Knock on wood: An 82-game season is back in the NHL.
The Vegas Golden Knights will be one of the names on the opening night marquee.
The Golden Knights will begin their fifth season on Oct. 12 against the Seattle Kraken, announced Wednesday during the expansion draft but confirmed Thursday via the league’s schedule unveiling.
The matchup will be the nightcap of a double-header as the NHL returns to ESPN. The Tampa Bay Lightning will begin their second consecutive Stanley Cup defense by hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Times and full national TV schedules will be announced at a later date. Turner Sports announced the Golden Knights’ meeting with the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 20 will be part of a doubleheader on TNT.
The Golden Knights will play four of their first five at home to begin the season; they will visit the Los Angeles Kings for their home opener at Staples Center on Oct. 14.
The Golden Knights will have a three-game homestand in between Christmas, featuring their first matchup with the Lightning on Dec. 21.
Vegas’ first rematch with the Montreal Canadiens will be Nov. 6 at Bell Centre.
T-Mobile Arena will play host to the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 4-5. If there is an Olympic Break to be had, it will be following the mid-season festivities. The season would resume Feb. 25 at the Arizona Coyotes. If no deal between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association on the Olympics is made, there will be a revised schedule.
OCTOBER:
Oct. 12 vs. Seattle
Oct. 14 at Los Angeles
Oct. 20 vs. St. Louis
Oct. 22 vs. Edmonton
Oct. 24 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Oct. 26 at Colorado
Oct. 27 at Dallas
Oct. 29 vs. Anaheim
NOVEMBER:
Nov. 2 at Toronto
Nov. 4 at Ottawa
Nov. 6 at Montreal
Nov. 7 at Detroit
Nov. 9 vs. Seattle
Nov. 11 vs. Minnesota
Nov. 13 vs. Vancouver
Nov. 16 vs. Carolina
Nov. 18 vs. Detroit
Nov. 20 vs. Columbus
Nov. 22 at St. Louis
Nov. 24 at Nashville
Nov. 27 vs. Edmonton
DECEMBER:
Dec. 1 at Anaheim
Dec. 3 at Arizona
Dec. 5 vs. Calgary
Dec. 8 vs. Dallas
Dec. 10 vs. Philadelphia
Dec. 12 vs. Minnesota
Dec. 14 at Boston
Dec. 16 at New Jersey
Dec. 17 at N.Y. Rangers
Dec. 19 at N.Y. Islanders
Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay
Dec. 23 vs. Los Angeles
Dec. 27 vs. Colorado
Dec. 28 at Los Angeles
Dec. 31 vs. Anaheim
JANUARY:
Jan. 2 vs. Winnipeg
Jan. 4 vs. Nashville
Jan. 6 vs. N.Y. Rangers
Jan. 8 vs. Chicago
Jan. 11 vs. Toronto
Jan. 14 at Edmonton
Jan. 15 at Calgary
Jan 17 vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 20 vs. Montreal
Jan. 24 at Washington
Jan. 25 at Carolina
Jan. 27 at Florida
Jan. 29 at Tampa Bay
FEBRUARY:
Feb. 1 vs. Buffalo
Fri.-Sat. Feb. 4-5 All-Star Weekend at T-Mobile Arena
Feb. 25 at Arizona
Feb. 26 vs. Colorado
MARCH:
March 1 vs. San Jose
March 3 vs. Boston
March 4 at Anaheim
March 6 vs. Ottawa
March 8 at Philadelphia
March 10 at Buffalo
March 11 at Pittsburgh
March 13 at Columbus
March 15 at Winnipeg
March 17 vs. Florida
March 19 vs. Los Angeles
March 21 at Minnesota
March 22 at Winnipeg
March 24 vs. Nashville
March 26 vs. Chicago
March 30 at Seattle
APRIL:
April 1 at Seattle
April 3 at Vancouver
April 6 vs. Vancouver
April 9 vs. Arizona
April 10 at San Jose
April 12 at Vancouver
April 14 at Calgary
April 15 at Edmonton
April 18 vs. New Jersey
April 20 vs. Washington
April 24 vs. San Jose
April 26 at Dallas
April 27 at Chicago
April 29 at St. Louis