This week: The schedule should be released. The Wild is in the West and will play the division's other seven teams eight times each.
NHL key dates
The schedule should be released this week. The Wild is in the West and will play the division's other seven teams eight times each.
December 22, 2020 at 3:25AM
Training camp: Opens Jan. 3 for teams that made the postseason (like the Wild) and Dec. 31 for the other seven.
Preseason: There are no games.
Regular season: Starts Jan. 13, ends May 8.
Trade deadline: April 12.
Playoffs: Begin May 12, could end as late as July 15.
Expansion draft for Seattle: July 21.
Draft: July 23-24.
Free agency: Begins July 28.
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After four days off, Wild will play Canadiens on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center.
