Complete 2014-15 home openers for every NHL team

NHL Schedule release: Complete 2014-15 home openers for every team

By Josh Hill | Jun 22, 2014

May 9, 2014; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Justin Fontaine (14) celebrates his goal with forward Erik Haula (56) during the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks in game four of the second round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

It seems like we just watched the Stanley Cup playoffs begin yesterday and it hasn’t been that long since the Los Angeles Kings hoisted yet another Stanley Cup over their heads but already we’re on to the next season. Teams not located in Los Angeles will be looking forward to today’s schedule announcement to see what their path to the 2014-15 Stanley Cup Finals will look like, as the complete schedule will be handed out by the NHL at 4pm ET.

To tease the release of the schedule, the NHL has tipped fans off to every single home opener for every single team in the league. While it’s not the complete schedule, it give us at least two games per most teams that we can look forward to.

The New Jersey Devils got the short end of the stick and will be opening their season at home at the latest date out of all the teams. Judging from the layout of the schedule, it appears that October 8th will be the first night hte puck is dropped on a new season.

Here’s a look at every home opener for every NHL team.

Anaheim Ducks: Friday, Oct. 17 vs. Minnesota
Arizona Coyotes: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Winnipeg
Boston Bruins: Wednesday, Oct. 8 vs. Philadelphia
Buffalo Sabres: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Columbus
Calgary Flames: Wednesday, Oct. 8 vs. Vancouver
Carolina Hurricanes: Friday, Oct. 10 vs. NY Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Buffalo
Colorado Avalanche: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Minnesota
Columbus Blue Jackets: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. NY Rangers
Dallas Stars: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Chicago
Detroit Red Wings: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Boston
Edmonton Oilers: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Calgary
Florida Panthers: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. New Jersey
Los Angeles Kings: Wednesday, Oct. 8 vs. San Jose
Minnesota Wild: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Colorado
Montreal Canadiens: Thursday, Oct. 16 vs. Boston
Nashville Predators: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Ottawa
New Jersey Devils: Saturday, Oct. 18 vs. San Jose
New York Islanders: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Carolina
New York Rangers: Sunday, Oct. 12 vs. Toronto
Ottawa Senators: Thursday, Oct. 16 vs. Colorado
Philadelphia Flyers: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey
Pittsburgh Penguins: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Anaheim
San Jose Sharks: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Winnipeg
St. Louis Blues: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. NY Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Florida
Toronto Maple Leafs: Wednesday, Oct. 8 vs. Montreal
Vancouver Canucks: Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Edmonton
Washington Capitals: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Montreal
Winnipeg Jets: Friday, Oct. 17 vs. Nashville

The complete 2014-15 NHL schedule will be released at 4pm ET.

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