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The schedule

84 games, October 1 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
13
Longest homestand
5 games
Longest road trip
4 games

The heaviest week is 5 games between January 2 and January 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.

October 2026 12 games

  1. Thu, Oct 1 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Oct 3 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Oct 9 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 at St. Louis Blues 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Oct 13 vs Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Oct 17 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sun, Oct 18 at Minnesota Wild 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Oct 20 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Oct 24 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Oct 27 at Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Oct 29 at Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Oct 31 at Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Nov 3 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Nov 5 vs Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Nov 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Nov 10 vs Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Nov 12 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Nov 14 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Nov 17 at New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Nov 19 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Nov 21 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Nov 23 at New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Wed, Nov 25 vs New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Fri, Nov 27 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Mon, Nov 30 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 15 games

  1. Thu, Dec 3 at Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Dec 5 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Dec 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Dec 10 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Dec 12 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sun, Dec 13 at New York Rangers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Dec 15 vs Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Dec 17 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Dec 19 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Dec 21 at Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Dec 22 vs Montréal Canadiens 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Dec 26 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sun, Dec 27 vs Edmonton Oilers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Tue, Dec 29 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Thu, Dec 31 vs Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 15 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Jan 3 at New York Rangers Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Jan 5 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Jan 7 at New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Fri, Jan 8 vs Buffalo Sabres 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Jan 12 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Fri, Jan 15 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Jan 16 at Vancouver Canucks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Mon, Jan 18 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Jan 21 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Jan 23 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sun, Jan 24 vs Anaheim Ducks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Jan 26 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Jan 28 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Sat, Jan 30 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 11 games

  1. Mon, Feb 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Feb 9 at Ottawa Senators 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Feb 11 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Feb 13 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Mon, Feb 15 at Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Wed, Feb 17 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Feb 18 at Vegas Golden Knights 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Feb 20 vs Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Mon, Feb 22 vs New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Fri, Feb 26 vs New Jersey Devils Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Feb 27 vs New York Islanders Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 13 games

  1. Mon, Mar 1 vs Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Mar 3 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Mar 5 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sun, Mar 7 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Mar 11 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Mar 16 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Mar 18 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Mar 20 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Mar 22 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Mar 25 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Mar 27 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Mar 30 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Thu, Apr 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Apr 3 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Apr 6 vs Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Apr 8 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 at New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.