PIT@OTT2:00 PM ET CAR@DET2:00 PM ET MTL@TBL2:00 PM ET WSH@CBJ2:00 PM ET STL@VGK3:00 PM ET COL@UTA6:00 PM ET WPG@CGY8:00 PM ET NYR@DAL9:00 PM ET

Schedule

Thursday, December 31

8 games

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire CentreGame preview →

Around the league

CARCarolina Hurricanes7-1-1

DETDetroit Red Wings3-3-2

Little Caesars ArenaPreview →

MTLMontréal Canadiens4-3-1

TBLTampa Bay Lightning6-2-0

Benchmark International ArenaPreview →

WSHWashington Capitals5-3-0

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3-3-0

Nationwide ArenaPreview →

STLSt. Louis Blues3-4-1

VGKVegas Golden Knights8-2-0

T-Mobile ArenaPreview →

COLColorado Avalanche5-2-1

UTAUtah Mammoth6-3-0

Rice-Eccles StadiumPreview →

WPGWinnipeg Jets4-2-2

CGYCalgary Flames1-6-0

Scotiabank SaddledomePreview →

NYRNew York Rangers6-3-1

DALDallas Stars4-3-1

American Airlines CenterPreview →

LeadersAll →

Points

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StandingsFull →

Eastern

1	CAR	7-1-1	15
2	BOS	7-2-0	14
3	NYR	6-3-1	13
4	TBL	6-2-0	12
5	OTT	6-3-0	12
6	FLA	5-2-2	12
7	WSH	5-3-0	10
8	BUF	4-3-2	10

Western

1	VGK	8-2-0	16
2	EDM	6-1-1	13
3	UTA	6-3-0	12
4	MIN	5-2-1	11
5	COL	5-2-1	11
6	SEA	5-3-1	11
7	WPG	4-2-2	10
8	DAL	4-3-1	9

2026–27 season · box scores back to 1917–18

8 NHL games are scheduled on Thursday, December 31, 2026: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators (2:00 PM ET); Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings (2:00 PM ET); Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning (2:00 PM ET); Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets (2:00 PM ET); St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights (3:00 PM ET); Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth (6:00 PM ET); Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames (8:00 PM ET); New York Rangers at Dallas Stars (9:00 PM ET).