The addition of the Kraken altered the NHL's schedule balance. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to the Central Division beginning next season. The Kraken, the NHL's 32nd franchise, will join the Pacific Division. Gone are the temporary divisions from last season, including the All-Canadian North Division, as the league's teams revert back to the alignment they had in the 2019-20 season: the Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions in the Eastern Conference and the Central and Pacific divisions in the Western Conference. If either the NHL or the NHLPA opt not to go to the Olympics, a revised regular-season schedule will be released that will attempt to adopt the dates and games in the current schedule. Negotiations are ongoing with the NHLPA and the International Ice Hockey Federation on outstanding issues, which includes appropriate COVID-19 insurance for NHL players in Beijing. The NHL agreed to work toward a return to the Olympics in its collective bargaining agreement with the players last summer. 3 that includes both NHL All-Star Weekend and an Olympic break. The schedule has a significant pause starting on Feb. The 1,312-game regular season concludes April 29, when 30 of the league's 32 teams will be in action. Both games are part of an opening-night doubleheader simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+.
The expansion Seattle Kraken will also play their first game as they travel to Las Vegas to take on the league's other recent expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights. 12, featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning, who will raise their Stanley Cup championship banner. The schedule, which was announced on SportsCenter, returns the NHL to a full 82-game regular season after playing 56 games in 2020-21 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHL released its 2021-22 regular-season schedule on Thursday night, featuring realigned divisions, a rebalanced schedule and a lengthy Olympic break if the league's players participate in the 2022 Beijing Games. NHL, Seattle Kraken, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins
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