NHL scores, schedule and odds: Thursday, December 31, 2026

The NHL schedule for Thursday, December 31, 2026 has 8 games.

First up: Penguins at Senators at 2:00 PM ET.

• Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators — Thu, Dec 31 2:00 PM ET · Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
• Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings — Thu, Dec 31 2:00 PM ET · Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
• Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning — Thu, Dec 31 2:00 PM ET · Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
• Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets — Thu, Dec 31 2:00 PM ET · Nationwide Arena, Columbus
• St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights — Thu, Dec 31 3:00 PM ET · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
• Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth — Thu, Dec 31 6:00 PM ET · Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
• Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames — Thu, Dec 31 8:00 PM ET · Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
• New York Rangers at Dallas Stars — Thu, Dec 31 9:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center, Dallas