NHL schedule release: Ranking the 10 most anticipated games of the 2025-26 season

It Nhl He has published the calendar for the 2025-26 season and all fans have combed the board of his favorite team for essential games. In the same way, we have gone through the board to find the most anticipated coincidences.

The 2025-26 campaign opens on October 7, while the Florida Panthers increased another Stanley Cup banner against Chicago Blackhawks in a game scheduled to start at 5 p.m., the first game of a triple header. (Spoiler Alert: That one did not make the most anticipated list.)

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There will be emotional encounters of different types (see: Mitch Marner and Brad Marchand). Alex Ovechkin will hunt his 900th goal very soon in the season. NHL takes her out of Florida, twice actually.

All hockey is beautiful in some way, but there is no question that everyone is looking forward to certain games more than others. There are probably that we can all agree will be the visualization of dating.

We tried to identify these coincidences and much more in the 10 best NHL games most anticipated from 2025-26.

Projecting what could happen at the end of the NHL season in mid -July is a fool. As one of these fools, I feel comfortable planned that this match on the last day of the regular season will be for the last place in Playoff in the West. Both teams are very interesting and, if this decides the fate of Playoff both parties, my eyes will be stuck on the screen.

Speaking of projecting, there is a real possibility that Ovecchkin seeks to become the first 900 goals of NHL on Halloween night. The fact that you had the opportunity to break the record of Wayne Gretzky and hit the 900 900 against the islanders is just a fun race.

8. Stars in Jets (October 9)

Jonathan Toews has not played a game since April 13, 2023. This will change tonight when he gets the ice for his hometown jets. After fighting the disease for the last two years, Touws will come up with the NHL and it will be very interesting to see how the 37 -year -old Stanley Cup champion is seen in his debut in Winnipeg.

One day after the NHL opening night, the Canadians have the opportunity to enter Toronto and make a statement. Montreal was one of the best stories in the league last season, and now we want to show that it was not a bit. The leaves, on the other hand, will try to find an identity in a new age.

6. Stars to Avalanche (October 11)

A few days after the new season, the evaluation will see Mikko Rantanen for the first time since he built the coffin, closed it and threw dirt on his head 7 in the first round of playoffs. I plan to see all the games between these rivals in 2025-26, but the first should be very fun, especially considering that it is in Denver.

5. Oilers in the Panthers (November 22)

Yes, we have seen this game 13 times in the playoffs for the last two seasons. And no, I’m not tired of that. This championship revanx will be played five days before Thanksgiving, and it will be a party for all hockey fans. I mean, if recent history has taught us something, this will be a preview of the Stanley Cup.

This will not be the first NHL game outdoors in Florida, but it will be the first to be played in a stage with a pirate boat with a semi-functional cannon. This counts a lot in my book. Lightning has the opportunity to house their first outdoor game, and it is well deserved considering that they kicked off the Florida hockey dominance state.

3. Rangers in Panthers (January 2)

This will be the first time that NHL has taken it outdoors in Florida. By 2026 NHL Winter Classic will be played at the Loandepot Park in Miami and the champions defending the Stanley Cup will be taken for the first time in the history of the franchise. The winter classic has been so hit by some, but the new place and the quality of the domestic team should provide a breath of fresh air. If they could only set up a track outside the Elbo room.

2. Panthers in Bruins (October 21)

After leaving the Bruins through trade and winning a Stanley Cup with the Panthers, Brad Marchand will make his triumphant return to Boston. Marchand is a legend of Bruins’ franchise, so it should be an emotional scene at TD Garden. This will be one of the best first season atmospheres we get.

The last time Mitch Marner was in Toronto, his own fans were received on the ice, as the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs. Now a member of the Golden Knights, it will be very interesting to see what kind of reception he gets from Scotiabank Arena. Regardless of how he has received, Marner can show the leaves of maple.