NHL releases full 2021-22 schedule

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NHL releases full 2021-22 schedule

This just in, the NHL has released its full 82 game schedule for all 32 teams.

Check it out:


Some highlights and games to pencil in on the calendar:

Tuesday, Oct. 12 season opener highlighted by the Tampa Bay Lightning raising their third Stanley Cup championship banner before facing the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena.

Tuesday, Oct. 12 the Seattle Kraken officially take to the ice against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena

The New York Islanders will open their new home, UBS Arena, on Saturday, Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames

A rematch of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 7 when the Montreal Canadiens play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Bell Centre.

The 2022 NHL Winter Classic® will feature the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild at the home of MLB’s Minnesota Twins, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 1, 2022. The outdoor game, originally scheduled for New Year’s Day 2021, continues the tradition the League established in 2008 of hosting a regular-season outdoor game at the onset of the new year, with the 2022 edition marking the 14-year anniversary of the first NHL Winter Classic® in Buffalo.

On Feb. 26, the 2022 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ will visit the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium, in Nashville, Tenn., where the Nashville Predators will play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It will be the second regular-season outdoor game for the Predators and first such game for the Lightning, who will become the 27th NHL team to participate in a regular-season outdoor game.


More than that though, the NHL has released the breakdown of divisional games for each team:

Games Within Division

5 teams x 2 home / 2 away  (Subtotal 10 home / 10 away)

1 team x 2 home / 1 away  (Subtotal 2 home / 1 away)

1 team x 1 home / 2 away  (Subtotal 1 home / 2 away)

 

Games Within Conference (Non-Division)

4 teams x 2 home / 1 away (Subtotal  8 home / 4 away)

4 teams x 1 home / 2 away (Subtotal 4 home / 8 away)

 

Non-Conference Games                                                               

16 teams x 1 home / 1 away (Subtotal 16 home / 16 away)

 

Grand Total – 82 Games

41 home / 41 away




Source: NHL