2021–22 NHL season - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_NHL_seasonThe league returned to its normal October-to-April, 82-game regular season. The entire schedule was released on July 22, with October 12 planned for opening night. The league plans to hold the following outdoor games: • The Winter Classic was played on January 1, 2022. The Minnesota Wild hosted the St. Louis Blues at Target Field. This was originally scheduled for 2021, but was postponed due to the pandemic.