Blues to open NHL season against Capitals

2, the league announced Friday.

The current champion St. Louis Blues will host the 2018 champion Washington
Capitals as one of four games on the opening night of the season.

The other games include the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Ottawa Senators,
the Vancouver Canucks visiting the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden
Knights hosting the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks beat the Golden Knights in the
first round of the recently concluded playoffs.

The Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in a six-game series to win the first
Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Boston opens the season on the road and its first home game is slated for Oct.
12 versus the New Jersey Devils.

The NHL also announced each team's home opener.

The full NHL schedule will be released on Tuesday.

List of home openers

Anaheim Ducks: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Arizona

Arizona Coyotes: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Boston

Boston Bruins: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. New Jersey

Buffalo Sabres: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New Jersey

Calgary Flames: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. San Jose

Colorado Avalanche: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Toronto

Dallas Stars: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Boston

Detroit Red Wings: Sunday, Oct. 6 vs. Dallas

Edmonton Oilers: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Vancouver

Florida Panthers: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay

Los Angeles Kings: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Nashville

Minnesota Wild: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Pittsburgh

Montreal Canadiens: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Detroit

Nashville Predators: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Minnesota

New Jersey Devils: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Winnipeg

New York Islanders: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Washington

New York Rangers: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey

Pittsburgh Penguins: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Buffalo

San Jose Sharks: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Vegas

St. Louis Blues: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Florida

Toronto Maple Leafs: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Ottawa

Vancouver Canucks: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Los Angeles

Vegas Golden Knights: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. San Jose

Washington Capitals: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Carolina

Winnipeg Jets: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota

--Field Level Media