WINNIPEG – Hockey fans will get plenty of early peeks of the players who crack the Winnipeg Jets lineup in the upcoming NHL season.
The Jets will play four of their first five games of the year at MTS Centre starting with their season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, October 13. Also included in that stretch is the 2016 Heritage Classic versus the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, October 23 at Investors Group Field. The outdoor game will start at 2 pm.
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The Jets’ longest home stand spans six games from February 28 to March 11. Their longest road trip of the season is five games between November 17 and 25.
Winnipeg will ring in 2017 on home ice as the Jets’ New Year’s Eve game returns with a visit from the New York Islanders on December 31.
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November is the busiest month with the Jets, who are suiting up 16 times in 30 days. Winnipeg hosts a Canadian team on eight occasions during the season. The Jets will visit Edmonton’s new arena, Rogers Place, for the first time on December 11. The Jets will also play 14 back-to-backs in 2016-2017.
New this year is a five-day bye for each NHL team. The Jets will take their break from February 22 to 26.
Winnipeg Jets 2016-2017 regular season schedule
October 2016
Thu., Oct. 13 vs Carolina Hurricanes — 7 pm
Sat., Oct. 15 at Minnesota Wild — 6 pm
Mon., Oct. 17 vs Boston Bruins — 7 pm
Wed., Oct. 19 vs Toronto Maple Leafs — 7 pm
Sun., Oct. 23 vs Edmonton Oilers (Heritage Classic) — 2 pm
Tue., Oct. 25 at Dallas Stars — 7:30 pm
Thu., Oct. 27 vs Dallas Stars — 7 pm
Fri., Oct. 28 at Colorado Avalanche — 8 pm
Sun., Oct. 30 vs Buffalo Sabres — 2 pm
November 2016
Tue., Nov. 1 vs Washington Capitals — 7 pm
Thu., Nov. 3 at Washington Capitals — 6 pm
Fri., Nov. 4 at Detroit Red Wings — 6:30 pm
Sun., Nov. 6 at New York Rangers — 6 pm
Tue., Nov. 8 vs Dallas Stars — 7 pm
Thu., Nov. 10 at Arizona Coyotes — 8 pm
Fri., Nov. 11 at Colorado Avalanche — 8 pm
Sun., Nov. 13 vs Los Angeles Kings — 2 pm
Tue., Nov. 15 vs Chicago Blackhawks — 7 pm
Thu., Nov. 17 at Philadelphia Flyers — 6 pm
Sat., Nov. 19 at Boston Bruins — 6 pm
Sun., Nov. 20 at Carolina Hurricanes — 4 pm
Wed., Nov. 23 at Minnesota Wild — 6 pm
Fri., Nov. 25 at Nashville Predators — 5 pm
Sun., Nov. 27 vs Nashville Predators — 5 pm
Tue., Nov. 29 vs New Jersey Devils — 7 pm
December 2016
Thu., Dec. 1 vs Edmonton Oilers — 7 pm
Sat., Dec. 3 at St. Louis Blues — 6 pm
Sun., Dec. 4 at Chicago Blackhawks — 6 pm
Tue., Dec. 6 vs Detroit Red Wings — 7 pm
Thu., Dec. 8 vs New York Rangers — 7 pm
Sat., Dec. 10 at Calgary Flames — 9 pm
Sun., Dec. 11 at Edmonton Oilers — 8:30 pm
Thu., Dec. 15 vs Florida Panthers — 7 pm
Sun., Dec. 18 vs Colorado Avalanche — 2 pm
Tue., Dec. 20 at Vancouver Canucks — 9 pm
Thur., Dec. 22 at Vancouver Canucks — 9 pm
Tue., Dec. 27 at Chicago Blackhawks — 7:30 pm
Thu., Dec. 29 vs Columbus Blue Jackets — 7 pm
Sat., Dec. 31 vs New York Islanders — 6 pm
January 2017
Tue., Jan. 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning — 6:30 pm
Wed., Jan. 4 at Florida Panthers — 6 pm
Sat., Jan. 7 at Buffalo Sabres — 12 pm
Mon., Jan. 9 vs Calgary Flames — 7 pm
Wed., Jan. 11 vs Montreal Canadiens — 6:30 pm
Fri., Jan. 13 at Arizona Coyotes — 8 pm
Sat., Jan. 14 at Los Angeles Kings — 9 pm
Mon., Jan. 16 at San Jose Sharks — 3 pm
Wed., Jan. 18 vs Arizona Coyotes — 6:30 pm
Sat., Jan. 21 vs St. Louis Blues — 2 pm
Mon., Jan. 23 vs Anaheim Ducks — 7 pm
Tue., Jan. 24 vs San Jose Sharks — 7 pm
Thu., Jan. 26 at Chicago Blackhawks — 7:30 pm
Tue., Jan. 31 at St. Louis Blues — 7 pm
February 2017
Thu., Feb. 2 at Dallas Stars — 7:30 pm
Sat., Feb. 4 at Colorado Avalanche — 2 pm
Tue., Feb. 7 vs Minnesota Wild — 7 pm
Fri., Feb. 10 vs Chicago Blackhawks — 7 pm
Sat., Feb. 11 vs Tampa Bay Lightning — 6 pm
Tue., Feb. 14 vs Dallas Stars — 7 pm
Thu., Feb. 16 at Pittsburgh Penguins — 6 pm
Sat., Feb. 18 at Montreal Canadiens — 1 pm
Sun., Feb. 19 at Ottawa Senators — 4 pm
Tue., Feb. 21 at Toronto Maple Leafs — 6:30 pm
Tue., Feb. 28 vs Minnesota Wild — 7 pm
March 2017
Fri., Mar. 3 vs St. Louis Blues — 7 pm
Sat., Mar. 4 vs Colorado Avalanche — 6 pm
Mon., Mar. 6 vs San Jose Sharks — 7 pm
Wed., Mar. 8 vs Pittsburgh Penguins — 7 pm
Sat., Mar. 11 vs Calgary Flames — 6 pm
Mon., Mar. 13 at Nashville Predators — 7 pm
Tue., Mar. 14 at New Jersey Devils — 6 pm
Thu., Mar. 16 at New York Islanders — 6 pm
Sun., Mar. 19 vs Minnesota Wild — 4 pm
Tue., Mar. 21 vs Philadelphia Flyers — 7 pm
Thu., Mar. 23 at Los Angeles Kings — 9:30 pm
Fri., Mar. 24 at Anaheim Ducks — 9 pm
Sun., Mar. 26 vs Vancouver Canucks — 7 pm
Thu., Mar. 30 vs Anaheim Ducks — 7 pm
April 2017
Sat., Apr. 1 vs Ottawa Senators — 6 pm
Tue., Apr. 4 at St. Louis Blues — 7 pm
Thur., Apr. 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets — 6 pm
Sat., Apr. 8 vs Nashville Predators — 6 pm
All times CT
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