It won't just be the 31 NHL teams and a few international cities hosting preseason games.
Some teams will play games in the home buildings of their American Hockey League affiliates. The Minnesota Wild will play the St. Louis Blues at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, home of their AHL team, the Iowa Wild, on Sept. 19. The Flyers and Islanders will play at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home of the Flyers' AHL team, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, on Sept. 21. The Islanders will play the New York Rangers at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, home of the Islanders' AHL team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on Sept. 22.
There will be two games in non-NHL cities in Canada. The Capitals and Montreal Canadiens play at Videotron Centre in Quebec City on Sept. 20, and the Vancouver Canucks and Coyotes play at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, on Sept. 29 (10 p.m. ET; SN).
The first battle of Florida between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers will take place at Amway Arena in Orlando on Sept. 27.
There will be an NHL game in Utah for the first time since 2008 when the Kings and Canucks play at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Sept. 24 (9:30 p.m. ET, NHLN). Also, the Dallas Stars will play the Panthers at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 22.