The Vancouver Canucks will begin life after the Sedins on October 3, when they play the Calgary Flames in the first game of the 2018-19 regular season.
That’s the beginning of an 82-game schedule that was released by the NHL on Thursday. After their home opener, the Canucks will hit the road for six games, before returning to Rogers Arena to play the Boston Bruins October 20.
Players will get to enjoy New Year’s Eve in New York City this year, as they play against the New Jersey Devils on December 31. They end the season on April 6 on the road against the St Louis Blues.
See also
- Boeser becomes first Canucks player named to All-Rookie Team in 20 years
- Sedins recognized with King Clancy Trophy at NHL Awards
- Report: Maple Leafs interested in trading for Chris Tanev
- How the Canucks can use cap space to speed up their rebuild
- Nikita Tryamkin says he's open to a return to the Canucks
Home highlights: No 4 pm start for the Leafs this year
- For the first time in over 12 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t visit Vancouver for a Saturday Hockey Night in Canada game. They play at Rogers Arena on Wednesday, March 6, at an unusual 6 pm start time.
- The Montreal Canadiens will get the 4 pm start time treatment when they visit on Saturday, November 17.
- The Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals visit Rogers Arena on Monday, October 22. We assume Alex Ovechkin will be sobered up by then.
- Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins visit Vancouver Saturday, October 27.
- Their longest home stand takes place at the tail-end of the season, with seven games scheduled between March 20 and April 2.
- The final home game of the season is Tuesday, April 2, against San Jose.
Road trips
- The Canucks have 12 road trips this season.
- Vancouver has three separate six-game road trips, all occurring before the All-Star break: October 6-18, November 6-15, and December 27-January 5.
- Fancy a trip to Vegas? They visit the Golden Knights on October 24 and March 3.
- What about a Florida vacation? They visit the Lightning and Panthers on October 11 and 13.
- Planning a California road trip? They have two this year, November 21-24 and February 13-16.
Fun facts
- The Canucks play on back-to-back nights 11 times this season.
- Vancouver will play on Saturdays 20 times, more than any other day. They play 19 times on Thursdays.
- Nearly every home game will start at 7 pm. Exceptions include:
- 1 pm on Saturday, December 1 vs Dallas
- 4 pm on Sunday, January 13 vs Florida
- 1 pm on Sunday, January 20 vs Detroit
- 7:30 pm on Wednesday, January 23 vs Carolina
- 6 pm on Wednesday, March 6 vs Toronto
- Their bye week occurs at the same time as the All-Star break, with players getting a full nine days off in between games on January 23 and February 2.
Date | Visitor | Home | Time |
Wed, Oct 3 | Calgary | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Oct 6 | Vancouver | Calgary | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Oct 9 | Vancouver | Carolina | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Oct 11 | Vancouver | Tampa Bay | 4:30 PM |
Sat, Oct 13 | Vancouver | Florida | 4:00 PM |
Tue, Oct 16 | Vancouver | Pittsburgh | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Oct 18 | Vancouver | Winnipeg | 5:00 PM |
Sat, Oct 20 | Boston | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Oct 22 | Washington | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Oct 24 | Vancouver | Vegas | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Oct 25 | Vancouver | Arizona | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Oct 27 | Pittsburgh | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Oct 29 | Minnesota | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Oct 31 | Chicago | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Fri, Nov 2 | Colorado | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Nov 6 | Vancouver | Detroit | 4:30 PM |
Thu, Nov 8 | Vancouver | Boston | 4:00 PM |
Sat, Nov 10 | Vancouver | Buffalo | 10:00 AM |
Mon, Nov 12 | Vancouver | N.Y. Rangers | 4:00 PM |
Tue, Nov 13 | Vancouver | N.Y. Islanders | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Nov 15 | Vancouver | Minnesota | 5:00 PM |
Sat, Nov 17 | Montreal | Vancouver | 4:00 PM |
Mon, Nov 19 | Winnipeg | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Nov 21 | Vancouver | Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
Fri, Nov 23 | Vancouver | San Jose | 6:00 PM |
Sat, Nov 24 | Vancouver | Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Nov 27 | Los Angeles | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Nov 29 | Vegas | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Dec 1 | Dallas | Vancouver | 1:00 PM |
Tue, Dec 4 | Minnesota | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Dec 6 | Nashville | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Dec 9 | Vancouver | St. Louis | 12:00 PM |
Tue, Dec 11 | Vancouver | Columbus | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Dec 13 | Vancouver | Nashville | 5:00 PM |
Sat, Dec 15 | Philadelphia | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Dec 16 | Edmonton | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Dec 18 | Tampa Bay | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Dec 20 | St. Louis | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Dec 22 | Winnipeg | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Dec 27 | Vancouver | Edmonton | 6:00 PM |
Sat, Dec 29 | Vancouver | Calgary | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Dec 31 | Vancouver | New Jersey | 10:00 AM |
Wed, Jan 2 | Vancouver | Ottawa | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Jan 3 | Vancouver | Montreal | 4:30 PM |
Sat, Jan 5 | Vancouver | Toronto | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Jan 10 | Arizona | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Jan 13 | Florida | Vancouver | 4:00 PM |
Wed, Jan 16 | Edmonton | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Fri, Jan 18 | Buffalo | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Jan 20 | Detroit | Vancouver | 1:00 PM |
Wed, Jan 23 | Carolina | Vancouver | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Feb 2 | Vancouver | Colorado | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Feb 4 | Vancouver | Philadelphia | 4:00 PM |
Tue, Feb 5 | Vancouver | Washington | 4:00 PM |
Thu, Feb 7 | Vancouver | Chicago | 5:30 PM |
Sat, Feb 9 | Calgary | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Feb 11 | San Jose | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Feb 13 | Vancouver | Anaheim | 7:30 PM |
Thu, Feb 14 | Vancouver | Los Angeles | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Feb 16 | Vancouver | San Jose | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Feb 21 | Arizona | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Feb 23 | N.Y. Islanders | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Mon, Feb 25 | Anaheim | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Feb 27 | Vancouver | Colorado | 6:30 PM |
Thu, Feb 28 | Vancouver | Arizona | 6:00 PM |
Sun, Mar 3 | Vancouver | Vegas | 1:00 PM |
Wed, Mar 6 | Toronto | Vancouver | 6:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 7 | Vancouver | Edmonton | 6:00 PM |
Sat, Mar 9 | Vegas | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Mar 13 | N.Y. Rangers | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Fri, Mar 15 | New Jersey | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Mar 17 | Vancouver | Dallas | 4:00 PM |
Mon, Mar 18 | Vancouver | Chicago | 5:30 PM |
Wed, Mar 20 | Ottawa | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Mar 23 | Calgary | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sun, Mar 24 | Columbus | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Mar 26 | Anaheim | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 28 | Los Angeles | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Mar 30 | Dallas | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Apr 2 | San Jose | Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Apr 4 | Vancouver | Nashville | 5:00 PM |
Sat, Apr 6 | Vancouver | St. Louis | 1:00 PM |