By Melville Van Buren
NEW YORK (Aug. 8, 2023) – The National Hockey League announced today the 2023-24 composite preseason schedule, a 15-day, 111-game slate played across 44 NHL and neutral-site venues in North America and Australia from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7.
The road to the 2024 Stanley Cup begins with an historic two-game series across the Pacific Ocean, when the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings face off in Australia for the 2023 NHL Global Series™ – Melbourne. The two-game set between the Coyotes and Kings – the first-ever NHL games in the Southern Hemisphere – will be played on Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24 at Rod Laver Arena.
Both games in Melbourne, 17 hours ahead of the Pacific Time Zone, will begin at 2 p.m. local time. That translates to 9 p.m., Pacific Time, on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23.
A pair of preseason matchups will celebrate the Kraft Hockeyville winning communities for 2022 (Sydney, N.S.) and 2023 (West Lorne, Ont.). The Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs will face off on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Joe Thornton Community Centre in St. Thomas, Ont., and the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators will meet Sunday, Oct. 1 at Centre 200 in Sydney.
Neutral-site preseason games also will be played in Abbotsford, B.C. (Seattle vs. Vancouver, Oct. 4); Cedar Park, Texas (Arizona vs. Dallas, Sept. 24); Halifax, N.S. (Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 2); Independence, Mo. (Dallas vs. St. Louis, Sept. 30); Orlando, Fla. (Florida vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 3); Palm Desert, Calif. (Anaheim vs. Arizona, Oct. 1); Salt Lake City, Utah (Los Angeles vs. San Jose, Oct. 5); San Diego, Calif. (Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, Sept. 29); Tucson, Ariz. (Anaheim vs. Arizona, Oct. 7) and Wichita, Kan. (Arizona vs. St. Louis, Sept. 23).
Following an eight-game slate to close the preseason on Saturday, Oct. 7, the 2023-24 regular season opens on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
For the latest schedule information, visit https://www.nhl.com/schedule.
2023-24 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
Arizona (split squad) vs. Los Angeles (split squad), at Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena), 12 a.m. ET/2 p.m. local *
Arizona (split squad) at St. Louis (split squad), 3 p.m.
Arizona (split squad) vs. St. Louis (split squad), at Wichita, Kan. (INTRUST Bank Arena), 8 p.m.
* 9 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, Sept. 22
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
Arizona (split squad) vs. Los Angeles (split squad), at Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena), 12 a.m. ET/2 p.m. local *
Columbus (split squad) at Pittsburgh (split squad), 1 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 3 p.m.
NY Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Arizona (split squad) vs. Dallas, at Cedar Park, Texas (H-E-B Center), 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh (split squad) at Columbus (split squad), 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles (split squad) at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
* 9 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday, Sept. 23
MONDAY, SEPT. 25
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2 p.m.
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6 p.m.
New Jersey (split squad) at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey (split squad), 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Vegas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Seattle (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9 p.m.
Calgary (split squad) at Seattle (split squad), 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 26
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27
Buffalo vs. Toronto, at St. Thomas, Ont. (Joe Thornton Community Centre) (Kraft Hockeyville), time TBA
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 28
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29
Carolina (split squad) at Florida, 6 p.m.
Carolina (split squad) at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Arizona at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at San Diego, Calif. (Pechanga Arena), 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Columbus at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Dallas vs. St. Louis, at Independence, Mo. (Cable Dahmer Arena), 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 1
Florida vs. Ottawa, at Sydney, N.S. (Centre 200) (Kraft Hockeyville), time TBA
Anaheim vs. Arizona, at Palm Desert, Calif. (Acrisure Arena), 6 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 2
Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, at Halifax, N.S. (Scotiabank Centre), 6 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 3
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Amway Center), 7 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Seattle vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 5
Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. San Jose, at Salt Lake City, Utah (Delta Center), 9 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 6
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 7
Vegas at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Anaheim vs. Arizona, at Tucson, Az. (Tucson Convention Center), 6 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
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