Minnesota Wild Announces 2020-21 Regular Season Schedule Wild Opens Jan
For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 MINNESOTA WILD ANNOUNCES 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WILD OPENS JAN. 14 AT LOS ANGELES; HOME OPENER ON FRIDAY, JAN. 22 VS. SAN JOSE SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild’s 2020-21 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season schedule, presented By Associated Bank, was released today. The Wild opens its 20th season in the NHL on the road for the sixth straight campaign, beginning in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 14, the first of four road games – the longest road trip to start a season in team history. The Wild returns to Saint Paul for its home opener on Friday, Jan. 22, hosting the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center. The 2020-21 NHL regular-season schedule will consist of 56 games Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 13 and concluding on May 8. The Stanley Cup Playoffs will feature 16 teams in the traditional Best-of-seVen, four-round format and conclude in mid-July. For the 2020-21 season, teams will be divisionally re-aligned into the Central, East, North and West. The Wild will play in the West DiVision with Anaheim, Arizona, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Jose, St. Louis and Vegas. Each team in the East, Central and West diVisions will play every other team in its division eight times while each team in the North Division will play every other team in its division nine or 10 times. Game times and Broadcast information will Be announced at a later date.
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