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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
4 games
Longest road trip
7 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.

October 2026 14 games

  1. Thu, Oct 1 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Oct 3 at New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Oct 6 vs Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sat, Oct 10 vs Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Mon, Oct 12 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Oct 13 at Detroit Red Wings 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Oct 15 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Oct 17 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Oct 20 vs Colorado Avalanche Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Oct 22 vs Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Oct 24 vs Los Angeles Kings Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Tue, Oct 27 at Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Wed, Oct 28 at Colorado Avalanche 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Fri, Oct 30 at Vegas Golden Knights Make the call → | Compare →

November 2026 13 games

  1. Tue, Nov 3 vs Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Nov 5 vs St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Nov 7 at New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Sun, Nov 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Tue, Nov 10 at Winnipeg Jets Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Thu, Nov 12 vs Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Sat, Nov 14 at Washington Capitals Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Wed, Nov 18 vs Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Nov 21 at St. Louis Blues Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Mon, Nov 23 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Wed, Nov 25 at Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Fri, Nov 27 vs Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sat, Nov 28 vs Winnipeg Jets 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

December 2026 14 games

  1. Tue, Dec 1 vs San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Dec 3 at Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Sat, Dec 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Mon, Dec 7 at New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Wed, Dec 9 vs Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Dec 12 at Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Dec 15 vs New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Thu, Dec 17 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sat, Dec 19 vs Boston Bruins Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Sun, Dec 20 vs Nashville Predators 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Tue, Dec 22 at New York Rangers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sat, Dec 26 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Sun, Dec 27 vs Boston Bruins 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Tue, Dec 29 at Utah Mammoth Make the call → | Compare →

January 2027 16 games

  1. Fri, Jan 1 at Anaheim Ducks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Jan 2 at Los Angeles Kings 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Mon, Jan 4 at San Jose Sharks Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Jan 7 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Jan 9 vs Chicago Blackhawks Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Tue, Jan 12 at Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Wed, Jan 13 at Montréal Canadiens 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Jan 16 vs New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Jan 19 vs Dallas Stars Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Jan 21 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Jan 23 at Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Sun, Jan 24 vs Washington Capitals Div 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Tue, Jan 26 vs Seattle Kraken Make the call → | Compare →
  14. Thu, Jan 28 at Edmonton Oilers Make the call → | Compare →
  15. Sat, Jan 30 at Calgary Flames Make the call → | Compare →
  16. Sun, Jan 31 at Seattle Kraken 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →

February 2027 9 games

  1. Wed, Feb 3 at Vancouver Canucks Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sat, Feb 13 at Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Feb 16 at Nashville Predators Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Feb 18 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Feb 20 vs Buffalo Sabres Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sun, Feb 21 at Chicago Blackhawks 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Tue, Feb 23 vs Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Fri, Feb 26 at Columbus Blue Jackets Div Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Sun, Feb 28 at Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →

March 2027 13 games

  1. Tue, Mar 2 vs Ottawa Senators Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Thu, Mar 4 at Detroit Red Wings Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Fri, Mar 5 vs Vegas Golden Knights 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Tue, Mar 9 at Florida Panthers Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Thu, Mar 11 at Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  6. Sat, Mar 13 at Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  7. Thu, Mar 18 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  8. Sat, Mar 20 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Make the call → | Compare →
  9. Tue, Mar 23 vs Philadelphia Flyers Div Make the call → | Compare →
  10. Thu, Mar 25 at Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →
  11. Sat, Mar 27 at Montréal Canadiens Make the call → | Compare →
  12. Mon, Mar 29 vs Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  13. Wed, Mar 31 vs Minnesota Wild Make the call → | Compare →

April 2027 5 games

  1. Sat, Apr 3 at Carolina Hurricanes Div Make the call → | Compare →
  2. Sun, Apr 4 vs Florida Panthers 2nd night Make the call → | Compare →
  3. Tue, Apr 6 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Make the call → | Compare →
  4. Thu, Apr 8 vs New York Islanders Div Make the call → | Compare →
  5. Sat, Apr 10 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Div Make the call → | Compare →

Start times are Eastern.