NHL drops full preseason schedule. Here’s who the Hurricanes will play, and when

The Carolina Hurricanes’ already knew who they were playing in the 2023 NHL preseason. Now, the rest of the league’s fall slate has been revealed, as well.

The Hurricanes will play six preseason exhibition games, including two with the Florida Panthers. The Canes, ousted by the Panthers in the Eastern Conference final of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, will play Florida at PNC Arena on Sept. 27, and then at Florida in a split-squad contest on Sept. 29.

The Canes also will have home-and-home games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators.

The first preseason game, at home against Tampa Bay, is Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Hurricanes’ 2023 preseason schedule

Tuesday, Sept. 26: vs. Tampa Bay, PNC Arena, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 27: vs. Florida, PNC Arena, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29: at Florida, 6 p.m. (split squad)

Friday, Sept. 29: at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. (split squad)

Thursday Oct. 5: at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6: vs. Nashville, PNC Arena, 7 p.m.

Full NHL preseason schedule

(all times Eastern)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

Arizona (split squad) vs. Los Angeles (split squad), at Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena), 12 a.m.

Arizona (split squad) at St. Louis (split squad), 3 p.m.

Arizona (split squad) vs. St. Louis (split squad), at Wichita, Kan. (INTRUST Bank Arena), 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

Arizona (split squad) vs. Los Angeles (split squad), at Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena), 12 a.m.

Columbus (split squad) at Pittsburgh (split squad), 1 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 3 p.m.

NY Rangers at Boston, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Arizona (split squad) vs. Dallas, at Cedar Park, Texas (H-E-B Center), 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh (split squad) at Columbus (split squad), 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles (split squad) at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 25

Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2 p.m.

Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6 p.m.

New Jersey (split squad) at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey (split squad), 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Seattle (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9 p.m.

Calgary (split squad) at Seattle (split squad), 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26

NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27

Buffalo vs. Toronto, at St. Thomas, Ont. (Joe Thornton Community Centre) (Kraft Hockeyville), time TBA

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28

New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29

Carolina (split squad) at Florida, 6 p.m.

Carolina (split squad) at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

NY Rangers at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, at San Diego, Calif. (Pechanga Arena), 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30

Columbus at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas vs. St. Louis, at Independence, Mo. (Cable Dahmer Arena), 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 1

Florida vs. Ottawa, at Sydney, N.S. (Centre 200) (Kraft Hockeyville), time TBA

Anaheim vs. Arizona, at Palm Desert, Calif. (Acrisure Arena), 6 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 2

Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, at Halifax, N.S. (Scotiabank Centre), 6 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Seattle, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 3

Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Amway Center), 7 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4

NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Seattle vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 5

Boston at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles vs. San Jose, at Salt Lake City, Utah (Delta Center), 9 p.m.

Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 6

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 7

Vegas at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Arizona, at Tucson, Az. (Tucson Convention Center), 6 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.