The Colorado Avalanche will open the 2017-18 season on Thursday, Oct. 5, at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. After a three-game road trip to begin the year, the Avalanche will host the Boston Bruins in the home opener on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Pepsi Center.
The Avs’ 2017-18 schedule is highlighted by the 2017 SAP NHL Global Series, which features a pair of regular-season games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11.
The Avs will face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins twice in a span of a week, as they travel to Pittsburgh on Monday, Dec. 11, before hosting the Pens on Monday, Dec. 18.
The Avalanche’s longest homestand is six games from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6, the club’s longest home stay since 2013-14 (seven). The Avs’ longest road trip is six games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 3, but the team will return home in the middle of that journey for the All-Star break.
The Avs will host a New Year’s Eve game for the fifth straight year, as they welcome the New York Islanders to Pepsi Center on Dec. 31.
OCTOBER
Thu Oct. 5 at NY Rangers 5:00 p.m.
Sat Oct. 7 at New Jersey 5:00 p.m.
Mon Oct. 9 at Boston 11:00 a.m.
Wed Oct. 11 BOSTON 7:30 p.m.
Fri Oct. 13 ANAHEIM 7:00 p.m.
Sat Oct. 14 at Dallas 6:00 p.m.
Tue Oct. 17 at Nashville 6:00 p.m.
Thu Oct. 19 ST. LOUIS 7:00 p.m.
Tue Oct. 24 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Fri Oct. 27 at Vegas 4:00 p.m.
Sat Oct. 28 CHICAGO 7:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Thu Nov. 2 CAROLINA 7:00 p.m.
Sat Nov. 4 at Philadelphia 5:00 p.m.
Sun Nov. 5 at NY Islanders 4:00 p.m.
*Fri Nov. 10 OTTAWA (Sweden) 12:00 p.m.
*Sat Nov. 11 at Ottawa (Sweden) 11:00 a.m.
* NHL Global Series – Stockholm, Sweden
Thu Nov. 16 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Sat Nov. 18 at Nashville 6:00 p.m.
Sun Nov. 19 at Detroit 4:00 p.m.
Wed Nov. 22 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Fri Nov. 24 at Minnesota 2:00 p.m.
Sat Nov. 25 CALGARY 8:00 p.m.
Wed Nov. 29 WINNIPEG 7:30 p.m.
DECEMBER
Fri Dec. 1 NEW JERSEY 7:00 p.m.
Sun Dec. 3 DALLAS 6:00 p.m.
Tue Dec. 5 BUFFALO 7:00 p.m.
Thu Dec. 7 at Tampa Bay 5:30 p.m.
Sat Dec. 9 at Florida 5:00 p.m.
Mon Dec. 11 at Pittsburgh 5:00 p.m.
Tue Dec. 12 at Washington 5:00 p.m.
Thu Dec. 14 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.
Sat Dec. 16 TAMPA BAY 7:00 p.m.
Mon Dec. 18 PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.
Thu Dec. 21 at Los Angeles 8:30 p.m.
Sat Dec. 23 at Arizona 6:00 p.m.
Wed Dec. 27 ARIZONA 7:00 p.m.
Fri Dec. 29 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Sun Dec. 31 NY ISLANDERS 6:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Tue Jan. 2 WINNIPEG 7:00 p.m.
Thu Jan. 4 COLUMBUS 7:00 p.m.
Sat Jan. 6 MINNESOTA 1:00 p.m.
** BYE WEEK **
Sat Jan. 13 at Dallas 7:00 p.m.
Mon Jan. 15 ANAHEIM 1:00 p.m.
Thu Jan. 18 SAN JOSE 7:00 p.m.
Sat Jan. 20 NY RANGERS 1:00 p.m.
Mon Jan. 22 at Toronto 5:00 p.m.
Tue Jan. 23 at Montreal 5:30 p.m.
Thu Jan. 25 at St. Louis 6:00 p.m.
** NHL ALL-STAR BREAK **
Tue Jan. 30 at Vancouver 8:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Thu Feb. 1 at Edmonton 7:00 p.m.
Sat Feb. 3 at Winnipeg 5:00 p.m.
Tue Feb. 6 SAN JOSE 7:00 p.m.
Thu Feb. 8 at St. Louis 6:00 p.m.
Sat Feb. 10 at Carolina 5:00 p.m.
Sun Feb. 11 at Buffalo 5:00 p.m.
Wed Feb. 14 MONTREAL 7:30 p.m.
Fri Feb. 16 at Winnipeg 6:00 p.m.
Sun Feb. 18 EDMONTON 1:00 p.m.
Tue Feb. 20 at Vancouver 8:00 p.m.
Thu Feb. 22 at Edmonton 7:00 p.m.
Sat Feb. 24 at Calgary 2:00 p.m.
Mon Feb. 26 VANCOUVER 7:00 p.m.
Wed Feb. 28 CALGARY 7:30 p.m.
MARCH
Fri Mar. 2 MINNESOTA 7:00 p.m.
Sun Mar. 4 NASHVILLE 1:00 p.m.
Tue Mar. 6 at Chicago 6:30 p.m.
Thu Mar. 8 at Columbus 5:00 p.m.
Sat Mar. 10 ARIZONA 1:00 p.m.
Tue Mar. 13 at Minnesota 6:00 p.m.
Thu Mar. 15 at St. Louis 6:00 p.m.
Fri Mar. 16 NASHVILLE 7:00 p.m.
Sun Mar. 18 DETROIT 1:00 p.m.
Tue Mar. 20 at Chicago 6:30 p.m.
Thu Mar. 22 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m.
Sat Mar. 24 VEGAS 1:00 p.m.
Mon Mar. 26 at Vegas 8:00 p.m.
Wed Mar. 28 PHILADELPHIA 8:00 p.m.
Fri Mar. 30 CHICAGO 7:00 p.m.
APRIL
Sun Apr. 1 at Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
Mon Apr. 2 at Los Angeles 8:30 p.m.
Thu Apr. 5 at San Jose 8:30 p.m.
Sat Apr. 7 ST. LOUIS 7:00 p.m.