NHL Schedule Released

Well, we can start circling the dates right now. The National Hockey League has released its schedule for the 2023-24 season. There's already some excitement in the air for the games on the schedule. Don't worry, we will drop the full schedule for the three teams we focus closely on here on the show, the Islanders Rangers and Lightning. First things first, here's some of the key dates and matchups from the rest of the league.

Opening Night triple header on ESPN:
October 10th: Predators @ Lightning 5:30, Blackhawks @ Penguins 8PM (Bedard vs Crosby), and Kraken @ Golden Knights (Cup Banner raising in Vegas)

October 24th: All 32 teams playing on the same night at the same time.

October 30th: Panthers @ Bruins (first meeting since Florida major playoff upset)

December 12th: Chicago @ Edmonton (Bedard vs McDavid)

December 23rd: Vegas @ Florida (Cup Finals Rematch)

Outdoor Games:
January 1st: Winter Classic Golden Knights @ Kracken (T-Mobile Park in Seattle)
NHL Stadium Series February 17th: Flyers @ Devils (Metlife Stadium)
NHL Stadium Series February 18th: Rangers @ Islanders (Metlife Stadium)

Now here's the schedule for the teams we cover on this show

OCTOBER
Oct 14 vs Buffalo7:30 PM
Oct 17 vs Arizona 7:30 PM
Oct 20 vs New Jersey 7:30 PM
Oct 21 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Oct 24 vs Colorado 8:00 PM
Oct 26 vs Ottawa7:30 PM
Oct 28 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Oct 30 vs Detroit 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER
Nov 2 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Nov 4 vs Carolina 7:30 PM
Nov 7 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Nov 9 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Nov 11 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Nov 13 @ Edmonton 8:30 PM
Nov 15 @ Vancouver 10:30 PM
Nov 16 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Nov 18 @ Calgary 7:00 PM
Nov 22 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Nov 24 @ Ottawa 7:30 PM
Nov 25 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Nov 28 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Nov 30 @ Carolina 7:00 PM

DECEMBER
Dec 2 @ Florida 6:00 PM
Dec 5 vs San Jose 7:30 PM
Dec 7 vs Columbus 7:30 PM
Dec 9 vs Los Angeles 7:30 PM
Dec 11 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Dec 13 vs Anaheim 7:30 PM
Dec 15 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Dec 16 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Dec 19 vs Edmonton 7:30 PM
Dec 20 @ Washington 7:30 PM
Dec 23 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Dec 27 vs Pittsburgh 7:30 PM
Dec 29 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Dec 31 @ Pittsburgh 6:00 PM

JANUARY
Jan 2 @ Colorado 9:00 PM
Jan 4 @ Arizona 9:00 PM
Jan 6 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Jan 9 vs Vancouver 7:30 PM
Jan 11 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Jan 13 @ Nashville 8:00 PM
Jan 15 @ Minnesota 5:00 PM
Jan 16 @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM
Jan 19 @ Chicago 8:30 PM
Jan 21 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Jan 23 vs Vegas 7:30 PM
Jan 25 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Jan 27 vs Florida 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY
Feb 5 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Feb 8 vs Tampa Bay 7:30 PM
Feb 10 vs Calgary 1:00 PM
Feb 13 vs Seattle 7:30 PM
Feb 18 vs Rangers 3:00 PM (Stadium Series @ Metlife)
Feb 20 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Feb 22 @ St. Louis 8:00 PM
Feb 24 vs Tampa Bay 12:30 PM
Feb 26 @ Dallas 8:00 PM
Feb 29 @ Detroit 7:00 PM

MARCH
Mar 2 vs Boston 3:00 PM
Mar 5 vs St. Louis 7:30 PM
Mar 7 @ San Jose 10:30 PM
Mar 10 @ Anaheim 8:00 PM
Mar 11 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Mar 14 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Mar 16 vs Ottawa 12:30 PM
Mar 17 @ Rangers 1:00 PM
Mar 19 vs Carolina 7:30 PM
Mar 21 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Mar 23 vs Winnipeg 1:00 PM
Mar 24 vs New Jersey 5:00 PM
Mar 28 @ Florida 7:00 PM
Mar 30 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM

APRIL
Apr 1 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Apr 2 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Apr 4 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Apr 6 vs Nashville 7:30 PM
Apr 9 vs Rangers 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Montreal 7:30 PM 
Apr 13 @ Rangers 12:30 PM
Apr 15 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Apr 17 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM

OCTOBER
Oct 12 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Oct 14 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Oct 16 vs Arizona 7:00 PM
Oct 19 vs Nashville 7:00 PM
Oct 21 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Oct 24 @ Calgary 9:45 PM
Oct 26 @ Edmonton 9:00 PM
Oct 28 @ Vancouver 10:00 PM
Oct 30 @ Winnipeg 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER
Nov 2 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Nov 4 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Nov 7 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Nov 9 vs Minnesota 7:00 PM
Nov 12 vs Columbus 7:00 PM
Nov 18 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Nov 20 @ Dallas 8:00 PM
Nov 22 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Nov 24 @ Philadelphia 1:00 PM
Nov 25 vs Boston 1:00 PM
Nov 27 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM
Nov 29 vs Detroit 7:30 PM

