NHL, Preds release 2020-21 regular season schedule

A season full of back-to-backs and two-game series against the same opponent is what Nashville’s 2020-21 season looks like.

The Predators open at home against Columbus on Jan. 14 and will go on the road for the first time on Jan. 22 in Dallas. 

Highlights of the schedule include nine homestands, eight road trips, nine sets of back-to-back games and 23 two-game series against the same opponent. The Predators will also go on two, six-game road trips and have five, four-game homestands. 

Due to the ongoing closure of the U.S.-Canada border, the NHL and NHLPA determined that this season would require a realignment and minimized travel. The current plan is to play games in home arenas with the understanding that most arenas will not host fans to start the season. 

All teams are flexible and the NHL could move to “neutral site” venues per division if necessary. 

The top four teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs. 

Here is a look at the schedule, start times will be announced at a later date.

Author: Maren AngusBorn in Los Angeles and raised in Middle Tennessee, Maren Angus has been covering sports around the mid-state since she was a junior at Station Camp High School in Gallatin. She has written for several publications including NHL.com, MLB.com, The Tennessean, USA Hockey and ESPN. When she is not at the rink covering the Preds or playing for The Mighty Drunks at Ford Ice Center, she is watching the Dodgers or drinking 2-for-1’s at Jonathan’s Grill.

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