In a little more than 11 weeks from today, the Avalanche will play its first regular-season game, at home against the Boston Bruins.
The Avalanche’s 2008-09 schedule was released this morning by the NHL.
The team will open at The Pepsi Center on Oct. 9 against Boston, followed by a two-game road trip Oct. 12 and 14 through Alberta, against the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.
The season will conclude April 12 with a home game against St. Louis.
The longest road trip of the season for the Avs will be a six-game Eastern trip from Feb. 20-March 2. The longest homestand is from Jan. 16-Feb. 5, an eight-game stretch.
Under the NHL’s new scheduling format, games between divisional opponents will be reduced from eight to six, and each NHL team will play the other at least once.
The NHL All-Star Game is Jan. 25 at Montreal.
The Avs’ home slate features all five Northeast Division teams, including Original Six members the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Avs will also be visited by Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Pepsi Center on Saturday, Jan. 10.
The Avalanche will play a home-and-home against the Atlanta Thrashers, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
2008-09 Avalanche schedule
Oct. 9 Boston, 8 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Oct. 14 at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Dallas, 2 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Oct. 28 at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Oct. 30 Columbus, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 San Jose, 6 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Nov. 8 Nashville, 7 p.m.
Nov. 12 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Nov. 15 at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Nov. 18 at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 Calgary, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Nov. 26 St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Phoenix, 2 p.m.
Nov. 29 Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Dec. 1 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Dec. 4 at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 Vancouver, 6 p.m.
Dec. 10 Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 Chicago, 7 p.m.
Dec. 15 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 at Florida, 5 p.m.
Dec. 23 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27 Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dec. 29 Nashville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Jan. 2 Columbus, 7 p.m.
Jan. 4 Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Jan. 6 at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8 Chicago, 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Jan. 13 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 Calgary, 6 p.m.
Jan. 21 Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27 San Jose, 7 p.m.
Jan. 29 Toronto, 7 p.m.
Jan. 31 Anaheim, 1 p.m.
Feb. 2 Calgary, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5 Dallas, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7 at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13 Montreal, 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Feb. 17 Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Feb. 20 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 at Carolina, 3 p.m.
Feb. 24 at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Feb. 28 at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Mar. 2 at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Mar. 4 Detroit, 7 p.m.
Mar. 8 at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Mar. 10 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Mar. 12 Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Mar. 14 at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Mar. 15 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Mar. 17 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Mar. 19 Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Mar. 22 at San Jose, 5 p.m.
Mar. 25 Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Mar. 27 Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Mar. 29 at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
Apr. 1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Apr. 5 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Apr. 7 at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 9 Dallas, 7 p.m.
Apr. 11 Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Apr. 12 St. Louis, 1 p.m.
