The U.S. National Hockey League’s 2012-13 season will face off with four games on Oct. 11, followed by one game later by the Los Angeles Kings.

Because of the NHL All Star weekend in COlumbus, game schedule will pause from January 24-28, 2013.

The NHL scheduling format says that each team plays six games against each team during division games (24 games), four games against the non-division teams (40 games) and 18 non-conference games more, including at least one game against each club in the other conference (15 games) and three other games against select teams. For more details about your favorite teams and full schedule, click here

It’s never too early to ask, who is the favorite for next season?