The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, released its 82-game schedule today for the 2023-24 NHL regular season.
The Jets open their season on the road at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday, Oct. 11 when they face the Calgary Flames before coming home to Canada Life Centre for a three-game homestand against the Stanley Cup finalist Florida Panthers, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights from Oct. 14-19. That marks Winnipeg’s first of three meetings this season with Vegas, including a trip to Nevada on Nov. 3 and another matchup at Canada Life Centre on Mar. 28. Following that initial homestand, the Jets travel to Edmonton for their lone visit to Rogers Place this season on Saturday, Oct. 21 against the Oilers, while they also make their lone trek to Quebec early in the season – Saturday, Oct. 28 – for a game at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens.
The longest homestands of the season span are a pair of five game sets from Nov. 9-18 and from Mar. 26-Apr. 4. Winnipeg doesn’t play from Jan. 28-Feb. 5, as the club’s five-day player break is followed by the NHL All-Star Weekend from Feb. 2-3 in Toronto. March features the Jets’ longest road trip of the campaign, as they will play five straight contests against the Metropolitan Division from Mar. 17-24.
Winnipeg faces Canadian teams on 15 occasions – seven games at Canada Life Centre and eight times on the road. Their first home game against a Canadian opponent doesn’t come until Nov. 30 when they host the Edmonton Oilers. They play the Oilers again at home on Mar. 26. The Calgary Flames (Apr. 4), Montreal Canadiens (Dec. 18), Ottawa Senators (Mar. 30), and Toronto Maple Leafs (Jan. 27) will all travel to Winnipeg on one occasion. The Vancouver Canucks will also play at Canada Life Centre only once for the Jets’ season finale on Thursday, Apr. 18.
The Jets face their Central Division rivals 26 times this season – four games against Arizona, Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota, and Nashville; and three games apiece against Colorado and St. Louis. Winnipeg plays each Pacific Division team three times, while hosting and visiting all 16 teams in the Eastern Conference once throughout the 2023-24 season.
March is the team’s busiest month, with the Jets playing 16 games in total – seven at home and nine on the road. Winnipeg plays eight back-to-backs this season: five are consecutive games as the visiting team, two feature a game at Canada Life Centre and a game on the road, and the Jets will host Buffalo and Arizona on consecutive nights on Nov. 17-18. The Jets also play the Minnesota Wild on back- to-back afternoons Dec. 30 at Canada Life Centre and then Dec. 31 in St. Paul, MN. Saturdays are the busiest day for the Jets with the team playing 17 times, including 10 times on home ice.
Television broadcast schedules will be released shortly, most Jets games will be available on TSN3, TSN.ca and the TSN app with the rest broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers Sportsnet. Once again this season, all 82 games are being broadcast on Global News Radio 680 CJOB (CJOB AM) and will also be simulcast on Power 97.