The 2026-27 NHL season's first full week runs from Wednesday, September 30 through Sunday, October 4, and it is 34 games in five nights. The headline look is in Pittsburgh: the Penguins wear their new 60th anniversary logo on their helmets all season, starting with Wednesday's 7-0 win in Philadelphia, and add it as a shoulder patch for the home opener against Montreal on Saturday. That opener against the Flyers was also season 60 for both 1967 expansion clubs, and the Kings started their own 60th season at Colorado.
Below is every opening-week look we know, the specials first and then all 34 games in order. Confirmed means the team announced the sweater or the detail, or we checked game photos and saw it on the ice. Expected is the NHL default, the dark sweater at home and the white on the road. Wednesday and Thursday are in the books, with final scores below, and all 11 games were standard sets: every home team in its dark sweater, every visitor in white. What each club wore is also logged, game by game, on its uniform schedule page. Every team's full closet and 84-game schedule lives in our NHL uniform schedule hub.
The Opening Week Specials
Pittsburgh Penguins: The 60th Anniversary Logo, Helmets All Season, Shoulders on Saturday
via the Pittsburgh Penguins
Wednesday at Philadelphia (won 7-0) and Saturday vs Montreal, 7 p.m. ET. Confirmed. The Penguins announced the logo on September 29. The club calls it retro-inspired: a bold black 60 with the skating penguin in its triangle set inside the loop of the 6, five gold stars for the five Stanley Cups arched over the 0, and gold, white and black stripes for Pittsburgh's Three Rivers. The team says it goes on the players' helmets for every home and road game this season, which means it debuted Wednesday with the road whites at the Flyers, and it goes on the shoulders of the jerseys for the home opener against the Canadiens on Saturday, October 3, after a pregame ceremony. Those game-worn sweaters are being sold later in the season.
For Saturday, that is the black home with the anniversary mark on the shoulders against Montreal's road white, one of the best color pairings in the league with an extra layer on top. The full rundown, including every 60th anniversary night, is in our Penguins uniform schedule.
Penguins at Flyers: Two Clubs at 60 on Opening Night
Final: Penguins 7, Flyers 0. Confirmed, plus the Penguins' helmet logo. The Flyers and Penguins entered the league together in the 1967 expansion, and they opened season 60 against each other at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Flyers have not announced an anniversary logo, patch or sweater, and they wore the burnt orange home against Pittsburgh's road white. The Flyers' ten Independence Edition nights for the country's 250th start in November. Flyers uniform schedule.
Kings at Avalanche: Season 60 for Los Angeles
Final: Avalanche 8, Kings 4. Confirmed. The Kings' 60th anniversary logo is a black 60 with the original 1967 silver crown, but no patch or anniversary sweater has been announced, and the Kings wore road white against Colorado's burgundy home opener look. There was no repeat of last season, when Los Angeles surprise-unveiled its black crown alternate on opening night. The Kings' own 60th home opener is Tuesday, October 6 against Florida, with a retro goalie-mask giveaway. Kings uniform schedule and Avalanche uniform schedule.
Vancouver Canucks: The RBC Patch Arrives at Home
Final: Oilers 9, Canucks 7. Confirmed. The only change to a primary sweater anywhere in the NHL this season is the RBC mark replacing TD on the Canucks' home jersey. It is on the home sweater only, so Thursday's wild home opener against the Oilers, played in the navy orca home against Edmonton's white, was its first regular-season game. Vancouver's other two home games this week, Saturday against Calgary and Sunday against Vegas, are expected in the same navy home. Canucks uniform schedule.
Carolina Hurricanes: The Champions' First Week
Carolina raised its Stanley Cup banner on Tuesday against Florida. This week the Hurricanes host Washington on Friday, expected in the black home, and visit Philadelphia on Saturday in white. The NHL does not normally issue a champions patch and none has been announced. Hurricanes uniform schedule.
Washington Capitals: Screaming Eagle Waits Until October 9
The Capitals open Friday at Carolina and Saturday at Tampa Bay, both in road white. The red Screaming Eagle third is reported for 10 home games this season, and the first is October 9 against the Rangers, so it is not on the ice this week. Capitals uniform schedule.
