Blues to open NHL season against Capitals

The last two Stanley Cup champions will face each other when the NHL season begins on Oct. 2, the league announced Friday. The current champion St. Louis Blues will host the 2018 champion Washington Capitals as one of four games on the opening night of the season.

The other games include the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Ottawa Senators, the Vancouver Canucks visiting the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks beat the Golden Knights in the first round of the recently concluded playoffs. The Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in a six-game series to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Boston opens the season on the road and its first home game is slated for Oct. 12 versus the New Jersey Devils. The NHL also announced each team's home opener.

The full NHL schedule will be released on Tuesday. List of home openers

Anaheim Ducks: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Arizona Arizona Coyotes: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Boston

Boston Bruins: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. New Jersey Buffalo Sabres: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New Jersey

Calgary Flames: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Vancouver Carolina Hurricanes: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. San Jose Colorado Avalanche: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Toronto Dallas Stars: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Boston

Detroit Red Wings: Sunday, Oct. 6 vs. Dallas Edmonton Oilers: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Vancouver

Florida Panthers: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay Los Angeles Kings: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Nashville

Minnesota Wild: Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. Pittsburgh Montreal Canadiens: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Detroit

Nashville Predators: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Minnesota New Jersey Devils: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Winnipeg

New York Islanders: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Washington New York Rangers: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey

Pittsburgh Penguins: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Buffalo San Jose Sharks: Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Vegas

St. Louis Blues: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Washington Tampa Bay Lightning: Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. Florida

Toronto Maple Leafs: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Ottawa Vancouver Canucks: Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Los Angeles

Vegas Golden Knights: Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. San Jose Washington Capitals: Saturday, Oct. 5 vs. Carolina

Winnipeg Jets: Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota