Devils, Rangers & Islanders Face Early Tests in 2024-25 Schedule

Can the New York Rangers repeat as President's Trophy Champs, and finally break through to the Stanley Cup? Can the Devils and Islanders have better seasons this year? Well, we now know the path all three teams will make next season. The 2024-25 NHL schedule has been released. While it doesn't carry the kind of wall-to-wall coverage that the NFL schedule release does, hockey fans can now start start plotting those trips, and season ticket packages. DEVILS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTSThe Devils will drop the puck first on the 2024-25 season when they take on the Buffalo Sabers in Prague, October 4 and 5. New Jersey will return home on October 10 to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the home opener. The Devils will also see the recently moved Arizona Coyotes -- now known as the Utah Hockey Club at the Prudential Center on October 14. https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1808168835955966049 Utah is basically an expansion team that will have a name and mascot likely in a year from now. Arizona is now defunct with the possibility of rejoining the league as an expansion team. Think the Cleveland Browns when they left Cleveland for Baltimore in 1996. The Devils get their first crack at the Islanders on October 25 at Prudential Center. They will face the Rangers for the first time next season on December 2 at Madison Square Garden. RANGERS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS The reigning Metro Division Champs will begin their season on October 9 against an old foe, the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Steel City. The Rangers return to the Garden for the home opener against the Utah Hockey Club on October 12. The Rangers first game with the Islanders will be November 3 at the Garden. The Blue Shirts will host the Devils on December 2, and visit the Prudential Center a couple days before Christmas on December 23. https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/1808177022914396493 A rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers is set for October 24 at MSG. The Rangers head to South Florida on December 30. The Rangers will see the Western Conference Champion Edmonton Oilers on November 23 in Alberta, Canada. The Oilers come to the Garden March 16. The season ends April 17 at MSG against the Tampa Bay Lightning. ISLANDERS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTSThe New York Islanders will enter the 2024-25 season looking to improve upon a strong finish to last season. With Patrick Roy inserted full time as head coach, expectations will be higher. https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1808168118251827552 The Isles open the season October 10 at the USB Arena against the expansion Utah Hockey Club. That will be followed up by a three-game mid-west trip to Dallas on October 12, Colorado on October 14, and St. Louis on October 17. The Isles face the Devils at USB Arena on November 9, and host the Rangers on the Island on February 25. A playoff-series rematch with the Carolina Hurricanes is set for December 7 at USB Arena, and December 17 down in Charlotte. The season ends April 17 at Columbus. MORE RANGERS