What time is the NHL schedule released?
The 2021-22 NHL schedule will be revealed during the 6 p.m. ET edition of “SportsCenter” on ESPN on Thursday.
When did the 2022 NHL season start?
October 12, 20212021–22 NHL season / Start date
How many NHL games in the 2022 regular season?
82-game
NEW YORK (Jan. 19, 2022) – The National Hockey League today announced a comprehensive update to the 2021-22 regular-season schedule, one that will enable all 32 teams to complete their respective 82-game slates by the regular season’s original closing date of Friday, April 29.
What are the NHL divisions in 2022?
The four division names are Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific. The Atlantic and Metropolitan divisions make up the Eastern Conference and each division has eight teams. The Central and Pacific divisions make up the Western Conference and have seven teams in each division.
What division will Seattle Kraken be in?
Pacific Division
The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and began play during the league’s 2021–22 season. They play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.
What is the weakest division in the NHL?
NHL Return to Pre-COVID Divisional Alignment Bring Additional Surprises. Despite playing in the NHL’s weakest division by PTS%, the Lightning fare better in games outside the lightweight division, earning 13.2% more points outside the Atlantic than their intra-divisional matchups (60.7%).
Will the Kraken be in NHL 22?
NHL 22 also introduces the new expansion team Seattle Kraken, as they join the National Hockey League in the 2021–22 NHL season.
Will NHL go back to old divisions?
After temporarily realigning and playing a 56-game, intradivisional schedule this season because of COVID-19, the NHL is planning to return to its previous schedule format, with each team playing all the others at least twice, and its previous divisional alignment, with the Metropolitan Division and Atlantic Division …