Wild's 2022-23 schedule set; season opens Oct. 13 at home against Rangers

The NHL released teams' schedules Wednesday, and the Wild will open the 2022-23 season at home against the New York Rangers on Thursday, Oct. 13.

It will be the first time since 2014 that the Wild open at home, and it will play its first four at Xcel Energy Center.

The first road game is Oct. 22 at Boston, the start of a five-game road trip.

The longest homestand is seven games, from Feb. 9-21.

Two of the Wild's three meetings with Stanley Cup champion Colorado will be in St. Paul. The Wild also plays Central Division foe Nashville three times, and has four games each against Arizona, Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis and Winnipeg.

The regular season ends April 13 in Nashville.

Sept. 25, COLORADO, 3 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Oct. 4, at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Oct. 6, CHICAGO, 7 p.m.

Oct. 8, DALLAS, 5 p.m.

Oct. 13, N.Y. RANGERS, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17, COLORADO, 7 p.m.

Oct. 20, VANCOUVER, 7 p.m.

Oct. 22, at Boston, noon

Oct. 25, at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Oct. 28, at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Nov. 1, MONTREAL, 7 p.m.

Nov. 3, SEATTLE, 7 p.m.

Nov. 8, at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 9, at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Nov. 13, SAN JOSE, 5 p.m.

Nov. 15, at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Nov. 17, PITTSBURGH, 7 p.m.

Nov. 19, CAROLINA, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23, WINNIPEG, 6 p.m.

Nov. 27, ARIZONA, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, EDMONTON, 7 p.m.

Dec. 3, ANAHEIM, 1 p.m.

Dec. 4, at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Dec. 7, at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Dec. 10, at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Dec. 12, EDMONTON, 7 p.m.

Dec. 14, DETROIT, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 16, CHICAGO, 7 p.m.

Dec. 18, OTTAWA, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Dec. 27, at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Dec. 29, DALLAS, 7 p.m.

Dec. 31, at St. Louis, tba

Jan. 4, TAMPA BAY, 8:30 p.m.

Jan. 8, ST. LOUIS, 6 p.m.

Jan. 10, at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Jan. 12, at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 14, ARIZONA, 7 p.m.

Jan. 17, at Washington, 6 p.m.

Jan. 21, at Florida, 5 p.m.

Jan. 24, at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Jan. 26, PHILADELPHIA, 8 p.m.

Jan. 28, BUFFALO, 8 p.m.

Feb. 4, All-Star Game at Florida

Feb. 8, at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 9, VEGAS, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11, NEW JERSEY, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13, FLORIDA, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15, COLORADO, 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 19, NASHVILLE, 1 p.m.

Feb. 21, LOS ANGELES, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Feb. 24, at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Feb. 26, COLUMBUS, 1 p.m.

March 2, at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

March 4, at Calgary, 9 p.m.

March 7, CALGARY, 7 p.m.

March 8, at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

March 11, at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

March 15, at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

March 18, BOSTON, 1 p.m.

March 19, WASHINGTON, 1 p.m.

March 21, at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

March 23, at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

March 27, SEATTLE, 7 p.m.

March 29, at Colorado, 9 p.m.

April 1, at Vegas, 9 p.m.

April 3, VEGAS, 7 p.m.

April 6, at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

April 10, at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

April 11, WINNIPEG, 7 p.m.