NHL 2026-27: Upcoming Fixtures, Schedules, and Rosters

During the 2026-27 NHL season, several teams proved their resilience and determination in their previous games. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg Jets in their NHL game.

The Nashville Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues in their latest game. The Los Angeles Kings lost against the Boston Bruins, while the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Utah Mammoth. The Philadelphia Flyers earned a narrow 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Game Schedules: Dates and Venues

Fixtures	Dates	Time Zone (Eastern Time)	Time Zone (Pacific Time)	Time Zone (Indian Standard Time)	Locations
New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings	October 24, 2026	03:30 PM	12:30 PM	01:00 AM (Next Day)	Prudential Center, Newark.
Edmonton Oilers vs Toronto Maple Leafs	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Rogers Place, Edmonton.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vegas Golden Knights	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Nationwide Arena, Columbus.
St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Enterprise Center, St. Louis.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh.
Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Capital One Arena, Washington.
Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	TD Garden, Boston.
Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers	October 24, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa.
Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning	October 24, 2026	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild	October 24, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle.
Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings	October 24, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary.

Pivotal Teams and Possible Rosters

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: October 24, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT|04:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Projected Lineups for Columbus Blue Jackets

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Jet Greaves and Cam Talbot
Defensemen	Zach Werenski, Jake Christiansen, Carson Soucy, Damon Severson, Denton Mateychuk, and Emil Andrae
Forwards	Matthew Knies, Valeri Nichushkin, Cole Sillinger, Ryan Lomberg, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan, Charlie Coyle, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Kent Johnson, Conor Garland, Mathieu Olivier, and Danton Heinen

Projected Lineups for Vegas Golden Knights

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Adin Hill and Carter Hart
Defensemen	Brayden McNabb, Jeremy Lauzon, Noah Hanifin, Shea Theodore, Rasmus Andersson, and Dylan Coghlan
Forwards	Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden, Trevor Connelly, Braeden Bowman, Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, Tomas Hertl, Nic Dowd, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Raphael Lavoie, and Marc Gatcomb

Injury Update for Columbus Blue Jackets

Players	Position
Isac Lundestrom	Center
Ivan Provorov	Defenseman
Dante Fabbro	Defenseman

Injury Update for Vegas Golden Knights

Players	Position
Victor Olofsson	Left Wing
Parker Wotherspoon	Defenseman

Teams Analysis

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Minnesota Wild in their most recent game. Adam Fantilli scored for the Blue Jackets. Adam Fantilli recorded one goal, no assists, one point, and two shots on goal. Danila Yurov and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Minnesota Wild. Danila Yurov registered one goal, no assists, one point, and four shots on goal. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest match. Mark Stone, Trevor Connelly, Brett Howden, Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, and Shea Theodore scored for the Golden Knights. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins.

The Pick: Vegas Golden Knights

St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: October 24, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Projected Lineups for St. Louis Blues

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Joel Hofer and Jordan Binnington
Defensemen	Philip Broberg, Adam Jiříček, Cam Fowler, Justin Barron, Colton Parayko, and Brandon Carlo
Forwards	Dylan Holloway, Connor McMichael, Jake Neighbours, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Robert Thomas, Mason McTavish, Dalibor Dvorsky, Pius Suter, Jimmy Snuggerud, Jonatan Berggren, Pavel Buchnevich, and Otto Stenberg

Projected Lineups for Carolina Hurricanes

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Pyotr Kochetkov and Brandon Bussi
Defensemen	Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jalen Chatfield, Sean Walker, and Mike Reilly
Forwards	Andrei Svechnikov, Bradly Nadeau, Nikolaj Ehlers, Eric Robinson, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Martinook, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, William Carrier, Jackson Blake, Felix Unger Sorum, and Nicolas Deslauriers

Injury Update for St. Louis Blues

Players	Position
Logan Mailloux	Defenseman
Tyler Tucker	Defenseman
Alexey Toropchenko	Right Wing
Dillon Dube	Center
Ross Johnston	Left Wing

Injury Update for Carolina Hurricanes

Players	Position
Seth Jarvis	Center
Jordan Staal	Center
Taylor Hall	Left Wing
Alexander Nikishin	Defenseman
Mark Jankowski	Left Wing

Teams Analysis

The St. Louis Blues lost to the Nashville Predators in their NHL game. The Blues scored in the first and second periods. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg Jets in their latest fixture. The Hurricanes scored in the second and third periods.

