NHL announces start time updates for regular-season schedule

By NHL Public Relations

@NHLPR

August 26, 2026

NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League today announced the following start time changes for the 2026-27 regular-season schedule. The complete 2026-27 NHL regular-season schedule can be found at NHL.com/schedule .

GAME #	DAY	DATE	VISITOR	HOME	LOCAL TIME	CHANGE
13	Thu.	1-Oct	Chicago	Utah	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
48	Tue.	6-Oct	NY Islanders	NY Rangers	8:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
49	Tue.	6-Oct	Minnesota	Buffalo	7:00 PM	From 8:00 PM to 7:00 PM
107	Wed.	14-Oct	Dallas	Colorado	6:30 PM	From 7:30 PM to 6:30 PM
110	Thu.	15-Oct	Philadelphia	Detroit	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
164	Thu.	22-Oct	Utah	Seattle	7:00 PM	From 6:40 PM to 7:00 PM
203	Thu.	29-Oct	Chicago	Detroit	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
220	Sat.	31-Oct	Edmonton	NY Islanders	2:00 PM	From 3:30 PM to 2:00 PM
239	Tue.	3-Nov	Edmonton	New Jersey	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
261	Thu.	5-Nov	Nashville	Colorado	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
266	Sat.	7-Nov	St. Louis	Nashville	12:00 PM	From 12:30 PM to 12:00 PM
289	Tue.	10-Nov	Florida	Columbus	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
293	Wed.	11-Nov	Tampa Bay	Buffalo	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
296	Wed.	11-Nov	Utah	Vegas	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
302	Thu.	12-Nov	Detroit	Florida	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
334	Tue.	17-Nov	Washington	Tampa Bay	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
349	Thu.	19-Nov	Edmonton	Tampa Bay	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
373	Sun.	22-Nov	Carolina	NY Rangers	12:30 PM	From 1:00 PM to 12:30 PM
398	Wed.	25-Nov	San Jose	Anaheim	7:00 PM	From 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
428	Sun.	29-Nov	Minnesota	Chicago	1:00 PM	From 2:00 PM to 1:00 PM
437	Tue.	1-Dec	San Jose	New Jersey	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
452	Thu.	3-Dec	NY Islanders	Philadelphia	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
457	Thu.	3-Dec	Dallas	Seattle	7:00 PM	From 6:40 PM to 7:00 PM
489	Tue.	8-Dec	Chicago	Pittsburgh	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
494	Tue.	8-Dec	Edmonton	Minnesota	7:00 PM	From 8:00 PM to 7:00 PM
496	Wed.	9-Dec	Detroit	New Jersey	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
498	Wed.	9-Dec	San Jose	Los Angeles	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
509	Thu.	10-Dec	Washington	Seattle	6:30 PM	From 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
538	Tue.	15-Dec	Los Angeles	Detroit	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
553	Thu.	17-Dec	Toronto	New Jersey	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
559	Fri.	18-Dec	Montreal	Buffalo	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
585	Mon.	21-Dec	Washington	Toronto	2:00 PM	From 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
600	Tue.	22-Dec	Vegas	Anaheim	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
595	Tue.	22-Dec	Toronto	Detroit	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
605	Sat.	26-Dec	Columbus	Washington	8:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
613	Sun.	27-Dec	Edmonton	Columbus	6:00 PM	From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
656	Sat.	2-Jan	Montreal	Florida	1:00 PM	From 4:00 PM to 1:00 PM

