List of international games played by NHL teams

Throughout the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), there has been a long-standing tradition of international games played by NHL teams. The following is a list of games played by NHL teams against other NHL teams and non-NHL teams outside the United States and Canada, as well games played by NHL teams in the United States and Canada against non-North American teams.

The first NHL international games were held as part of the 1938 Detroit Red Wings–Montreal Canadiens European tour, where the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game series in various cities in England and France from April 21 to May 14.^[1] That first game played on April 21, 1938 was the first one organized by any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, to take place outside North America. Since then, the league has staged games throughout Europe and in Japan, China, and Australia. While most NHL international games have been exhibition or preseason contests, the first ones to count towards the league's regular seasons standings were held in October 3–4, 1997, when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Japan to open the 1997–98 regular season.

In the tables below:

• Bolded team names denote winners.
•  †  Indicates regular season games.

Europe

1938 Detroit Red Wings–Montreal Canadiens European tour

Main article: 1938 Detroit Red Wings – Montreal Canadiens European tour

In 1938, for the first time in NHL history two of the league's teams, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens, went on a tour of Europe with a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
April 21	London, England, United Kingdom	Empress Hall, Earl's Court	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	5–4 (OT)
April 23	Brighton, England, United Kingdom	Sports Stadium Brighton	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	5–5
April 25	Paris, France		Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	10–8
April 27			Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	4–3
April 29			Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	7–5
May 5	London, England, United Kingdom	Empress Hall, Earl's Court			6–3
May 7	Brighton, England, United Kingdom	Sports Stadium Brighton	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	10–5
May 10	London, England, United Kingdom	Empress Hall, Earl's Court	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	5–4
May 14	Brighton, England, United Kingdom	Sports Stadium Brighton	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	5–2

1959 Boston Bruins–New York Rangers European tour

In 1959, the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers (aided by Bobby Hull, Ed Litzenberger, Eric Nesterenko, and Pierre Pilote of the Chicago Black Hawks^[2]) went on a 23-game tour of Europe, visiting England, Switzerland, France, Belgium, West Germany, and Austria. The Rangers won the series with a record of 11–9–3.

The first game in Geneva was attended by a sell-out crowd of 11,000, the attendance for the Zürich games was 4500 and 2000.^[3] In Berlin, only 600 people went to see the first game.^[4][5]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
April 29	London, United Kingdom	Empire Pool, Wembley[6]	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	7–5
April 30			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	4–3
May 2	Geneva, Switzerland	Patinoire des Vernets			4–3	11,000
May 3			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	12–4
May 4	Boulogne-Billancourt, France	Patinoire de Boulogne-Billancourt[7][8]	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	6–2
May 5			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	6–4
May 6	Antwerp, Belgium	Sportpaleis[9]			6–3
May 7			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	6–3
May 8					8–4
May 9	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion			7–6	4,500
May 10			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	4–2	2,000
May 12	Dortmund, West Germany		Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	4–2
May 13			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	6–4
May 14	Essen, West Germany				6–4
May 15			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	4–3
May 16	Krefeld, West Germany	Rheinlandhalle[10]			8–0
May 17					7–2
May 19	West Berlin, West Germany	Sportpalast	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	6–6	600
May 20			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	3–2
May 21			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	8–2
May 22	Vienna, Austria		Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	2–2
May 23			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	5–3
May 24			Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	4–4

1975–76 Super Series

Main article: Super Series '76

See also: 1976 Flyers-Red Army game

In late 1975 and early 1976, two Soviet League teams from Moscow, Soviet Union (CSKA, also known as "Red Army", and Krylya Sovetov, also known as "Soviet Wings") played an eight-game series against several NHL teams (the Chicago Black Hawks, the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins). The games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 5–2–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 2–1–1 and Krylya Sovetov had a record of 3–1–0.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
December 28, 1975	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	CSKA Moscow	New York Rangers	7–3	17,500[11]
December 29, 1975	Pittsburgh, United States	Civic Arena	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–4	13,218[12]
December 31, 1975	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	CSKA Moscow	Montreal Canadiens	3–3	18,975[13]
January 4, 1976	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Buffalo Sabres	6–12	16,433[14]
January 7, 1976	Chicago, United States	Chicago Stadium	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2	18,500[15]
January 8, 1976	Boston, United States	Boston Garden	CSKA Moscow	Boston Bruins	5–2	15,003[16]
January 10, 1976	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	New York Islanders	2–1	14,865[17]
January 11, 1976	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	CSKA Moscow	Philadelphia Flyers	1–4	17,077[18]

1977–78 Czechoslovak NHL tour and Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1978

In late 1977 and early 1978, two Czechoslovakian teams (TJ Poldi SONP Kladno and Tesla Pardubice) along with one Soviet team (Spartak Moscow) went on a 13-game tour of the NHL, playing against several NHL teams (the Atlanta Flames, the Chicago Black Hawks, the Cleveland Barons, the Colorado Rockies, the Detroit Red Wings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Vancouver Canucks). Games took place in the US and Canada. Both sides finished the series with 6–6–1 records. Individually, Kladno had a record of 2–1–1, Pardubice had a record of 1–3–0 (combined Czech record of 3–4–1), and Spartak had a record of 3–2–0.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
December 26, 1977	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	Poldi Kladno	New York Rangers	4–4	10,123[19]
	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	Tesla Pardubice	Philadelphia Flyers	1–6	[20]
December 28, 1977	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	Spartak Moscow	Vancouver Canucks	0–2	[21]
	Bloomington, United States	Met Center	Tesla Pardubice	Minnesota North Stars	4–2	[22]
December 31, 1977	Chicago, United States	Chicago Stadium	Poldi Kladno	Chicago Black Hawks	6–4	[23]
January 2, 1978	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	Poldi Kladno	Toronto Maple Leafs	8–5
	Detroit, United States	Detroit Olympia	Tesla Pardubice	Detroit Red Wings	4–5	[24]
January 3, 1978	Denver, United States	McNichols Sports Arena	Spartak Moscow	Colorado Rockies	8–3
January 4, 1978	Richfield, United States	Richfield Coliseum	Poldi Kladno	Cleveland Barons	3–4
	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Tesla Pardubice	New York Islanders	3–8	9,437[25]
January 5, 1978	St. Louis, United States	Checkerdome	Spartak Moscow	St. Louis Blues	2–1
January 6, 1978	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	Spartak Moscow	Montreal Canadiens	2–5
January 8, 1978	Atlanta, United States	Omni Coliseum	Spartak Moscow	Atlanta Flames	2–1

