The New York Rangers finished October with a record of 4-5-1 and were lucky to escape with that considering a bizarre schedule that contained the longest home stand of the season and a couple of ridiculously long extended breaks. For the first two weeks of the season they were unable to get into any kind of rhythm and when the schedule finally kicked in they lost five games in a row.
November is jam-packed with 15 games in 30 days. They play seven games at home and eight on the road. They have three sets of back-to-back games, with two of them all on the road.