Game on! NHL hockey returns in just a few weeks. After hearing about two-game sets and a season-opener featuring the Kings and Wild, the league has now released the full 56-game schedule.
With the NHL realignment for the 2021 season, LA will play in a division featuring the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, and Vegas Golden Knights. Each team will play eight games vs. their division opponents. The top four teams will advance to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
LA Kings 2021 Season Schedule
Thu. Jan. 14 Minnesota — 7pm PST
Sat. Jan. 16 Minnesota — 6pm PST
Tue. Jan. 19 Colorado — 7pm PST
Thu. Jan. 21 Colorado — 7pm PST
Sat. Jan. 23 @ St. Louis — 5pm PST
Sun. Jan. 24 @ St. Louis — 5pm PST
Tue. Jan. 26 @ Minnesota — 5pm PST
Thu. Jan. 28 @ Minnesota — 5pm PST
Tue. Feb. 2 Anaheim — 7pm PST
Fri. Feb. 5 @ Vegas — 7pm PST
Sun. Feb. 7 @ Vegas — noon PST
Tue. Feb. 9 San Jose — 7pm PST
Thu. Feb. 11 San Jose — 7pm PST
Sat. Feb. 13 Minnesota — 7pm PST
Tue. Feb. 16 Minnesota — 7pm PST
Thu. Feb. 18 @ Arizona — 6pm PST
Sat. Feb. 20 @ Arizona — 4pm PST
Mon. Feb. 22 @ St. Louis — 5pm PST
Wed. Feb. 24 @ St. Louis — 6:30pm PST (NBCSN)
Fri. Feb. 26 @ Minnesota — 5pm PST
Sat. Feb. 27 @ Minnesota — 5pm PST
Fri. Mar. 5 St. Louis — 6pm PST
Sat. Mar. 6 St. Louis — 6pm PST
Mon. Mar. 8 @ Anaheim — 7pm PST
Wed. Mar. 10 @ Anaheim — 6:30pm PST (NBCSN)
Fri. Mar. 12 @ Colorado — 6pm PST
Sun. Mar. 14 @ Colorado — 4pm PST (NBCSN)
Mon. Mar. 15 St. Louis — 7pm PST
Wed. Mar. 17 St. Louis — 7pm PST
Fri. Mar. 19 Vegas — 7pm PST
Sun. Mar. 21 Vegas — 3pm PST (NBCSN)
Mon. Mar. 22 @ San Jose — 7:30pm PST
Wed. Mar. 24 @ San Jose — 7:30pm PST (NBCSN)
Mon. Mar. 29 @ Vegas — 7pm PST
Wed. Mar. 31 @ Vegas — 7pm PST (NBCSN)
Thu. Apr. 2 San Jose — 7pm PST
Sat. Apr. 3 San Jose — 7pm PST
Mon. Apr. 5 Arizona — 7pm PST
Wed. Apr. 7 Arizona — 7pm PST
Fri. Apr. 9 @ San Jose — 7:30pm PST
Sat. Apr. 10 @ San Jose — 7:30pm PST
Mon. Apr. 12 Vegas — 7pm PST
Wed. Apr. 14 Vegas — 5pm PST (NBCSN)
Fri. Apr. 16 @ Colorado — 6pm PST
Sun. Apr. 18 @ Colorado — 6pm PST (NBCSN)
Tue. Apr. 20 Anaheim — 7pm PST
Fri. Apr. 23 Arizona — 7pm PST
Sat. Apr. 24 Arizona — 7pm PST
Mon. Apr. 26 Anaheim — 7pm PST
Wed. Apr. 28 Anaheim — 7pm PST
Fri. Apr. 30 @ Anaheim — 7pm PST
Sat. May 1 @ Anaheim — 7pm PST
Mon. May 3 @ Arizona — 7pm PST *
Wed. May 5 @ Arizona — 7pm PST *
Fri. May 7 Colorado — 7pm PST *
Sat. May 8 Colorado — 7pm PST *
NOTE: NBC has not announced which games they will televise May 3-8. Those will be announced later in the season, based up the standings and perceived interest level in such games.
The above schedule features eight back-to-back games, with most of them coming in the second-half of the season. And of the back-to-back sets, one pair (March 5 and 6 at home vs. St. Louis) comes after having five days off.
From a travel perspective, the Kings will only have to travel between playing back-to-back games one time. That comes March 21, with a home vs. Vegas followed by a March 22 game at San Jose.
All game times are still to be determined. It is expected some LA home games wills start earlier than the usual 7:30pm PST to accommodate road teams like Minnesota and St. Louis. UPDATED 1/4/2021 AND LISTED ABOVE
Earlier today, Kings head coach Todd McLellan stopped by Kings Of The Podcast to discuss the upcoming season, including which players he intends to put together on the forward lines, including thoughts on a few rookies. The show is linked below, for your reference.
Training camp is set to open on December 31. We have the full list of which 36 players are scheduled to attend — at notes on the prospects who won’t be there — at this link here.
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