The Pick: Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks

Date: October 24, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: TD Garden, Boston.

Projected Lineups for Boston Bruins

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Jeremy Swayman and Michael DiPietro
Defensemen	Hampus Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, Frederic Brunet, Charlie McAvoy, Will Borgen, and Mason Lohrei
Forwards	JJ Peterka, Marat Khusnutdinov, Casey Mittelstadt, Tanner Jeannot, Fraser Minten, Matthew Poitras, Elias Lindholm, Sean Kuraly, David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie, James Hagens, and Mark Kastelic

Projected Lineups for San Jose Sharks

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic
Defensemen	Darnell Nurse, Sam Dickinson, Dmitry Orlov, Michael Kesselring, Jacob Trouba, and Nolan Allan
Forwards	Igor Chernyshov, Ivar Stenberg, Mason Marchment, Barclay Goodrow, Macklin Celebrini, Michael Misa, Alex Wennberg, Zack Ostapchuk, Will Smith, Kiefer Sherwood, Tyler Toffoli, Ty Dellandrea,and Collin Graf

Injury Update for Boston Bruins

Player	Position
No Injuries	–

Injury Update for San Jose Sharks

Player	Position
Alex Wennberg	Center

Teams Analysis

The Boston Bruins defeated the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL fixture. David Pastrnak, Marat Khusnutdinov, Elias Lindholm, and JJ Peterka scored for the Bruins. David Pastrnak recorded one goal, one assist, two points, and three shots on goal. Alex Laferriere scored the only goal for the Kings. Alex Laferriere registered one goal, one point, and two shots on goal. The San Jose Sharks lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their most recent game. Auston Matthews, Gavin McKenna, and Nicholas Paul scored for the Maple Leafs. Mason Marchment scored for the San Jose Sharks. Mason Marchment recorded one goal, no assists, one point, and four shots on goal.

The Pick: Boston Bruins

Utah Mammoth vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: October 24, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 09:00 PM ET| 06:00 PM PT|06:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City.

Projected Lineups for Utah Mammoth

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Sebastian Cossa and Karel Vejmelka
Defensemen	Mikhail Sergachev, Nate Schmidt, Dmitri Simashev, MacKenzie Weegar, Andrew Peeke, and Nick DeSimone
Forwards	Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley, Anders Lee, Jack McBain, Nick Schmaltz, Vincent Trocheck, Barrett Hayton, Kevin Stenlund, Lawson Crouse, Dylan Guenther, Kailer Yamamoto, and Daniil But

Projected Lineups for Tampa Bay Lightning

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Andrei Vasilevskiy and Dennis Hildeby
Defensemen	J.J. Moser, Ryan McDonagh, Victor Hedman, Charle-Edouard D’Astous, John Carlson, Erik Cernak, and Emil Lilleberg
Forwards	Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel, Ilya Mikheyev, Jeffrey Viel, Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, Zemgus Girgensons, Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves, Pontus Holmberg, and Conor Geekie

Injury Update for Utah Mammoth

Players	Position
Michael Carcone	Left Wing
John Marino	Defenseman

Injury Update for Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	Position
Yanni Gourde	Center
Anthony Cirelli	Center

Teams Analysis

The Utah Mammoth defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL game. The Mammoth scored consistently throughout the match. The Penguins scored consistently in all periods. The Utah Mammoth currently sits at the top in the Central Division of the Western Conference. They entered the game with a 7-3-0 record. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Vancouver Canucks in their latest fixture. The Lightning struggled with inconsistent performances throughout the game. The Canucks scored consistently in all periods. The Tampa Bay Lightning currently sit second in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Pick: Utah Mammoth

Final Assessment and Expected Outcome

The 2026-27 NHL season will see several teams clash in a series of home-and-away fixtures. The New Jersey Devils will host the Los Angeles Kings on October 24, 2026. Which team will come out on top? The Edmonton Oilers will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 24, 2026. Which team could have an edge?

In another key matchup, the Columbus Blue Jackets will host the Vegas Golden Knights on October 24. The Columbus Blue Jackets will aim to avoid dropping into the bottom of the standings. The Calgary Flames will host the Detroit Red Wings on October 24. Which team will gain the upper hand?