1978–79 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1979

In late 1978 and early 1979, Soviet Union's Krylya Sovetov from Moscow played a four-game series against NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Detroit Red Wings, the Minnesota North Stars, and the Philadelphia Flyers). Games took place in the United States. Krylya Sovetov won the series with a 2–1–1 record.

Date	City	Arenas	Team	Team	Score
December 31, 1978	Bloomington, United States	Metropolitan Sports Center	Krylya Sovetov	Minnesota North Stars	8–5
January 2, 1979	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	Krylya Sovetov	Philadelphia Flyers	4–4
January 4, 1979	Detroit, United States	Detroit Olympia		Detroit Red Wings	5–6
January 9, 1979	Boston, United States	Boston Garden	Krylya Sovetov	Boston Bruins	4–1

1979 Challenge Cup

Main article: 1979 Challenge Cup (ice hockey)

The 1979 Challenge Cup was a series of international ice hockey games between the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League. The games were played on February 8, 10, and 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1978–79 NHL season. The Soviets defeated the NHL All-Stars 2 games to 1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
February 8, 1979	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	NHL All-Stars	Soviet Union	4–2	17,438
February 10, 1979			Soviet Union	NHL All-Stars	5–4	17,438
February 11, 1979					6–0	17,545

1979–80 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1980

In late 1979 and early 1980, two Soviet teams from Moscow, CSKA and Dynamo, played a nine-game series against several NHL teams (the Buffalo Sabres, the Edmonton Oilers, the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Quebec Nordiques, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Moscow teams won the series with a record of 5–3–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 3–2–0, and Dynamo had a record of 2–1–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
December 26, 1979	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	Dynamo Moscow	Vancouver Canucks	2–6
December 27, 1979	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	CSKA Moscow	New York Rangers	5–2	17,429[26]
December 29, 1979	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum		New York Islanders	3–2
December 31, 1979	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	CSKA Moscow	Montreal Canadiens	2–4	17,000[27]
January 2, 1980	Winnipeg, Canada	Winnipeg Arena	Dynamo Moscow	Winnipeg Jets	7–0
January 3, 1980	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	CSKA Moscow	Buffalo Sabres	1–6
January 4, 1980	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum	Dynamo Moscow	Edmonton Oilers	4–1
January 6, 1980	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	CSKA Moscow	Quebec Nordiques	6–4
January 8, 1980	Landover, United States	Capital Centre	Dynamo Moscow	Washington Capitals	5–5

1980 DN-Cup

In 1980, the Minnesota North Stars and the Washington Capitals participated in the DN-Cup, a round-robin tournament in Sweden sponsored by the newspaper Dagens Nyheter, with Swedish teams AIK and Djurgården from Stockholm. Six games were played in total, five involving the NHL teams (AIK beat Djurgården 1–0 on September 21, attendance: 2,668^[28]). Washington won the tournament with a 3–0–0 record, Minnesota finished second with 2–1–0, AIK finished third and Djurgården last.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 22	Stockholm, Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion	Washington Capitals	Minnesota North Stars	4–3 2OT	4,288
September 23			Minnesota North Stars	Djurgården Stockholm	8–0	3,663
September 24			Washington Capitals	AIK Stockholm	2–1	4,104
September 25			Minnesota North Stars	AIK Stockholm	4–3	2,895
September 26			Washington Capitals	Djurgården Stockholm	3–2	5,873[29]

1981 DN-Cup

In 1981, the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals participated in the round-robin DN-Cup in Sweden with Swedish teams Västra Frölunda, AIK, and Djurgården. The New York won the tournament with a 4–0–0 record, ahead of AIK, Västra Frölunda, Washington (1–3–0) and Djurgården.^[30] The list of DN-Cup games excludes three games played without NHL participation.^{[Note 1]}

Each NHL team played an additional game in Finland, against HIFK and Oulun Kärpät. In total, the NHL teams posted a record of 5–3–0 against the European teams, New York finished 3–1–0, Washington 2–2–0 (excluding the NHL-only game).

DN-Cup

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 17	Stockholm, Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion	New York Rangers	Djurgården Stockholm	5–1	6,652
	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	Washington Capitals	Västra Frölunda Gothenburg	4–7	1,392
September 18	Stockholm, Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion		AIK Stockholm	1–6	3,000
September 20	Södertälje, Sweden	Scaniarinken	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals	4–1	5,658
September 22	Stockholm, Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion	Washington Capitals	Djurgården Stockholm	5–2	2,734
	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	New York Rangers	Västra Frölunda Gothenburg	7–1	3,087
September 23	Stockholm, Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion	New York Rangers	AIK Stockholm	4–1	9,167

Other games

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 16	Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall	New York Rangers	HIFK Helsinki	1–4
September 24	Oulu, Finland	Raksilan jäähalli	Washington Capitals	Oulun Kärpät	5–3

1. September 18, Gothenburg (Scandinavium), Västra Frölunda – Djurgården 5–4, attendance: 719.
   September 20, Stockholm (Johanneshovs Isstadion), Djurgården – AIK 4–2, attendance: 4,459.
   September 21, Gothenburg (Scandinavium), Västra Frölunda – AIK 0–5, attendance: 806.

