Carolina Hurricanes release 2023-24 regular season schedule

FILE – Carolina Hurricanes’ Teuvo Teravainen skates with the puck during the second period of Game 2 in the team’s NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C., April 19, 2023. Teravainen’s roughly month-long absence due to injury could be nearing an end. The Carolina Hurricanes forward has shed his no-contact jersey and participated in a full practice Monday, May 15, ahead of the Eastern Conference final against Florida. Teravainen hasn’t played since he suffered a thumb injury early in the first-round series. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

by: Keaton Eberly

Posted: Jun 27, 2023 / 04:09 PM EDT

Updated: Jun 27, 2023 / 04:10 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The National Hockey League unveiled the upcoming regular season schedule on Tuesday, and fans for the Carolina Hurricanes are already planning their homestands and road trips.

The Hurricanes are set to open the 2023-24 regular season against the Ottawa Senators at PNC Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

Carolina is beginning the season at home for the sixth time in the last seven years.

Marquee home matchups include when the Hurricanes face off against the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in Raleigh on Dec. 19.

The Florida Panthers, the team who eliminated the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals, will also come into town on Feb. 22 and March 13.

The Hurricanes’ schedule features three home stretches of five games, including a season-long six-game homestand from Jan. 6 to Jan. 21.

Click here to check out the entire schedule.