NHL drops schedule for 2026-27 Avalanche season
On Wednesday, the NHL gave us a little taste of what’s to come by dropping every team’s first game — a day later they revealed the other 83 games for the league’s 32 teams. That’s right, the Colorado Avalanche will play 84 hockey games, and the season begins just after the calendar flips to fall.
The Avs are the reigning champs of the regular season, winning the 2025-26 President’s Trophy. They carried that juice into the playoffs where they pounded the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild. But it came all crashing down with a humiliatingly quick exit on the swords of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Perhaps the biggest shift
Beyond opening night Sept. 30 against the Kings, circle New Year’s Eve — the Avs’ first-ever Winter Classic, outdoors in Utah. And buckle up for 28 games against Central Division foes in the new 84-game format.
Colorado Avalanche full 2026-27 schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time (MT) |
|---|---|---|
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| Wed, Sept. 30 | vs Los Angeles | 8:00 p.m. |
| OCTOBER | ||
| Sat, Oct. 3 | vs St. Louis | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct. 7 | at Winnipeg | 5:30 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 8 | at Calgary | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct. 10 | vs Toronto | 5:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Oct. 13 | at Dallas | 6:30 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct. 14 | vs Dallas | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 16 | vs Pittsburgh | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Oct. 19 | at Philadelphia | 5:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Oct. 20 | at New Jersey | 5:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | vs Tampa Bay | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Oct. 25 | at Nashville | 6:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct. 28 | vs New Jersey | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct. 31 | vs Calgary | 8:00 p.m. |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| Mon, Nov. 2 | at Chicago | 6:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov. 3 | at Columbus | 5:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Nov. 5 | vs Nashville | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov. 7 | vs Detroit | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov. 10 | at Toronto | 5:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Nov. 12 | at Ottawa | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov. 14 | at Montreal | 5:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Nov. 18 | at Utah | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Nov. 19 | vs Anaheim | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Nov. 25 | vs Montreal | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri, Nov. 27 | at Minnesota | 2:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov. 28 | vs San Jose | 7:00 p.m. |
| DECEMBER | ||
| Tue, Dec. 1 | at Boston | 5:30 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec. 3 | at Detroit | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec. 5 | at NY Rangers | 5:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Dec. 7 | at NY Islanders | 11:00 a.m. |
| Tue, Dec. 8 | at St. Louis | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec. 12 | vs Washington | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Dec. 14 | vs Utah | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Dec. 16 | vs NY Islanders | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Dec. 18 | vs Carolina | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Dec. 20 | vs Seattle | 6:00 p.m. |
| NHL Holiday Break | ||
| Sun, Dec. 27 | at Anaheim | 6:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Dec. 29 | vs St. Louis | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec. 31 | at Utah* | 4:00 p.m. |
| JANUARY | ||
| Sat, Jan. 2 | at Vegas | 8:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Jan. 4 | vs Vegas | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Jan. 6 | vs Ottawa | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan. 8 | vs Seattle | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Jan. 10 | vs Nashville | 6:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Jan. 12 | at Pittsburgh | 5:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Jan. 14 | at Buffalo | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Jan. 16 | at Washington | 5:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Jan. 18 | vs Vancouver | 1:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Jan. 20 | vs Boston | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan. 22 | at Dallas | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Jan. 24 | vs Dallas | 3:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Jan. 26 | vs Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Jan. 28 | at St. Louis | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Jan. 30 | vs Buffalo | 3:00 p.m. |
| NHL All-Star Break | ||
| FEBRUARY | ||
| Tue, Feb. 9 | at Carolina | 5:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Feb. 12 | at Florida | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Feb. 13 | at Tampa Bay | 5:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Feb. 15 | vs Columbus | 1:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Feb. 17 | at Edmonton | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Feb. 20 | at Vancouver | 9:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Feb. 22 | vs Vegas | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Feb. 25 | vs Winnipeg | 8:30 p.m. |
| Sat, Feb. 27 | vs Florida | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Feb. 28 | at Chicago | 4:30 p.m. |
| MARCH | ||
| Tue, Mar. 2 | at Nashville | 6:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Mar. 5 | at San Jose | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar. 7 | at Los Angeles | 1:30 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar. 9 | vs Philadelphia | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Mar. 11 | vs NY Rangers | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat, Mar. 13 | vs Chicago | 4:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Mar. 15 | vs Edmonton | 7:30 p.m. |
| Wed, Mar. 17 | vs Minnesota | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Mar. 19 | at Seattle | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar. 21 | vs Chicago | 3:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar. 23 | vs Utah | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Mar. 25 | at Winnipeg | 6:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Mar. 27 | vs Winnipeg | 5:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Mar. 29 | at San Jose | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar. 30 | at Anaheim | 8:00 p.m. |
| APRIL | ||
| Fri, Apr. 2 | vs Los Angeles | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Apr. 4 | at Minnesota | 12:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Apr. 6 | at Vancouver | 8:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Apr. 8 | at Calgary | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Apr. 10 | vs Minnesota | 1:00 p.m. |
*2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic | All times Mountain | Dates and times subject to change
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