1982–83 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1983

In late 1982 and early 1983, the Soviet Union national team played a six-game series against several NHL teams (the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Quebec Nordiques). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet Union team won the series with a 4–2–0 record.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 28, 1982	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum	Soviet Union	Edmonton Oilers	3–4
December 30, 1982	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	Soviet Union	Quebec Nordiques	3–0
December 31, 1982	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum		Montreal Canadiens	5–0
January 2, 1983	Calgary, Canada	Stampede Corral	Soviet Union	Calgary Flames	2–3
January 4, 1983	Bloomington, United States	Met Center	Soviet Union	Minnesota North Stars	6–3[31]
January 6, 1983	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum		Philadelphia Flyers	5–1[32]

1985–86 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1986

In late 1985 and early 1986, two Soviet teams from Moscow, CSKA and Dynamo, played a ten-game series against several NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, and the St. Louis Blues). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Moscow teams won the series with a record of 7–2–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 5–1–0 and Dynamo had a record of 2–1–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
December 26, 1985	Inglewood, United States	The Forum	CSKA Moscow	Los Angeles Kings	5–2	16,005[33]
December 27, 1985	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum		Edmonton Oilers	6–3	17,498[34]
December 29, 1985	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	CSKA Moscow	Quebec Nordiques	1–5
December 29, 1985	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Saddledome	Dynamo Moscow	Calgary Flames	3–4
December 31, 1985	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	CSKA Moscow	Montreal Canadiens	6–1	[35]
January 2, 1986	St. Louis, United States	St. Louis Arena		St. Louis Blues	4–2
January 4, 1986	Bloomington, United States	Met Center		Minnesota North Stars	4–3 (OT)
January 4, 1986	Pittsburgh, United States	Civic Arena	Dynamo Moscow	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–3	16,033[36]
January 6, 1986	Boston, United States	Boston Garden	Dynamo Moscow	Boston Bruins	6–4
January 8, 1986	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		Buffalo Sabres	7–4	[37]

Rendez-vous '87

Main article: Rendez-vous '87

Rendez-vous '87 was a series of international ice hockey games between the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League. The games were played on February 11 and 13 at Le Colisée in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1986–87 NHL season. Both teams won one of the two games, with the Soviets winning overall on total score, 8–7.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
February 11, 1987	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	Soviet Union	NHL All-Stars	3–4	15,398
February 13, 1987			Soviet Union	NHL All-Stars	5–3	15,395

1988–89 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1989

In late 1988 and early 1989 two Soviet League teams, CSKA Moscow and Dinamo Riga, played a 14-games series against several NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, and the Vancouver Canucks). Games took place in the US and Canada. Both sides finished with a record of 6–6–2. Individually, CSKA had a record of 4–2–1 and Dinamo had a record of 2–4–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 26, 1988	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	CSKA Moscow	Quebec Nordiques	5–5
December 27, 1988	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Saddledome	Dinamo Riga	Calgary Flames	2–2
December 28, 1988	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum		Edmonton Oilers	1–2
December 29, 1988	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Coliseum	CSKA Moscow	New York Islanders	3–2
December 30, 1988	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	Dinamo Riga	Vancouver Canucks	1–6
December 31, 1988	Boston, United States	Boston Garden	CSKA Moscow	Boston Bruins	5–4
	Inglewood, United States	Great Western Forum	Dinamo Riga	Los Angeles Kings	5–3
January 2, 1989	East Rutherford, United States	Brendan Byrne Arena	CSKA Moscow	New Jersey Devils	5–0
January 4, 1989	Pittsburgh, United States	Civic Arena	CSKA Moscow	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–4
	Chicago, United States	Chicago Stadium	Dinamo Riga	Chicago Blackhawks	1–4
January 5, 1989	St. Louis, United States	St. Louis Arena		St. Louis Blues	0–5
January 7, 1989	Bloomington, United States	Met Center	Dinamo Riga	Minnesota North Stars	2–1
	Hartford, United States	Hartford Civic Center	CSKA Moscow	Hartford Whalers	6–3
January 9, 1989	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	CSKA Moscow	Buffalo Sabres	5–6 (OT)

1989 Friendship Tour

In 1989, the Calgary Flames and the Washington Capitals went on a twelve-game European tour, playing against teams from Sweden (Färjestad BK and Brynäs IF) and the Soviet Union (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Dinamo Riga, Khimik Voskresensk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, SKA Leningrad, Sokol Kiev, and Spartak Moscow). The Flames preceded these games with a two-game series in Czechoslovakia against the Czechoslovakia national team, losing both. The NHL teams won the series with a record of 7–5–0 (0–2–0 against Czechoslovakia, 1–1–0 against the Swedish teams, and 6–2–0 against Soviet teams). Individually, Calgary had a record of 3–3–0 and Washington had a record of 4–2–0.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 10	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Sportovní hala ČSTV	Calgary Flames	Czechoslovakia	2–4	[38]
September 11					1–4
September 12	Karlstad, Sweden		Washington Capitals	Färjestad BK	4–7
September 13	Gävle, Sweden		Washington Capitals	Brynäs IF	3–1
September 14	Leningrad, Soviet Union	V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex	Calgary Flames	Khimik Voskresensk	4–2	14,000[39]
September 15	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Washington Capitals	Spartak Moscow	8–7 (OT)	10,000[40][41]
September 16	Kiev, Soviet Union	Palace of Sports	Calgary Flames	Sokol Kiev	5–2	6,900[42]
September 17	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Washington Capitals	Dynamo Moscow	2–7	8,700[43]
September 18			Calgary Flames	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	3–2 (OT)	6,000[44]
September 19	Riga, Soviet Union	Palace of Sports	Washington Capitals	Dinamo Riga	2–1 (OT)	5,000[45]
September 20	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzniki Palace of Sports	Calgary Flames	CSKA Moscow	1–2	12,000[46]
September 21	Leningrad, Soviet Union	V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex	Washington Capitals	SKA Leningrad	5–4	8,500[47]

