Vancouver twice in the first three days. The 2026-27 Edmonton Oilers schedule opens with a home-and-home against the Canucks — Rogers Place on Tuesday, then a Thursday flight to Vancouver for the rematch. That Sep 29 opener is worth confirming before publishing; it lines up with the same “preseason, not Game 1” pattern flagged on several other teams reviewed this week.
2026-27 Edmonton Oilers Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | Vancouver | 8:00 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 | AT Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | Seattle | 5:00 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | AT Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | AT San Jose | 1:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | AT Los Angeles | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | Utah | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | AT Utah | 8:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Minnesota | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | Carolina | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Toronto | 5:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | Detroit | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Calgary | 6:30 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | AT N.Y. Islanders | 3:30 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | AT N.Y. Rangers | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 3 | AT New Jersey | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Nov 5 | Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 7 | Vancouver | 9:00 PM |
| Mon, Nov 9 | N.Y. Rangers | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Philadelphia | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 14 | AT Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | AT Philadelphia | 7:30 PM |
| Tue, Nov 17 | AT Florida | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Nov 19 | AT Tampa Bay | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 21 | AT Carolina | 1:00 PM |
| Sun, Nov 22 | AT St. Louis | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 24 | Vegas | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Seattle | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 28 | AT Seattle | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 1 | Buffalo | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Dec 3 | Washington | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Dec 6 | AT Chicago | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 8 | AT Minnesota | 8:00 PM |
| Thu, Dec 10 | AT Buffalo | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 12 | AT Ottawa | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Dec 14 | AT Montreal | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Dec 17 | Dallas | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 19 | Utah | 2:30 PM |
| Sun, Dec 20 | Anaheim | 6:00 PM |
| Sun, Dec 27 | AT Columbus | 5:00 PM |
| Mon, Dec 28 | AT Washington | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Dec 30 | AT Boston | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Jan 2 | AT Detroit | 1:00 PM |
| Sun, Jan 3 | AT Pittsburgh | 3:00 PM |
| Tue, Jan 5 | AT Nashville | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 7 | Florida | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 9 | N.Y. Islanders | 2:30 PM |
| Mon, Jan 11 | Tampa Bay | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Jan 13 | San Jose | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Jan 15 | Columbus | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Jan 17 | Winnipeg | 6:00 PM |
| Wed, Jan 20 | AT Vegas | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 21 | AT Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 23 | AT San Jose | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Jan 26 | AT Colorado | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 28 | New Jersey | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 30 | Montreal | 6:00 PM |
| Wed, Feb 3 | Vegas | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Feb 12 | St. Louis | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Feb 13 | Pittsburgh | 6:00 PM |
| Wed, Feb 17 | Colorado | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Feb 19 | Boston | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 22 | Ottawa | 6:30 PM |
| Thu, Feb 25 | AT Nashville | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Feb 27 | AT Dallas | 2:00 PM |
| Mon, Mar 1 | AT Chicago | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Mar 3 | AT Calgary | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Mar 6 | Chicago | 9:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 9 | Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Mar 11 | Nashville | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Mar 13 | AT Seattle | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Mar 15 | AT Colorado | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Mar 18 | St. Louis | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Mar 20 | Dallas | 1:30 PM |
| Sun, Mar 21 | AT Vancouver | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 23 | AT Calgary | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Mar 25 | AT Minnesota | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Mar 27 | Los Angeles | 1:30 PM |
| Wed, Mar 31 | San Jose | 6:30 PM |
| Fri, Apr 2 | AT Vegas | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Apr 3 | AT Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Apr 5 | Calgary | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Apr 7 | AT Winnipeg | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Apr 10 | Winnipeg | 8:00 PM |
An Opening Week That Doesn’t Ease Anyone In
Whatever the Sep 29 game turns out to be, the real season opens with a genuine three-game West Coast swing — road trips to Anaheim, San Jose, and Los Angeles from October 7 to 13, sandwiched around the Vancouver home-and-home in the season’s first week. Add a same-week back-to-back against Utah (home Oct 15, road Oct 17), and Edmonton plays five of its first eight true road-or-rival games before October is even half over.
A Six-Game Homestand to Open the New Year
After three straight road games to start January — Detroit, Pittsburgh, Nashville — the 2026-27 Edmonton Oilers schedule flips completely. From January 7 to January 17, Edmonton plays six consecutive games at Rogers Place: Florida, the Islanders, Tampa Bay, San Jose, Columbus, and Winnipeg. That’s about as long a homestand as this league allows, and it lands at exactly the point in the season where standings start to separate contenders from the rest.
Seattle Twice in Two Days
Edmonton vs. Vancouver 2026-27 gets its own quick turnaround treatment to open the year, but Seattle gets an even tighter one — home against the Kraken on November 27, then a same-weekend road trip back to Seattle on November 28. Back-to-back games against the same opponent, one home and one away, is a scheduling quirk that tests depth fast.
The Bottom Line
Between the October West Coast swing, the Seattle back-to-back in late November, and the six-game January homestand, this is a schedule of extremes — heavy travel bursts followed by long stretches at home. Forty-two Edmonton Oilers home games in 2026-27 give the team plenty of nights at Rogers Place, but the Edmonton Oilers road trip 2026-27 stretches in October and December will say a lot about how this roster handles adversity away from home ice.
FAQ
Q: When does the Edmonton Oilers 2026-27 season open?
A: The release lists Tuesday, September 29, at home against Vancouver as the first game, though — consistent with several other 2026-27 team schedules reviewed this week — that date is likely a preseason game rather than the true opener. The more probable Game 1 is Thursday, October 1, at Vancouver.
Q: How many times do the Oilers play the Canucks in 2026-27?
A: Edmonton vs. Vancouver 2026-27 features four meetings, including a season-opening home-and-home just three days apart on September 29 and October 1, plus two more games in November and March.
Q: What is Edmonton’s longest homestand in 2026-27?
A: Edmonton plays six straight games at Rogers Place from January 7 to January 17 — against Florida, the N.Y. Islanders, Tampa Bay, San Jose, Columbus, and Winnipeg — the longest homestand on the schedule.
Q: How many home games does Edmonton play in 2026-27?
A: Based on the released schedule, Edmonton Oilers home games 2026-27 total 42 dates at Rogers Place against 42 road games, for 84 games listed overall — one more than the standard 82-game season if the Sep 29 game is preseason as suspected.