By NHL Public Relations

The National Hockey League announced this week the 2023-24 composite preseason schedule, a 15-day, 111-game slate played across 44 NHL and neutral-site venues in North America and Australia from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7.

The road to the 2024 Stanley Cup begins with an historic two-game series across the Pacific Ocean, when the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings face off in Australia for the 2023 NHL Global Series™ – Melbourne.

• The two-game set between the Coyotes and Kings — the first-ever NHL games in the Southern Hemisphere — will be played on Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24 at Rod Laver Arena.

• Both games in Melbourne, 17 hours ahead of the Pacific Time Zone, will begin at 2 p.m. local time. That translates to 9 p.m., Pacific Time, on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23.

A pair of preseason matchups will celebrate the Kraft Hockeyville winning communities for 2022 (Sydney, N.S.) and 2023 (West Lorne, Ont.).

• The Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs will face off on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Joe Thornton Community Centre in St. Thomas, Ont.
• The Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators will meet Sunday, Oct. 1 at Centre 200 in Sydney.

Neutral-site preseason games also will be played:

• Abbotsford, B.C. (Seattle vs. Vancouver, Oct. 4)
• Cedar Park, Texas (Arizona vs. Dallas, Sept. 24)
• Halifax, N.S. (Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 2)
• Independence, Mo. (Dallas vs. St. Louis, Sept. 30)
• Orlando, Fla. (Florida vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 3)
• Palm Desert, Calif. (Anaheim vs. Arizona, Oct. 1)
• Salt Lake City, Utah (Los Angeles vs. San Jose, Oct. 5)
• San Diego, Calif. (Anaheim vs. Los Angeles, Sept. 29)
• Tucson, Ariz. (Anaheim vs. Arizona, Oct. 7)
• Wichita, Kan. (Arizona vs. St. Louis, Sept. 23).

Following an 8-game slate to close the preseason on Saturday, Oct. 7, the 2023-24 regular season opens on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

For the latest schedule information, visit https://www.nhl.com/schedule.

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2023-24 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. ET/ 2 p.m. local *
• 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.

* 9 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, Sept. 22

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

• Arizona (split squad) vs. Los Angeles (split squad), at Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena), 12 a.m. ET/ 2 p.m. local *
• 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.

* 9 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday, Sept. 23

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.

Source: nhl.com