The upcoming NHL season became a little clearer Monday, when the league released start times for each team’s 56-game schedule.
The majority of the Kings’ and Ducks’ home games — which will be played inside empty arenas to start the season — will begin at 7 p.m.
The Kings’ only alternative home start times are three 6 p.m. puck drops (Feb. 16 and March 5-6), a 5 p.m. start on April 14, and a 3 p.m. start on March 21.
The Ducks’ first two home games on Jan. 18 and 20 will begin at 6 and 6:30 p.m., respectively. All five of their Sunday home games will be earlier starts as well — 5 p.m. on Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and April 11; 6 p.m. on April 4; and 1 p.m. on April 18).
The NHL announced that a Kings-Ducks game at Staples Center originally scheduled for Feb. 3 has been moved up a day to Feb. 2.
Here are both teams’ full schedules:
Kings 2021 schedule
Januray
14, vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.; 16, vs. Minnesota, 6 p.m.; 19, vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.; 21, vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.; 23, at St. Louis, 5 p.m.; 24, at St. Louis, 5 p.m.; 26, at Minnesota, 5 p.m.; 28, at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
February
2, vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 5, at Vegas, 7 p.m.; 7, at Vegas, noon; 9, vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.; 11, vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.; 13, vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.; 16, vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.; 18, at Arizona, 6 p.m.; 20, at Arizona, 4 p.m.; 22, at St. Louis, 5 p.m.; 24, at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.; 26, at Minnesota, 5 p.m.; 27, at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
March
5, vs. St. Louis, 6 p.m.; 6, vs. St. Louis, 6 p.m.; 8, at Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 10, at Anaheim, 6:30 p.m.; 12, at Colorado, 6 p.m.; 14, at Colorado, 4 p.m.; 15, vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m.; 17, vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m.; 19, vs. Vegas, 7 p.m.; 21, vs. Vegas, 3 p.m.; 22, at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.; 24, at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.; 29, at Vegas, 7 p.m.; 31, at Vegas, 7 p.m.
April
2, vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.; 3, vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.; 5, vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.; 7, vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.; 9, at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.; 10, at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.; 12, vs. Vegas, 7 p.m.; 14, vs. Vegas, 5 p.m.; 16, at Colorado, 6 p.m.; 18, at Colorado, 6 p.m.; 20, vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 23, vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.; 24, vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.; 26, vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 28, vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 30, at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
May
1, at Anaheim, 7 p.m.; 3, at Arizona, 7 p.m.; 5, at Arizona, 7 p.m.; 7, vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.; 8, vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.
Ducks 2021 schedule
Thu. Jan 14 (7 p.m.) at Vegas
Sat. Jan 16 (7 p.m.) at Vegas
Mon. Jan 18 (6 p.m.) vs. Minnesota
Wed. Jan 20 (6:30 p.m.) vs. Minnesota
Fri. Jan 22 (7 p.m.) vs. Colorado
Sun. Jan 24 (6:30 p.m.) vs. Colorado
Tue. Jan 26 (6 p.m.) at Arizona
Thu. Jan 28 (6 p.m.) at Arizona
Sat. Jan 30 (6 p.m.) vs. St. Louis
Sun. Jan 31 (6:30 p.m.) vs. St. Louis
Tue. Feb 2 (7 p.m.) at Los Angeles
Fri. Feb 5 (7 p.m.) vs. San Jose
Sat. Feb 6 (7 p.m.) vs. San Jose
Tue. Feb 9 (7 p.m.) at Vegas
Thu. Feb 11 (7 p.m.) at Vegas
Sat. Feb 13 (7:30 p.m.) at San Jose
Mon. Feb 15 (7:30 p.m.) at San Jose
Thu. Feb 18 (7 p.m.) vs. Minnesota
Sat. Feb 20 (6 p.m.) vs. Minnesota
Mon. Feb 22 (6 p.m.) at Arizona
Wed. Feb 24 (6 p.m.) at Arizona
Fri. Feb 26 (7 p.m.) vs. Vegas
Sat. Feb 27 (7 p.m.) vs. Vegas
Mon. Mar 1 (7 p.m.) vs. St. Louis
Wed. Mar 3 (6:30 p.m.) vs. St. Louis
Fri. Mar 5 (6 p.m.) at Colorado
Sat. Mar 6 (5 p.m.) at Colorado
Mon. Mar 8 (7 p.m.) vs. Los Angeles
Wed. Mar 10 (6:30 p.m.) vs. Los Angeles
Fri. Mar 12 (7 p.m.) vs. San Jose
Sat. Mar 13 (7 p.m.) vs. San Jose
Tue. Mar 16 (7 p.m.) vs. Arizona
Thu. Mar 18 (7 p.m.) vs. Arizona
Mon. Mar 22 (4:30 p.m.) at Minnesota
Wed. Mar 24 (2:30 p.m.) at Minnesota
Fri. Mar 26 (5 p.m.) at St. Louis
Sat. Mar 27 (5 p.m.) at St. Louis
Mon. Mar 29 (6 p.m.) at Colorado
Wed. Mar 31 (6:30 p.m.) at Colorado
Fri. Apr 2 (7 p.m.) vs. Arizona
Sun. Apr 4 (6 p.m.) vs. Arizona
Fri. Apr 9 (7 p.m.) vs. Colorado
Sun. Apr 11 (6:30 p.m.) vs. Colorado
Mon. Apr 12 (7:30 p.m.) at San Jose
Wed. Apr 14 (7:30 p.m.) at San Jose
Fri. Apr 16 (7 p.m.) vs. Vegas
Sun. Apr 18 (1 p.m.) vs. Vegas
Tue. Apr 20 (7 p.m.) at Los Angeles
Mon. Apr 26 (7 p.m.) at Los Angeles
Wed. Apr 28 (7 p.m.) at Los Angeles
Fri. Apr 30 (7 p.m.) vs. Los Angeles
Sat. May 1 (7 p.m.) vs. Los Angeles
Mon. May 3 (5 p.m.) at St. Louis
Wed. May 5 (5 p.m.) at St. Louis
Fri. May 7 (5 p.m.) at Minnesota
Sat. May 8 (5 p.m.) at Minnesota
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