The Dallas Stars released their 2025-26 season schedule on Wednesday and circled a November date for a rematch with the Edmonton Oilers.

The back-to-back champions play at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 to lead off an opening night tripleheader, the league announced. Florida defeated Edmonton in the teams’ Cup final rematch and is aiming for the NHL’s first threepeat since the New York Islanders’ dynasty from 1980-83.

The overall number on cable is down from 4.17 million last year when the final was on over-the-air TV on ABC and the lowest since Tampa Bay versus Montreal in 2021. The share of viewers increased 15 per cent from TNT’s first Cup final in 2023 when Vegas defeated Florida.

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The back-to-back champions play at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 to lead off an opening night tripleheader, the league announced Monday. Florida defeated Edmonton in the teams' Cup final rematch and is aiming for the NHL's first threepeat since the New York Islanders' dynasty from 1980-83.

Edmonton was defeated by the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season, losing the NHL' s 2025 championship round in six games.

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Stanley's stay ... closing the door on a rematch with the same end result. The only goal came from fellow Russian Vasily Podkolzin in garbage time, long after the outcome was decided. That was followed by chants of "We want the Cup!" as time ticked down.