Finding out when and where the Pens are playing next season
The NHL announced the full schedule for the 2025-26 regular season. Here’s what the Penguins are working with.
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As already known, the season kicks off in Manhattan against Mike Sullivan and the Rangers on October 7th. The Penguins will head back home to meet the New York Islanders for the home opener two nights later on October 9th.
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Following its home opener, Pittsburgh will play its first weekend home game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 11 against the Rangers before departing on their annual California road trip through Anaheim (Oct. 14), Los Angeles (Oct. 16) and San Jose (Oct. 18).
In November, the Penguins will go international for the NHL’s Global Series to play two regular-season games against the Nashville Predators at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Nov. 14 and 16. Due to the Global Series, the Penguins will not host or visit the Predators during the regular season.
The month of December includes a season-long five-game homestand against Anaheim (Dec. 9), Montreal (Dec. 11), San Jose (Dec. 13), Utah (Dec. 14) and Edmonton (Dec. 16). Beginning with a game on New Year’s Day against the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins play nine home games in January and early February prior to the 20-day break for the Winter Olympics from Feb. 6-25. March marks the Penguins’ busiest month of the year with a season-high nine home games and 17 total games.
To view the complete 2025-26 schedule, which is presented by UPMC, click here. Broadcast information will be released at a later date.
Beginning on Saturday, Oct. 11 with a matchup against the Rangers, the Penguins will play 21 weekend home games at PPG Paints Arena on either a Friday night (1), Saturday (13) or Sunday (7), accounting for 53% of all home games.
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Pittsburgh’s schedule features some noteworthy home games that fans will want to circle on their calendar:
November 6 vs. Washington: Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin go head-to-head in the first of three matchups this season between the two generational talents.
November 26 vs. Buffalo & November 29 vs. Toronto: The Penguins are home for the holidays as they host the Buffalo Sabres for the team’s annual game on the night before Thanksgiving, then the Toronto Maple Leafs pay a visit to PPG Paints Arena on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
January 15 vs. Philadelphia: It’s the Battle of Pennsylvania as the Penguins host their cross-state rivals in their first of two visits to Pittsburgh.
March 24 vs. Colorado: Cole Harbour natives Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon face off when the Colorado Avalanche come to town for a Tuesday tilt.
April 4 & 5 vs. Florida: Pittsburgh hosts the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers in back-to-back home games in April.
The Penguins’ schedule has 16 sets of back-to-back games, beginning Oct. 27-28 when Pittsburgh faces the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena then travels to Philadelphia for a matchup against the Flyers.
The Pens only host the Islanders once this season, on the aforementioned opening night. And Pittsburgh only visits Washington DC one time (Sat Apr 12) so if you want to see potentially the last Crosby/Malkin vs. Ovechkin game on the road, that would be the one. Ovechkin’s potential final visit to Pittsburgh could also double as the possible last Malkin home game on Friday April 11.