Also Worth Watching
- St. Louis in white on the road, confirmed. The Blues published their full sweater schedule on September 29, with the white for every road game, including Friday at Dallas and Saturday at Colorado. Blues uniform schedule.
- No alternates yet. Every third jersey with published dates starts after this week: the Jets' Heritage blue on October 7, Buffalo's Goathead on October 10, the Rangers' navy shield on October 11, Calgary's 2004 throwback on October 24. So opening week is standard sets across the board.
- Hometown Remix is still under wraps. The league said designs would follow shortly after the season opens, and the first published Remix dates are in early November. Our Hometown Remix tracker grades each one as it lands.
- Home openers this week: Philadelphia and Colorado (Wednesday); New Jersey, the Rangers, Columbus, Nashville, Calgary, Utah, Vancouver and San Jose (Thursday); Detroit, Winnipeg and Dallas (Friday); Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, the Islanders and Minnesota (Saturday); Anaheim and Seattle (Sunday). Calgary's is the first game of the final season at the Saddledome.
Every NHL Opening Week Game
Wednesday, September 30
- New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs. Final: Maple Leafs 2, Islanders 1. New York Islanders: road white (confirmed). Toronto Maple Leafs: blue home (confirmed).
- Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers. Final: Penguins 7, Flyers 0. Pittsburgh Penguins: white, with the new 60th anniversary logo on the helmets (confirmed). Philadelphia Flyers: burnt orange home (confirmed).
- Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche. Final: Avalanche 8, Kings 4. Los Angeles Kings: road white (confirmed). Colorado Avalanche: burgundy home (confirmed).
Thursday, October 1
- Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Final: Blue Jackets 6, Sabres 3. Buffalo Sabres: road white (confirmed). Columbus Blue Jackets: navy home (confirmed).
- Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils. Final: Devils 3, Flyers 2 (OT). Philadelphia Flyers: road white (confirmed). New Jersey Devils: red home (confirmed).
- Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers. Final: Rangers 5, Lightning 1. Tampa Bay Lightning: road white (confirmed). New York Rangers: Broadway blue home (confirmed).
- Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators. Final: Wild 3, Predators 1. Minnesota Wild: road white (confirmed). Nashville Predators: gold home (confirmed).
- Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames. Final: Kraken 6, Flames 1. Seattle Kraken: road white (confirmed). Calgary Flames: red home (confirmed).
- Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth. Final: Mammoth 6, Blackhawks 0. Chicago Blackhawks: road white (confirmed). Utah Mammoth: rock black home (confirmed).
- Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks. Final: Oilers 9, Canucks 7. Edmonton Oilers: road white (confirmed). Vancouver Canucks: navy orca home with the new RBC mark (confirmed).
- Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks. Final: Sharks 4, Panthers 3 (OT). Florida Panthers: road white (confirmed). San Jose Sharks: Pacific teal home (confirmed).
Friday, October 2
- New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 6:30 p.m. ET. New York Rangers: road white (expected). Detroit Red Wings: red home (expected).
- Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET. Washington Capitals: road white (expected). Carolina Hurricanes: black home (expected).
- Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets, 8 p.m. ET. Boston Bruins: road white (expected). Winnipeg Jets: polar night blue home (expected).
- St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, 9 p.m. ET. St. Louis Blues: white (confirmed on the Blues sweater schedule). Dallas Stars: Victory green home (expected).
- Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, 10 p.m. ET. Anaheim Ducks: road white (expected). Vegas Golden Knights: metallic gold home (expected).
Saturday, October 3
- Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET. Carolina Hurricanes: road white (expected). Philadelphia Flyers: burnt orange home (expected).
- Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET. Chicago Blackhawks: road white (expected). Buffalo Sabres: royal blue home (expected).
- Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET. Montreal Canadiens: road white (expected). Pittsburgh Penguins: black, with the 60th anniversary logo on the shoulders and helmets (confirmed).
- Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET. Ottawa Senators: road white (expected). Toronto Maple Leafs: blue home (expected).
- Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers, 7 p.m. ET. Seattle Kraken: road white (expected). Edmonton Oilers: royal blue home (expected).
- Utah Mammoth at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET. Utah Mammoth: road white (expected). Columbus Blue Jackets: navy home (expected).
- Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. ET. Washington Capitals: road white (expected). Tampa Bay Lightning: blue home (expected).
- New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. ET. New Jersey Devils: road white (expected). New York Islanders: royal blue home (expected).
- Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET. Boston Bruins: road white (expected). Minnesota Wild: forest green home (expected).
- Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. ET. Dallas Stars: road white (expected). Nashville Predators: gold home (expected).
- St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, 9 p.m. ET. St. Louis Blues: white (confirmed on the Blues sweater schedule). Colorado Avalanche: burgundy home (expected).
- Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m. ET. Calgary Flames: road white (expected). Vancouver Canucks: navy orca home with the new RBC mark (expected).
- Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, 10 p.m. ET. Los Angeles Kings: road white (expected). San Jose Sharks: Pacific teal home (expected).
Sunday, October 4
- Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings, 1 p.m. ET. Winnipeg Jets: road white (expected). Detroit Red Wings: red home (expected).
- Utah Mammoth at New York Rangers, 6 p.m. ET. Utah Mammoth: road white (expected). New York Rangers: Broadway blue home (expected).
- Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken, 8 p.m. ET. Calgary Flames: road white (expected). Seattle Kraken: deep sea blue home (expected).
- Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, 8 p.m. ET. Florida Panthers: road white (expected). Anaheim Ducks: orange home (expected).
- Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks, 9 p.m. ET. Vegas Golden Knights: road white (expected). Vancouver Canucks: navy orca home with the new RBC mark (expected).
The Bottom Line
NHL opening week is a standard-sets week with an anniversary story on top. Through Thursday, all 11 games went dark at home and white on the road, and we checked every one. The Penguins' new 60th logo went on their helmets for a 7-0 win in Philadelphia and goes on their shoulders Saturday, the Kings opened their 60th season with a loss in Denver, Vancouver's RBC patch debuted in a 9-7 loss to Edmonton and 20 clubs play their home openers this week. No third jerseys are scheduled until October 7, and Hometown Remix is still to come. We log what every team actually wears on its 2026-27 uniform schedule page, and every new sweater this season is in New NHL Jerseys 2026-27.
Frequently Asked Questions
What uniforms are NHL teams wearing in opening week 2026?
Standard sets. The NHL default is the dark sweater at home and the white on the road, every team followed it in the first 11 games of the week, and no team has scheduled a third jersey between September 30 and October 4. The special details are the Penguins' 60th anniversary logo on their helmets all week and on their shoulders for the October 3 home opener, and the Canucks' new RBC patch on their home sweater.
What is the Penguins' 60th anniversary logo?
A retro-inspired mark with a black 60, the skating penguin set inside the 6, five gold stars for the franchise's five Stanley Cups and gold, white and black stripes for Pittsburgh's Three Rivers. The Penguins wear it on their helmets for every game in 2026-27 and on their jersey shoulders for the home opener against Montreal on October 3.
Are the Flyers wearing a 60th anniversary patch?
Not as of opening night. Philadelphia is celebrating its 60th season with theme nights and giveaways, but the club has not announced an anniversary logo, patch or sweater. The Flyers wore their burnt orange home against Pittsburgh on September 30 and white at New Jersey on October 1.
When do the Capitals wear the Screaming Eagle jersey in 2026-27?
The red Screaming Eagle third is reported for 10 home games, starting October 9 against the Rangers. It is not worn in opening week, when Washington plays at Carolina and at Tampa Bay in white.
When is my NHL team's home opener?
Carolina, Boston, Toronto, Edmonton and Vegas opened at home on September 29. Philadelphia and Colorado follow on September 30, then New Jersey, the Rangers, Columbus, Nashville, Calgary, Utah, Vancouver and San Jose on October 1, Detroit, Winnipeg and Dallas on October 2, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, the Islanders and Minnesota on October 3, and Anaheim and Seattle on October 4. The Kings open at home October 6 and the Capitals October 7.
When will the NHL Hometown Remix jerseys be revealed?
The league said shortly after the season begins. Teams that have published dates start wearing them in early November, so a reveal in October is the reasonable expectation. We track all 32 on our Hometown Remix tracker.
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