1989–90 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1990

In late 1989 and early 1990 a record four Soviet teams (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk, and Krylya Sovetov Moscow went on a 21-game tour of North America, playing against every NHL team (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the US and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 11–9–1. Individually, CSKA had a record of 4–1–0, Dynamo had a record of 3–2–0, Khimik had a record of 3–3–0, and Krylya Sovetov had a record of 1–3–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 4, 1989	Inglewood, United States	Great Western Forum	Khimik Voskresensk	Los Angeles Kings	6–3
December 6, 1989	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum	Khimik Voskresensk	Edmonton Oilers	2–6
December 8, 1989	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Saddledome		Calgary Flames	3–6
December 11, 1989	Detroit, United States	Joe Louis Arena	Khimik Voskresensk	Detroit Red Wings	4–2
December 12, 1989	Landover, United States	Capital Centre	Khimik Voskresensk	Washington Capitals	2–5
December 14, 1989	St. Louis, United States	St. Louis Arena	Khimik Voskresensk	St. Louis Blues	6–3
December 26, 1989	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Coliseum	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	New York Islanders	4–5
December 27, 1989	Hartford, United States	Hartford Civic Center		Hartford Whalers	3–4 (OT)
	Winnipeg, Canada	Winnipeg Arena	CSKA Moscow	Winnipeg Jets	1–4
December 29, 1989	Pittsburgh, United States	Civic Arena	Dynamo Moscow	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–2
	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	CSKA Moscow	Vancouver Canucks	6–0
December 31, 1989	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Quebec Nordiques	4–4
	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	Dynamo Moscow	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–4
January 1, 1990	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	New York Rangers	3–1
January 2, 1990	Bloomington, United States	Met Center	CSKA Moscow	Minnesota North Stars	4–2
January 3, 1990	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Montreal Canadiens	1–2
January 3, 1990	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Dynamo Moscow	Buffalo Sabres	2–4
January 6, 1990	East Rutherford, United States	Brendan Byrne Arena		New Jersey Devils	1–7
January 7, 1990	Chicago, United States	Chicago Stadium	CSKA Moscow	Chicago Blackhawks	6–4
January 9, 1990	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum		Philadelphia Flyers	5–4
January 9, 1990	Boston, United States	Boston Garden	Dynamo Moscow	Boston Bruins	3–1

1990 Edmonton Oilers–St. Louis Blues European tournament

In 1990, the Edmonton Oilers and the St. Louis Blues participated in the Epson Cup played in Düsseldorf with hosts Düsseldorfer EG. The Oilers then played two more games against EC Graz of Austria, and EC Hedos Munich of Germany.^[48] The NHL teams posted a record of 4–0–0, excluding the NHL-only game.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 6	Düsseldorf, West Germany	Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße	St. Louis Blues	Düsseldorfer EG	3–1	5,800
September 7			St. Louis Blues	Edmonton Oilers	10–1	5,000
September 8			Edmonton Oilers	Düsseldorfer EG	2–0	8,125
September 14	Graz, Austria	Eisstadion Liebenau	Edmonton Oilers	EC Graz	12–3	5,000
September 15	Munich, West Germany	Olympia-Eissportzentrum	Edmonton Oilers	EC Hedos Munich	8–4	6,300

1990 Friendship Tour

In 1990, the Minnesota North Stars and the Montreal Canadiens went on a nine-game tour of Europe, dubbed the Friendship Tour '90,^[49] with a game in Sweden against AIK, and the rest in the Soviet Union against CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, a SKA Leningrad/Torpedo Yaroslavl joint squad, Sokol Kiev, Spartak Moscow, and Latvian (the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 4 May) team Dinamo Riga. The European teams won the series with a record of 5–4–0. Individually, the Canadiens had a record of 3–2–0 and the North Stars had a record of 1–3–0.

For the game in Sweden, the NHL had required the Canadiens to wear generic orange jerseys with the NHL shield, but backed off when the organisation was uncooperative.^[50]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score	Attendance
September 10	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Montreal Canadiens	AIK Stockholm	7–1	8,658[50]
September 12	Leningrad, Soviet Union	Yubileyny Sports Palace		SKA Leningrad/Torpedo Yaroslavl	5–3	6,500[51] or 7,000[52]
September 13	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Minnesota North Stars	Spartak Moscow	5–8	7,000[53]
September 14	Riga, Latvia	Palace of Sports	Montreal Canadiens	Dinamo Riga	4–2	5,500[51] or 5,000[54]
September 15	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Minnesota North Stars	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	2–3 (OT)	3,500[55]
September 16			Montreal Canadiens	Dynamo Moscow	1–4	10,000[56]
September 17	Voskresensk, Soviet Union	Podmoskovie Ice Palace	Minnesota North Stars	Khimik Voskresensk	3–2	3,000[57]
September 18	Moscow, Soviet Union	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Montreal Canadiens	CSKA Moscow	2–3 (OT)	10,000[58]
September 19	Kiev, Soviet Union	Palace of Sports	Minnesota North Stars	Sokol Kiev	0–5	4,000[59]

