by: Ron Futrell, VegasGoldenKnights.com
Posted: 7/22/2021 / 3:47 PM PDT
Updated: 7/22/2021 / 3:54 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 10: Nick Holden # 22 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche in the sixth game of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the T-Mobile Arena in June scored October 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker / NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NHL has released its schedule for the 2021-2022 season, and there’s a lot to like for local hockey fans. The Knights start the regular season at home on Tuesday, October 12th against the newest team in the NHL, the Seattle Kraken. Let the comparisons begin.
The NHL All-Star Game will be played in the T-Mobile Arena from February 4th to 5th, 2022. So far, no final agreement or decision has been made on the possible participation of NHL players in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The talks continue.
The Golden Knights will have two homestands in the six-game season, with the first starting against Seattle (11/11) and continuing against Minnesota (11/11), Vancouver (11/13), Carolina (11/16), Detroit (11/11) 18) and Columbus (11/20). The second six-game track in the T-Mobile Arena starts against Anaheim (12/31) and goes into the new year against Winnipeg (1/2), Nashville (1/4), New York Rangers (1/6), Chicago (1/8) and Toronto (1/11).
The season’s longest road trip to Vegas is in March, as the Golden Knights will play five straight from The Fortress, starting in Philadelphia (3/8), Buffalo (3/10) and Pittsburgh (3/11). , in Columbus (3/13) and in Winnipeg (3/15).
The rematch of the 2021 Stanley Cup semi-final against the Montreal Canadiens will take place on November 6th at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec. The two teams will meet in Vegas on January 20th. The Golden Knights will receive the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning on December 21 and travel to Tampa, Florida on January 29.
With the addition of a 32nd NHL franchise and the resumption of a full schedule, the Golden Knights will play four times against the following opponents in the Pacific Division, twice at home and twice away: the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Seattle Kraken and Vancouver Canucks. Vegas will play three division games this season against the Calgary Flames (one home game, two away games) and the San Jose Sharks (two home games, one street).
