The Rangers open the season at home, close the season on the road and have 11 back-to-back games, the fewest of any team in the Eastern Conference.
Guess that’s what you get for participating in the Winter Classic.
The Blueshirts’ 91st regular-season schedule, which was announced Thursday, seemed almost palatable compared with last season’s grind. That was partially because of the late start to the year due to the World Cup of Hockey this past September, and this schedule comes unimpeded by the Olympic break in February after the NHL decided not to participate in the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.