A front-loaded schedule, which features 23 road games of the first 41, will lead into a second half that includes a seven-game home stand at the end of March into early April. All four meetings with the Islanders are before the March 6 trade deadline. All three meetings with the Devils are after the trade deadline.

The 2025-26 NHL schedule released Wednesday came with plenty of potentially intriguing matchups if they materialize

The 2025-26 campaign opens on Oct. 7 as the Florida Panthers raise another Stanley Cup banner against the Chicago Blackhawks in a game scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET, the first game of a back-to-back-to-back tripleheader.