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The schedule

84 games, September 29 to April 10 · Metropolitan Division

Nothing has been played yet. Every line below is a fixture, not a result.

The shape of it

Home
42
Away
42
In the division
28
Back-to-backs
12
Longest homestand
5 games
Longest road trip
5 games

The heaviest week is 4 games between October 2 and October 8. Congestion is one of the few disadvantages that can be read in September, and it is invisible in the standings once it has been paid for.

September 2026 1 game

  1. Tue, Sep 29 vs Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →

October 2026 14 games

  1. Fri, Oct 2 vs Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Oct 3 at Philadelphia Flyers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Oct 6 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Oct 8 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Oct 10 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sun, Oct 11 at Philadelphia Flyers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Oct 13 vs Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Oct 17 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Oct 18 at Calgary Flames 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Oct 20 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Oct 22 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Oct 24 at St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Oct 27 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Oct 29 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 12 games

  1. Sun, Nov 1 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Nov 3 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Nov 5 at New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Nov 7 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Nov 12 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Nov 14 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Nov 19 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Nov 21 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Nov 22 at New York Rangers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Wed, Nov 25 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Nov 28 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Mon, Nov 30 at New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 13 games

  1. Thu, Dec 3 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Dec 5 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Dec 8 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Fri, Dec 11 vs New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sun, Dec 13 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Dec 15 at Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Dec 17 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Fri, Dec 18 at Colorado Avalanche 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Mon, Dec 21 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Dec 26 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Mon, Dec 28 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Dec 29 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Dec 31 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 14 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 vs Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Jan 5 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Jan 7 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Jan 9 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Jan 12 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Jan 14 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Fri, Jan 15 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sun, Jan 17 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Jan 21 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Jan 23 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Mon, Jan 25 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Jan 26 at Montréal Canadiens 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Jan 28 vs New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Sat, Jan 30 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 10 games

  1. Tue, Feb 9 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Feb 11 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Feb 13 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Feb 16 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Feb 18 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Fri, Feb 19 vs Detroit Red Wings 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sun, Feb 21 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Feb 23 at New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Feb 25 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Feb 27 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 15 games

  1. Mon, Mar 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Mar 3 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Mar 5 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sun, Mar 7 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Mar 9 at Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Fri, Mar 12 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Mar 13 vs New Jersey Devils Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Mar 16 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Mar 18 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Mar 20 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Mar 23 at Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Thu, Mar 25 vs Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Mar 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Mon, Mar 29 at New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Tue, Mar 30 at New York Islanders Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Fri, Apr 2 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Apr 3 vs New Jersey Devils Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Apr 5 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Wed, Apr 7 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.