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Winter Classic, September opener highlight Avalanche’s full schedule for 2026-27 season

Mark your hockey calendars, and don’t forget to add two more games.

The NHL on Thursday released the full schedule for the 2026-27 season. The Avalanche open theirs Sept. 30 at home against the Los Angeles Kings and close it April 10 at home against the Minnesota Wild.

One highlight is the Winter Classic between the avalanche and Utah Mammoth at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium on New Year’s Eve.

This season also marks the return of the All-Star Game, which will take place Feb. 5-6 in Long Island, N.Y. The Avalanche are off from Jan. 30-Feb. 8.

Here’s the full schedule for the Avalanche (home games in caps):

September

Sept. 30, LOS ANGELES, 8:00 p.m.

October

Oct. 3, ST. LOUIS, 7 p.m.

Oct. 7, at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 8, at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10, TORONTO, 5 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 14, DALLAS, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16, PITTSBURGH, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19, at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Oct. 20, at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Oct. 23, TAMPA BAY, 7 p.m.

Oct. 25, at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Oct. 28, NEW JERSEY, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31, CALGARY, 8 p.m.

November

Nov. 2, at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Nov. 5, NASHVILLE, 7 p.m.

Nov. 7, DETROIT, 7 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Nov. 12, at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Nov. 14, at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Nov. 18, at Utah, 7 p.m.

Nov. 19, ANAHEIM, 7 p.m.

Nov. 25, MONTREAL, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27, at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

Nov. 28, SAN JOSE, 7 p.m.

December

Dec. 1, at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 3, at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Dec. 5, at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

Dec. 7, at NY Islanders, 11 a.m.

Dec. 8, at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Dec. 12, WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.

Dec. 14, UTAH, 7 p.m.

Dec. 16, NY ISLANDERS, 7 p.m.

Dec. 18, CAROLINA, 7 p.m.

Dec. 20, SEATTLE, 6 p.m.

Dec. 27, at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Dec. 29, ST. LOUIS, 7 p.m.

Dec. 31, at Utah, 4 p.m. (Winter Classic)

January

Jan. 2, at Vegas, 8 p.m.

Jan. 4, VEGAS, 7 p.m.

Jan. 6, OTTAWA, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 8, SEATTLE, 7 p.m.

Jan. 10, NASHVILLE, 6 p.m.

Jan. 12, at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Jan. 14, at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Jan. 16, at Washington, 5 p.m.

Jan. 18, VANCOUVER, 1 p.m.

Jan. 20, BOSTON, 7 p.m.

Jan. 22, at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Jan. 24, DALLAS, 3 p.m.

Jan. 26, EDMONTON, 7 p.m.

Jan. 28, at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Jan. 30, BUFFALO, 3 p.m.

February

Feb. 9, at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Feb. 12, at Florida, 5 p.m.

Feb. 13, at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Feb. 15, COLUMBUS, 1 p.m.

Feb. 17, at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Feb. 20, at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Feb. 22, VEGAS, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25, WINNIPEG, 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 27, FLORIDA, 5 p.m.

Feb. 28, at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

March

March 2, at Nashville, 6 p.m.

March 5, at San Jose, 8 p.m.

March 7, at Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m.

March 9, PHILADELPHIA, 7 p.m.

March 11, NY RANGERS, 7:30 p.m.

March 13, CHICAGO, 4 p.m.

March 15, EDMONTON, 7 p.m.

March 17, MINNESOTA, 7 p.m.

March 19, at Seattle, 8 p.m.

March 21, CHICAGO, 3 p.m.

March 23, UTAH, 7 p.m.

March 25, at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

March 27, WINNIPEG, 5 p.m.

March 29, at San Jose, 8 p.m.

March 30, at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

April

April 2, LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.

April 4, at Minnesota, Noon

April 6, at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

April 8, at Calgary, 7 p.m.

April 10, MINNESOTA, 1 p.m.



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