The NHL’s 2026-27 schedule gives the Vancouver Canucks a familiar jolt right out of the gate: Edmonton, Edmonton again, then the long haul of an 84-game season.
The league announced home opener dates for all 32 teams on Wednesday, and Vancouver’s first two games are set against the Oilers. The Canucks open on the road in Edmonton on September 29, then return to Rogers Arena for their home opener on October 1.
On Thursday, the full schedule dropped, and the month-by-month layout shows a season packed with road swings, late starts, and a few eye-catching dates at home. Because BC is done with Daylight Saving Time, there will be more 8 PM Pacific starts on the road than usual.
September is simple: one game, one trip, one opponent. The Canucks begin the regular season in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sep. 29 at 7:00 PM PT.
October brings the first real stretch of the year, and it leans heavily on the road before the calendar turns. Vancouver does get a home Halloween game against Toronto, and on Sunday, October 25, Canucks fans will see Quinn Hughes at Rogers Arena for the first time since he quit on the team the trade from Vancouver to Minnesota:
November keeps the pace moving, with Hughes and the Wild returning to Vancouver on Saturday, November 21. The month opens at home against Anaheim on Nov. 3, and the Canucks work through a mix of Central, Pacific, and Eastern opponents before wrapping with a late-November trip through Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston.
December starts with Washington on the road and includes a busy home stretch, plus a Boxing Day date in Calgary. There’s no game on New Year’s Eve this season, and the month closes with Seattle coming to Vancouver on Dec. 30.
January is loaded. The Canucks start with Utah and Seattle on the road, then settle into a long run of home games before heading out on a Midwest road trip that runs through Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Dallas, and St.
Louis. It’s one of the most demanding travel months on the calendar.
February keeps things closer to home for most of the month, with Montreal, New Jersey, Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Colorado, Boston, and Calgary all visiting Rogers Arena before Vancouver finishes the month with road games in Dallas and St. Louis.
March is the grind month. The Canucks get Chicago at home to start, then head east for a swing through Montreal, Buffalo, Columbus, Toronto, and Ottawa.
After that comes a long home stand featuring Nashville, St. Louis, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Vegas, and Anaheim before the month ends with trips back to Los Angeles and Vegas.
April is listed as the final month of the Canucks’ 2026-27 season.
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