The NHL's condensed 2020-21 season will begin on Jan. 13, with the Tampa Bay Lightning raising their Stanley Cup banner before hosting the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Lightning-Blackhawks tilt is one of five opening night games for the NHL, with the slate also featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks at the Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues at the Colorado Avalanche.
The No. 1 pick of the 2020 Draft, Alexis Lafreniere, will get to make his New York Rangers debut on Jan.