Detroit Red Wings schedule 2026-27

All 84 regular-season games — 42 home, 42 away — in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Start times are converted to your timezone, not left in US Eastern.

Opener
Oct 2vs New York Rangers
Finale
Apr 10at Buffalo Sabres
Longest homestand
4 games, Oct 2 – Oct 9
Longest road trip
5 games, Jan 30 – Feb 15
Longest break
10 days, Jan 30 – Feb 9
Busiest month
December 2026, 15 games

Full schedule

October 2026 14 games

Date Opponent Time
Oct 2 vs New York Rangers
Oct 4 vs Winnipeg Jets
Oct 6 vs Ottawa Senators
Oct 9 vs Seattle Kraken
Oct 10 at Montréal Canadiens
Oct 13 vs New Jersey Devils
Oct 15 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Oct 17 vs San Jose Sharks
Oct 20 at Seattle Kraken
Oct 22 at Vancouver Canucks
Oct 24 at Calgary Flames
Oct 26 at Edmonton Oilers
Oct 29 vs Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 31 vs St. Louis Blues

November 2026 12 games

Date Opponent Time
Nov 2 at Florida Panthers
Nov 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 5 vs Vegas Golden Knights
Nov 7 at Colorado Avalanche
Nov 10 at St. Louis Blues
Nov 12 at Florida Panthers
Nov 14 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 18 vs Boston Bruins
Nov 21 vs New York Islanders
Nov 25 vs Vancouver Canucks
Nov 27 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 28 vs Nashville Predators

December 2026 15 games

Date Opponent Time
Dec 1 vs Calgary Flames
Dec 3 vs Colorado Avalanche
Dec 5 at Boston Bruins
Dec 9 at New Jersey Devils
Dec 11 vs New York Rangers
Dec 12 vs Florida Panthers
Dec 15 vs Los Angeles Kings
Dec 17 at Washington Capitals
Dec 18 at Philadelphia Flyers
Dec 20 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 22 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Dec 26 at Nashville Predators
Dec 28 at Buffalo Sabres
Dec 29 at New York Rangers
Dec 31 vs Carolina Hurricanes

January 2027 14 games

Date Opponent Time
Jan 2 vs Edmonton Oilers
Jan 4 at Dallas Stars
Jan 7 vs Utah Mammoth
Jan 9 vs Boston Bruins
Jan 13 at Utah Mammoth
Jan 16 at Chicago Blackhawks
Jan 17 vs Minnesota Wild
Jan 19 vs Anaheim Ducks
Jan 21 at Minnesota Wild
Jan 23 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 25 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 27 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Jan 29 vs Florida Panthers
Jan 30 at Columbus Blue Jackets

February 2027 10 games

Date Opponent Time
Feb 9 at Anaheim Ducks
Feb 11 at Los Angeles Kings
Feb 13 at San Jose Sharks
Feb 15 at Vegas Golden Knights
Feb 18 vs Montréal Canadiens
Feb 19 at Carolina Hurricanes
Feb 21 vs Buffalo Sabres
Feb 23 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Feb 25 at Ottawa Senators
Feb 27 at Boston Bruins

March 2027 14 games

Date Opponent Time
Mar 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Mar 4 vs New Jersey Devils
Mar 6 vs Dallas Stars
Mar 9 at Winnipeg Jets
Mar 12 vs Buffalo Sabres
Mar 14 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 16 at Philadelphia Flyers
Mar 18 vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 20 vs Montréal Canadiens
Mar 23 at Washington Capitals
Mar 24 vs Washington Capitals
Mar 27 at New York Islanders
Mar 28 at Montréal Canadiens
Mar 30 vs Ottawa Senators

April 2027 5 games

Date Opponent Time
Apr 2 vs Carolina Hurricanes
Apr 4 at Ottawa Senators
Apr 6 at New York Islanders
Apr 9 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 10 at Buffalo Sabres

Who they play

How often each opponent appears, and where the games are played. The NHL's schedule formula weights divisional matchups heaviest, so the top of this list is where the rivalries are.

OpponentGamesHomeAway
Boston Bruins422
Buffalo Sabres422
Florida Panthers422
Montréal Canadiens422
Ottawa Senators422
Tampa Bay Lightning422
Toronto Maple Leafs422
Carolina Hurricanes321
Columbus Blue Jackets312
New Jersey Devils321
New York Islanders312
New York Rangers321
Philadelphia Flyers312
Pittsburgh Penguins321
Washington Capitals312
Anaheim Ducks211
Calgary Flames211
Chicago Blackhawks211
Colorado Avalanche211
Dallas Stars211
Edmonton Oilers211
Los Angeles Kings211
Minnesota Wild211
Nashville Predators211
Seattle Kraken211
San Jose Sharks211
St. Louis Blues211
Utah Mammoth211
Vancouver Canucks211
Vegas Golden Knights211
Winnipeg Jets211

About this schedule

This page lists every Detroit Red Wings game of the 2026-27 NHL regular season: 84 games in all, 42 at home and 42 away, running from Oct 2 to Apr 10. Home games are marked vs and road games at, and the score replaces the matchup once a game has been played, so the page is worth checking back on through the season.

Every start time is converted to your own timezone. The NHL publishes its schedule in US Eastern, which is why fans in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe end up doing arithmetic before every game. Here that is done for you: a game that starts late on the league's calendar date but lands after midnight where you are is marked +1, and tapping any game shows the full local date, the arena's own start time, the venue and the broadcaster where one is listed.

To compare the Detroit Red Wings against the rest of the league — who has games in hand, who faces a congested week — the full NHL schedule grid puts all 32 teams on one screen, with the same colour coding and the same timezone handling.

Atlantic Division

Frequently asked questions

When does the Detroit Red Wings 2026-27 season start?

The Detroit Red Wings open the 2026-27 regular season on Oct 2, 2026, vs New York Rangers at Little Caesars Arena. Start times on this page are shown in your own timezone.

How many games do the Detroit Red Wings play in 2026-27?

84 regular-season games — 42 at home and 42 on the road. The NHL moved to an 84-game regular season from 2026-27 under the current collective bargaining agreement, up from 82.

What is the longest Detroit Red Wings homestand in 2026-27?

4 straight home games, from Oct 2 to Oct 9. The longest road trip is 5 games, from Jan 30 to Feb 15.

How do I see Detroit Red Wings game times in my own timezone?

They already are. This page detects your timezone and converts every start time to it, and you can override the detection with the "Times in" control. Where a game falls on the following day where you are — common in the UK and Europe — the time carries a +1 mark, and tapping a game shows the full date and the arena's own local time.

Which team do the Detroit Red Wings play most often in 2026-27?

Boston Bruins, 4 times — 2 at home and 2 away. Divisional opponents are met most often under the NHL's schedule formula.

Schedule data from the NHL's public API, rebuilt daily. Times shown in your own timezone; the underlying data is stored in UTC.