LA Kings Unveil 84-Game 2026-27 Schedule as Pacific Matchups Rise to 28
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Updated · LA Kings Insider · Jul 16
LA Kings Unveil 84-Game 2026-27 Schedule as Pacific Matchups Rise to 28
3 articles · Updated · LA Kings Insider · Jul 16
Summary
Colorado opens the Kings’ 2026-27 season in Denver, starting an 84-game slate that marks the NHL’s first return to that length since 1993-94.
28 Pacific Division games drive the format change: Los Angeles will play each divisional rival four times, while the remaining schedule includes 24 Central games and 32 against the Eastern Conference.
31 games in 62 days will crowd the stretch run after the February 8 restart, even with an eight-day break around the February 6 All-Star Game.
Two seven-game homestands and a seven-game road swing headline the calendar, while back-to-backs drop to 10 sets from 15 last season.
14 Saturday home games make weekends the busiest draw at Crypto.com Arena, with March carrying a season-high nine home dates.