DECEMBER
Dec 2 @ Nashville 4:00 PM
Dec 3 vs San Jose 6:00 PM
Dec 5 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Dec 9 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Dec 10 vs Los Angeles 7:00 PM
Dec 12 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Dec 15 vs Anaheim 7:00 PM
Dec 16 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Dec 19 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Dec 22 vs Edmonton 7:00 PM
Dec 23 vs Buffalo 7:30 PM
Dec 27 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Dec 29 @ Florida 7:00 PM
Dec 30 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM

JANUARY
Jan 2 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Jan 4 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Jan 6 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Jan 8 vs Vancouver 7:00 PM
Jan 11 @ St. Louis 8:00 PM
Jan 13 @ Washington 1:00 PM 
Jan 14 vs Washington 1:00 PM
Jan 16 vs Seattle 7:00 PM
Jan 18 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Jan 20 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Jan 21 @ Anaheim 8:30 PM
Jan 23 @ San Jose 10:30 PM
Jan 26 vs Vegas 7:00 PM
Jan 27 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM

FEBRUARY
Feb 5 vs Colorado 7:00 PM
Feb 7 vs Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Feb 9 @ Chicago 8:30 PM
Feb 12 vs Calgary 7:00 PM
Feb 15 vs Montreal 7:00 PM
Feb 18 @ Islanders 3PM (Stadium Series @ Metlife)
Feb 20 vs Dallas 7:00 PM
Feb 22 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Feb 24 @ Philadelphia 3:00 PM
Feb 25 @ Columbus 6:00 PM
Feb 28 vs Columbus 7:00 PM

MARCH
Mar 2 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Mar 4 vs Florida 7:00 PM
Mar 9 vs St. Louis 7:30 PM
Mar 11 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Mar 12 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Mar 14 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Mar 16 @ Pittsburgh 3:00 PM
Mar 17 vs Islanders 1:00 PM
Mar 19 vs Winnipeg 7:00 PM
Mar 21 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Mar 23 vs Florida 8:00 PM
Mar 26 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mar 28 @ Colorado 9:00 PM
Mar 30 @ Arizona 6:00 PM

APRIL
Apr 1 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Apr 3 vs New Jersey 7:30 PM
Apr 5 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Apr 7 vs Montreal 7:00 PM
Apr 9 @ Islanders 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Apr 13 vs Islanders 12:30 PM
Apr 15 vs Ottawa 7:30 PM

OCTOBER
Oct 10 vs Nashville 5:30 PM
Oct 15 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Oct 14 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Oct 17 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Oct 19 vs Vancouver 7:00 PM
Oct 21 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Oct 24 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Oct 26 vs San Jose 7:00 PM
Oct 30 vs Seattle 7:00 PM

NOVEMBER
Nov 2 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Nov 4 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Nov 6 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Nov 7 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Nov 9 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Nov 11 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Nov 14 @ St. Louis 8:00 PM
Nov 16 @ Chicago 8:30 PM
Nov 18 vs Edmonton 4:00 PM
Nov 20 vs Boston 7:00 PM
Nov 22 vs Winnipeg 7:00 PM
Nov 24 @ Carolina 3:00 PM
Nov 27 @ Colorado 9:00 PM
Nov 28 @ Arizona 9:00 PM
Nov 30 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM

DECEMBER
Dec 2 @ Dallas 2:00 PM
Dec 4 vs Dallas 7:00 PM
Dec 6 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Dec 7 @ Nashville 8:00 PM
Dec 9 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Dec 12 @ Vancouver 10:00 PM
Dec 14 @ Edmonton 9:00 PM
Dec 16 @ Calgary 10:00 PM
Dec 19 vs St. Louis 7:00 PM
Dec 21 vs Vegas 7:00 PM
Dec 23 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Dec 27 vs Florida 7:00 PM
Dec 30 vs Rangers 7:00 PM
Dec 31 vs Montreal 7:00 PM

JANUARY
Jan 2 @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM
Jan 4 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Jan 6 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Jan 9 vs Los Angeles 7:00 PM
Jan 11 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Jan 13 vs Anaheim 7:00 PM
Jan 18 vs Minnesota 7:00 PM
Jan 20 @ Buffalo 12:30 PM
Jan 21 @ Detroit 5:00 PM
Jan 23 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Jan 25 vs Arizona 7:00 PM
Jan 27 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM

FEBRUARY
Feb 7 @ Rangers 7:00 PM
Feb 8 @ Islanders 7:30 PM
Feb 10 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Feb 13 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Feb 15 vs Colorado 7:00 PM
Feb 17 vs Florida 5:00 PM
Feb 19 vs Ottawa 7:00 PM
Feb 22 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Feb 24 @ Islanders 12:30 PM
Feb 25 @ New Jersey 1:00 PM
Feb 27 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Feb 29 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM

MARCH
Mar 2 vs Montreal 7:00 PM
Mar 7 vs Calgary 7:00 PM
Mar 9 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mar 14 vs Rangers 7:00 PM
Mar 16 @ Florida 6:00 PM
Mar 19 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Mar 21 @ San Jose 10:30 PM
Mar 23 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Mar 24 @ Anaheim 8:30 PM
Mar 27 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Mar 30 vs Islanders 7:00 PM

APRIL
Apr 1 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Apr 3 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Apr 4 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Apr 6 @ Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
Apr 9 vs Columbus 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Ottawa 7:00 PM
Apr 13 @ Washington 5:30 PM
Apr 15 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM
Apr 17 vs Toronto 7:00 PM