Canucks release 2018-19 regular season schedule

Jun 22 2018, 4:21 am

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.

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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
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