The Chicago Blackhawks, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, have released their schedule for the 2026-27 season. It will be an expanded schedule as the league increases from 82 to 84 games.

On Wednesday, the league revealed all home openers, showing four Blackhawks games in total. They will open on September 29th at the Vegas Golden Knights. Their road trip will continue with games against the Utah Mammoth and Buffalo Sabres, before returning to Chicago on October 6th for their home opener against the St. Louis Blues. 

Now, the entire 84-game odyssey can be seen below: 

Most of October will see the Blackhawks play a seven-game homestand, including the Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes. This is one of three total home streaks of five games or more. 

The road games are much more staggered. There are a few trips, but only one road trip goes longer than four games, which is a west coast swing in January going into February. 

The holidays will be filled with Blackhawks hockey at home, including the day after Thanksgiving on November 27th against the New York Rangers. They will also face the Boston Bruins on New Year's Day. On Halloween, they will be on the road against the Bruins. 

Weekends at the United Center will be plentiful, as the Blackhawks will play 22 weekend games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 

Part of this schedule is two games for the Blackhawks against the Ottawa Senators in Düsseldorf, Germany, as part of the NHL Global Series. These games will take place at PSD Bank Dome on December 18th and 20th. 

Blackhawks home games during the week are mostly going to be at 7 PM, instead of the usual 7:30. The weekend games will be at 6 PM or earlier. There are a lot of home matinees (9) on the slate. 

In addition to the schedule release, the NHL announced that All-Star Weekend is returning this season, with a 10-day break for the Blackhawks from January 31st to February 9th. The event will take place on Long Island, New York. 

Is this the year that the Blackhawks' rebuild takes a big step? It all begins on September 29th against the reigning Western Conference Champion Vegas Golden Knights. The promotional schedule will be released in the coming weeks. 

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