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Its getting close. Start marking your calendars folks. The 2025-26 NHL Schedule is here! October through April, an 82 game stretch to see who will have a shot to play for hockey's ultimate prize.

Don't worry, we'll have the full schedules listed for the teams we cover here, but we will get to that in a moment. First, lets take a look at some of the other games of note for the 2025-26 NHL season!

October 7th Blackhawks @ Panthers 5PM: First game of the year and Panthers raise their Cup Banner
October 21st Panthers @ Bruins: Brad Marchand first game back in Boston
November 14th and 16th Penguins vs Predators: Global Series Games in Sweden
November 22nd Oilers @ Panthers: Finals rematch
January 19th Jets @ Blackhawks: Jonathan Towes returns to Chicago
January 23rd Golden Knights @ Maple Leafs: Mitch Marner returns to Toronto

That's just some of the great action we can expect to see this season. Now lets get right into it. Here's the full 82 game schedules for the teams we cover here: the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and New York Rangers

OCTOBER:
Oct 9 vs Ottawa 7:00 PM
Oct 11 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Oct 13 @ Boston 1:00 PM
Oct 14 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Oct 17 @ Detroit 7:00 pm
Oct 18 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Oct 23 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Oct 25 vs Anaheim 5:00 PM
/Oct 26 vs Vegas 5:00 PM
Oct 28 @ Nashville 7:45 PM
Oct 30 vs Dallas 7:00 PM

NOVEMBER:
Nov 2 @ Utah 3:30 PM
Nov 4 @ Colorado 9:30 PM
Nov 6 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Nov 8 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Nov 12 vs Rangers 7:00 PM
Nov 15 @ Florida 6:00 PM
Nov 16 vs Vancouver 5:00 PM
Nov 18 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Nov 20 vs Edmonton 7:00 PM
Nov 22 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Nov 24 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Nov 26 vs Calgary 7:00 PM
Nov 28 @ Detroit 1:00 PM
Nov 29 @ Rangers 2:00 PM

DECEMBER:
Dec 2 @ Islanders 7:00 PM
Dec 4 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Dec 6 vs Islanders 7:00 PM
Dec 8 @ Toronto  7:30 PM
Dec 9 @ Montreal 7:00 PM 
Dec 11 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Dec 13 @ Islanders 3:30 PM
Dec 15 vs Florida 7:00 PM
Dec 18 vs Los Angeles 7:00 PM
Dec 20 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Dec 22 vs St. Louis 7:00 PM
Dec 27 @ Florida 7:00 PM
Dec 28 vs Montreal 5:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Anaheim 4:00 PM

JANUARY:
Jan 1 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Jan 3 @ San Jose 4:00 PM
Jan 6 vs Colorado 7:00 PM
Jan 10 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Jan 12 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Jan 13 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Jan 16 @ St. Louis 8:00 PM
Jan 18 @ Dallas 2:00 PM
Jan 20 vs San Jose 7:00 PM
Jan 23 @ Chicago 7:00 PM
Jan 24 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Jan 26 vs Utah 7:00PM
Jan 29 vs Winnipeg 7:00 PM

FEBRUARY:
Feb 1 vs Boston* TBD (Stadium Series)
Feb 3 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM
Feb 5 vs Florida 7:00 PM
Feb 25 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Feb 26 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Feb 28 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM

MARCH:
Mar 3 @ Minnesota 9:30 PM
Mar 5 @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM
Mar 7 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Mar 8 @ Buffalo 6:00 PM
Mar 10 vs Columbus 7:00 PM
Mar 12 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Mar 14 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Mar 17 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Mar 19 @ Vancouver 10:00 PM
Mar 21 @ Edmonton 10:00 PM
Mar 22 @ Calgary 8:00PM
Mar 24 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Mar 26 vs Seattle 7:00 PM
Mar 28 vs Ottawa 1:00 PM
Mar 29 vs Nashville 5:00 PM 
Mar 31 vs Montreal 7:00 PM

APRIL:
Apr 2 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Apr 4 vs Boston 5:00 PM 
Apr 6 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Apr 7 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Apr 9 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Apr 11 @ Boston 12:30 PM
Apr 13 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Apr 15 vs Rangers 7:00 PM

OCTOBER:
Oct 7 vs Pittsburgh 8:00 PM
Oct 9 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM
Oct 11 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Oct 12 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Oct 14 vs Edmonton 7:00 PM
Oct 16 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Oct 18 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Oct 20 vs Minnesota 7:00 PM
Oct 23 vs San Jose 7:00 PM
Oct 26 @ Calgary 8:00 PM
Oct 28 @ Vancouver 10:00 PM
Oct 30 @ Edmonton 9:00 PM

NOVEMBER:
Nov 1 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Nov 4 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Nov 7 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Nov 8 vs Islanders 7:00 PM
Nov 10 vs Nashville 7:00 PM
Nov 12 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Nov 15 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Nov 16 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Nov 18 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Nov 20 @ Colorado 9:00 PM
Nov 22 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Nov 24 vs St. Louis 7:00 PM
Nov 26 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Nov 28 @ Boston 1:00 PM
Nov 29 vs Tampa Bay 2:00 PM

DECEMBER:
Dec 2 vs Dallas 7:00 PM
Dec 4 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Dec 6 vs Colorado 12:30 PM
Dec 7 vs Vegas 7:00 PM
Dec 10 @ Chicago 7:30 PM
Dec 13 vs Montreal 7:00 PM
Dec 15 vs Anaheim 7:00 PM
Dec 16 vs Vancouver 7:00 PM
Dec 18 @ St. Louis 8:00 PM
Dec 20 vs Philadelphia 12:30 PM
Dec 21 @ Nashville 7:00 PM
Dec 23 @ Washington 6:30 PM
Dec 27 @ Islanders 6:00 PM
Dec 29 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Washington 12:30 PM

