Wild's 2019-20 schedule includes stretch of 18-of-22 games at home

The Wild will begin and end the NHL season as road warriors, with a glut of home games during the middle of the 2019-20 season.

The league released complete schedules for all teams Tuesday.

The Wild openers, announced last week are a season opener at Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 3, and the home opener vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 12.

The home opener will be Minnesota's fourth game of the season as six of the team's first seven games are on the road.

The Wild has an amazing stretch, which begins in late December and ends in early February, where it plays 18 of 22 games at home.

It will play 26 games against Central Division foes and 24 against Pacific teams, with 16 games each against the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions.

The longest homestand is seven games (Jan. 16-Feb. 6), there are two four-game road trips (including one to end the season) and 11 back-to-back games (down from 15 last season). The five-day bye is Jan. 27-31, and the season will last 195 days (11 more than last season).

SEPTEMBER (PRESEASON)

TUE.17DALLAS7 p.m.

Wed.18at Winnipeg7 p.m.

SAT.21COLORADO5 p.m.

Sun.22at Colorado6 p.m.

Thur.26at Dallas7:30 p.m.

SUN.29WINNIPEG1 p.m.

OCTOBER

Thur.3at Nashville7 p.m.

Sat.5at Colorado8 p.m.

Thur.10at Winnipeg7 p.m.

SAT.12PITTSBURGH7 p.m.

Mon.14at Ottawa12 p.m.

Tue.15at Toronto6 p.m.

Thur.17at Montreal6 p.m.

SUN.20MONTREAL4 p.m.

TUE.22EDMONTON7 p.m.

Thur.24at Nashville7 p.m.

SAT.26LOS ANGELES7 p.m.

Tue.29at Dallas7:30 p.m.

Wed.30at St. Louis7 p.m.

NOVEMBER

SAT.2ST. LOUIS7 p.m.

Tue.5at Anaheim9 p.m.

Thur.7at San Jose9:30 p.m.

Sat.9at Arizona7 p.m.

Tue.12at Los Angeles9:30 p.m.

THUR.14ARIZONA7 p.m.

SAT.16CAROLINA1 p.m.

Tue.19at Buffalo6 p.m.

THUR.21COLORADO7 p.m.

Sat.23at Boston6 p.m.

Mon.25at N.Y. Rangers6 p.m.

Tue.26at New Jersey6 p.m.

FRI.29OTTAWA3 p.m.

DECEMBER

SUN.1DALLAS2 p.m.

Tue.3at Florida6 p.m.

Thur.5at Tampa Bay6 p.m.

Sat.7at Carolina6 p.m.

TUE.10ANAHEIM7 p.m.

THUR.12EDMONTON7 p.m.

SAT.14PHILADELPHIA6 p.m.

Sun.15at Chicago6 p.m.

Tue.17at Vegas9 p.m.

Thur.19at Arizona8:30 p.m.

SAT.21WINNIPEG1 p.m.

MON.23CALGARY4 p.m.

Fri.27at Colorado7 p.m.

SUN.29N.Y. ISLANDERS5 p.m.

TUE.31TORONTO5 p.m.

JANUARY

SAT.4WINNIPEG1 p.m.

SUN.5CALGARY6 p.m.

Thur.9at Calgary8 p.m.

SUN.12VANCOUVER3 p.m.

Tue.14at Pittsburgh6 p.m.

THUR.16TAMPA BAY7 p.m.

SAT.18DALLAS8 p.m.

MON.20FLORIDA7 p.m.

WED.22DETROIT7 p.m.

Sun.26NHL All-Star Game, St. Louis

FEBRUARY

SAT.1BOSTON7 p.m.

TUE.4CHICAGO7 p.m.

THUR.6VANCOUVER7 p.m.

Fri.7at Dallas7:30 p.m.

SUN.9COLORADO6:30 p.m.

TUE.11VEGAS7 p.m.

THUR.13N.Y. RANGERS7 p.m.

SAT.15SAN JOSE4 p.m.

Wed.19at Vancouver9:30 p.m.

Fri.21at Edmonton8 p.m.

SUN.23ST. LOUIS6:30 p.m.

TUE.25COLUMBUS7 p.m.

Thur.27at Detroit6:30 p.m.

Fri.28at Columbus6 p.m.

MARCH

SUN.1WASHINGTON7 p.m.

TUE.3NASHVILLE7 p.m.

Thur.5at San Jose9:30 p.m.

Sat.7at Los Angeles3 p.m.

Sun.8at Anaheim8:30 p.m.

THUR.12VEGAS7 p.m.

Sat.14at Philadelphia12 p.m.

SUN.15NASHVILLE6:30 p.m.

TUE.17CHICAGO7 p.m.

Thur.19at Chicago7 p.m.

Fri.20at Winnipeg7 p.m.

MON.23COLORADO7 p.m.

THUR.26NEW JERSEY7 p.m.

SAT.28BUFFALO7 p.m.

Sun.29at St. Louis6 p.m.

Tue.31at N.Y. Islanders6 p.m.

APRIL

Thur.2at Washington6 p.m.

Sat.4at Nashville7 p.m.