2018-19 Nhl Season Openers
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2018-19 NHL SEASON OPENERS The 2018-19 NHL season opens Wednesday, Oct. 3, highlighted by the Washington Capitals raising their Stanley Cup banner at Capital One Arena prior to their game against the Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TVAS). ALL-TIME RECORDS IN SEASON OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA 2018-19 OPENING GAME Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2 1 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. PHI Tampa Bay Lightning 25 16 7 2 34 .680 89 68 Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. FLA Colorado Avalanche 38 21 10 7 49 .645 145 112 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. MIN Ottawa Senators 25 12 6 7 31 .620 79 69 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CHI New Jersey Devils 43 22 12 9 53 .616 139 121 Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. EDM Montréal Canadiens 100 53 30 17 123 .615 334 247 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at TOR Edmonton Oilers 38 21 13 4 46 .605 116 107 Saturday, Oct. 6 at NJD St. Louis Blues 50 26 16 8 60 .600 178 154 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WPG Minnesota Wild 17 9 6 2 20 .588 48 36 Thursday, Oct. 4 at COL Vancouver Canucks 47 25 17 5 55 .585 154 141 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. CGY Florida Panthers 24 12 8 4 28 .583 74 65 Saturday, Oct. 6 at TBL Buffalo Sabres 47 24 18 5 53 .564 142 131 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. BOS Arizona Coyotes 38 19 15 4 42 .553 130 116 Thursday, Oct. 4 at DAL Nashville Predators 19 10 8 1 21 .553 50 49 Thursday, Oct. 4 at NYR Dallas Stars 50 21 16 13 55 .550 165 150 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. ARI Philadelphia Flyers 50 23 19 8 54 .540 141 135 Thursday, Oct. 4 at VGK Chicago Blackhawks 91 39 33 19 97 .533 258 264 Thursday, Oct. 4 at OTT Pittsburgh Penguins 50 23 20 7 53 .530 163 164 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WSH Los Angeles Kings 50 22 19 9 53 .530 142 145 Friday, Oct. 5 vs. SJS Winnipeg Jets 18 9 8 1 19 .528 55 57 Thursday, Oct. 4 at STL Detroit Red Wings 91 41 36 14 96 .527 262 259 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CBJ Boston Bruins 93 40 37 16 96 .516 269 271 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at WSH Washington Capitals* 43 19 19 5 43 .500 145 150 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. BOS San Jose Sharks 26 11 11 4 26 .500 82 80 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. ANA New York Rangers 91 38 39 14 90 .495 258 257 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NSH Toronto Maple Leafs 100 39 43 18 96 .480 298 298 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. MTL Columbus Blue Jackets 17 7 8 2 16 .471 46 45 Thursday, Oct. 4 at DET Calgary Flames 45 12 22 11 35 .389 139 161 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at VAN New York Islanders 45 11 23 11 33 .367 118 150 Thursday, Oct. 4 at CAR Carolina Hurricanes 38 9 20 9 27 .355 97 137 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NYI Anaheim Ducks 24 6 18 0 12 .250 51 86 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at SJS * Defending Stanley Cup champions own an all-time record of 57-25-15 (97 GP) in season openers, including a 3-5-2 mark over the last 10 years and 9-7-4 clip over the past 20 seasons. (There was no Stanley Cup champion in 1918-19 due to the influenza epidemic. A non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1924-25.) . Continued on following page . ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON AT HOME GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Florida Panthers 10 8 0 2 18 .900 41 19 Minnesota Wild 10 8 1 1 17 .850 37 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 17 12 3 2 26 .765 68 44 New Jersey Devils 22 13 3 6 32 .727 82 52 Washington Capitals 19 13 5 1 27 .711 70 54 Arizona Coyotes 22 14 6 2 30 .682 85 69 Nashville Predators 11 7 3 1 15 .682 30 22 Colorado Avalanche 20 12 5 3 27 .675 81 57 Edmonton Oilers 29 18 8 3 39 .672 97 80 Montréal Canadiens 59 34 15 10 78 .661 207 125 Detroit Red Wings 54 32 16 6 70 .648 163 119 Dallas Stars 29 16 8 5 37 .638 100 77 St. Louis Blues 22 13 7 2 28 .636 85 61 Buffalo Sabres 31 17 9 5 39 .629 109 89 Boston Bruins 60 32 17 11 75 .625 206 173 Chicago Blackhawks 45 22 11 12 56 .622 143 121 Vancouver Canucks 32 17 10 5 39 .609 99 85 Anaheim Ducks 5 3 2 0 6 .600 15 19 Philadelphia Flyers 29 15 11 3 33 .569 91 79 Pittsburgh Penguins 27 12 10 5 29 .537 82 76 Los Angeles Kings 28 12 10 6 30 .536 83 77 San Jose Sharks 15 7 6 2 16 .533 50 51 New York Rangers 26 11 10 5 27 .519 87 77 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 24 24 12 60 .500 181 166 Ottawa Senators 9 3 3 3 9 .500 30 29 Winnipeg Jets 12 5 6 1 11 .458 33 41 Carolina Hurricanes 21 6 8 7 19 .452 49 68 Calgary Flames 24 8 11 5 21 .438 79 77 Columbus Blue Jackets 12 4 6 2 10 .417 33 33 New York Islanders 9 2 4 3 7 .389 22 24 ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON ON THE ROAD GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2 1 Ottawa Senators 16 9 3 4 22 .688 49 40 Winnipeg Jets 6 4 2 0 8 .667 22 16 Colorado Avalanche 18 9 5 4 22 .611 64 55 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 6 .600 13 12 St. Louis Blues 28 13 9 6 32 .571 93 93 Montréal Canadiens 41 19 15 7 45 .549 127 122 Vancouver Canucks 15 8 7 0 16 .533 55 56 Pittsburgh Penguins 23 11 10 2 24 .522 81 88 Los Angeles Kings 21 9 9 3 21 .500 53 66 New Jersey Devils 21 9 9 3 21 .500 57 69 Philadelphia Flyers 21 8 8 5 21 .500 50 56 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 4 4 0 8 .500 21 24 New York Rangers 65 27 29 9 63 .485 171 180 San Jose Sharks 11 4 5 2 10 .455 32 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 15 19 6 36 .450 117 132 Chicago Blackhawks 46 17 22 7 41 .446 115 143 Buffalo Sabres 16 7 9 0 14 .438 33 42 Dallas Stars 21 5 8 8 18 .429 65 73 Edmonton Oilers 9 3 5 1 7 .389 19 27 Arizona Coyotes 16 5 9 2 12 .375 45 47 Nashville Predators 8 3 5 0 6 .375 20 27 New York Islanders 36 9 19 8 26 .361 96 126 Florida Panthers 14 4 8 2 10 .357 33 46 Detroit Red Wings 37 9 20 8 26 .351 99 140 Calgary Flames 21 4 11 6 14 .333 60 84 Washington Capitals 23 6 14 3 15 .326 72 93 Boston Bruins 33 8 20 5 21 .318 63 98 Carolina Hurricanes 17 3 12 2 8 .235 48 69 Minnesota Wild 7 1 5 1 3 .214 11 17 Anaheim Ducks 19 3 16 0 6 .158 36 67 ALL-TIME RECORDS IN HOME OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA 2018-19 HOME OPENER Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 5 2 Oct. 4 vs. PHI Minnesota Wild 17 13 1 3 29 .853 62 39 Oct. 6 vs. VGK Colorado Avalanche 38 26 8 4 56 .737 162 104 Oct. 4 vs. MIN Arizona Coyotes 38 24 11 3 51 .671 132 107 Oct. 6 vs. ANA New York Islanders 45 27 12 6 60 .667 157 117 Oct. 6 vs. NSH Florida Panthers 24 14 6 4 32 .667 78 60 Oct. 11 vs. CBJ Tampa Bay Lightning 25 15 7 3 33 .660 94 66 Oct. 6 vs. FLA Ottawa Senators 25 14 6 5 33 .660 81 68 Oct. 4 vs. CHI Montréal Canadiens 100 57 26 17 131 .655 348 232 Oct. 11 vs. LAK Nashville Predators 19 11 6 2 24 .632 52 45 Oct. 9 vs. CGY Boston Bruins 93 48 24 21 117 .629 298 250 Oct. 8 vs. OTT St. Louis Blues 50 30 18 2 62 .620 185 146 Oct. 4 vs. WPG Philadelphia Flyers 50 28 16 6 62 .620 167 137 Oct. 9 vs. SJS Edmonton Oilers 38 21 12 5 47 .618 127 113 Oct. 18 vs. BOS Washington Capitals 43 25 15 3 53 .616 158 134 Oct. 3 vs. BOS New Jersey Devils 43 21 11 11 53 .616 147 122 Oct. 6 vs. EDM Dallas Stars 50 27 16 7 61 .610 171 135 Oct. 4 vs. ARI Anaheim Ducks 24 14 9 1 29 .604 63 63 Oct. 8 vs. DET Detroit Red Wings 91 50 32 9 109 .599 287 233 Oct. 4 vs. CBJ Vancouver Canucks 47 25 16 6 56 .596 152 136 Oct. 3 vs. CGY Pittsburgh Penguins 50 25 16 9 59 .590 176 162 Oct. 4 vs. WSH Los Angeles Kings 50 24 18 8 56 .560 156 136 Oct.