Players and management are already sounding off on NHL's 84-game season
NHL will adopt an 84-game season with two extra divisional games, a shortened preseason, and mixed player reactions over schedule density and injury risk.
NHL starting framework to extend season to 84 games | amNewYork
The NHL will expand the regular season to 84 games beginning 2026–27, adding two divisional games, reducing preseason, and shifting the schedule earlier.
