The Wild schedule for 2018-19 was released Thursday.
Wild schedule: Cup champion Capitals at Xcel on Nov. 13
The team will open in Colorado on Oct. 4 and have its home opener two days later.
June 22, 2018 at 2:55AM
The team opens the season Thursday, Oct. 4 in Colorado, and has its home opener two days later against the Vegas Golden Knights. Those dates were announced on Wednesday.
The Wild plays 26 of its 82 games against teams in the Central Division, three against each team in the Pacific, and two games against each team in the Eastern Conference.
The Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals are at Xcel Energy Center on Nov. 13.
The schedule includes a seven-game road trip, longest in franchise history, from Oct. 29-Nov. 11, with games at Vancouver, Edmonton, St. Louis, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim and St. Louis.
WILD SCHEDULE
Preseason
DAYDATEOPPONENTTIME (CT)
SEPTEMBER
Mon.17at Winnipeg7 p.m.
WED.19ST. LOUISWells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA)7 p.m.
THUR.20DALLAS7 p.m.
SAT.22COLORADO5 p.m.
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Mon.24at Dallas7:30 p.m.
WED.26WINNIPEG7 p.m.
Fri.28at Colorado8 p.m.
Regular season
OCTOBER
Thur.4at Colorado8 p.m.
SAT.6VEGAS7 p.m.
THUR.11CHICAGO7 p.m.
SAT.13CAROLINA5 p.m.
Mon.15at Nashville7 p.m.
TUE.16ARIZONA7 p.m.
Fri.19at Dallas7 p.m.
SAT.20TAMPA BAY7 p.m.
THUR.25LOS ANGELES7 p.m.
SAT.27COLORADO7 p.m.
Mon.29at Vancouver9 p.m.
Tue.30at Edmonton8 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Sat.3at St. Louis7 p.m.
Tue.6at San Jose9:30 p.m.
Thur.8at Los Angeles9:30 p.m.
Fri.9at Anaheim9 p.m.
Sun.11at St. Louis2 p.m.
TUE.13WASHINGTON7 p.m.
THUR.15VANCOUVER7 p.m.
SAT.17BUFFALO5 p.m.
Sun.18at Chicago5 p.m.
WED.21OTTAWA7 p.m.
FRI.23WINNIPEG3 p.m.
TUE.27ARIZONA7 p.m.
Thur.29at Columbus6 p.m.
DECEMBER
SAT.1TORONTO6 p.m.
Tue.4at Vancouver9 p.m.
Thur.6at Calgary8 p.m.
Fri.7at Edmonton8 p.m.
TUE.11MONTREAL7 p.m.
THUR.13FLORIDA7 p.m.
SAT.15CALGARY1 p.m.
TUE.18SAN JOSE7 p.m.
Thur.20at Pittsburgh6 p.m.
SAT.22DALLAS7 p.m.
Thur.27at Chicago7:30 p.m.
Sat.29at Winnipeg2 p.m.
MON.31PITTSBURGH5 p.m.
JANUARY
Thur.3at Toronto1 p.m.
Sat.5at Ottawa1 p.m.
Mon.7at Montreal6:30 p.m.
Tue.8at Boston6 p.m.
THUR.10WINNIPEG7 p.m.
SAT.12DETROIT7 p.m.
Mon.14at Philadelphia6 p.m.
TUE.15LOS ANGELES7 p.m.
THUR.17ANAHEIM7 p.m.
SAT.19COLUMBUS8 p.m.
Mon.21at Vegas5 p.m.
Wed.23at Colorado8:30 p.m.
Sat.26NHL All-Star GameSAP Center (San Jose, CA)7 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Fri.1at Dallas7 p.m.
SAT.2CHICAGO7 p.m.
Tue.5at Buffalo6 p.m.
THUR.7EDMONTON7 p.m.
Sat.9at New Jersey12 p.m.
Sun.10at N.Y. Islanders2 p.m.
TUE.12PHILADELPHIA7 p.m.
FRI.15NEW JERSEY7:30 p.m.
SUN.17ST. LOUIS2 p.m.
TUE.19ANAHEIM7 p.m.
Thur.21at N.Y. Rangers6 p.m.
Fri.22at Detroit6:30 p.m.
SUN.24ST. LOUIS6 p.m.
Tue.26at Winnipeg7 p.m.
MARCH
Sat.2at Calgary9 p.m.
SUN.3NASHVILLE6:30 p.m.
Tue.5at Nashville7 p.m.
Thur.7at Tampa Bay6:30 p.m.
Fri.8at Florida6 p.m.
MON.11SAN JOSE7 p.m.
THUR.14DALLAS7 p.m.
SAT.16N.Y. RANGERS7 p.m.
SUN.17N.Y. ISLANDERS5 p.m.
TUE.19COLORADO7 p.m.
Fri.22at Washington6 p.m.
Sat.23at Carolina6 p.m.
MON.25NASHVILLE7 p.m.
Fri.29at Vegas9 p.m.
Sun.31at Arizona4 p.m.
APRIL
TUE.2WINNIPEG7 p.m.
THUR.4BOSTON7 p.m.
Sat.6at Dallas7 p.m.
Problems that might have led to a loss in the past are merely complications that the team is overcoming this season, as was true again Friday against Tampa Bay.