655	Sat.	2-Jan	Edmonton	Detroit	3:30 PM	From 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
684	Tue.	5-Jan	Edmonton	Nashville	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
724	Sun.	10-Jan	Washington	Anaheim	12:30 PM	From 5:00 PM to 12:30 PM
751	Thu.	14-Jan	Florida	Minnesota	8:30 PM	From 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM
744	Thu.	14-Jan	Colorado	Buffalo	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
776	Mon.	18-Jan	Montreal	Buffalo	2:00 PM	From 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
796	Wed.	20-Jan	Dallas	Chicago	6:30 PM	From 8:30 PM to 6:30 PM
812	Sat.	23-Jan	Tampa Bay	Detroit	12:30 PM	From 1:00 PM to 12:30 PM
850	Thu.	28-Jan	Los Angeles	Philadelphia	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
851	Thu.	28-Jan	NY Islanders	Carolina	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
881	Mon.	1-Feb	NY Islanders	Florida	2:00 PM	From 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
898	Tue.	9-Feb	Colorado	Carolina	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
913	Sat.	13-Feb	Anaheim	Nashville	12:00 PM	From 12:30 PM to 12:00 PM
929	Mon.	15-Feb	Anaheim	Boston	2:00 PM	From 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
931	Mon.	15-Feb	Buffalo	NY Rangers	6:00 PM	From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
940	Tue.	16-Feb	Florida	Tampa Bay	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
949	Wed.	17-Feb	Colorado	Edmonton	7:30 PM	From 8:00 PM to 7:30 PM
957	Thu.	18-Feb	Philadelphia	Dallas	8:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
960	Thu.	18-Feb	Columbus	Vegas	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
967	Sat.	20-Feb	NY Rangers	Philadelphia	12:30 PM	From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
968	Sat.	20-Feb	Buffalo	New Jersey	1:30 PM	From 3:00 PM to 1:30 PM
979	Sun.	21-Feb	New Jersey	Chicago	5:00 PM	From 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
986	Mon.	22-Feb	Montreal	Philadelphia	2:00 PM	From 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
993	Tue.	23-Feb	Carolina	New Jersey	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1011	Thu.	25-Feb	Winnipeg	Colorado	7:00 PM	From 8:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1019	Sat.	27-Feb	Detroit	Boston	12:30 PM	From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
1059	Thu.	4-Mar	New Jersey	Detroit	6:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM
1060	Thu.	4-Mar	Pittsburgh	Florida	8:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
1062	Thu.	4-Mar	Utah	Nashville	7:00 PM	From 8:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1071	Sat.	6-Mar	Pittsburgh	Boston	12:30 PM	From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
1073	Sat.	6-Mar	Seattle	Ottawa	3:00 PM	From 3:30 PM to 3:00 PM
1085	Sun.	7-Mar	Buffalo	Ottawa	3:00 PM	From 5:00 PM to 3:00 PM
1086	Sun.	7-Mar	Vegas	NY Rangers	7:00 PM	From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
1088	Sun.	7-Mar	Washington	Minnesota	8:30 PM	From 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
1081	Sun.	7-Mar	St. Louis	Philadelphia	3:30 PM	From 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
1084	Sun.	7-Mar	Colorado	Los Angeles	1:00 PM	From 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
1103	Tue.	9-Mar	San Jose	Vegas	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1105	Wed.	10-Mar	Washington	Chicago	7:00 PM	From 8:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1106	Wed.	10-Mar	Anaheim	Dallas	7:00 PM	From 8:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1115	Thu.	11-Mar	Los Angeles	Seattle	6:30 PM	From 6:40 PM to 6:30 PM
1109	Thu.	11-Mar	Boston	Pittsburgh	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1114	Thu.	11-Mar	NY Rangers	Colorado	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1138	Mon.	15-Mar	Tampa Bay	Washington	3:00 PM	From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
1152	Tue.	16-Mar	Carolina	Anaheim	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1156	Wed.	17-Mar	Minnesota	Colorado	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM

1160	Thu.	18-Mar	Washington	Buffalo	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1175	Sat.	20-Mar	Montreal	Detroit	12:30 PM	From 1:00 PM to 12:30 PM
1189	Sun.	21-Mar	Washington	NY Rangers	8:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
1204	Tue.	23-Mar	Utah	Colorado	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1213	Thu.	25-Mar	Philadelphia	Tampa Bay	6:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:30 PM
1228	Sat.	27-Mar	Seattle	Minnesota	1:00 PM	From 3:00 PM to 1:00 PM
1240	Sun.	28-Mar	Seattle	Chicago	1:00 PM	From 2:00 PM to 1:00 PM
1242	Sun.	28-Mar	Detroit	Montreal	6:00 PM	From 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM
1243	Sun.	28-Mar	Buffalo	St. Louis	7:30 PM	From 8:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1241	Sun.	28-Mar	Washington	Toronto	7:00 PM	From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
1252	Tue.	30-Mar	Carolina	NY Islanders	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1266	Thu.	1-Apr	Washington	Philadelphia	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1268	Thu.	1-Apr	Boston	Buffalo	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1277	Sat.	3-Apr	Florida	NY Rangers	12:30 PM	From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
1292	Sun.	4-Apr	Detroit	Ottawa	3:00 PM	From 5:00 PM to 3:00 PM
1306	Tue.	6-Apr	Pittsburgh	NY Rangers	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1310	Tue.	6-Apr	St. Louis	Vegas	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1302	Tue.	6-Apr	Montreal	Florida	7:15 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
1303	Tue.	6-Apr	Tampa Bay	New Jersey	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1304	Tue.	6-Apr	Washington	Columbus	7:45 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
1311	Tue.	6-Apr	Los Angeles	Anaheim	7:15 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
1312	Wed.	7-Apr	Boston	Buffalo	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1315	Wed.	7-Apr	Dallas	Utah	7:00 PM	From 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1319	Thu.	8-Apr	Philadelphia	Columbus	7:30 PM	From 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
1323	Thu.	8-Apr	Minnesota	San Jose	7:00 PM	From 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
1329	Sat.	10-Apr	Washington	Philadelphia	12:30 PM	From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
1337	Sat.	10-Apr	Dallas	Nashville	6:00 PM	From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

NHL announces start time updates for regular-season schedule

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