DENVER — It won't be long before the Stanley Cup champions set out to defend their crown.
The 2022-23 NHL regular season schedule was released on Wednesday, revealing what the title defense will look like for the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado will raise the 2022 Stanley Cup banner prior to the regular-season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 12 at Ball Arena.
The Avs also have a pair of international games against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Finland (November 4-5) as part of the NHL Global Series.
Below is the complete regular season schedule (home games in bold, all times MT):
OCTOBER
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs. Chicago (7:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, Oct. 13 at Calgary (7:30 p.m.)
- Monday, Oct. 17 at Minnesota (6 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Oct. 19 vs. Winnipeg (6 p.m.)
- Friday, Oct. 21 vs. Seattle (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, Oct. 22 at Vegas (8 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Oct. 25 at N.Y. Rangers (5 p.m.)
- Friday, Oct. 28 at New Jersey (5 p.m.)
- Saturday, Oct. 29 at N.Y. Islanders (5:30 p.m.)
NOVEMBER
- Friday, Nov. 4 vs Columbus (11 a.m.) **NHL Global Series in Finland
- Saturday, Nov. 5 at Columbus (11 a.m.) **NHL Global Series in Finland
- Thursday, Nov. 10 vs. Nashville (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Carolina (7 p.m.)
- Monday, Nov. 14 vs. St. Louis (7 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 17 at Carolina (5 p.m.)
- Saturday, Nov. 19 at Washington (5 p.m.)
- Monday, Nov. 21 at Dallas (6:30 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Vancouver (8 p.m.)
- Friday, Nov. 25 at Nashville (12 p.m.)
- Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Dallas (7 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Winnipeg (6 p.m.)
DECEMBER
- Thursday, Dec. 1 at Buffalo (5 p.m.)
- Saturday, Dec. 3 at Boston (5 p.m.)
- Monday, Dec. 5 at Philadelphia (5 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Dec. 7 vs. Boston (7 p.m.)
- Friday, Dec. 9 vs. N.Y. Rangers (7 p.m.)
- Sunday, Dec. 11 at St. Louis (12 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Dec. 13 vs. Philadelphia (8 p.m.)
- Thursday, Dec. 15 vs. Buffalo (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. Nashville (7 p.m.)
- Monday, Dec. 19 vs. N.Y. Islanders (7 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs. Montreal (6 p.m.)
- Friday, Dec. 23 at Nashville (6 p.m.)
**NHL HOLIDAY BREAK** - Tuesday, Dec. 27 at Arizona (7 p.m.)
- Thursday, Dec. 29 vs. Los Angeles (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, Dec. 31 vs. Toronto (5 p.m.)
JANUARY
- Monday, Jan. 2 vs. Vegas (7 p.m.)
- Thursday, Jan. 5 at Vancouver (8 p.m.)
- Saturday, Jan. 7 at Edmonton (8 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Jan. 10 vs. Florida (7 p.m.)
- Thursday, Jan. 12 at Chicago (6:30 p.m.)
- Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Ottawa (5 p.m.)
- Monday, Jan. 16 vs. Detroit (1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Calgary (8 p.m.)
- Friday, Jan. 20 at Vancouver (8 p.m.)
- Saturday, Jan. 21 at Seattle (8 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Jan. 24 vs. Washington (7 p.m.)
- Thursday, Jan. 26 vs. Anaheim (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, Jan. 28 vs. St. Louis (1 p.m.)
** NHL ALL-STAR BREAK**
FEBRUARY
- Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Pittsburgh (5 p.m.)
- Thursday, Feb. 9 at Tampa Bay (5 p.m.)
- Saturday, Feb. 11 at Florida (4 p.m.)
- Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay (7 p.m.)
- Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Minnesota (7:30 p.m.)
- Saturday, Feb. 18 at St. Louis (12 p.m.)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 vs. Edmonton (1 p.m.)
- Friday, Feb. 24 at Winnipeg (6 p.m.)
- Saturday, Feb. 25 vs. Calgary (8 p.m.)
- Monday, Feb. 27 vs. Vegas (7 p.m.)
MARCH
- Wednesday, March 1 vs New Jersey (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, March 4 at Dallas (6 p.m.)
- Sunday, March 5 vs. Seattle (7 p.m.)
- Tuesday, March 7 vs. San Jose (7 p.m.)
- Thursday, March 9 vs. Los Angeles (7 p.m.)
- Saturday, March 11 vs. Arizona (4 p.m.)
- Monday, March 13 at Montreal (5:30 p.m.)
- Wednesday, March 15 at Toronto (5 p.m.)
- Thursday, March 16 at Ottawa (5 p.m.)
- Saturday, March 18 at Detroit (11 a.m.)
- Monday, March 20 vs. Chicago (7 p.m.)
- Wednesday, March 22 vs. Pittsburgh (6 p.m.)
- Friday, March 24 vs. Arizona (7 p.m.)
- Sunday, March 26 at Arizona (1 p.m.)
- Monday, March 27 at Anaheim (8 p.m.)
- Wednesday, March 29 vs. Minnesota (8 p.m.)
APRIL
- Saturday, April 1 vs. Dallas (7 p.m.)
- Tuesday, April 4 at San Jose (8:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, April 6 at San Jose (8:30 p.m.)
- Saturday, April 8 at Los Angeles (8:30 p.m.)
- Sunday, April 9 at Anaheim (6:30 p.m.)
- Tuesday, April 11 vs. Edmonton (7:30 p.m.)
- Thursday, April 13 vs. Winnipeg (7 p.m.)
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