La pretemporada de la NHL comienza con cuatro partidos y se extenderá hasta el próximo 4 de Octubre. La temporada regular comienza el 6 de Octubre.
Una preseason que tiene partidos en ciudades fuera del mapa de Estados Unidos y Canadá y, también, en ciudades que no tienen equipo NHL. Asi, los partidos foráneos que hay son Nashville vs Washington (en Baltimore), Chicago vs Edmoton (en Saskatchewan, Canadá), St Louis vs Tampa (en Orlando), New Jersey vs NY Rangers (en Albany), Detroit vs Philadelphia (en Londres, Canadá), Boston vs Montreal (en Halifax, Canadá), Carolina vs Winnipeg (en Charlotte), Ottawa vs Winnipeg (en St John’s, Canadá), Los Angeles vs Pittsburgh (en Kansas City), Montreal vs Tampa (en Quebec City), Boston vs NY Islanders (en Connecticut) y Colorado vs Los Angeles (en Las Vegas(
En Europa, los Rangers jugarán en República Checa, Suecia, Suiza y Eslovaquia. También lo harán Kings y Sabres en Alemania, y los Ducks en Finlandia.
Sept. 19
- Nashville at Florida (split-squad doubleheader)
- Carolina at Buffalo
- Ottawa at Toronto
- Nashville at Florida (split-squad doubleheader)
Sept. 20
- Philadelphia at Toronto
- Winnipeg at Columbus (split squads)
- Nashville vs. Washington, at Baltimore
- Dallas at Montreal
- Tampa Bay at St. Louis
- Chicago vs. Edmonton (split squads), at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Columbus at Winnipeg (split squads)
- Minnesota at Edmonton (split squads)
- Vancouver at Calgary (split squads)
- Calgary at Vancouver (split squads)
- Phoenix at Anaheim
Sept. 21
- Toronto at Philadelphia
- Washington at Columbus
- Detroit at Pittsburgh
- St. Louis vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando
- New Jersey vs. N.Y. Rangers, at Albany, N.Y.
- Buffalo at Montreal
- Boston at Ottawa
- San Jose at Anaheim
- Los Angeles at Phoenix (split squads)
- Phoenix at Los Angeles (split squads)
Sept. 22
- Chicago at Pittsburgh
- Detroit vs. Philadelphia at London, Ontario
- Minnesota at St. Louis
- Colorado at Dallas
- Vancouver at Edmonton
Sept. 23
- N.Y. Islanders at Boston
- Buffalo at Toronto
- Nashville at Carolina
- N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey
- Philadelphia at Detroit
- Florida at Tampa Bay
- Montreal at Ottawa
- Washington at Chicago
- Columbus at Minnesota
- St. Louis at Colorado
- Anaheim at San Jose
Sept. 24
- Minnesota at Pittsburgh
- Toronto at Buffalo
- Ottawa at Montreal
- New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders
- Tampa Bay at Florida
- Winnipeg at Nashville
- St. Louis at Dallas
- Calgary at Edmonton
- Anaheim at Vancouver
- Phoenix at San Jose
Sept. 25
- Chicago at Detroit
- Buffalo at Columbus
- Carolina vs. Winnipeg at Charlotte
- Boston vs. Montreal at Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Dallas at Colorado
- Edmonton at Calgary
- San Jose at Vancouver
- Anaheim at Los Angeles,
Sept. 26
- Ottawa vs. Winnipeg at St. John’s, Newfoundland
- Columbus at Washington
- N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia
- Boston at Montreal
Sept. 27
- Dallas at Florida
- Toronto at Ottawa
- St. Louis at Minnesota
- Los Angeles vs. Pittsburgh at Kansas City
- Phoenix at Edmonton
- N.Y. Islanders at Calgary
Sept. 28
- Washington at Nashville
- Carolina at Winnipeg
- Detroit at Chicago
- Los Angeles at Colorado
- Vancouver at Anaheim
Sept. 29
- N.Y. Rangers vs. Sparta Prague at Prague
- Ottawa at Boston
- New Jersey at Philadelphia
- Minnesota at Columbus
- Tampa Bay at Montreal
- Colorado at St. Louis
- Florida at Dallas
- Phoenix at Calgary
- Vancouver at San Jose
Sept. 30
- N.Y. Rangers vs. Frolunda at Gothenburg, Sweden
- Buffalo at Washington
- N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey
- Columbus at Carolina
- Toronto at Detroit
- Edmonton at Minnesota
- Pittsburgh at Chicago
- Nashville at Winnipeg
- Los Angeles at Anaheim,
Oct. 1
- Dallas at St. Louis
- Detroit at Toronto
- Philadelphia at New Jersey
- Montreal vs. Tampa Bay at Quebec City
- Boston vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bridgeport, Conn.
- Carolina at Nashville
- Colorado vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas
- San Jose at Phoenix
- Edmonton at Vancouver
Oct. 2
- N.Y. Rangers vs. HC Slovan at Bratislava, Slovakia
- Pittsburgh at Detroit
- Chicago at Washington
Oct. 3
- N.Y. Rangers vs. EV Zug at Zug, Switzerland
Oct. 4
- Anaheim vs. Jokerit at Helsinki
- Los Angeles vs. Hamburg at Hamburg, Germany
- Buffalo vs. Adler Mannheim at Mannheim, Germany