1990–91 Super Series

Main article: Super Series § Super Series 1991

In late 1990 and early 1991 three Soviet teams (CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Khimik Voskresensk) went on a 21-game tour of North America, playing against every NHL team (the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Calgary Flames, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Montreal Canadiens, the New Jersey Devils, the New York Islanders, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Quebec Nordiques, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals, and the original Winnipeg Jets). Games took place in the United States and Canada. The Soviet teams won the series with a record of 12–6–3. Individually, CSKA had a record of 6–1–0, Dynamo had a record of 3–2–2, and Khimik had a record of 3–3–1.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 3, 1990	Inglewood, United States	Great Western Forum	Khimik Voskresensk	Los Angeles Kings	1–5
December 5, 1990	St. Louis, United States	St. Louis Arena		St. Louis Blues	2–4
December 8, 1990	Uniondale, United States	Nassau Coliseum		New York Islanders	2–2
December 10, 1990	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Forum	Khimik Voskresensk	Montreal Canadiens	6–3
December 12, 1990	Buffalo, United States	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		Buffalo Sabres	5–4 (OT)
December 16, 1990	Boston, United States	Boston Garden		Boston Bruins	5–2
December 18, 1990	Bloomington, United States	Met Center	Khimik Voskresensk	Minnesota North Stars	4–6
December 26, 1990	Detroit, United States	Joe Louis Arena	CSKA Moscow	Detroit Red Wings	5–2
December 31, 1990	New York, United States	Madison Square Garden		New York Rangers	6–1
January 1, 1991	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	Dynamo Moscow	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–7
	Chicago, United States	Chicago Stadium	CSKA Moscow	Chicago Blackhawks	4–2
January 3, 1991	Hartford, United States	Hartford Civic Center	Dynamo Moscow	Hartford Whalers	0–0
January 4, 1991	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Saddledome	CSKA Moscow	Calgary Flames	6–4
January 6, 1991	East Rutherford, United States	Brendan Byrne Arena	Dynamo Moscow	New Jersey Devils	2–2
	Edmonton, Canada	Northlands Coliseum	CSKA Moscow	Edmonton Oilers	2–4
January 8, 1991	Landover, United States	Capital Centre	Dynamo Moscow	Washington Capitals	2–3
January 9, 1991	Winnipeg, Canada	Winnipeg Arena	CSKA Moscow	Winnipeg Jets	6–4
January 10, 1991	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	Dynamo Moscow	Philadelphia Flyers	4–1
January 12, 1991	Pittsburgh, United States	Civic Arena		Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3
January 13, 1991	Vancouver, Canada	Pacific Coliseum	CSKA Moscow	Vancouver Canucks	4–3 (OT)
January 15, 1991	Quebec City, Canada	Colisée de Québec	Dynamo Moscow	Quebec Nordiques	4–1

1992 Chicago Blackhawks–Montreal Canadiens English games

In 1992, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens played a two-game series in England. Each team won one game.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 12	London, United Kingdom	Wembley Arena	Chicago Blackhawks	Montreal Canadiens	2–3
September 13			Chicago Blackhawks	Montreal Canadiens	5–4 (OT)

1993 New York Rangers–Toronto Maple Leafs English games

In 1993, the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs played a two-game series in England. The Rangers won both games.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 11	London, United Kingdom	Wembley Arena	Toronto Maple Leafs	New York Rangers	3–5
September 12			New York Rangers	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–1

1994 NHL International Challenge in Finland, with the Winnipeg Jets

In 1994, the original Winnipeg Jets played in a four-team compressed tournament with HIFK Helsinki, Helsinki Jokerit, and Tappara Tampere in Finland. The Jets won their first game against Tappara, and then HIFK in the final. The tournament had been set up for a final game between Teemu Selänne's old team (Jokerit) and current team (the Jets).

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 9	Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall	Winnipeg Jets	Tappara Tampere	8–2
September 11				HIFK Helsinki	5–3

Ninety Nine All Stars Tour

Main article: Ninety Nine All Stars Tour

During the 1994–95 NHL lockout, Wayne Gretzky formed a team called the Ninety Nine All Stars to play a tour of exhibition games across Europe against various European club teams, in order to stay in game shape and raise money for charity.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 1	Auburn Hills, United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Ninety Nine All Stars	Detroit Vipers	3–4
December 3	Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall	Ninety Nine All Stars	Jokerit	7–1
December 4	Tampere, Finland	Tampere Ice Stadium	Ninety Nine All Stars	Ilves	3–4 (OT)
December 6	Oslo, Norway		Ninety Nine All Stars	Norwegian Spectrum All Stars	6–3
December 9	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Ninety Nine All Stars	Djurgårdens IF	8–3
December 10	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	Ninety Nine All Stars	Västra Frölunda HC	5–2
December 12	Malmö, Sweden	Malmö Isstadion	Ninety Nine All Stars	Malmö IF	5–6 (OT)
December 14	Freiburg, Germany		Ninety Nine All Stars	German All Stars	8–5

1998 Buffalo Sabres–Tampa Bay Lightning Austrian tournament

In 1998, the Buffalo Sabres and the Tampa Bay Lightning played in a three-game tournament in Austria against the Austrian teams KAC Klagenfurt and VEU Feldkirch. The NHL teams won the tournament with a record of 2–0–0, excluding the NHL-only game.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 15	Klagenfurt, Austria	Vorarlberghalle	Tampa Bay Lightning	VEU Feldkirch	4–1
September 16		Stadthalle	Buffalo Sabres	KAC Klagenfurt	5–1
September 18	Innsbruck, Austria	Olympiahalle	Tampa Bay Lightning	Buffalo Sabres	5–1

2000 NHL Challenge

Main article: NHL Challenge

In 2000, the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Sweden against the Swedish teams Djurgården Stockholm and MoDo Örnsköldsvik. The Canucks won both games.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 13	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Vancouver Canucks	MoDo Örnsköldsvik	5–2
September 15				Djurgården Stockholm	2–1 (OT)

