Utah Hockey Club announces schedule for inaugural 2024-25 season

Today, the Utah Hockey Club announced its inaugural season schedule for the 2024–25 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.

Utah hosts the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, October 8, at the Delta Center for the first regular season game in franchise history. The club then begins the road portion of its schedule with a four-game road trip beginning on Thursday, October 10, at UBS Arena against the New York Islanders. Utah returns to action on Saturday, October 19 for a home game against the Boston Bruins.

“The release of the season schedule is always a highly anticipated moment for fans in professional sports, and it’s no secret that Utah has been waiting impatiently to learn exactly when their new NHL team will step on the ice,” said Chris Armstrong, president of hockey operations for the Utah Hockey Club. “Today’s announcement brings us one step closer to creating a strong connection between our club and our fans, and we look forward to everyone being involved in our inaugural season, whether they can visit us at the Delta Center or on the road.”

Matches of the Central Division and the Western Conference

During the 2024–25 NHL season, Utah will play four games against these Central Division opponents: Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets. Utah will face the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators three times for a total of 26 division games.

Utah will face the remaining eight teams in the Western Conference three times each for a total of 24 games. In addition, the club will face each of the 16 Eastern Conference clubs twice, once at home and once away.

The reigning champions and the Original Six come to Utah

Utah will host all original six teams at the Delta Center this season: Boston Bruins (Oct. 19), Chicago Blackhawks (Oct. 8 & Feb. 25), Montreal Canadiens (Jan. 14), New York Rangers (Jan. 16), Toronto Maple Leafs (March 10) and the Detroit Red Wings (March 24).

The 2023–24 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will make one appearance at the Delta Center on Jan. 8. Utah also hosts division rival Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 24 and Dec. 27, the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 15, the Washington Capitals on Nov. 18, the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 29, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 29 and the Los Angeles Kings on April 3.

Other notable highlights

The club will play a season-long seven-game home game from January 8-20 and will not play a road trip longer than four games for the entire season. The team’s final home game will be against the Nashville Predators on Thursday, April 10. Utah’s final regular season game will be against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, April 15, ending a three-game road trip.

Utah’s monthly breakdown includes 11 games in October (six home, five away), 13 games in November (four home, nine away), 13 games in December (six home, seven away), 14 games in January (nine home, five away), nine games in February (five home, four away), 14 games in March (six home, eight away) and eight games in April (five home, three away).

Utah’s schedule includes 12 consecutive games (eight away games, two home games, one away game and one home game).

4 nations compete against each other

In place of the 2025 NHL All Star Game, the NHL will host the 4 Nations Face-Off in February 2025. The tournament will feature international play between NHL players from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States and will consist of seven games over a nine-day period from February 12 to 20, with practice days on February 10 and 11. No games will be played as part of the NHL regular season schedule during this period and rosters will be finalized and announced by the end of 2024. The tournament will be played in Montreal, Quebec and Boston, Massachusetts.

For information on purchasing tickets for the Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural season at the Delta Center, visit utahhockeyclub.com.

The full 82-match schedule can be found below. All match times are MT. Broadcast information will be released at a later date.

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB SCHEDULE FOR THE 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON