Eighty-two games
– 41 at home, 41 on the road.
The San Jose Sharks released their 2011-12 regular season schedule Thursday.
San Jose, which has won four straight Pacific Division championships, will open at home against the Phoenix Coyotes on Oct. 8 – the first of six encounters with the Coyotes. The Sharks will also play Pacific Division foes, Anaheim and Los Angeles six times each.
There are two six-game homestands on the schedule, spanning Nov. 3-17 and Dec. 15-28. A whopper of a road trip awaits the Sharks in February. They will skate in nine games between Feb. 12 and 26.
SAN JOSE SHARKS 2011-12 SCHEDULE
*Home games in all caps
DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PAC.)
OCTOBER
SAT 8 PHOENIX 7:30 p.m.
Fri 14 @ Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
SAT 15 ST. LOUIS 7:00 p.m.
MON 17 ANAHEIM 7:30 p.m.
Fri 21 @ New Jersey 4:00 p.m.
Sat 22 @ Boston 4:00 p.m.
Tue 25 @ Nashville 5:00 p.m.
Fri 28 @ Detroit 4:30 p.m.
Sat 29 @ N.Y. Islander 4:00 p.m.
Mon 31 @ N.Y. Rangers 4:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
THU 3 PITTSBURGH 7:30 p.m.
SAT 5 NASHVILLE 7:30 p.m.
MON 7 LOS ANGELES 7:30 p.m.
THU 10 MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m.
SAT 12 PHOENIX 7:30 p.m.
THU 17 DETROIT 7:30 p.m.
Sat 19 @ Dallas 5:00 p.m.
Sun 20 @ Colorado 5:00 p.m.
WED 23 CHICAGO 7:30 p.m.
SAT 26 VANCOUVER 7:00 p.m.
Mon 28 @ Los Angeles 7:30 p.m.
DECEMBER
THU 1 MONTREAL 7:30 p.m.
SAT 3 FLORIDA 7:30 p.m.
TUE 6 MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m.
THU 8 DALLAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat 10 @ St. Louis 5:00 p.m.
Sun 11 @ Chicago 4:00 p.m.
Tue 13 @ Colorado 6:00 p.m.
THU 15 COLORADO 7:30 p.m.
SAT 17 EDMONTON 7:00 p.m.
WED 21 TAMPA BAY 7:30 p.m.
FRI 23 LOS ANGELES 7:30 p.m.
MON 26 ANAHEIM 7:30 p.m.
WED 28 VANCOUVER 7:30 p.m.
DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PAC.)
JANUARY
Mon 2 @ Vancouver 7:00 p.m.
Wed 4 @ Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
THU 5 COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m.
SAT 7 WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m.
Tue 10 @ Minnesota 5:00 p.m.
Thu 12 @ Winnipeg 5:30 p.m.
Sat 14 @ Columbus 4:00 p.m.
Sun 15 @ Chicago 4:00 p.m.
TUE 17 CALGARY 7:30 p.m.
THU 19 OTTAWA 7:30 p.m.
Sat 21 @ Vancouver 1:00 p.m.
Mon 23 @ Edmonton 6:30 p.m.
Tue 24 @ Calgary 6:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun 28-29 All-Star Weekend in Ottawa
TUE 31 COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
THU 2 DALLAS 7:30 p.m.
Sat 4 @ Phoenix 6:00 p.m.
WED 8 CALGARY 7:00 p.m.
FRI 10 CHICAGO 7:30 p.m.
Sun 12 @ St. Louis 4:00 p.m.
Mon 13 @ Washington 4:00 p.m.
Thu 16 @ Tampa Bay 4:30 p.m.
Fri 17 @ Carolina 4:00 p.m.
Sun 19 @ Detroit 9:30 a.m.
Tue 21 @ Columbus 4:00 p.m.
Thu 23 @ Toronto 4:00 p.m.
Sat 25 @ Nashville 5:00 p.m.
Sun 26 @ Minnesota 3:00 p.m.
TUE 28 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 p.m.
MARCH
THU 1 BUFFALO 7:30 p.m.
SAT 3 ST. LOUIS 7:30 p.m.
TUE 6 EDMONTON 7:30 p.m.
Thu 8 @ Dallas 5:30 p.m.
Sat 10 @ Phoenix 6:00 p.m.
Mon 12 @ Edmonton 6:30 p.m.
Tue 13 @ Calgary 6:00 p.m.
THU 15 NASHVILLE 7:30 p.m.
SAT 17 DETROIT 7:30 p.m.
MON 19 ANAHEIM 7:00 p.m.
Tue 20 @ Los Angeles 7:30 p.m.
THU 22 BOSTON 7:30 p.m.
SAT 24 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
MON 26 COLORADO 7:30 p.m.
Wed 28 @ Anaheim 7:00 p.m.
Thu 29 @ Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
SAT 31 DALLAS 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
Tue 3 @ Dallas 5:30 p.m.
Thu 5 @ Los Angeles 7:30 p.m.
SAT 7 LOS ANGELES 7:30 p.m.
Dates and Times subject to change
