Rangers find out their opponent for season opener
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- The New York Rangers will start the 2026-27 NHL season against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday, September 29, with the game airing on ESPN at 8 p.m.
- Following their season opener, the Rangers will host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on October 1, aiming to improve their home performance after a slow start last season.
- The team will then play the Detroit Red Wings on the road for Detroit's home opener, completing three games in the first four days of the season.
- The full NHL schedule for the season will be released on Thursday, featuring 84 regular-season games and four preseason games as part of the new four-year CBA agreement ratified in 2025.
- The expanded schedule includes two additional divisional games per team, increasing the total number of regular-season games from previous seasons.
