(Undated)  --  October 12th will be a banner night for the N-H-L.  The Tampa Bay Lightning will raise their championship banner as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins to kick off the regular season while the expansion Seattle Kraken will visit the Vegas Golden Knights.  On New Years Day, the Winter Classic will be hosted at Target Field in Minneapolis as the Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues.  The league will pause on February 3rd for All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas and the Olympic break in Beijing and resume on February 22nd.  On February 26th, the Lightning will visit the Nashville Predators for an outdoor game at Nissan Stadium.  The regular season will wrap up April 29th.