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The schedule

84 games, September 29 to April 10 · Atlantic 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
14
Longest homestand
5 games
Longest road trip
5 games

The heaviest week is 4 games between October 10 and October 15. 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 at Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →

October 2026 13 games

  1. Thu, Oct 1 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Oct 4 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Oct 6 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Mon, Oct 12 at Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Oct 13 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Oct 15 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Oct 17 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Wed, Oct 21 at Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Oct 22 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Oct 25 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Oct 27 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Fri, Oct 30 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 13 games

  1. Mon, Nov 2 vs Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Nov 4 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Nov 7 at Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sun, Nov 8 at Boston Bruins Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Nov 10 at Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Nov 12 vs Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Nov 14 at St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sun, Nov 15 at Dallas Stars 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Nov 17 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Nov 21 vs Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Wed, Nov 25 vs Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Fri, Nov 27 at Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Nov 28 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Dec 1 at New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Dec 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Dec 5 at Montréal Canadiens Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Dec 8 vs Boston Bruins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Dec 10 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Dec 12 at Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Dec 14 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Dec 15 at Boston Bruins Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Dec 19 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Dec 21 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Dec 26 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Mon, Dec 28 vs Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Wed, Dec 30 vs Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 14 games

  1. Fri, Jan 1 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Jan 2 vs Montréal Canadiens Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Jan 5 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Jan 7 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Jan 9 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Jan 12 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Jan 14 at Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Jan 16 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Mon, Jan 18 vs Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Jan 21 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sun, Jan 24 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Jan 26 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Wed, Jan 27 at New York Rangers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Fri, Jan 29 at Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 11 games

  1. Mon, Feb 1 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Feb 3 vs Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Feb 12 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Feb 13 vs Dallas Stars 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Feb 16 at Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Feb 18 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Feb 20 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sun, Feb 21 vs San Jose Sharks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Wed, Feb 24 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Fri, Feb 26 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Feb 27 at Colorado Avalanche 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 13 games

  1. Tue, Mar 2 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Mar 4 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Mar 6 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Mar 9 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Fri, Mar 12 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Mon, Mar 15 at Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Mar 16 at Montréal Canadiens Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Mar 18 at Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Mar 20 at Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Mar 23 at Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Thu, Mar 25 vs New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Mar 27 vs Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Mar 30 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 6 games

  1. Thu, Apr 1 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Apr 3 at New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sun, Apr 4 at New Jersey Devils 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Apr 6 vs Montréal Canadiens Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Fri, Apr 9 vs Boston Bruins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Apr 10 vs Carolina Hurricanes 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.