2019-2020 schedule released
By Cam Lewis
4 years agoThe Edmonton Oilers have released their schedule for the 2018-19 season. They’ll kick things off with a home game against the Canucks on Oct. 2 and they’ll finish the regular season off (hopefully it isn’t their final game of the season) on the road in Calgary on April 4.
***All times listed are local Edmonton time*** Home Games Capitalized and BoldedPRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 2019 (7 Games; 4 Home, 3 Away)Monday September 16 WINNIPEG 7:00 pmTuesday September 17 Vancouver 8:00 pmThursday September 19 VANCOUVER 7:00 pmFriday September 20 CALGARY 7:00 pmTuesday September 24 ARIZONA 7:00 pmThursday September 26 Winnipeg 6:00 pmSaturday September 29 Calgary 7:00 pmREGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 2019 (14 Games; 6 Home, 8 Away)Wednesday October 2 VANCOUVER 8:00 pmSaturday October 5 LOS ANGELES 8:00pmTuesday October 8 N.Y. Islanders 5:00 pmThursday October 10 New Jersey 5:00 pmSaturday October 12 N.Y. Rangers 11:00 amMonday October 14 Chicago 6:30 pmWednesday October 16 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 pmFriday October 18 DETROIT 7:00 pmSunday October 20 Winnipeg 5:00 pmTuesday October 22 Minnesota 6:00 pmThursday October 24 WASHINGTON 7:00 pmSunday October 27 FLORIDA 2:00 pmTuesday October 29 Detroit 5:30 pmWednesday October 30 Columbus 5:30 pmNOVEMBER 2019 (14 Games; 6 Home, 8 Away)Saturday November 2 Pittsburgh 11:00 amMonday November 4 ARIZONA 7:00 pmWednesday November 6 ST. LOUIS 6:30 pmFriday November 8 NEW JERSEY 7:00 pmSunday November 10 Anaheim 8:00 pmTuesday November 12 San Jose 8:30 pmThursday November 14 COLORADO 7:00 pmSaturday November 16 DALLAS 2:00 pmTuesday November 19 San Jose 8:30 pmThursday November 21 Los Angeles 8:30 pmSaturday November 23 Vegas 8:00 pmSunday November 24 Arizona 7:00 pmWednesday November 27 Colorado 8:00 pmSaturday November 30 VANCOUVER 8:00 pmDECEMBER 2019 (14 Games; 9 Home, 5 Away)Sunday December 1 Vancouver 8:00 pmWednesday December 4 OTTAWA 7:30 pmFriday December 6 LOS ANGELES 7:00 pmSunday December 8 BUFFALO 6:00 pmTuesday December 10 CAROLINA 7:00 pmThursday December 12 Minnesota 6:00 pmSaturday December 14 TORONTO 5:00 pmMonday December 16 Dallas 6:30 pmWednesday December 18 St. Louis 6:30 pmFriday December 20 PITTSBURGH 7:00 pmSaturday December 21 MONTREAL 5:00 pmMonday December 23 Vancouver 8:00 pmFriday December 27 CALGARY 7:00 pmTuesday December 31 N.Y. RANGERS 7:00 pmJANUARY 2020 (9 Games; 4 Home, 5 Away)Thursday January 2 Buffalo 5:00 pmSaturday January 4 Boston 11:00 amMonday January 6 Toronto 5:00 pmThursday January 9 Montreal 5:00 pmSaturday January 11 Calgary 8:00 pmTuesday January 14 NASHVILLE 7:00 pmSaturday January 18 ARIZONA 1:00 pmWednesday January 29 CALGARY 8:00 pmFriday January 31 ST. LOUIS 7:00 pmFEBRUARY 2020 (14 Games; 6 Home, 8 Away)Saturday February 1 Calgary 8:00 pmTuesday February 4 Arizona 8:00 pmThursday February 6 SAN JOSE 7:00 pmSaturday February 8 NASHVILLE 5:00 pmTuesday February 11 CHICAGO 7:00 pmThursday February 13 Tampa Bay 5:00 pmSaturday February 15 Florida 2:00 pmSunday February 16 Carolina 2:00 pmWednesday February 19 BOSTON 6:30 pmFriday February 21 MINNESOTA 7:00 pmSunday February 23 Los Angeles 8:00 pmTuesday February 25 Anaheim 8:00 pmWednesday February 26 Vegas 8:30 pmSaturday February 29 WINNIPEG 8:00 pmMARCH 2020 (16 Games; 10 Home, 6 Away)Monday March 2 Nashville 6:00 pmTuesday March 3 Dallas 6:30 pmThursday March 5 Chicago 6:30 pmSaturday March 7 COLUMBUS 8:00 pmMonday March 9 VEGAS 7:00 pmWednesday March 11 WINNIPEG 7:00 pmFriday March 13 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:00 pmSunday March 15 Philadelphia 11:00 amMonday March 16 Washington 5:00 pmWednesday March 18 Ottawa 5:30 pmFriday March 20 TAMPA BAY 7:00 pmMonday March 23 ANAHEIM 7:00 pmWednesday March 25 COLORADO 7:30 pmFriday March 27 SAN JOSE 7:00 pmSunday March 29 ANAHEIM 6:00 pmTuesday March 31 VEGAS 7:00 pmAPRIL 2020 (1 Games; 0 Home, 1 Away)Saturday April 4 Calgary 8:00 pm
Some interesting things of note…
- The Oilers kick off the season with back-to-back home games before going on an Eastern four-game road trip immediately after. They’ll have just two road trips that are longer than four games. The first comes in November through the Western Conference and the other comes in January through the Atlantic Division. The closest thing to a murderer’s row road trip the Oilers have would be that January one, which features Toronto, Boston, and Calgary. Otherwise, there aren’t any overly daunting long road trips.
- Four of the five Battle of Alberta games will take place on weekends. If you’re planning a trip down to Calgary to invade the Saddledome and bother Flames fans, you’ll be able to do so on Jan. 11, Feb. 1, and April 4.
- The Oilers will be going to Vegas twice this year, one of which is on a weekend. The weekend game will be Nov. 23 and they’ll be back in the middle of the week on Feb. 26.
- If you’re interested in doing a Florida trip, the Oilers are in Tampa Bay on Feb. 13 and in Sunrise on Feb. 15. If you’re a baseball person, you’d be there right around the start of spring training.
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