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?