Check out the Eastern, Western Conference and Playoff series Standings, Statistics, Leaders and more for the 2024-25 NHL season on Hockey-Reference.com, Opening Night will feature a tripleheader of games with the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hosting the Boston Bruins, the St. Louis Blues going to Seattle to take on the Kraken, and the Utah, NHL Board of Governors Meeting 2024 Stanley Cup Final rematch: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers (Rogers Place, Edmonton) Holiday roster freeze in effect: For all players on an NHL active, 2024-25 #NHL schedule release: 🏒 All 32 teams in action on Oct. 22 🏒 First game in Utah is Oct 8 vs CHI 🏒 Stamkos returns to Tampa Oct 28 🏒 Cutter Gauthier in Philly on Jan. 11 🍿 🏒 4Nations Faceoff Feb. 10-21 🏒 Winter Classic New Year’s Eve Wrigley Puck drops in 95 days. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 2, 2024, The NHL unveiled its schedule for the 2024-25 regular season, which will run from Oct. 4 through April 17. While the NHL and NHLPA have reportedly had preliminary discussions about potential changes that would see the league start and end its season earlier, the new schedule footprint closely resembles that of 2023-24., The NHL 2024-25 season begins in North America on Tuesday, October 8, with an opening night tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+. The puck drops at 4:30 p.m. ET when the St. Louis Blues face off against the Seattle Kraken and newly signed 2024 Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Montour at Climate Pledge Arena..