2001 NHL Challenge

Main article: NHL Challenge

In 2001, the Colorado Avalanche played a single game in Sweden against the Swedish team Brynäs Gävle. The Avalanche won. Two more games were scheduled (against Djurgarden and Jokerit), but the tour was cut short due to the September 11 attacks.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 16	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Colorado Avalanche	Brynäs Gävle	5–3

2003 NHL Challenge

Main article: NHL Challenge

In 2003, the Toronto Maple Leafs played a three-game series in Finland and Sweden against the Finnish team Jokerit Helsinki and the Swedish teams Djurgården Stockholm and Färjestad Karlstad. The Maple Leafs won all games.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 16	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jokerit Helsinki	5–3
September 18	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena		Djurgården Stockholm	9–2
September 19				Färjestad Karlstad	3–0

2004–05 season NHL Worldstars

During the 2004–2005 NHL labour dispute, the NHL Worldstars team played.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
December 9, 2004	Riga, Latvia	Rigas Sporta Pils	HK Riga 2000	NHL Worldstars	2–4[60]
December 12, 2004	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Ice Palace	HV71		4–7 (1–2 SO)[61]
December 17, 2004	Jönköping, Sweden	Kinnarps Arena	HV71		1–5[62]

2007 NHL Premiere

In 2007, the NHL opened its regular season in Europe for the first time. The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings played a two-game series in England that counted towards the 2007–08 regular season. Each team won one game. Prior to this, the Kings played a two-game series in Austria against the Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg and the Swedish team Färjestad Karlstad, winning both.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 25	Salzburg, Austria	Eisarena Salzburg	Los Angeles Kings	Red Bull Salzburg	7–6
September 26				Färjestad Karlstad	3–2
September 29†	London, United Kingdom	The O2 Arena	Anaheim Ducks	Los Angeles Kings	1–4
September 30†			Los Angeles Kings	Anaheim Ducks	1–4

2008 NHL Premiere

See also: 2008 Victoria Cup

In 2008, four teams from the NHL (the New York Rangers, the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning) opened their 2008–09 regular seasons in Europe. The Rangers and the Lightning played a two-game series in the Czech Republic, with the Rangers winning both games. The Senators and the Penguins played a two-game series in Sweden, with each team winning one game. Prior to this, the Rangers played in the inaugural Victoria Cup against Metallurg Magnitogorsk from Russia. All four teams also played against various European teams (Eisbären Berlin from Germany, SC Bern from Switzerland, Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, Jokerit Helsinki from Finland, and Frölunda Gothenburg from Sweden). The NHL teams won all games.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 28	Berlin, Germany	O2 World	Tampa Bay Lightning	Eisbären Berlin	4–1
September 30	Bern, Switzerland	PostFinance Arena	New York Rangers	SC Bern	8–1
September 30	Bratislava, Slovakia	Samsung Aréna	Tampa Bay Lightning	Slovan Bratislava	3–2 (SO)
October 1	Bern, Switzerland	PostFinance Arena	New York Rangers	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	4–3
October 2	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jokerit Helsinki	4–1
	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	Ottawa Senators	Frölunda Gothenburg	4–1
October 4†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	New York Rangers	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–1
	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa Senators	4–3 (OT)
October 5†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	Tampa Bay Lightning	New York Rangers	1–2
	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena	Ottawa Senators	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1

2009 NHL Premiere

See also: 2009 Victoria Cup

In 2009, four teams from the NHL (the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers, and the St. Louis Blues) opened their 2009–10 regular seasons in Europe. The Blackhawks and the Panthers played a two-game series in Finland, with each team winning once. The Red Wings and the Blues played a two-game series in Sweden, with the Blues winning both games. Prior to this, the Blackhawks played in the second annual Victoria Cup against ZSC Lions from Switzerland. All four teams also played against various European teams (Jokerit Helsinki and Tappara Tampere from Finland, HC Davos from Switzerland, and Färjestad BK and Linköpings HC from Sweden). The NHL teams had a record of 4–2–0 against the European teams.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 28	Tampere, Finland	Tampere Ice Stadium	Florida Panthers	Tappara Tampere	2–3 (SO)
	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Chicago Blackhawks	HC Davos	9–2
September 29	Linköping, Sweden	Cloetta Center	St. Louis Blues	Linköpings HC	6–0
	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Chicago Blackhawks	ZSC Lions	1–2
September 30	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Florida Panthers	Jokerit Helsinki	4–2
	Karlstad, Sweden	Löfbergs Lila Arena	Detroit Red Wings	Färjestad BK	6–2
October 2†	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Florida Panthers	Chicago Blackhawks	4–3 (SO)
	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	Detroit Red Wings	St. Louis Blues	3–4
October 3†	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Chicago Blackhawks	Florida Panthers	4–0
	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	St. Louis Blues	Detroit Red Wings	5–3

