Chicago comes to Vegas on a Tuesday night in late September to open things up — and like nearly every other release we’ve cross-checked this week, that Sep 29 date lands a beat earlier than the league typically kicks off its real slate. Preseason game or not, the 2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights schedule doesn’t ease anyone in. Anaheim, Vancouver, and Seattle all show up within the first five days.
2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | Chicago | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | AT Vancouver | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | AT Seattle | 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | AT Minnesota | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | AT Nashville | 7:45 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | Calgary | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | Pittsburgh | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Tampa Bay | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | AT St. Louis | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | AT Columbus | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | Ottawa | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | New Jersey | 3:00 PM |
| Mon, Nov 2 | AT Boston | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 3 | AT Pittsburgh | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Nov 5 | AT Detroit | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Nov 8 | AT Buffalo | 3:30 PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Utah | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Nashville | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Vancouver | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Dallas | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Nov 19 | Dallas | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 21 | AT Winnipeg | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 24 | AT Edmonton | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Nov 27 | AT San Jose | 1:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 28 | Montreal | 1:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 1 | AT Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Dec 3 | Utah | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 5 | Winnipeg | 4:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 8 | AT Montreal | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Dec 10 | AT Ottawa | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 12 | AT Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Dec 16 | San Jose | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Dec 18 | N.Y. Islanders | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Dec 21 | Carolina | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 22 | AT Anaheim | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 26 | AT San Jose | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Dec 28 | AT Minnesota | 1:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 29 | AT Chicago | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 2 | Colorado | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Jan 4 | AT Colorado | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 7 | Minnesota | 6:30 PM |
| Sat, Jan 9 | Seattle | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Jan 12 | AT Washington | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 14 | AT Tampa Bay | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 16 | AT Florida | 6:00 PM |
| Sun, Jan 17 | AT Carolina | 6:00 PM |
| Wed, Jan 20 | Edmonton | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Jan 22 | Boston | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Jan 24 | AT Chicago | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Jan 26 | AT Nashville | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 28 | Buffalo | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Jan 30 | Washington | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 1 | AT Calgary | 6:30 PM |
| Wed, Feb 3 | AT Edmonton | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Feb 13 | Calgary | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 15 | Detroit | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Feb 18 | Columbus | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Feb 20 | AT Dallas | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 22 | AT Colorado | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Feb 24 | Florida | 6:30 PM |
| Fri, Feb 26 | Anaheim | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 2 | AT Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Mar 4 | AT N.Y. Islanders | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Mar 5 | AT New Jersey | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Mar 7 | AT N.Y. Rangers | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 9 | San Jose | 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Mar 11 | Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Mar 13 | N.Y. Rangers | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Mar 15 | Winnipeg | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Mar 17 | Seattle | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Mar 20 | AT Anaheim | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Mar 23 | AT Seattle | 6:40 PM |
| Wed, Mar 25 | AT Vancouver | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Mar 27 | AT Calgary | 8:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 31 | Vancouver | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Edmonton | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Apr 3 | AT Utah | 8:00 PM |
| Mon, Apr 6 | St. Louis | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Apr 8 | AT Los Angeles | 7:00 PM |
Three Dates With Dallas in Six Weeks
Golden Knights vs Kraken 2026-27 gets the headline treatment for the divisional rivalry, but the Stars are the team Vegas actually sees the most early — Nov 17, Nov 19, and again Feb 20, three meetings squeezed into a stretch that also includes a brutal five-games-in-eight-nights road swing through Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Buffalo starting Nov 2. That’s not a soft landing after a home-heavy October. It’s a gut check.
A Six-Game Homestand-Free December
Between Dec 1 and Dec 29, Vegas plays 12 games and only four of them are at T-Mobile Arena. Road-heavy Decembers have burned this franchise before in years when the roster wasn’t deep enough to survive the mileage. Whether that’s a problem this time is a different question — but the schedule-makers clearly weren’t doing the Golden Knights any favors.
The Bottom Line
Eighty-two games as released, and for once in this series that number needs no asterisk — no flag on the total itself, just the usual one on whether Sep 29 counts as real. The Vegas Golden Knights road trip 2026-27 through Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Buffalo in the first week of November is the early measuring stick. Get through that healthy, and the three-game Dallas stretch a few weeks later starts looking a lot more manageable.
FAQ
Q: When does the Vegas Golden Knights 2026-27 season open?
A: The release lists Tuesday, September 29, at home against Chicago as the first game, matching the same early date seen on the Bruins’, Hurricanes’, and Blackhawks’ schedules — which points to it being a preseason game rather than the true opener. The more probable Game 1 is Friday, October 2, against Anaheim.
Q: How many times do the Golden Knights play the Stars in 2026-27?
A: Golden Knights vs Kraken rivalry games grab the attention, but Vegas actually plays Dallas three times — Nov 17, Nov 19, and Feb 20 — more than most opponents on the slate.
Q: What is Vegas’s toughest road trip in 2026-27?
A: The Vegas Golden Knights road trip 2026-27 through Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Buffalo in the first week of November — four road games in eight days right after an active October — is the stretch worth circling.
Q: How many home games does Vegas play in 2026-27?
A: Based on the released schedule, Vegas Golden Knights home games 2026-27 total 40 dates at T-Mobile Arena against 42 road games, for 82 games overall — the standard season length, unlike several other teams reviewed in this series that listed 84.
