The Rangers will open their regular season schedule at home for the first time since the 2007-08 season and for the 25th time in franchise history. In addition, the Blueshirts are playing their season opener against the Islanders for only the second time in franchise history (the first time was in 1997-98; 2-2 tie on Oct. 3, 1997 at MSG).
The Rangers will play a total of 30 games against Metropolitan Division opponents this season. The Blueshirts will face Columbus and Pittsburgh five times each and will play four games apiece against Carolina, New Jersey, the NY Islanders, Philadelphia, and Washington. New York will play three games against each of its eight Atlantic Division opponents and will also face off against each Western Conference team twice in 2016-17.
The Blueshirts’ longest homestand of the 2016-17 season is four games from Feb. 5, 2017 vs. Calgary to Feb. 11, 2017 vs. Colorado. In addition, the Rangers’ longest road trip of the season is four games. New York has two, four-game road trips during the 2016-17 season: Nov. 12, 2016 at Calgary to Nov. 18, 2016 at Columbus and Mar. 6, 2017 at Tampa Bay to Mar. 12, 2017 at Detroit.
The Rangers will have 16 back-to-back sets during the 2016-17 season. New York’s busiest months of the season are November, December, and March, as the team will play 15 contests in each of those months. The Blueshirts will play more home games in November and February (eight home games in each month) than in any other month during the season. In addition, the Rangers will play more road games in March (10) than in any other month this season. The Blueshirts’ schedule once again features a heavy concentration of Sunday home games with 12. New York will also play three home games on Mondays, 11 home games on Tuesdays, five home games on Wednesdays, three home games on Thursdays, four home games on Fridays, and three home games on Saturdays throughout the course of the season.
The Blueshirts will play 10 of their first 14 contests of the season at Madison Square Garden. In addition, 13 of the Rangers’ final 27 games of the regular season are against Metropolitan Division opponents. The Rangers will play their first game at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. New York will play its final regular season game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Sunday, Mar. 12, 2017.
Starting times for all contests at MSG will be 7:00 p.m., except for the following 11 games: Wed., Oct. 19, 2016 vs. Detroit (8:00 p.m.); Wed., Oct. 26, 2016 vs. Boston (8:00 p.m.); Sun., Nov. 20, 2016 vs. Florida (5:00 p.m.); Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 vs. Carolina (1:00 p.m.); Sun., Dec. 18, 2016 vs. New Jersey (7:30 p.m.); Wed., Jan. 25, 2017 vs. Philadelphia (8:00 p.m.); Sun., Feb. 5, 2017 vs. Calgary (2:00 p.m.); Sun., Feb. 19, 2017 vs. Washington (12:30 p.m.); Sun., Feb. 26, 2017 vs. Columbus (5:00 p.m.); Wed., Mar. 22, 2017 vs. NY Islanders (8:00 p.m.); Sun., Apr. 2, 2017 vs. Philadelphia (7:30 p.m.).
Single-game tickets will be put on sale to the public in September. No date has been set at this time. For 2016-17 season tickets and group sales, visit newyorkrangers.com.
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