Gary Bettman releases a significant announcement for the 2024-25 season

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Hunter Bowman
August 6, 2024 (7:27 PM)

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Earlier today Gary Bettman released an officially announcement as there is only about two months remaining of the off-season.

The National Hockey League officially released the schedules of all 32 team's pre-season games for this upcoming season.

The very first pre-season game will begin with the Pittsburg Penguins Vs the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, September 21st at 7PM, along with the St. Louis Blues facing off against the Dallas Stars at 7PM as well.

Now the regular season is expected to start on October 4th, as the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils will face each other, overseas in Czechia for the 2024 NHL Global Series.

A look at the 2024-25 pre-season schedule:

" SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 22

Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 3 p.m.
NY Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7 p.m.
Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 23

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Utah *, 9 p.m.
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City

TUESDAY, SEPT. 24

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25

Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27

Buffalo vs. Red Bull Munich, at Munich, Germany (SAP Garden), 2:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Utah at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at Ontario, Calif. (Toyota Arena), 6 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, at Sudbury, Ont. (Sudbury Community Arena) (Kraft Hockeyville), 7 p.m.
Utah at Colorado, 7 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 30

Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 1

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vegas at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Utah at San Jose, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Utah at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

Boston vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida vs. Los Angeles, at Quebec City, Que. (Videotron Centre), 7 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Utah *, 7 p.m.
Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Milwaukee, Wisc. (Fiserv Forum), 8 p.m.
San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.