The Panthers’ full 2022-23 schedule is out. Here are the key dates, stretches to know
After a second straight consecutive -setting regular season and frustrating early exit, the Florida Panthers will officially begin another quest for the Stanley Cup in October when they kick off the 2022-23 NHL season with a road game against the New York Islanders on Oct. 13.
The Panthers will begin the regular season with three games in a row on the road before their home opener against the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 19. They’ll host the rival Tampa Bay Lightning two days later for their second home game of the season.
Florida will finish the regular season April 13 at FLA Live Arena against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers’ All-Star break will take place from Jan. 29-Feb. 5 with the 2022 NHL All-Star Game being held in Sunrise in the middle of it.
Florida previously announced its six-game preseason schedule last Thursday. The Panthers will play two games each against the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and Lightning, starting in the final days of September. It could potentially kick off more than nine straight months of hockey in South Florida — if the Panthers go all the way to the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, as they believe they can — because Broward County is also hosting to the NHL All-Star Game in February.
Florida’s longest homestand of the season is in March when it hosts seven straight games against the Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. Its longest road trip stretches from the end of November through the beginning of October, when they head out west for five games against the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets in new coach Paul Maurice’s first meeting with his former team.
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Here’s the Panthers’ full schedule for the 2021-22 season:
Oct. 13: at Islanders
Oct. 15: at Sabres
Oct. 17: at Bruins
Oct. 19: vs. Flyers
Oct. 21: vs. Lightning
Oct. 23: vs. Islanders
Oct. 25: at Blackhawks
Oct. 27: at Flyers
Oct. 29: vs. Senators
Nov. 1: at Coyotes
Nov. 3: at Sharks
Nov. 5: at Kings
Nov. 6: at Ducks
Nov. 9: vs. Hurricanes
Nov. 12: vs. Oilers
Nov. 15: vs. Capitals
Nov. 17: vs. Stars
Nov. 19: vs. Flames
Nov. 20: at Blue Jackets
Nov. 23: vs. Bruins
Nov. 26: vs. Blues
Nov. 28: at Oilers
Nov. 29: at Flames
Dec. 1: at Canucks
Dec. 3: at Kraken
Dec. 6: at Jets
Dec. 8: vs. Red Wings
Dec. 10: at Lightning
Dec. 11: vs. Kraken
Dec. 13: vs. Blue Jackets
Dec. 15: vs. Penguins
Dec. 17: at Devils
Dec. 19: at Bruins
Dec. 21: vs. Devils
Dec. 23: at Islanders
Dec. 29: vs. Canadiens
Dec. 30: at Hurricanes
Jan. 1: vs. Rangers
Jan. 3: vs. Coyotes
Jan. 6: at Red Wings
Jan. 8: at Stars
Jan. 10: at Avalanche
Jan. 12: at Golden Knights
Jan. 14: vs. Canucks
Jan. 16: at Sabres
Jan. 17: at Maple Leafs
Jan. 19: at Canadiens
Jan. 21: vs. Wild
Jan. 23: at Rangers
Jan. 24: at Penguins
Jan. 27: vs. Kings
Jan. 28: vs. Bruins
Feb. 6: vs. Lightning
Feb. 9: vs. Sharks
Feb. 11: vs. Avalanche
Feb. 13: at Wild
Feb. 14: at Blues
Feb. 16: at Capitals
Feb. 18: at Predators
Feb. 20: vs. Ducks
Feb. 24: vs. Sabres
Feb. 28: at Lightning
March 2: vs. Predators
March 4: vs. Penguins
March 7: vs. Golden Knights
March 10: vs. Blackhawks
March 11: vs. Jets
March 16: vs. Canadiens
March 18: vs. Devils
March 20: at Red Wings
March 21: at Flyers
March 23: vs. Maple Leafs
March 25: vs. Rangers
March 27: at Senators
March 29: at Maple Leafs
March 30: at Canadiens
April 1: at Blue Jackets
April 4: vs. Sabres
April 6: vs. Senators
April 8: at Capitals
April 10: vs. Maple Leafs
April 13: vs. Hurricanes
