NHL drops schedule for 2026-27 Avalanche season

The Avalanche are the reigning champs of the regular season, here's what their slate looks like in 2026-27

Jul 16, 2026, 11:13 AM

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On Wednesday, the NHL gave us a little taste of what’s to come by dropping every team’s first game — a day later they revealed the other 83 games for the league’s 32 teams. That’s right, the Colorado Avalanche will play 84 hockey games, and the season begins just after the calendar flips to fall.

The Avs are the reigning champs of the regular season, winning the 2025-26 President’s Trophy. They carried that juice into the playoffs where they pounded the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild. But it came all crashing down with a humiliatingly quick exit on the swords of the Vegas Golden Knights.

Colorado has made some changes to their depth this summer ahead of the campaign, including the shipping out of Valeri Nichushkin. Perhaps the biggest shift took place in the front office, where Joe Sakic has taken back over as the GM for Chris MacFarland, who left for Nashville.

The Odyssey is set. pic.twitter.com/b7w0DBm8lu

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 16, 2026

Beyond opening night Sept. 30 against the Kings, circle New Year’s Eve — the Avs’ first-ever Winter Classic, outdoors in Utah. And buckle up for 28 games against Central Division foes in the new 84-game format.

Colorado Avalanche full 2026-27 schedule

Date	Opponent	Time (MT)
SEPTEMBER
Wed, Sept. 30	vs Los Angeles	8:00 p.m.
OCTOBER
Sat, Oct. 3	vs St. Louis	7:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 7	at Winnipeg	5:30 p.m.
Thu, Oct. 8	at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 10	vs Toronto	5:00 p.m.
Tue, Oct. 13	at Dallas	6:30 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 14	vs Dallas	7:30 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 16	vs Pittsburgh	7:00 p.m.
Mon, Oct. 19	at Philadelphia	5:00 p.m.
Tue, Oct. 20	at New Jersey	5:00 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 23	vs Tampa Bay	7:00 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 25	at Nashville	6:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 28	vs New Jersey	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 31	vs Calgary	8:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Mon, Nov. 2	at Chicago	6:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov. 3	at Columbus	5:00 p.m.
Thu, Nov. 5	vs Nashville	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 7	vs Detroit	7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov. 10	at Toronto	5:00 p.m.
Thu, Nov. 12	at Ottawa	5:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 14	at Montreal	5:00 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 18	at Utah	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Nov. 19	vs Anaheim	7:00 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 25	vs Montreal	7:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov. 27	at Minnesota	2:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 28	vs San Jose	7:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
Tue, Dec. 1	at Boston	5:30 p.m.
Thu, Dec. 3	at Detroit	5:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 5	at NY Rangers	5:00 p.m.
Mon, Dec. 7	at NY Islanders	11:00 a.m.
Tue, Dec. 8	at St. Louis	6:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 12	vs Washington	7:00 p.m.
Mon, Dec. 14	vs Utah	7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec. 16	vs NY Islanders	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec. 18	vs Carolina	7:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec. 20	vs Seattle	6:00 p.m.
NHL Holiday Break
Sun, Dec. 27	at Anaheim	6:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec. 29	vs St. Louis	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Dec. 31	at Utah*	4:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Sat, Jan. 2	at Vegas	8:00 p.m.
Mon, Jan. 4	vs Vegas	7:00 p.m.
Wed, Jan. 6	vs Ottawa	7:30 p.m.
Fri, Jan. 8	vs Seattle	7:00 p.m.
Sun, Jan. 10	vs Nashville	6:00 p.m.
Tue, Jan. 12	at Pittsburgh	5:00 p.m.
Thu, Jan. 14	at Buffalo	5:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 16	at Washington	5:00 p.m.
Mon, Jan. 18	vs Vancouver	1:00 p.m.
Wed, Jan. 20	vs Boston	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan. 22	at Dallas	6:00 p.m.
Sun, Jan. 24	vs Dallas	3:00 p.m.
Tue, Jan. 26	vs Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Jan. 28	at St. Louis	6:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 30	vs Buffalo	3:00 p.m.
NHL All-Star Break
FEBRUARY
Tue, Feb. 9	at Carolina	5:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb. 12	at Florida	5:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb. 13	at Tampa Bay	5:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb. 15	vs Columbus	1:00 p.m.
Wed, Feb. 17	at Edmonton	8:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb. 20	at Vancouver	9:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb. 22	vs Vegas	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Feb. 25	vs Winnipeg	8:30 p.m.
Sat, Feb. 27	vs Florida	5:00 p.m.
Sun, Feb. 28	at Chicago	4:30 p.m.
MARCH
Tue, Mar. 2	at Nashville	6:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar. 5	at San Jose	8:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar. 7	at Los Angeles	1:30 p.m.
Tue, Mar. 9	vs Philadelphia	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Mar. 11	vs NY Rangers	7:30 p.m.
Sat, Mar. 13	vs Chicago	4:00 p.m.
Mon, Mar. 15	vs Edmonton	7:30 p.m.
Wed, Mar. 17	vs Minnesota	7:00 p.m.
Fri, Mar. 19	at Seattle	8:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar. 21	vs Chicago	3:00 p.m.
Tue, Mar. 23	vs Utah	7:00 p.m.
Thu, Mar. 25	at Winnipeg	6:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar. 27	vs Winnipeg	5:00 p.m.
Mon, Mar. 29	at San Jose	8:00 p.m.
Tue, Mar. 30	at Anaheim	8:00 p.m.
APRIL
Fri, Apr. 2	vs Los Angeles	7:00 p.m.
Sun, Apr. 4	at Minnesota	12:00 p.m.
Tue, Apr. 6	at Vancouver	8:00 p.m.
Thu, Apr. 8	at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
Sat, Apr. 10	vs Minnesota	1:00 p.m.