JANUARY:
Jan 2 vs Florida 8:00 PM (Winger Classic)
Jan 5 vs Utah 7:00 PM
Jan 8 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM
Jan 10 @ Boston 1:00 PM
Jan 12 vs Seattle 7:00 PM
Jan 14 vs Ottawa 7:30 PM
Jan 17 @ Philadelphia 1:00 PM
Jan 19 @ Anaheim 10:00 PM
Jan 20 @ Los Angeles 10:30 PM
Jan 23 @ San Jose 10:00 PM
Jan 26 vs Boston 7:00 PM
Jan 28 @ Islanders 7:30 PM
Jan 29 vs Islanders 7:00 PM
Jan 31 @ Pittsburgh 3:30 PM

FEBRUARY:
Feb 5 vs Carolina 7:00 PM
Feb 26 vs Philadelphia 8:00 PM
Feb 28 vs Pittsburgh 12:30 PM

MARCH:
Mar 2 vs Columbus 7:00 PM
Mar 5 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Mar 7 @ New Jersey 3:00 PM
Mar 9 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mar 10 vs Calgary 7:00 PM
Mar 12 @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM
Mar 14 @ Minnesota 6:00 PM
Mon, Mar 16 vs Los Angeles 7:00 PM
Mar 18 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Mar 19 @ Columbus 7:00 PM
Mar 22 vs Winnipeg 12:00 PM
Mar 23 vs Ottawa 7:30 PM
Mar 25 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Mar 27 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Mar 29 vs Florida 1:00 PM
Mar 31 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM

APRIL:
Apr 2 vs Montreal 7:00 PM
Apr 4 vs Detroit 12:30 PM
Apr 5 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Apr 8 vs Buffalo 7:00 PM
Apr 11 @ Dallas 5:00 PM
Apr 13 @ Florida 7:00 PM
Apr 15 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM

OCTOBER:
Oct 9 @ Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Oct 11 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Oct 13 vs Winnipeg 1:00 PM
Oct 16 vs Edmonton 7:00 PM
Oct 18 @ Ottawa 3:00 PM
Oct 21 vs San Jose 7:00 PM
Oct 23 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Oct 25 @ Philadelphia 12:30 PM
Oct 28 @ Boston 7:15 PM
Oct 30 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Oct 31 @ Washington 7:00 PM

NOVEMBER:
Nov 2 vs Columbus 5:00 PM
Nov 4 vs Boston 7:00 PM
Nov 7 vs Minnesota 7:00 PM
Nov 8 @ Rangers 7:00 PM
 Nov 10 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Nov 13 @ Vegas 10:00 PM
Nov 14 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Nov 16 @ Colorado 9:00 PM
Nov 18 @ Dallas 8:00 PM
Nov 20 @ Detroit 7:00 PM\
Nov 22 vs St. Louis 3:30 PM
Nov 23 vs Seattle 5:00 PM
Nov 26 vs Boston 7:00 PM
Nov 28 vs Philadelphia 4:00 PM
Nov 30 vs Washington 1:00 PM

DECEMBER:
Dec 2 vs Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Dec 4 vs Colorado 7:00 PM
Dec 6 @ Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Dec 7 @ Florida 5:00 PM
Dec 9 vs Vegas 7:00 PM
Dec 11 vs Anaheim 7:00 PM
Dec 13 vs Tampa Bay 3:30 PM
Dec 16 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Dec 19 vs Vancouver 7:00 PM
Dec 20 @ Buffalo 5:00 PM
Dec 23 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Dec 27 vs Rangers 6:00 PM
Dec 28 @ Columbus 5:00 PM
Dec 30 @ Chicago 8:30 PM

JANUARY:
Jan 1 vs Utah 3:00 PM
Jan 3 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Jan 6 vs New Jersey 7:00 PM
Jan 8 @ Nashville 8:00 PM
Jan 10 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Jan 13 @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM
Jan 15 @ Edmonton 9:00 PM
Jan 17 @ Calgary 3:00 PM
Jan 19 @ Vancouver 10:00 PM
Jan 21 @ Seattle 10:00 PM
Jan 24 vs Buffalo 1:00 PM
Jan 26 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Jan 28 vs Rangers 7:30 PM
Jan 29 @ Rangers 7:00 PM
Jan 31 vs Nashville 7:00 PM

FEBRUARY:
Feb 2 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Feb 3 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Feb 5 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Feb 26 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Feb 28 @ Columbus 6:00 PM

MARCH:
Mar 1 vs Florida 4:00 PM
Mar 4 @ Anaheim 10:00 PM
Mar 5 @ Los Angeles 9:30 PM
Mar 7 @ San Jose 10:00 PM
Mar 10 @ St. Louis 7:30 PM
Mar 13 vs Los Angeles 7:00 PM
Mar 14 vs Calgary 7:00 PM
Mar 17 @ Toronto 7:00 PM
Mar 19 @ Ottawa 7:00 PM
Mar 21 @ Montreal 7:00 PM
Mar 22 vs Columbus 7:00 PM
Mar 24 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Mar 26 vs Dallas 7:00 PM
Mar 28 vs Florida 1:00 PM
Mar 30 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Mar 31 @ Buffalo 7:00 PM

APRIL:
Apr 3 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Apr 4 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Apr 9 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Ottawa 1:00 PM
Apr 12 vs Montreal 6:00 PM
Apr 14 vs Carolina 7:00 PM