The National Hockey League released its pre-season schedule Wednesday.
The pre-season kicks off on Sunday, September 25 with the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues set for a pair of split-squad games. The Battle of Ontario heads east on Monday, September 26 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators facing off in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Lumby, B.C., winners of the Kraft Hockeyville competition, will see the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings in town on October 2, with the nearby city of Vernon hosting a pre-season game (broadcast in Canada on Sportsnet at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET).
Canadian neutral sites set to play host to pre-season games are as follows: Halifax, N.S. (Ottawa vs. Toronto, Sept. 26); Hamilton, Ont. (Detroit vs. Toronto, Oct. 7);London, Ont. (Dallas vs. Florida, Oct. 2); Quebec City, Que. (Boston vs. Montreal, Oct. 4); St. Catharines, Ont. (Buffalo vs. Toronto, Sept. 29); Saskatoon, Sask. (Toronto vs. Ottawa, Oct. 4); Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
The NHL regular season begins Wednesday, October 12.
Here’s a look at the entire pre-season schedule.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Columbus (split-squad) at St. Louis (split-squad), 1 p.m.
St. Louis (split-squad) at Columbus (split-squad), 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
Ottawa vs. Toronto, at Halifax, N.S. (Scotiabank Centre), 6 p.m.
Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia (split-squad) at New Jersey (split-squad), 7 p.m.
Philadelphia (split-squad) at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Buffalo, at State College, Pa. (Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State), 7 p.m.
New Jersey (split-squad) at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary (split-squad) at Edmonton (split-squad), 9 p.m.
Edmonton (split-squad) at Calgary (split-squad), 9 p.m.
Los Angeles (split-squad) at Arizona (split-squad), 10 p.m.
Arizona (split-squad) at Los Angeles (split-squad), 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
Nashville at Florida (split-squad doubleheader), 3:30 and 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders (split-squad) at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders (split-squad) at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28
Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m.
New Jersey vs. Philadelphia, at Allentown, Pa. (PPL Center), 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Toronto, at St. Catharines, Ont. (Meridian Centre), 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Montreal at Ottawa, 3 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Washington vs. NY Islanders, at Bridgeport, Conn. (Webster Bank Arena), 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Arizona, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
Dallas vs. Florida, at London, Ont. (Budweiser Gardens), 3 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles (split-squad) at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles (split-squad) vs. Edmonton, at Vernon, B.C. (Kal Tire Place), 9 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 3
NY Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Boston vs. Montreal, at Quebec City, Que. (Centre Vidéotron), 7 p.m.
Carolina vs. Buffalo, at Marquette, Mich. (Lakeview Arena), 7 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Toronto vs. Ottawa, at Saskatoon, Sask. (SaskTel Centre), 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Carolina, at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (Essar Centre), 7 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis, at Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center), 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 6
Philadelphia at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 7
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto, at Hamilton, Ont. (FirstOntario Centre), 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas vs. Los Angeles, at Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena), 10 p.m.
San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
New Jersey vs. Florida, at West Point, N.Y. (Tate Rink, U.S. Military Academy), 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Colorado vs. Los Angeles, at Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena), 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
NY Islanders at Washington, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
