Nashville, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators will begin their 2026-27 season, presented by Regions Bank – their 29th as an NHL franchise – at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 1 against the Minnesota Wild at 7 p.m. CT. This will be the third consecutive campaign Nashville's season opener will also be its home opener.
As part of the NHL’s 84-game regular-season schedule, the Predators will play 42 home contests for the first time in franchise history at Bridgestone Arena in 2026-27. Presale access begins with Smashville Loyal on Aug. 24; single-game tickets will go on sale to the general public on Sept. 1 (dates subject to change).
Nashville will play each team in the Central Division four times (twice at home and twice on the road), including the home opener on Oct. 1 vs. Minnesota and the regular-season finale on April 10 vs. Dallas. The Predators will play 13 afternoon home games at Bridgestone Arena; among those are four weekday afternoon contests in Smashville – Nov. 27 vs. Utah (12 p.m. CT); Nov. 30 vs. Ottawa (12 p.m. CT); New Year’s Day vs. Florida (1 p.m. CT); and Jan. 20 vs. Vancouver (1 p.m. CT).
The NHL All-Star Weekend returns Feb. 5-6 at UBS Arena on Long Island. The event will include the 2027 NHL All-Star Skills on Feb. 5, with 10 young stars, ages 25 or younger, competing across eight events, and the 2027 NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 6, featuring five teams of 11 players each – Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States and a “World” team comprised of international players from countries outside of the other four teams – competing in a three-on-three, round-robin exhibition tournament.
Nashville’s schedule also features a 10-day break from Feb. 3-12; 14 home games on Tuesday and Saturday; 11 back-to-backs; and a season-long homestand of six games from Feb. 23-March 6.
Home Games by Day
- Monday – 1
- Tuesday – 14
- Wednesday – 1
- Thursday – 9
- Friday – 2
- Saturday – 14
- Sunday – 1
Away Games by Day
- Monday – 3
- Tuesday – 7
- Wednesday – 3
- Thursday – 9
- Friday – 3
- Saturday – 11
- Sunday – 6
Home Games by Month
- October – 9
- November – 5
- December – 5
- January – 7
- February – 6
- March – 6
- April – 4
Away Games by Month
- October – 5
- November – 8
- December – 8
- January – 10
- February – 3
- March – 7
- April – 1
Back-to-Backs (11)
- Oct. 24 at Pittsburgh and Oct. 25 vs. Colorado
- Nov. 10 at Los Angeles and Nov. 11 at Anaheim
- Nov. 27 vs. Utah and Nov. 28 at Detroit
- Dec. 5 vs. Columbus and Dec. 6 at St. Louis
- Dec. 28 at Florida and Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay
- Jan. 1 vs. Florida and Jan. 2 at Carolina
- Jan. 9 at Minnesota and Jan. 10 at Colorado
- Jan. 20 vs. Vancouver and Jan. 21 at Philadelphia
- Jan. 30 at Anaheim and Jan. 31 at Utah
- Feb. 20 at Columbus and Feb. 21 at Washington
- March 26 at Chicago and March 27 at Dallas
Afternoon Games (18)
- Oct. 31 vs. Tampa Bay (1 p.m. CT)
- Nov. 7 vs. St. Louis (12:30 p.m. CT)
- Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh (5 p.m. CT)
- Nov. 27 vs. Utah (12 p.m. CT)
- Nov. 30 vs. Ottawa (12 p.m. CT)
- Dec. 5 vs. Columbus (1 p.m. CT)
- Dec. 6 at St. Louis (4 p.m. CT)
- Jan. 1 vs. Florida (1 p.m. CT)
- Jan. 18 at NY Islanders (2 p.m. CT)
- Jan. 20 vs. Vancouver (1 p.m. CT)
- Jan. 23 vs. Los Angeles (4 p.m. CT)
- Feb. 13 vs. Anaheim (12:30 p.m. CT)
- Feb. 20 at Columbus (4 p.m. CT)
- Feb. 21 at Washington (5 p.m. CT)
- March 13 at Winnipeg (2:30 p.m. CT)
- March 20 vs. Boston (4 p.m. CT)
- April 3 vs. Calgary (2:30 p.m. CT)
- April 10 vs. Dallas (5 p.m. CT)
Longest Homestand and Road Trip
- Homestand (6 games): Feb. 23-March 6
- Road trip (5 games): Nov. 10-17 and March 9-17
How to Watch
Fans can watch all locally broadcast Predators games on “The Spot – Nashville 28” over the air with an antenna, on cable and satellite distributors serving the Predators territory and on WTVF NewsChannel 5 when programming is designated. For more information, visit NashvillePredators.com.
Become Smashville Loyal today! Full, Half and Quarter Season Ticket plans are available for the 2026-27 Nashville Predators season presented by Regions Bank. For more information, please call 615-770-7800, visit NashvillePredators.com or text PREDS to 833-453-2488 to begin receiving ticket offers directly to your phone.
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