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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
10
Longest homestand
5 games
Longest road trip
4 games

The heaviest week is 5 games between January 13 and January 19. 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 Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →

October 2026 13 games

  1. Sat, Oct 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Tue, Oct 6 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Thu, Oct 8 vs Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 vs Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Oct 13 vs Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Wed, Oct 14 at Washington Capitals 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Oct 17 vs Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Tue, Oct 20 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Fri, Oct 23 at Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Oct 25 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Oct 27 at St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Thu, Oct 29 at Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Oct 31 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 14 games

  1. Tue, Nov 3 vs Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Nov 5 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Nov 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Nov 10 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Nov 12 at Boston Bruins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Nov 14 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Nov 16 at New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Nov 18 at New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Thu, Nov 19 at Carolina Hurricanes 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sat, Nov 21 vs Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Mon, Nov 23 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Wed, Nov 25 at Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Nov 28 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Mon, Nov 30 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 14 games

  1. Wed, Dec 2 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Dec 5 vs Florida Panthers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sun, Dec 6 vs Ottawa Senators Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Dec 8 vs Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Dec 10 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Dec 12 at Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Dec 14 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Fri, Dec 18 at Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Dec 19 at Minnesota Wild 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Tue, Dec 22 at Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Dec 26 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sun, Dec 27 vs Dallas Stars 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Dec 29 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Dec 31 at Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 14 games

  1. Sat, Jan 2 at Florida Panthers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Mon, Jan 4 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Wed, Jan 6 vs Boston Bruins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Jan 9 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Wed, Jan 13 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Jan 14 at Nashville Predators 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Jan 16 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Mon, Jan 18 at Buffalo Sabres Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Jan 19 at Washington Capitals 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Jan 21 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Jan 23 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Jan 26 vs Carolina Hurricanes Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Thu, Jan 28 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Sat, Jan 30 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 9 games

  1. Mon, Feb 1 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Wed, Feb 3 at Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Feb 13 vs Washington Capitals Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sun, Feb 14 vs New York Rangers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Feb 18 at Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Feb 20 vs New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Mon, Feb 22 at Philadelphia Flyers Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Feb 24 at Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Feb 27 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 14 games

  1. Mon, Mar 1 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Mar 4 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Mar 6 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Mar 9 at New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Wed, Mar 10 vs Boston Bruins Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 at Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Mar 16 vs Florida Panthers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Mar 18 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Mar 20 at Detroit Red Wings Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Mar 22 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Wed, Mar 24 vs Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Mar 27 vs New Jersey Devils Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sun, Mar 28 vs Detroit Red Wings Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Tue, Mar 30 at Boston Bruins Div Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Thu, Apr 1 vs New York Rangers Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Apr 4 at New York Islanders Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Apr 6 at Florida Panthers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Apr 8 at Tampa Bay Lightning Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 at Ottawa Senators Div Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.