM ET
  • Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 PM ET
  • Seattle at Vancouver, 10 PM ET
  • Vegas at San Jose, 10 PM ET

Saturday, Sept. 27

  • Detroit at Buffalo, 3 PM ET
  • Boston at Philadelphia, 5 PM ET
  • Anaheim vs. Los Angeles (Bakersfield, CA), 6 PM ET
  • Chicago at St. Louis, 7 PM ET
  • Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 PM ET
  • Dallas at Colorado, 7 PM ET
  • Montreal at Toronto, 7 PM ET
  • Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 PM ET
  • Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 PM ET

Sunday, Sept. 28

  • New Jersey (split squad) vs. Ottawa (Quebec City, QC), 3 PM ET
  • Washington at New Jersey (split squad), 3 PM ET
  • Chicago at Minnesota, 6 PM ET
  • Nashville at Carolina, 7 PM ET
  • Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 PM ET

Monday, Sept. 29

  • Carolina at Florida, 6 PM ET
  • NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 PM ET
  • Philadelphia at Boston, 7 PM ET
  • Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 PM ET
  • Calgary at Seattle, 10 PM ET
  • San Jose at Anaheim, 10 PM ET

Tuesday, Sept. 30

  • Florida vs. Tampa Bay (Orlando, FL), 7 PM ET
  • Montreal vs. Ottawa (Quebec City, QC), 7 PM ET
  • Washington at Columbus, 7 PM ET
  • Detroit at Chicago, 8 PM ET
  • Vegas at Colorado, 8 PM ET
  • Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 PM ET
  • Dallas at St. Louis, 8 PM ET
  • Los Angeles vs. Utah (Boise, ID), 9 PM ET

Wednesday, Oct. 1

  • Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 PM ET
  • Colorado at Vegas, 9 PM ET
  • Vancouver at Calgary, 9 PM ET
  • Anaheim at San Jose, 10 PM ET
  • Edmonton at Seattle, 10 PM ET

Thursday, Oct. 2

  • Boston at Washington, 7 PM ET
  • Detroit at Toronto, 7 PM ET
  • Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 PM ET
  • New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 PM ET
  • NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 PM ET
  • Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 PM ET
  • Los Angeles at Utah, 9 PM ET

Friday, Oct. 3

  • Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 PM ET
  • Minnesota at Chicago, 8 PM ET
  • Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 PM ET
  • Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 PM ET
  • San Jose at Vegas, 10 PM ET

Saturday, Oct. 4

  • NY Rangers at Boston, 2 PM ET
  • New Jersey at Philadelphia, 3 PM ET
  • Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 PM ET
  • Carolina at Nashville, 4 PM ET
  • Colorado at Dallas, 6 PM ET
  • Columbus at Washington, 7 PM ET
  • Ottawa at Montreal, 7 PM ET
  • St. Louis at Chicago, 7 PM ET
  • Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 PM ET
  • Toronto at Detroit, 7 PM ET
  • San Jose at Utah, 9 PM ET

Note: Data nhl.com