2010 NHL Premiere

In 2010, a record six NHL teams (the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Minnesota Wild, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the San Jose Sharks) opened their 2010–11 regular seasons in Europe. The Hurricanes and the Wild played a two-game series in Finland, with the Hurricanes winning both games. The Blue Jackets and the Sharks played a two-game series in Sweden, with each team winning one game. The Bruins and the Coyotes played a two-game series in the Czech Republic, with each team winning one game. Prior to this, all six teams also played against various European teams (Adler Mannheim from Germany, Belfast Giants Selects from Northern Ireland (an all-star team ^[63] of the EIHL), SKA Saint Petersburg from Russia, Ilves Tampere from Finland, HC Bílí Tygři Liberec from the Czech Republic, Malmö Redhawks from Sweden, and Dinamo Riga from Latvia). The NHL teams had a record of 6–1–0 against the European teams.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 2	Mannheim, Germany	SAP Arena	San Jose Sharks	Adler Mannheim	3–2 (SO)
	Belfast, United Kingdom	Odyssey Centre	Boston Bruins	Belfast Giants Selects	5–1
October 4	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Ice Palace	Carolina Hurricanes	SKA Saint Petersburg	3–5
	Tampere, Finland	Tampere Ice Stadium	Minnesota Wild	Ilves Tampere	5–1
October 5	Liberec, Czech Republic	Tipsport Arena	Boston Bruins	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	7–1
	Malmö, Sweden	Malmö Arena	Columbus Blue Jackets	Malmö Redhawks	4–1
October 6	Riga, Latvia	Arena Riga	Phoenix Coyotes	Dinamo Riga	3–1
October 7†	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Carolina Hurricanes	Minnesota Wild	4–3
October 8†			Minnesota Wild	Carolina Hurricanes	2–1 (SO)
	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	San Jose Sharks	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2
October 9†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	Phoenix Coyotes	Boston Bruins	5–2
	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	Columbus Blue Jackets	San Jose Sharks	3–2 (OT)
October 10†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	Boston Bruins	Phoenix Coyotes	3–0

2011 NHL Premiere

Main article: 2011 NHL Premiere

In 2011, four teams from the NHL (the Anaheim Ducks, the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers) opened their regular seasons in Europe, marking the fifth straight season of the NHL Premiere games. On October 7, the Ducks and the Sabres played a game in Finland, while the Kings and the Rangers played a game in Sweden. The next day, the Ducks and the Rangers played a game in Sweden, while the Sabres and the Kings played a game in Germany. These teams also played exhibition games against HC Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic, Frölunda HC from Sweden, Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, EV Zug from Switzerland, Jokerit Helsinki from Finland and Adler Mannheim and Hamburg Freezers from Germany as part of their preseason schedule.^[64] The New York Rangers, playing four games in five days in four countries, had a record of 3–1–0 against the European teams. The NHL teams had an overall record of 6–1–0 against the European teams.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 29	Prague, Czech Republic	Tesla Arena	New York Rangers	HC Sparta Prague	2–0
September 30	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium		Frölunda Gothenburg	4–2
October 2	Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovnaft Arena		Slovan Bratislava	4–1
October 3	Zug, Switzerland	Bossard Arena	New York Rangers	EV Zug	4–8
October 4	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Anaheim Ducks	Jokerit Helsinki	4–3 (OT)
	Hamburg, Germany	O2 World	Los Angeles Kings	Hamburg Freezers	5–4
	Mannheim, Germany	SAP Arena	Buffalo Sabres	Adler Mannheim	8–3
October 7†	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena	Anaheim Ducks	Buffalo Sabres	1–4
	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	New York Rangers	Los Angeles Kings	2–3 (OT)
October 8†			New York Rangers	Anaheim Ducks	1–2 (SO)
	Berlin, Germany	O2 World	Buffalo Sabres	Los Angeles Kings	4–2

2017 NHL Global Series

On March 24, 2017, the NHL announced the return of regular season games played outside North America in a new event called the NHL Global Series.^[65] The Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators played two regular season games at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on November 10 and 11, 2017 five days after the trade for Matt Duchene. Unlike the previous regular-season series played in Europe by the NHL, these games were played a month into the regular season rather than the start of it.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
November 10†	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	Ottawa Senators	Colorado Avalanche	4–3 (OT)
November 11†			Colorado Avalanche	Ottawa Senators	3–4

2018 NHL Global Series

On March 26, 2018, the NHL announced the 2018 slate of NHL Global Series games.^[66] The New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers played their regular season opening game in Sweden on October 6, preceded by two exhibition games against European teams. The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets then played two regular season games in Finland on November 1 and 2.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 1	Bern, Switzerland	PostFinance Arena	New Jersey Devils	SC Bern	3–2 (OT)
October 3	Cologne, Germany	Lanxess Arena	Edmonton Oilers	Kölner Haie	4–3 (OT)
October 6†	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium	Edmonton Oilers	New Jersey Devils	2–5
November 1†	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Arena	Florida Panthers	Winnipeg Jets	2–4
November 2†			Winnipeg Jets	Florida Panthers	2–4

2019 NHL Global Series

On March 21, 2019, the NHL announced the 2019 lineup of hockey games in Europe.^[67][68] The Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers played their regular season opening game in Prague on October 4, preceded by two exhibition games against European teams. The Blackhawks played Eisbären Berlin on September 29 in Berlin and the Flyers played Lausanne HC in Lausanne on September 30. The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning then played two regular season games in Sweden on November 8 and 9.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 29	Berlin, Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena	Chicago Blackhawks	Eisbären Berlin	3–1
September 30	Lausanne, Switzerland	Vaudoise Aréna	Philadelphia Flyers	Lausanne HC	3–4
October 4†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	Chicago Blackhawks	Philadelphia Flyers	3–4
November 8†	Stockholm, Sweden	Ericsson Globe	Tampa Bay Lightning	Buffalo Sabres	3–2
November 9†			Buffalo Sabres	Tampa Bay Lightning	3–5

2022 NHL Global Series

Nokia Arena in Tampere, after the first match of 2022 NHL Global Series between Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets

After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Series returned for the autumn of 2022.^[69] The slate of games was revealed on April 22.^[70]

The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks began the 2022–23 season with two games in Prague. Both teams had preseason games against SC Bern and Eisbären Berlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche had games in Tampere.^[70]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 3	Bern, Switzerland	PostFinance Arena	Nashville Predators	SC Bern	4–3
October 4	Berlin, Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena	San Jose Sharks	Eisbären Berlin	3–1
October 7†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	San Jose Sharks	Nashville Predators	1–4
October 8†			Nashville Predators	San Jose Sharks	3–2
November 4†	Tampere, Finland	Nokia Arena	Columbus Blue Jackets	Colorado Avalanche	6–3
November 5†			Colorado Avalanche	Columbus Blue Jackets	5–1

