The sun is still pretty hot but the 2018 NHL preseason schedule gets underway early Saturday morning. The Calgary Flames start the preseason with a pair of games in China with Boston. The teams will play in Shenzhen Saturday and in Beijing on September 19.
Kraft Hockeyville will be in Lucan, Ontario featuring the Battle of Ontario on September 18.
Montréal will host Washington in its annual exhibition game at the Centre Videotron in Québec City on September 20.
Vancouver hosts its final preseason game in Kelowna on September 29.
Oshawa, Ontario will host 2 American teams for an exhibition game on September 28 with the "hometown" Buffalo Sabres and the NY Islanders.
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The last Edmonton preseason game will be hours before the regular season starts back in North America.
Here is the preseason schedule involving Canadian teams. All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time.
September 15
Boston vs. Calgary (Shenzhen, China), 2:30a
September 17
New Jersey at Montréal, 7:30p
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8p
Edmonton at Calgary, 9p
September 18
Ottawa vs. Toronto, 7:30p (Kraft Hockeyville Canada at Lucan, ON)
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10:30p
September 19
Calgary vs. Boston (Beijing), 7:30a
Florida at Montréal, 7:30p
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30p
Calgary at Vancouver, 10p
September 20
Montréal vs. Washington (Québec City), 7p
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9p
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10p
September 21
Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30p
Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30p
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8p
September 22
Toronto at Buffalo, 7p
Ottawa at Montréal, 7p
Vancouver at Calgary, 9:30p
September 23
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8p
September 24
Montréal at Toronto, 7:30p
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9p
Vancouver vs. Los Angeles (Salt Lake City, UT), 9p
September 25
San Jose at Calgary, 9p
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9p
September 26
Toronto at Montréal, 7:30p
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8p
September 27
New Jersey at Winnipeg, 8p
Ottawa at Chicago, 8:30p
Arizona at Edmonton, 9p
Calgary at San Jose, 10:30p
September 28
NY Islanders vs. Buffalo (Oshawa, ON), 7p
Detroit at Toronto, 7:30p
September 29
Calgary at Edmonton, 3p
Toronto at Detroit, 7p
Montréal at Ottawa, 7p
Arizona vs. Vancouver (Kelowna, BC), 10p
October 3
Edmonton vs. Kölner Haie (Cologne, Germany), 10a
NBCSN will carry the Calgary Flames game in Beijing on September 19.
This is the NHL Network live game schedule. Check out the Rogers Sportsnet schedule (below) for potential Canadian feeds. There will also be condensed tape-delayed versions.
September 15 Boston vs. Calgary (Shenzhen, China), 2:30a
September 18 Ottawa vs. Toronto, 7:30p (Kraft Hockeyville Canada at Lucan, ON)
September 19 Calgary at Vancouver, 10p
September 21 Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30p
September 22 Vancouver at Calgary, 9:30p
September 23 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8p
September 25 Vancouver at Edmonton, 9p
September 26 Toronto at Montréal, 7:30p
September 28 Detroit at Toronto, 7:30p
October 3 Edmonton vs. Kölner Haie (Cologne, Germany), 10a
This is the Rogers Sportsnet preseason schedule. Games will run on Sportsnet unless noted * on Sportsnet One.
September 15 Boston vs. Calgary (Shenzhen, China), 2:30a
September 18 Ottawa vs. Toronto, 7:30p (Kraft Hockeyville Canada at Lucan, ON)*/Edmonton at Vancouver, 10:30p
September 19 Calgary vs. Boston (Beijing), 7:30a/Calgary at Vancouver, 10p*
September 20 Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10p*
September 21 Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30p*
September 22 Toronto at Buffalo, 7p/Vancouver at Calgary, 9:30p
September 25 Vancouver at Edmonton, 9p*
September 29 Toronto at Detroit, 7p/Arizona vs. Vancouver (Kelowna, BC), 10p
October 3 Edmonton vs. Kölner Haie (Cologne, Germany), 10a
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