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The rebuild begins now.
Following a rough 2024-2025 season where the New York Rangers went a respectable but ultimately disappointing 39-36-7, the franchise cleaned house over the offseason.
First, they axed Head Coach Peter Laviolette; shortly after, the club traded star winger Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks where he’ll play with former captain Jacob Trouba.
In Laviolette’s place steps in new coach Mike Sullivan who comes to the Rangers from the Pittsburgh Penguins where he led the team to a 34-36-12 record. As an added bit of intrigue, the 57-year-old was originally drafted by the Blueshirts in 1987 but held out and stayed for another season at Boston University.
On the player side, the team shelled out and signed star defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a seven-year, $49 million contract. He and fellow new signees Derrick Pouliot, Trey Fix-Wolansky and Justin Dowling join the team’s remaining nucleus — Vincent Trocheck, Igor Shestyorkin, Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad — on the ice.
The regular season gets underway with a game against Sullivan’s former Pittsburgh Penguins at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Other notable MSG home games to keep an eye out for include matchups against Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals (Oct. 12), Connor McDavid’s defending NHL Western Conference champs Edmonton Oilers (Oct. 14), former Ranger K’Andre Miller’s always-competitive Carolina Hurricanes (Nov. 4), an interstate showdown with Bo Horvat’s New York Islanders (Nov. 8) and Mikko Rantanen’s fearsome Dallas Stars (Dec. 2).
Plus, you won’t want to miss the return of Kreider and Trouba when their Ducks hit the Garden on Monday, Dec. 15.
In 2026, they’ll take on the New Jersey Devils twice at home; those games go down Wednesday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 31.
Outside of the Garden, Sullivan’s squad will face off against the 2025 Stanley Cup-winning Florida Panthers in the NHL Winter Classic at Miami’s loanDepot Park on Friday, Jan. 2.
They’ll also meet with Aleksander Barkov’s world champs at MSG on Sunday, March 29.
“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,” The Post reported in an analysis of the schedule. “…the path back to Stanley Cup relevancy is set for the Rangers, with plenty of familiar faces to serve as frightful reminders and guide the way.”
If you want to be there, tickets are available on Vivid Seats for all recently announced home games at Madison Square Garden in 2025 and ’26.
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New York Rangers 2025-26 home game schedule
A complete calendar including all upcoming NY Rangers preseason and regular season home game dates at MSG, start times, opponents and links to tickets can be found below.
September 2025
October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026
| Monday, March 2 vs. the Blue Jackets 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 5 vs. the Maple Leafs 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 10 vs. the Flames 7 p.m. |
| Monday, March 16 vs. the Kings 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, March 18 vs. the Devils 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 22 vs. the Jets 12 p.m. |
| Monday, March 23 vs. the Senators 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 27 vs. the Blackhawks 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 29 vs. the Panthers 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 31 vs. the Devils 7 p.m. |
April 2026
Want to see the Rangers on the road? A complete 2025-26 calendar including all New York Rangers away games can be found here.
Madison Square Garden seating chart
Never been out to see Trocheck and the team flick the puck in person?
To make life easy, check out a map of Madison Square Garden here for a better picture of all the views from the stands.
Getty Images Getty ImagesHow to watch/stream Rangers games
There is no shortage of ways to watch Rangers games live from the comfort of your own home this season.
You can find Sullivan’s stacked squad on the MSG Network via cable providers like Xfinity, Spectrum, and Optimum.
For those who prefer to stream, DIRECTV is your best bet, with regional sports channels included in base packages.
About the New York Rangers 2024-25 season
In 2023-24, the Rangers went an impressive 55-23-4 and won the President’s Cup before squandering their season in rough and tumble six-game Eastern Conference Championship series against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Pathers.
Last year wasn’t quite the same.
Although they kicked off the year 12-4-1, the Blueshirts hit a lull and went 4-15-0 plummeting them to eighth place in the Metropolitan Division. Subsequent rebounds couldn’t quite pull them out of the cellar and the club missed the playoffs for the first time since 2020-21.
For more about the team, you can read all of the New York Post’s coverage of the New York Rangers here.
Huge 2025 concert tours
Before the Rangers officially kick off the season, many of the biggest names in music will be playing at arenas and stadiums all over New York.
Here are just five we’re most excited about headed your way these next few months.
Need even more music in your life? Check out this list of all the concerts coming to Madison Square Garden these next few months to find the show for you.
Why you should trust ‘Post Wanted’ by the New York Post
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
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