Breaking Down the Islanders 2022-23 Schedule

The New York Islanders announced the team's
2022-23 regular season schedule
on Wednesday.
The Islanders season begins on Oct. 13 against the Florida Panthers, part of a four-game homestead to start the year. The season concludes at home on April 12 against Montreal, but there's a lot more to it than that. NewYorkIslanders.com breaks at this season's upcoming schedule.

HOME OPENER:

The Islanders open the season against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 13. The last time the Islanders played a season/home opener vs Florida was the 2011-12 season. The Islanders hosted the Panthers in the season opener in 1994-95.

LONGEST ROAD TRIP:

After starting last season with a marathon 13-game road trip, the longest Islanders trip this season is five games. It'll begin in Boston on Dec. 13, head west to Arizona and Vegas for a back-to-back, visit the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche and finish up against the Rangers.
The Islanders have a pair of four-game trips from Nov. 14-21 and Jan. 1-6 through the Pacific Northwest/Western Canada.

LONGEST HOMESTAND:

The Islanders longest homestand will also be five games, from Jan. 10-18. The Isles will host Dallas, Minnesota, Montreal, Washington and Boston.

BACK TO BACKS:

The Islanders will play 15 back-to-backs this season, down from 17 last season. Fourteen of the Islanders' 15 back-to-backs involve travel. Here is the breakdown of how the travel shakes out.
5 - Road/Road
6 - Road/Home
3 - Home/Road
1 - Home/Home
Oct. 22 - at TBL
Oct. 23 - at FLA
Oct. 28 - at CAR
Oct. 29 - vs COL
Nov. 7 - vs CGY
Nov. 8 - at NYR
Nov. 25 - at CBJ
Nov. 26 - vs PHI
Dec. 9 - at NJD
Dec. 10 - vs CAR
Dec. 16 - at ARI
Dec. 17 - at VGK
Dec. 22 - at NYR
Dec. 23 - vs FLA
Jan. 5 - at EDM
Jan. 6 - at CGY
Jan. 18 - vs BOS
Jan. 19 - at BUF
Jan. 27 - vs DET
Jan. 28 - vs VGK
Feb. 6 - at PHI
Feb. 7 - vs SEA
Feb. 17 - vs PIT
Feb. 18 - at BOS
Mar. 14 - at LAK
Mar. 15 - at ANA
Mar. 24 - at CBJ
Mar. 25 - vs BUF
Apr. 1 - at TBL
Apr. 2 - at CAR

FIRST VISIT TO ASU:

While UBS Arena and Climate Pledge Arena were the two new arenas on the NHL circuit last season, the Islanders will visit a new barn in the desert when they play the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 16.
The Coyotes are playing home games at Arizona State University while they look to build a new arena in Tempe. It'll be an intimate setting, reminiscent of the Calgary Flames brief tenure in the Stampede Corral from 1980-83.

DAYS OF THE WEEK:

The Islanders schedule broken down by day of the week:
Monday - 10
Tuesday - 15
Wednesday - 8
Thursday - 13
Friday - 11
Saturday - 20
Sunday - 5

HOME START TIMES:

The Islanders home schedule broken down by start times.
33 - 7:30 starts
6 - 7:00 starts
1 - 5:30 start
1 - 12:30 start