2023 NHL Global Series Sweden

Hockey game in Avicii Arena between Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota Wild in 2023

On April 26, 2023, the NHL announced that the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs would contest four regular season games at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on four consecutive days, November 16–19, 2023, as part of the 2023 NHL Global Series Sweden.^[71]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
November 16†	Stockholm, Sweden	Avicii Arena	Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa Senators	4–5 (OT)
November 17†			Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	3–2
November 18†			Minnesota Wild	Ottawa Senators	1–2 (SO)
November 19†			Toronto Maple Leafs	Minnesota Wild	4–3 (OT)

2024 NHL Global Series

On March 12, 2024, the NHL announced that the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, and Dallas Stars would contest four regular season games in Europe, with the Sabres and Devils opening the season on October 4–5 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic and the Panthers and Stars playing at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on November 1–2 as part of the 2024 NHL Global Series. In addition, the Sabres played a preseason game on September 27 in Munich, Germany against EHC Red Bull München at their new arena, SAP Garden.^[72]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 27	Munich, Germany	SAP Garden	Buffalo Sabres	EHC Red Bull München	5–0
October 4†	Prague, Czech Republic	O2 Arena	New Jersey Devils	Buffalo Sabres	4–1
October 5†			Buffalo Sabres	New Jersey Devils	1–3
November 1†	Tampere, Finland	Nokia Arena	Florida Panthers	Dallas Stars	6–4
November 2†			Dallas Stars	Florida Panthers	2–4

Japan

1976 Kansas City Scouts–Washington Capitals Japanese tour

In 1976, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals played a four-game series in Japan. The Capitals won the series with a 3–1–0 record.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
April 14	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan		Kansas City Scouts	Washington Capitals	2–5
April 15			Washington Capitals	Kansas City Scouts	6–2
April 17	Tokyo, Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Kansas City Scouts	Washington Capitals	2–6
April 18			Kansas City Scouts	Washington Capitals	4–2

1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim–Vancouver Canucks Japanese games

In 1997, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Vancouver Canucks played a two-game series in Japan to open the 1997–98 regular season. This marked the first time that games played by NHL teams outside of North America counted in the league standings. Each team won one game.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 3†	Tokyo, Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Vancouver Canucks	2–3
October 4†			Vancouver Canucks	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–3

1998 Calgary Flames–San Jose Sharks Japanese games

In 1998, the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks played a two-game series in Japan. The teams tied one game, and the Flames won the other. These games counted in the regular-season standings.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 9†	Tokyo, Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	San Jose Sharks	Calgary Flames	3–3
October 10†			Calgary Flames	San Jose Sharks	5–3

2000 Nashville Predators–Pittsburgh Penguins Japanese games

In 2000, the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins played a two-game series in Japan. Each team won one game. As with the previous season-opening series in Japan in 1997 and 1998, these games counted in the regular-season standings.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
October 6†	Saitama, Japan	Saitama Super Arena	Nashville Predators	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1
October 7†			Pittsburgh Penguins	Nashville Predators	3–1

China

2017 NHL China Games

NHL China Games
Simplified Chinese	NHL中国运动会
Traditional Chinese	NHL中國運動會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin NHL Zhōngguó yùndònghuì Hakka Romanization NHL Chûng-koet yun-thûngfi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization NHL Zùnggwók wàhndùhngkūi Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiong-kok ūn-tōnghōe
China Games
Simplified Chinese	中国赛
Traditional Chinese	中國賽
Literal meaning	Chinese race
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó sài Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Zùnggwók cói

On March 29, 2017, the NHL announced that the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks would play two exhibition games in China in a new event called the NHL China Games.^[73] Both teams faced each other in Shanghai, on September 21, 2017, and then in Beijing, on September 23. This was the first time NHL teams played in China.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 21	Shanghai, China	Mercedes-Benz Arena	Vancouver Canucks	Los Angeles Kings	2–5
September 23	Beijing, China	Cadillac Arena	Los Angeles Kings	Vancouver Canucks	4–3 (SO)

2018 NHL China Games

On May 2, 2018, the NHL announced that the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames would play two exhibition games in China for the second consecutive year.^[74] Both teams faced each other in Shenzhen on September 15, and then in Beijing on September 19.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 15	Shenzhen, China	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre	Boston Bruins	Calgary Flames	4–3 (SO)
September 19	Beijing, China	Cadillac Arena	Calgary Flames	Boston Bruins	1–3

Puerto Rico

2006 Florida Panthers–New York Rangers Puerto Rican game

In 2006, as part of the preseason for the 2006–07 NHL season, the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers played an exhibition game at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico,^[75] San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Rangers won the game.

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 23	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Puerto Rico	Florida Panthers	New York Rangers	2–3

Australia

2023 NHL Global Series Melbourne

On April 12, 2023, the NHL announced that the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes would contest two preseason games at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on September 23–24, 2023, as part of the 2023 NHL Global Series Melbourne.^[76]

Date	City	Arena	Team	Team	Score
September 23	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Rod Laver Arena	Los Angeles Kings	Arizona Coyotes	3–5
September 24			Arizona Coyotes	Los Angeles Kings	2–3

See also

• List of KHL vs NHL games
• List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
• Gardiner Cup

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External links

• NHL overseas history at NHL.com
• List of international NHL games at IIHF.com
• NHL overseas history at GreatestHockeyLegends.com
• Slapshots list of NHL vs. European games
• 1959 tour at NHL.com
• 2006 game in Puerto Rico
• 2010 NHL Premiere