The 2016-17 NHL-worst Avalanche will begin 2017-18 in the trenches of an East Coast trip beginning Oct. 5 at the New York Rangers. The three-game trip continues through New Jersey and Boston before completing a home-and-home set against the Bruins on Oct. 11 in Colorado’s home-opener at the Pepsi Center.
The Avs open against the Rangers for the first time in club history, and the three-game trip marks the first of its kind to begin the season since 2000-01, when they opened with a four-game trip and went on to win the Stanley Cup.
Colorado’s season is highlighted by the NHL Global Series — two regular-season games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 10-11. The Avs’ first meeting against the expansion Vegas Golden Knights is Oct. 27 in Las Vegas.
The Avs have 26 games against Central Division foes, four fewer than last season. The Avs will play Dallas and St. Louis five times apiece; and Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville and Winnipeg four times each.
Colorado will face two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh twice in eight days. The Avs visit the Penguins on Dec. 11 and host the Pens on Dec. 18.
The Avalanche’s longest homestand is six games from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6, and their longest road trip is six games from Jan. 22 to Feb. 3 — but the team will return home in the middle of it for the all-star break.
2017-18 Avalanche schedule
| OCTOBER | |||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time |
| Thursday | Oct. 5 | at NY Rangers | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 7 | at New Jersey | 5 p.m. |
| Monday | Oct. 9 | at Boston | 11 a.m. |
| Wednesday | Oct. 11 | BOSTON | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday | Oct. 13 | ANAHEIM | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 14 | at Dallas | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Oct. 17 | at Nashville | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday | Oct. 19 | ST. LOUIS | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Oct. 24 | DALLAS | 7 p.m. |
| Friday | Oct. 27 | at Vegas | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 28 | CHICAGO | 7 p.m. |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| Thursday | Nov. 2 | CAROLINA | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Nov. 4 | at Philadelphia | 5 p.m. |
| Sunday | Nov. 5 | at NY Islanders | 4 p.m. |
| *Friday | Nov. 10 | OTTAWA (Sweden) | 12 p.m. |
| *Saturday | Nov. 11 | at Ottawa (Sweden) | 11 a.m. |
| Thursday | Nov. 16 | WASHINGTON | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Nov. 18 | at Nashville | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | Nov. 19 | at Detroit | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Nov. 22 | DALLAS | 7 p.m. |
| Friday | Nov. 24 | at Minnesota | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday | Nov. 25 | CALGARY | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Nov. 29 | WINNIPEG | 7:30 p.m. |
| DECEMBER | |||
| Friday | Dec. 1 | NEW JERSEY | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Dec. 3 | DALLAS | 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Dec. 5 | BUFFALO | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | Dec. 7 | at Tampa Bay | 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Dec. 9 | at Florida | 5 p.m. |
| Monday | Dec. 11 | at Pittsburgh | 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Dec. 12 | at Washington | 5 p.m. |
| Thursday | Dec. 14 | FLORIDA | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Dec. 16 | TAMPA BAY | 7 p.m. |
| Monday | Dec. 18 | PITTSBURGH | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | Dec. 21 | at Los Angeles | 8:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Dec. 23 | at Arizona | 6 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Dec. 27 | ARIZONA | 7 p.m. |
| Friday | Dec. 29 | TORONTO | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Dec. 31 | NY ISLANDERS | 6 p.m. |
| JANUARY | |||
| Tuesday | Jan. 2 | WINNIPEG | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | Jan. 4 | COLUMBUS | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Jan. 6 | MINNESOTA | 1 p.m. |
| ** BYE WEEK ** | |||
| Saturday | Jan. 13 | at Dallas | 7 p.m. |
| Monday | Jan. 15 | ANAHEIM | 1 p.m. |
| Thursday | Jan. 18 | SAN JOSE | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Jan. 20 | NY RANGERS | 1 p.m. |
| Monday | Jan. 22 | at Toronto | 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 23 | at Montreal | 5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | Jan. 25 | at St. Louis | 6 p.m. |
| ** NHL ALL-STAR BREAK ** | |||
| Tuesday | Jan. 30 | at Vancouver | 8 p.m. |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Thursday | Feb. 1 | at Edmonton | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Feb. 3 | at Winnipeg | 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 6 | SAN JOSE | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | Feb. 8 | at St. Louis | 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | Feb. 10 | at Carolina | 5 p.m. |
| Sunday | Feb. 11 | at Buffalo | 5 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14 | MONTREAL | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday | Feb. 16 | at Winnipeg | 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | Feb. 18 | EDMONTON | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 20 | at Vancouver | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday | Feb. 22 | at Edmonton | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Feb. 24 | at Calgary | 2 p.m. |
| Monday | Feb. 26 | VANCOUVER | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 28 | CALGARY | 7:30 p.m. |
| MARCH | |||
| Friday | Mar. 2 | MINNESOTA | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Mar. 4 | NASHVILLE | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Mar. 6 | at Chicago | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | Mar. 8 | at Columbus | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday | Mar. 10 | ARIZONA | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Mar. 13 | at Minnesota | 6 p.m. |
| Thursday | Mar. 15 | at St. Louis | 6 p.m. |
| Friday | Mar. 16 | NASHVILLE | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday | Mar. 18 | DETROIT | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Mar. 20 | at Chicago | 6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | Mar. 22 | LOS ANGELES | 7 p.m. |
| Saturday | Mar. 24 | VEGAS | 1 p.m. |
| Monday | Mar. 26 | at Vegas | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Mar. 28 | PHILADELPHIA | 8 p.m. |
| Friday | Mar. 30 | CHICAGO | 7 p.m. |
| APRIL | |||
| Sunday | Apr. 1 | at Anaheim | 7 p.m. |
| Monday | Apr. 2 | at Los Angeles | 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | Apr. 5 | at San Jose | 8:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Apr. 7 | ST. LOUIS | 7 p.m. |
| * NHL Global Series – Stockholm, Sweden | |||
